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 dive into our start/sit lineup advice and outlook for a few of the top fantasy football waiver wire pickups of the week. And here are all of our fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 9.
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Fantasy Football Start’em, Sit’em Lineup Advice
Aaron Rodgers (QB – PIT): 43% Rostered
- Next Opponents: IND, @LAC, CIN
- True Value: $0
- Desperate Need: $1
- Budget-Minded: $0
Analysis: Aaron Rodgers has turned back the clock over the last few weeks. It was remarkable to see him and Joe Flacco duel it out in Week 7. Rodgers performed respectably against his old team in Week 8, completing 24-of-36 passes against the Packers for 219 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions. With the Steelers’ defense allowing the fifth-most yards, Rodgers will be forced to keep the ball moving each week. Against the red-hot Colts, he will need to continue to drink from the Fountain of Youth to keep the Steelers in the race for the division. If you need a quarterback, you could do worse than the grizzled veteran over the next few weeks.
Colston Loveland (TE – CHI): 22% Rostered
- Next Opponents: @CIN, NYG, @MIN
- True Value: $3
- Desperate Need: $5
- Budget-Minded: $2
Analysis: Colston Loveland assumed an every-down role for Chicago in Week 8 with Cole Kmet sidelined with a back injury. After Kmet missed the entire week of practice last week, I will be shocked if he is back for Week 9, so it looks like we’ll get another nice streamable week for Loveland and a wonderful matchup incoming. Loveland played 80.9% of the snaps with a 78% route share and 11.7% target share, per Pro Football Focus (PFF) in Week 8. He turned that into only three receptions and 38 receiving yards, but I think he could boost those numbers this week. Cincinnati has allowed the most schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game to tight ends this season, per Fantasy Points Data. Stream Loveland this week.
AJ Barner (TE – SEA): 7% Rostered
- Next Opponents: @WSH, ARI, @LAR
- True Value: $1
- Desperate Need: $2
- Budget-Minded: $0
Analysis: AJ Barner has three TE1 weekly finishes this season. He also has a 61.2% route share with a 10.2% target share, 1.66 yards per route run and a 9.6% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. Barner has five red-zone targets and two deep targets. He is a solid streaming option at tight end over the next two weeks. Washington is 17th in schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game, while Arizona has allowed the fifth-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game to tight ends.
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