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. 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 1 of fantasy football and what the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) advise.
*Based on Half-PPR Rankings as of Wednesday
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Brock Purdy: QB15 in Week 3
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked higher than Brock Purdy:
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked lower than Brock Purdy:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Brock Purdy or Geno Smith: 59 percent of experts chose Geno Smith
- Brock Purdy or Daniel Jones: 59 percent of experts chose Brock Purdy
- Brock Purdy or Joe Burrow: 74 percent of experts chose Joe Burrow
- Brock Purdy or Russell Wilson: 89 percent of experts chose Brock Purdy
Matt Breida: RB37 in Week 3
Running Backs the ECR has ranked higher than Matt Breida:
Running Backs the ECR has ranked lower than Matt Breida:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Matt Breida or Dalvin Cook: 56 percent of experts chose Dalvin Cook
- Matt Breida or Samaje Perine: 64 percent of experts chose Matt Breida
- Matt Breida or Jaylen Warren: 68 percent of experts chose Jaylen Warren
- Matt Breida or Ezekiel Elliott: 96 percent of experts chose Ezekiel Elliott
George Kittle: TE5 in Week 3
Tight Ends the ECR has ranked higher than George Kittle:
Tight Ends the ECR has ranked lower than George Kittle:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- George Kittle or Dallas Goedert: 72 percent of experts chose Dallas Goedert
- George Kittle or Darren Waller: 52 percent of experts chose Darren Waller
- George Kittle or Evan Engram: 100 percent of experts chose George Kittle
- George Kittle or T.J. Hockenson: 100 percent of experts chose T.J. Hockenson
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