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 5 of fantasy football and what the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) advise.
*Based on Half-PPR Rankings as of Friday
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Joe Burrow: QB14 in Week 5
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked higher than Joe Burrow:
Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked lower than Joe Burrow:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Joe Burrow or C.J. Stroud: 55 percent of experts chose C.J. Stroud
- Joe Burrow or Daniel Jones: 55 percent of experts chose Joe Burrow
- Joe Burrow or Matthew Stafford: 67 percent of experts chose Joe Burrow
- Joe Burrow or Brock Purdy: 80 percent of experts chose Joe Burrow
Tank Dell: WR30 in Week 5
Wide Receivers the ECR has ranked higher than Tank Dell:
Wide Receivers the ECR has ranked lower than Tank Dell:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Tank Dell or Adam Thielen: 73 percent of experts chose Adam Thielen
- Tank Dell or Romeo Doubs: 63 percent of experts chose Tank Dell
- Tank Dell or Jakobi Meyers: 65 percent of experts chose Jakobi Meyers
- Tank Dell or Courtland Sutton: 71 percent of experts chose Tank Dell
Zach Ertz: TE11 in Week 5
Tight Ends the ECR has ranked higher than Zach Ertz:
Tight Ends the ECR has ranked lower than Zach Ertz:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Zach Ertz or Tyler Higbee: 65 percent of experts chose Tyler Higbee
- Zach Ertz or Dalton Kincaid: 71 percent of experts chose Zach Ertz
- Zach Ertz or Jake Ferguson: 65 percent of experts chose Jake Ferguson
- Zach Ertz or Hunter Henry: 86 percent of experts chose Zach Ertz
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