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 take a look at a few polarizing players and what fantasy football expert Derek Brown advises. And you can find all of DBro’s fantasy football outlook in this week’s fantasy football primer.
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Since his Week 11 return, Brock Purdy has two QB1 weekly finishes (QB3, QB6). Since Week 11, among 37 qualifying quarterbacks, Purdy has ranked 15th in passing yards per game, 11th in highly accurate throw rate, 13th in catchable target rate, and eighth in passing touchdowns (tied). Purdy could spit out QB1 numbers again this week. Since Week 11, Indy has allowed the second-most passing yards per game and the tenth-most yards per attempt despite allowing the eighth-lowest adjusted completion rate. During that span they have also ranked 17th in pressure rate, so Purdy should have time to find open receivers this week.
HE DID IT! I didn’t think he could, BUT HE DID IT! Jacoby Brissett kept the streak alive last week. He has STILL finished as a QB1 in every start this season. Since Week 6, he has been the QB4 in fantasy points per game. Since Week 6, among 44 qualifying quarterbacks, Brissett has ranked first in passing yards per game, first in dropbacks (the next closest quarterback is 60 dropbacks behind him), second in passing touchdowns, 21st in highly accurate throw rate, and 26th in catchable target rate. Brissett should keep the QB1 train rolling along in Week 16. Since Week 11, Atlanta has allowed the fifth-most passing yards per game, the 12th-most yards per attempt, and the eighth-highest CPOE.
After last week’s monster game, Trevor Lawrence is the QB7 in fantasy points per game with QB1 outings in weekly scoring in five of his last seven games. Since Week 9, among 33 qualifying quarterbacks, Lawrence ranks 12th in passing yards per game, sixth in yards per attempt, second in passing touchdowns (tied), 13th in highly accurate throw rate, and seventh in hero throw rate. The generational talent has bubbled to the top for Lawrence. It has been amazing to watch. The true litmus test for Lawrence is this week. Denver still fields one of the best pass defenses in the NFL. Since Week 11, Denver has allowed the ninth-fewest yards per attempt, the 12th-lowest passer rating, and the 11th-lowest success rate per dropback.
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