Fantasy Football Start’em, Sit’em: Dalton Schultz, Darren Waller, Colby Parkinson

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

Dalton Schultz (TE – HOU)

In Weeks 3-14, Dalton Schultz was the TE13 in fantasy points per game with an 18.2% target share, 47 receiving yards per game, 1.53 yards per route run and a 19.2% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. In those 11 games, he had seven red-zone targets, five deep targets and only one touchdown. On Sunday, Schultz had another stellar game with a 31% target share, eight receptions, 76 receiving yards and a score in Houston’s win over Arizona. Schultz should continue to provide strong TE1 production for the rest of the season.

Darren Waller (TE – MIA)

Darren Waller has become the favorite red-zone target of Tua Tagovailoa. Waller had two TD catches against the Steelers on Monday night, giving him six TDs in seven games this season. In Weeks 13-14, Waller had a 60.8% route share, a 13.6% target share, 30 receiving yards per game, 1.94 yards per route run and an 18.8% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. Waller has a wonderful schedule remaining that could allow him to post strong TE1 numbers weekly. Each of his final opponents ranks inside the top 12 for most fantasy points per game allowed to tight ends.

Colby Parkinson (TE – LAR)

Colby Parkinson is a fantastic streaming candidate for the rest of the season, whom you could sneak through waivers for cheaper than you should be able to. In Week 15, Parkinson parlayed an 18.4% target share into 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Over the next three weeks, Parkinson has dates against Seattle and Arizona, who, respectively, have allowed the sixth-most and eighth-most fantasy points per game to tight ends.

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