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
Baker Mayfield (QB – TB) | QB8 for Week 7
Quarterbacks the ECR has higher than Mayfield:
Quarterbacks the ECR has lower than Mayfield:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Baker Mayfield or Jordan Love: 88% of experts chose Love
- Baker Mayfield or Joe Burrow: 60% of experts chose Burrow
- Baker Mayfield or Brock Purdy: 60% of experts chose Mayfield
- Baker Mayfield or Geno Smith: 65% of experts chose Mayfield
Chase Brown (RB – CIN) | RB21 for Week 7
Running Backs the ECR has higher than Brown:
Running Backs the ECR has lower than Brown:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Chase Brown or James Cook: 77% of experts chose Cook
- Chase Brown or De’Von Achane: 81% of experts chose Achane
- Chase Brown or Tank Bigsby: 60% of experts chose Brown
- Chase Brown or Najee Harris: 86% of experts chose Brown
David Njoku (TE – CLE) | TE9 for Week 7
Tight Ends the ECR has higher than Njoku:
Tight Ends the ECR has lower than Njoku:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- David Njoku or Kyle Pitts: 89% of experts chose Pitts
- David Njoku or Sam LaPorta: 77% of experts chose LaPorta
- David Njoku or Dalton Kincaid: 55% of experts chose Njoku
- David Njoku or Dalton Schultz: 89% of experts chose Njoku
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