Start em or sit em? Fantasy football 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. And 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 and what the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) advise.

Fantasy Football Start em, Sit em Lineup Advice

Carson Steele (RB – KC) | RB32 for Week 3

Running Backs the ECR has higher than Steele:

• Chuba Hubbard (CAR)
• Javonte Williams (DEN)
• Austin Ekeler (WAS)

Running Backs the ECR has lower than Steele:

• Samaje Perine (KC)
• Jaylen Warren (PIT)
• Ezekiel Elliott (DAL)

Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:

• Carson Steele or Jaylen Warren: 77% of experts chose Steele
• Carson Steele or Ezekiel Elliott: 85% of experts chose Steele
• Carson Steele or Samaje Perine: 56% of experts chose Perine

Quentin Johnston (WR – LAC) | WR45 for Week 3

Wide Receivers the ECR has higher than Johnston:

• Tyler Lockett (SEA)
• Brandin Cooks (DAL)
• Gabe Davis (JAX)

Wide Receivers the ECR has lower than Johnston:

• Rome Odunze (CHI)
• Jakobi Meyers (LV)
• Keon Coleman (BUF)

Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:

• Quentin Johnston or Jakobi Meyers: 73% of experts chose Johnston
• Quentin Johnston or Keon Coleman: 71% of experts chose Johnston
• Quentin Johnston or Rome Odunze: 54% of experts chose Johnston

Jameson Williams (WR – DET) | WR20/Flex45 for Week 3

Flex Players the ECR has higher than Williams:

• J.K. Dobbins (RB – LAC)
• Zamir White (RB – LV)
• D’Andre Swift (RB – CHI)

Flex Players the ECR has lower than Williams:

• Drake London (WR – ATL)
• Trey McBride (TE – ARI)
• Jerome Ford (RB – CLE)

Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:

• Jameson Williams or D’Andre Swift: 72% of experts chose Swift
• Jameson Williams or Drake London: 65% of experts chose Williams
• Jameson Williams or Jerome Ford: 52% of experts chose Williams

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