Week 17 of the fantasy football season has arrived, which means your fantasy season has boiled down to one final lineup decision… or 12 of them, depending on how much second-guessing you’ve done since Tuesday. For most leagues, this is Championship Week — the moment where legends are made, group chats are muted, and one questionable Flex decision can haunt you well into the offseason.
To help you avoid that particular brand of misery, we’ve turned to our Featured Pros for guidance. The sleepers and duds below reflect expert consensus on which players are set up to outperform expectations and which ones might be quietly plotting to sabotage your title run. Trust the process, trust the data and, above all, trust that you’re not alone in stressing over whether this is finally the week your gut gets it right.
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Fantasy Football Week 17 Start/Sit Advice
Sleepers
Which player outside of the top 100 in the FantasyPros Flex rankings is a good sleeper start, and why do you think he has upside this week?
Colby Parkinson (TE – LAR)
“The player outside of the top 100 in the FantasyPros Flex rankings who is a good sleeper start in the fantasy championships is Colby Parkinson. Many a fantasy manager jumped on the Parkinson bandwagon in Week 16, only to be disappointed with his 2.1 fantasy points. Many will drop him this week, leaving you with an opportunity to pick him up and start him in Week 17. If you analyze Parkinson’s five games to where he’s finished as a top-10 tight end, they all have one thing in common. They were all indoors or in warm-weather games. He plays this week indoors in Atlanta, versus last week in cold Seattle. I see a bounce-back week in store for Parkinson.”
– Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Football Empire)
Duds
Which player inside the top 40 in the FantasyPros Flex rankings is likely to disappoint fantasy managers this week?
Tyrone Tracy Jr. (RB – NYG)
“The player inside the top 50 in the FantasyPros Flex rankings that is likely to disappoint fantasy managers in the fantasy championships is Tyrone Tracy Jr. He has a really tough matchup this week against the Las Vegas Raiders. He’s had only two rushing touchdowns all season. Although Tracy had 16 carries last week, Devin Singletary had 11 carries and could vulture fantasy points.”
– Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Football Empire)
Michael Wilson (WR – ARI)
“The Michael Wilson era was a fun ride while it lasted, but with Marvin Harrison Jr. back in the lineup, that wagon has just lost its wheels. Wilson’s target share went from a massive 15 per game down to just three last week, showing that he’s headed back to a secondary role rather than being the alpha of the offense. While he saved managers with a touchdown in Week 16, chasing that scoring luck with such low volume is a recipe for a championship disaster.”
– Luke Renton (The Franchise Tag UK)
“Michael Wilson saw his targets get nuked with Marvin Harrison Jr. back in the lineup in Week 16. However, he bailed out fantasy managers with a touchdown and 52 yards on two catches (four targets). Harrison also only had three targets (all deep targets with 73 incomplete air yards), playing just 51% of the snaps. The Cardinals have nothing to play for, so there’s no reason to limit Harrison in his second game back from injury. It’s so clear that he is the preferred target over Wilson when both are healthy (five targets/game in the last two). Note that the Week 17 matchup favors Arizona’s running backs and tight ends, not the wide receivers, as the Bengals have allowed the fewest fantasy points per game to receivers this season.”
– Andrew Erickson (FantasyPros)
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