Start em or sit em? Fantasy football 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 and what the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) advise.
Fantasy Football Start em, Sit em Lineup Advice
Kirk Cousins (QB – ATL) | QB6 for Week 9
Quarterbacks the ECR has higher than Cousins:
Quarterbacks the ECR has lower than Cousins:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Kirk Cousins or Lamar Jackson: 94% of experts chose Jackson
- Kirk Cousins or Jayden Daniels: 100% of experts chose Daniels
- Kirk Cousins or Patrick Mahomes: 59% of experts chose Cousins
- Kirk Cousins or Sam Darnold: 70% of experts chose Cousins
Darnell Mooney (WR – ATL) | WR21 for Week 9
Wide Receivers the ECR has higher than Mooney:
Wide Receivers the ECR has lower than Mooney:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Darnell Mooney or Jayden Reed: 78% of experts chose Reed
- Darnell Mooney or Josh Downs: 78% of experts chose Downs
- Darnell Mooney or Ladd McConkey: 80% of experts chose Mooney
- Darnell Mooney or Calvin Ridley: 85% of experts chose Mooney
T.J. Hockenson (TE – MIN) | TE16 for Week 9
Tight Ends the ECR has higher than Hockenson:
Tight Ends the ECR has lower than Hockenson:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- T.J. Hockenson or Tucker Kraft: 72% of experts chose Kraft
- T.J. Hockenson or Zach Ertz: 70% of experts chose Ertz
- T.J. Hockenson or Hunter Henry: 59% of experts chose Hockenson
- T.J. Hockenson or Jonnu Smith: 83% of experts chose Hockenson
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