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 Thursday
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Jared Goff (QB – DET): QB15 for Week 1
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked higher than Jared Goff:
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked lower than Jared Goff:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Jared Goff or Daniel Jones: 57 percent of experts chose Daniel Jones
- Jared Goff or Anthony Richardson: 65 percent of experts chose Jared Goff
- Jared Goff or Deshaun Watson: 65 percent of experts chose Deshaun Watson
Skyy Moore (WR – KC): WR38 for Week 1
Wide Receivers the ECR has ranked higher than Skyy Moore:
Wide Receivers the ECR has ranked lower than Skyy Moore:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Skyy Moore or Jordan Addison: 57 percent of experts chose Jordan Addison
- Skyy Moore or Michael Thomas: 68 percent of experts chose Skyy Moore
- Skyy Moore or Zay Flowers: 59 percent of experts chose Skyy Moore
- Skyy Moore or Gabe Davis: 61 percent of experts chose Gabe Davis
David Montgomery (RB – DET): RB23 for Week 1
Running Backs the ECR has ranked higher than David Montgomery:
Running Backs the ECR has ranked lower than David Montgomery:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- David Montgomery or Isiah Pacheco: 73 percent of experts chose David Montgomery
- David Montgomery or Rachaad White: 70 percent of experts chose Rachaad White
- David Montgomery or Jamaal Williams: 78 percent of experts chose David Montgomery
- David Montgomery or James Conner: 50.1% of experts chose James Conner
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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.
