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
Greg Dortch (WR – ARI)
In Week 11, Greg Dortch finished as the WR12 in fantasy scoring, securing all six of his targets for 66 receiving yards and a score. I chalked up the performance as fool’s gold because Dortch had only a 10.5% target share and 14.3% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. Dortch shoved that in my face in Week 12, with an 18% target share, five receptions, 53 receiving yards and another touchdown. Dortch’s fantasy value is likely to dry up as soon as Marvin Harrison Jr. is back. If Harrison is out for Week 13, Dortch will again hold solid Flex value against a Buccaneers secondary that, since Week 7, has allowed the ninth-most PPR points per target to slot receivers.
John Metchie (WR – NYJ)
Week 11 was John Metchie‘s first game as a starter with the Jets, and while he only saw an 11.1% target share and 6.7% first-read share, he made the most of his three receptions with 45 receiving yards and a touchdown. He saw his role in the offense grow even further against the Ravens in Week 12 with a 25% target share, which he turned into 65 receiving yards and another touchdown. Metchie is a viable PPR Flex option moving forward with a juicy matchup against the Dolphins. Since Week 7, Miami has allowed the fourth-most PPR points per target to slot receivers.
Head coach Kevin Stefanski wouldn’t name a Week 13 starting quarterback following Sunday’s win. However, Sanders has reportedly been named the starter for this week’s matchup against the 49ers after filling in for an injured Dillon Gabriel in Week 12. The former Colorado star had a solid fantasy points in Cleveland’s 24-10 win, totaling 209 passing yards, a touchdown, and 10.3 fantasy points on only 20 attempts. More importantly, the rookie has a fantasy-friendly matchup against San Francisco, making him a solid streaming option in superflex or deeper leagues.
Unfortunately, the 49ers’ defense has been destroyed by injuries this year. They have lost Nick Bosa, Mykel Williams, and Fred Warner to season-ending injuries. All the injuries have impacted San Francisco’s pass defense, as they have surrendered 256.1 passing yards, 1.9 touchdowns, and 18.9 fantasy points per game to quarterbacks entering Monday night’s matchup against the Carolina Panthers. Furthermore, the 49ers have given up 310.3 passing yards, 2.5 touchdowns, and 24.4 fantasy points per game to quarterbacks over the past four contests before facing Bryce Young on Monday night.
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