Fantasy Football Start’em, Sit’em: Tyler Allgeier, Blake Corum, Tez Johnson

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

Tyler Allgeier (RB – ATL)

Analysis: Writing about Tyler Allgeier in the waiver wire column has become the most stable thing in my life. In a fantasy football world that turns upside down each week, it’s nice to know that an elite backup and potential Flex play is waiting for you on the wire. Bijan Robinson is the focal point of the Falcons’ offense, but when they want some powerful downhill running, they aren’t afraid to turn to Allgeier. In Week 10, this turned into 11 carries for 57 yards and both of the Falcons’ rushing scores in a loss to the Colts. With an incredible three-game schedule coming up, Allgeier should not only be rostered in all leagues but potentially placed into your Flex if you need a quick fix.

Blake Corum (RB – LAR)

Analysis: I started this section by discussing Tyler Allgeier, who has started paying rent since he lives in this article. He may be getting a roommate in Blake Corum over the next few weeks. The belief that Sean McVay likes to use one back has slowly been dwindling. A few weeks ago, McVay said he would like the backfield to be close to a 65-35 split between Kyren Williams and Corum. This held up in Week 10, with Williams playing 40 snaps to Corum’s 26. With 38 carries over his last three games, Corum’s role is here to stay. Double-digit carries in one of the league’s best offenses could make Corum a Flex option down the stretch.

Tez Johnson (WR – TB)

Analysis: In Weeks 6-9, Tez Johnson had an 81.1% route share, a 16.5% target share, 48.7 receiving yards per game, 1.70 yards per route run and a 17.7% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. In those three games, he had one red-zone target and three deep targets. Against New England in Week 10, Johnson had only an 11.6% target share, but he made his receptions count, with half of them resulting in touchdowns. Johnson finished with four receptions, 42 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Johnson should continue to produce solid weekly Flex value with Chris Godwin still not practicing.

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