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

Bo Nix (QB – DEN) | QB13 for Week 8

Quarterbacks the ECR has higher than Nix:

• Brock Purdy (SF)
• Patrick Mahomes (KC)
• Kirk Cousins (ATL)

Quarterbacks the ECR has lower than Nix:

• Jared Goff (LAR)
• Tua Tagovailoa (MIA)
• Baker Mayfield (TB)

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

• Bo Nix or Brock Purdy: 68% of experts chose Purdy
• Bo Nix or Patrick Mahomes: 61% of experts chose Mahomes
• Bo Nix or Jared Goff: 52% of experts chose Nix
• Bo Nix or Tua Tagovailoa: 64% of experts chose Nix

Amari Cooper (WR – BUF) | WR19 for Week 8

Wide Receivers the ECR has higher than Cooper:

• Brian Thomas Jr. (JAX)
• Garrett Wilson (NYJ)
• DeVonta Smith (PHI)

Wide Receivers the ECR has lower than Cooper:

• Jaylen Waddle (MIA)
• Terry McLaurin (WAS)
• Tank Dell (HOU)

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

• Amari Cooper or Brian Thomas Jr: 93% of experts chose Thomas Jr.
• Amari Cooper or Garrett Wilson: 77% of experts chose Wilson
• Amari Cooper or Jaylen Waddle: 64% of experts chose Cooper
• Amari Cooper or Terry McLaurin: 64% of experts chose Cooper

David Njoku (TE – CLE) | TE4/Flex63 for Week 8

Flex Players the ECR has higher than Njoku:

• Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR – SEA)
• Xavier Worthy (WR – KC)
• Alexander Mattison (RB – LV)

Flex Players the ECR has lower than Njoku:

• Chris Olave (WR – NO)
• Trey McBride (TE – ARI)
• Romeo Doubs (WR – GB)

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

• David Njoku or Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 68% of experts chose Smith-Njigba
• David Njoku or Xavier Worthy: 63% of experts chose Worthy
• David Njoku or Chris Olave: 53% of experts chose Njoku
• David Njoku or Trey McBride: 68% of experts chose Njoku

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