Fantasy Football Start’em, Sit’em: Christian Watson, Michael Wilson, Jacoby Brissett

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.

Fantasy Football Start’em, Sit’em Lineup Advice

Christian Watson (WR – GB)

In Weeks 8-10, Christian Watson operated as the Packers’ field-stretcher, with six of his 12 targets coming downfield, and logged a 25.8-yard average depth of target (aDOT). I was extremely bullish about his outlook for Week 11, and Watson delivered with a 19.2% target share, a 33.3% first-read share, 46 receiving yards, and two touchdowns. His target share and first-read share against the Giants were season-highs. The 33.3% first-read share led the team. He’s primed to continue helping fantasy teams down the stretch with five matchups against pass defenses that struggle to defend downfield. In his final seven games, Watson faces the Bears twice, the Vikings twice, and the Ravens. All of those defenses sit inside the top seven in deep passing completion rate allowed, per Fantasy Points Data. Watson should finish the 2025 season with a flurry of fantasy points.

Michael Wilson (WR – ARI)

Michael Wilson had the best game of his career last week against the 49ers. He had a 31.5% target share with 15 receptions and a staggering 185 receiving yards. I don’t think Wilson will continue to do that weekly, even if Marvin Harrison Jr. remains out following an appendectomy, but Wilson should continue to operate as the team’s No. 2 pass-catcher with some nice matchups incoming. His value will crater when Harrison returns, but you can ride the lightning until then with Wilson against the Jaguars and Buccaneers. Since Week 6, the Jaguars have allowed the most fantasy points per game to perimeter wide receivers, while the Bucs have given up the sixth-most fantasy points per game to that position during that stretch.

Jacoby Brissett (QB – ARI)

Jacoby Brissett has given the Cardinals’ offense new life over the second half of the season. Setting an NFL record for completions in a game (47) in Week 11, the journeyman quarterback has been slinging the rock lately. Brissett put together his fifth consecutive top-12 fantasy performance at quarterback, throwing for 452 yards and two touchdowns against the 49ers. At this point, Brissett is an every-week starter and should be rostered in all leagues. It always helps when you can lean on tight end Trey McBride, but in Week 11, without Marvin Harrison Jr., Brissett squeezed 185 yards out of Michael Wilson. Grab Brissett as an every-week play for the rest of the season.

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