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. 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 for Week 1 of fantasy football and what the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) advise.
*Based on Half-PPR Rankings as of Thursday
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Dak Prescott: QB12 in Week 1
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked higher than Dak Prescott:
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked lower than Dak Prescott:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Dak Prescott or Geno Smith: 63 percent of experts chose Geno Smith
- Dak Prescott or Deshaun Watson: 71 percent of experts chose Dak Prescott
- Dak Prescott or Daniel Jones: 74 percent of experts chose Dak Prescott
Raheem Mostert: RB26 in Week 1
Running Backs the ECR has ranked higher than Raheem Mostert:
Running Backs the ECR has ranked lower than Raheem Mostert:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Raheem Mostert or Jamaal Williams: 62 percent of experts chose Jamaal Williams
- Raheem Mostert or James Conner: 74 percent of experts chose James Conner
- Raheem Mostert or James Cook: 52 percent of experts chose Raheem Mostert
- Raheem Mostert or Brian Robinson Jr. 66 percent of experts chose Raheem Mostert
Juwan Johnson: TE12 in Week 1
Tight Ends the ECR has ranked higher than Juwan Johnson:
Tight Ends the ECR has ranked lower than Juwan Johnson:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Juwan Johnson or Chigoziem Okonkwo: 60 percent of experts chose Chigoziem Okonkwo.
- Juwan Johnson or Dalton Schultz: 55 percent of experts chose Juwan Johnson
- Juwan Johnson or Cole Kmet: 70 percent of experts chose Juwan Johnson
- Juwan Johnson or Pat Freiermuth: 85 percent of experts chose Pat Freiermuth
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