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
Matthew Stafford (QB – LAR) | QB16 for Week 17
Quarterbacks the ECR has higher than Stafford:
Quarterbacks the ECR has lower than Stafford:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Matthew Stafford or Jordan Love: 97% of experts chose Love
- Matthew Stafford or Jalen Hurts: 72% of experts chose Hurts
- Matthew Stafford or Tua Tagovailoa: 87% of experts chose Stafford
- Matthew Stafford or Drake Maye: 92% of experts chose Stafford
Rico Dowdle (RB – DAL) | RB19 for Week 17
Running Backs the ECR has higher than Dowdle:
Running Backs the ECR has lower than Dowdle:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Rico Dowdle or Breece Hall: 94% of experts chose Hall
- Rico Dowdle or Brian Robinson Jr: 94% of experts Robinson Jr.
- Rico Dowdle or Tony Pollard: 79% of experts chose Dowdle
- Rico Dowdle or Tyrone Tracy Jr: 88% of experts chose Dowdle
Cooper Kupp (WR – LAR) | WR25 for Week 17
Wide Receivers the ECR has higher than Kupp:
Wide Receivers the ECR has lower than Kupp:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Cooper Kupp or Jordan Addison: 82% of experts chose Addison
- Cooper Kupp or Garrett Wilson: 58% of experts chose Wilson
- Cooper Kupp or Jakobi Meyers: 88% of experts chose Kupp
- Cooper Kupp or Calvin Ridley: 64% of experts chose Kupp
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