Fantasy Football Start’em, Sit’em: Jayden Higgins, Jacoby Brissett, Marcus Mariota

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

Jayden Higgins (WR – HOU)

Analysis: Jayden Higgins is a player I could have easily dropped to stash status, but I want fantasy managers ahead of the curve if Houston stops fooling around with this wide-receiver-by-committee approach. In Week 10, Higgins played 57.3% of the snaps with a 53% route share. He had a 15.9% target share, which he turned into five grabs, 42 receiving yards and a touchdown. Houston keeps playing silly games with its wide receiver usage. Until the Texans stop limiting their players in a rotation, Higgins will remain a volatile and capped fantasy option. He has solid Flex value this week, though. Since Week 5, Tennessee has allowed the second-most PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers.

Jacoby Brissett (QB – ARI)

Analysis: The year is 2025, and Jacoby Brissett has finished as a top-12 fantasy quarterback in four consecutive games. This is the world we live in. With Kyler Murray on injured reserve (IR) and the new Call of Duty being released on Friday, it’s all systems go for Brissett. Whether he has faced good defenses (like the Packers and Seahawks) or bad defenses (like the Cowboys), Brissett has thrown for more than 250 yards and two scores in each game. He also has 15 rushing attempts in his last three games, further boosting his fantasy floor. If you recently lost Jayden Daniels or have been piecing together the position, you may have found your quarterback to start down the stretch.

Marcus Mariota (QB – WSH)

Analysis: It has been a lost season for the Commanders, but Marcus Mariota is doing his best to show that he still has what it takes to be an NFL quarterback. Despite the Commanders getting boat-raced by the Lions in Week 10, Mariota completed 16-of-22 passes for 213 yards and two scores. He’s also had 20+ rushing yards in each of his four starts. In Week 11, the Commanders take on the Dolphins, who have allowed the eighth-most fantasy points to the quarterback position and have given up four touchdown runs to quarterbacks. If you need a big week from a waiver wire signal-caller, Mariota’s ability to run and command this offense makes him an intriguing start in a great matchup for Week 11.

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