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
Sam Darnold (QB – MIN) | QB5 for Week 18
Quarterbacks the ECR has higher than Darnold:
Quarterbacks the ECR has lower than Darnold:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Sam Darnold or Baker Mayfield: 92% of experts chose Mayfield
- Sam Darnold or Jayden Daniels: 83% of experts chose Daniels
- Sam Darnold or Jared Goff: 100% of experts chose Darnold
- Sam Darnold or Bo Nix: 100% of experts chose Darnold
Ray Davis (RB – BUF) | RB17 for Week 18
Running Backs the ECR has higher than Davis:
Running Backs the ECR has lower than Davis:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Ray Davis or Breece Hall: 77% of experts chose Hall
- Ray Davis or Isaac Guerendo: 69% of experts chose Guerendo
- Ray Davis or Rachaad White: 77% of experts chose Davis
- Ray Davis or Tyrone Tracy Jr: 62% of experts chose Davis
Jakobi Meyers (WR – LV) | W23 for Week 18
Wide Receivers the ECR has higher than Meyers:
Wide Receivers the ECR has lower than Meyers:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Jakobi Meyers or DK Metcalf: 100% of experts chose Metcalf
- Jakobi Meyers or Adam Thielen: 92% of experts chose Thielen
- Jakobi Meyers or Nico Collins: 58% of experts chose Collins
- Jakobi Meyers or Jauan Jennings: 58% of experts chose Meyers
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