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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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