Fantasy Football Start’em, Sit’em: Chris Rodriguez, Bam Knight, Blake Corum

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. And here are all of our top fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 14.

Fantasy Football Start’em, Sit’em Lineup Advice

Chris Rodriguez Jr. (RB – WSH)

Before the Commanders’ Week 12 bye, Chris Rodriguez Jr. had taken over as their primary ball-carrier. Although he continues to share touches with Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Jeremy McNichols, Rodriguez is the starter and Washington’s main goal-line back. His touchdown run against the Broncos on Sunday night was his third in his last four games. In Week 14, the Commanders take on the quarterback-less Vikings in Week 14. In a rare game that could find the Commanders playing with a lead, Rodriguez and his backfield mates might have plenty of opportunities to come through for fantasy. The Commanders also have favorable running-game matchups on the horizon versus the Giants and the struggling Eagles. If Rodriguez continues to operate as the Commanders’ lead back, he’ll profile as a solid RB3 in Week 14, with RB2 potential in two great matchups in Weeks 15 and 16.

Bam Knight (RB – ARI)

It’s hard to believe there is a running back who has scored double-digit fantasy points in three consecutive games and is available in 75% of Yahoo leagues. Since taking over the primary running back duties in Trey Benson‘s absence, Bam Knight has been a very solid Flex play. Sunday against the Buccaneers, he had 11 carries for 62 yards and caught three passes for 36 yards and a touchdown. Knight has taken advantage of the Cardinals’ offense being revitalized by quarterback Jacoby Brissett. There’s a chance Benson returns in Week 14, which would jeopardize Knight’s usage. However, if Benson misses another week, Knight would be a decent volume-based Flex option even in a tough matchup against the Rams.

Blake Corum (RB – LAR)

The Panthers’ Week 13 win over the Rams might be one of the biggest upsets of the season. Every time it seems as if the Rams have become an unstoppable force, they fall to seemingly inferior opponents. Earlier this season, it was a Thursday Night Football loss to the injury-riddled 49ers. And now, the upset by the Panthers. Despite these surprising losses, the Rams’ offense is firing on all cylinders. For weeks, we have seen roughly a 65/35 split in the Rams’ backfield between veteran Kyren Williams and second-year man Blake Corum. Week 13 was no different, with Corum playing 17 snaps to Williams’ 35, according to Pro Football Focus (PFF). Even though Corum had only seven carries, he finished with 81 rushing yards and a score. Corum has plenty of value as the clear backup to Williams. If anything were to happen to Williams, Corum would become a must-start in all formats.

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