Fantasy Football Start/Sit: Raheim Sanders, Oronde Gadsden II, Drake London

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.

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?

Raheim Sanders (RB – CLE)

“Raheim Sanders is your ultimate “last man standing” and your championship week waiver wire hero. With Quinshon Judkins out for the year and Dylan Sampson still banged up, Sanders is walking into a massive workload on a Browns offense that likes to run the ball. If you need a high-volume sleeper to steal a championship, Sanders is the volume-heavy lottery ticket sitting right on your waiver wire.”
– Luke Renton (The Franchise Tag UK)

Oronde Gadsden II (TE – LAC)

“Oronde Gadsden II seemingly disappeared from the Chargers’ offense, like Homer into the hedge, since the Week 12 bye. Some of the cause was from a matchup downside, and other times we mistook him as a filler for Quentin Johnston during his injury weeks. Filling for Johnston? A deep shot playmaker? We overestimated Gadsden’s versatility a bit too much. However, this week is a good matchup versus the Texans, and tight end is about the only hole this tough defense is vulnerable to.”
– Richard Savill (Fantasy Six Pack)

Duds

Which player inside the top 40 in the FantasyPros Flex rankings is likely to disappoint fantasy managers this week?

Drake London (WR – ATL)

“Yes, I know that Drake London returned to the lineup last week for the Falcons, but he was just not himself and was clearly still playing through an injury. Atlanta has literally nothing left to play for at this late stage of the season, and the Rams’ defense has been quite dominant this season. I’d try to find a way to sit Drake London this week if I can.”
– Aidan Weingartner (Fantasy In Frames)