Start or sit decisions can be excruciating. While it feels great to make the right call and cruise to fantasy glory, it hurts just as much when you have someone erupt while on your bench. You can use our Who Should I Start? tool to gauge advice from fantasy football experts as you make your lineup decisions. And you can also sync your fantasy football league for free using our My Playbook tool for custom advice, rankings, and analysis.
Let’s take a look at a few polarizing players for Week 9 of fantasy football and what the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) advise.
*Based on Half-PPR Rankings as of Friday
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Marcus Mariota (QB – ATL): QB15 for Week 9
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked higher than Mariota:
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked lower than Mariota:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Marcus Mariota or Tom Brady: 91% of experts chose Brady
- Marcus Mariota or Jared Goff: 65% of experts chose Mariota
- Marcus Mariota or Aaron Rodgers: 100% of experts chose Mariota
- Marcus Mariota or Derek Carr: 78% of experts chose Mariota
Romeo Doubs (WR – GB): WR26 for Week 9
Wide receivers the ECR has ranked higher than Doubs:
Wide receivers the ECR has ranked lower than Doubs:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Romeo Doubs 0r DeVonta Smith: 100% of experts chose Smith
- Romeo Doubs or Curtis Samuel: 60% of experts chose Doubs
- Romeo Doubs or Jakobi Meyers: 96% of experts chose Meyers
- Romeo Doubs 0r Darnell Mooney: 68% of experts chose Doubs
Tyler Conklin (TE – NYJ): TE15 for Week 9
Tight ends the ECR has ranked higher than Conklin:
Tight ends the ECR has ranked lower than Conklin:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Tyler Conklin or Evan Engram: 100% of experts chose Engram
- Tyler Conklin or Isaiah Likely: 76% of experts chose Conklin
- Tyler Conklin or Dawson Knox: 88% of experts chose Knox
- Tyler Conklin or Juwan Johnson: 92% of experts chose Conklin
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If you want to dive deeper into fantasy football, check out our award-winning slate of Fantasy Football Tools as you navigate your season. From our Start/Sit Assistant – which provides your optimal lineup based on accurate consensus projections – to our Waiver Wire Assistant, which allows you to quickly see which available players will improve your team and how much – we’ve got you covered this fantasy football season.


