Our own Pat Fitzmaurice has been among the most accurate fantasy football experts in the industry over the last several years. Fitz was THE most accurate in-season ranker in 2020. What better way to prepare for your fantasy football start/sit lineup decisions than by reviewing his rankings? You can do just that below.
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Derek Carr has thrown multiple TD passes in four consecutive games and is QB10 in fantasy scoring over that span. He’s not a bad fantasy option this week against Atlanta, which gave up 37 points to Justin Fields and the Bears last weekend. The Falcons have allowed the 14th-most fantasy points to quarterbacks this season.
As mentioned earlier, Lions head coach Dan Campbell says he’s planning to play his starters this week. It’s possible RBs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery could get an early rest if Detroit builds a big lead against Minnesota, but fantasy managers are likely to get double-digit touches out of both of the Lions’ RBs. Gibbs had a somewhat disappointing performance in Week 17 (15-43-0 rushing and one catch for zero yards), but he’s been RB5 in half-point PPR scoring over the last four weeks. Gibbs will be facing a Vikings defense that he trucked for 15-80-2 rushing and 4-20-0 receiving in Week 16. Montgomery has logged double-digit carries in eight consecutive games, and he’s scored touchdowns in each of his last two games.
Quiet for much of the season, Darius Slayton has produced 11-259-2 over the last three weeks, tying him with Justin Jefferson for WR12 in half-point PPR fantasy scoring over that stretch. This week, Slayton gets to face an Eagles pass defense that has given up more fantasy points and receptions to WRs than any other team in the league. Because he isn’t a high-volume receiver, I can’t get Slayton higher than WR32 in my rankings. But with a big play or two, he could easily turn in a WR1-caliber performance this week.
With Luke Musgrave sidelined by a lacerated kidney over the last six weeks, Tucker Kraft has racked up 23-281-2 on 30 targets, making him the TE7 in half-point PPR scoring over that stretch. On Sunday afternoon, Kraft will face a Chicago defense that has yielded the fifth-most fantasy points and fifth-most receptions to TEs this season.
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