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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Tua Tagovailoa: QB9 in Week 1
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked higher than Tua Tagovailoa:
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked lower than Tua Tagovailoa:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Tua Tagovailoa or Joe Burrow: 87 percent of experts chose Joe Burrow
- Tua Tagovailoa or Kirk Cousins: 74 percent of experts chose Tua Tagovailoa
- Tua Tagovailoa or Geno Smith: 66 percent of experts chose Tua Tagovailoa
- Tua Tagovailoa or Trevor Lawrence: 91 percent of experts chose Trevor Lawrence
Jamaal Williams: RB24 in Week 1
Running Backs the ECR has ranked higher than Jamaal Williams:
Running Backs the ECR has ranked lower than Jamaal Williams:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Jamaal Williams or Dameon Pierce: 78 percent of experts chose Dameon Pierce
- Jamaal Williams or Raheem Mostert: 62 percent of experts chose Jamaal Williams
- Jamaal Williams or James Cook: 69 percent of experts chose Jamaal Williams
- Jamaal Williams or Rachaad White: 83 percent of experts chose Rachaad White
Christian Kirk: WR29 in Week 1
Wide Receivers the ECR has ranked higher than Christian Kirk:
Wide Receivers the ECR has ranked lower than Christian Kirk:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Christian Kirk or Diontae Johnson: 65 percent of experts chose Diontae Johnson
- Christian Kirk or Courtland Sutton: 70 percent of experts chose Christian Kirk
- Christian Kirk or Mike Evans: 66 percent of experts chose Mike Evans
- Christian Kirk or Michael Pittman Jr. 82 percent of experts chose Christian Kirk
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