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 fantasy football expert Derek Brown advises. And you can find all of DBro’s fantasy football outlook in this week’s fantasy football primer.
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T.J. Hockenson has gotten off to a quiet start as the TE43 in fantasy points per game. He has a 17.1% target share (3.5 targets per game) with 13.5 receiving yards per game (0.66 yards per route run) and an 18.2% first-read share. The market share metrics have been fine, but with Minnesota moving to a more run-heavy approach, the volume just hasn’t been there. You’re probably starting Hockenson this week because of the state of the tight end position, but I can’t tell you to feel great about it. The matchup is at least in his favor. The Bengals have allowed the 14th-highest yards per reception and the tenth-most receiving yards to tight ends.
Jake Ferguson is the TE7 in fantasy, absorbing a 20.9% target share and 25.4% first-read share while producing 1.46 yards per route run and 50.5 receiving yards per game. He’ll face a pass defense that has utilized the fifth-highest rate of two high (62.3%). Against two high, Ferguson has seen his target share increase to 23.8% with 2.16 yards per route run and a 33.3% first-read share. He should be busy in Week 3 as Dak Prescott‘s second option in the passing attack. Chicago is 18th in fantasy points per game allowed to tight ends.
David Njoku could finally have a TE1 week against the Packers. Njoku is the TE20 in fantasy points per game, seeing a 10.8% target share with a 75.8% route share. He has averaged only 38.5 receiving yards (1.03 yards per route run) with an 11.3% first-read share. These numbers aren’t amazing, but the matchup is juicy. The Packers have allowed the fifth-most fantasy points per game, the 11th-highest yards per reception, and the fifth-most receiving yards to tight ends.
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