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.
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Fantasy Football Start’em, Sit’em Lineup Advice
Cade Otton (TE – TB)
Analysis: Entering Week 10, in his previous four games, Cade Otton had a 19.2% target share with 59.3 receiving yards per game, 2.14 yards per route run, and a 12.5% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. He had another strong outing against the Patriots in Week 10 with a 27.9% target share, nine receptions and 82 receiving yards. I don’t want to chase last week’s production in the next two weeks with tough tight end matchups. Otton will be a strong streamer in Week 13 against the Cardinals, though. Arizona has allowed the seventh-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game to tight ends.
Dalton Schultz (TE – HOU)
Analysis: Much like Cade Otton, Dalton Schultz had a strong Week 10, but I don’t want to chase it in Week 11. Entering Week 10, Schultz had a 17% target share with 48.1 receiving yards per game, 1.75 yards per route run and an 18.6% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. He took advantage of a wonderful matchup against the Jaguars on Sunday with a 24.4% target share, seven receptions, 53 receiving yards and a touchdown. Schultz’s next two matchups are horrible for a tight end. Week 13 should provide a return to the streaming good graces, though. Indianapolis has allowed the fourth-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game to tight ends.
Colston Loveland (TE – CHI)
Analysis: Colston Loveland returned to a part-time role in Week 10 with Cole Kmet back. Loveland had a 61.7% snap rate, a 56% route share and an 11.4% target share, per PFF. Loveland turned the workload into four receptions and 55 scoreless receiving yards. Even in a part-time role, Loveland is a viable streaming option over the next two weeks. Minnesota and Pittsburgh have respectively allowed the seventh-most and fifth-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game to tight ends over the last five weeks, per Fantasy Points Data.
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