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
Kirk Cousins (QB – ATL) | QB12 for Week 7
Quarterbacks the ECR has higher than Cousins:
Quarterbacks the ECR has lower than Cousins:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Kirk Cousins or Brock Purdy: 85% of experts chose Purdy
- Kirk Cousins or Geno Smith: 85% of experts chose Smith
- Kirk Cousins or Patrick Mahomes: 58% of experts chose Cousins
- Kirk Cousins or Kyler Murray: 55% of experts chose Cousins
Kareem Hunt (RB – KC) | RB17 for Week 7
Running Backs the ECR has higher than Hunt:
Running Backs the ECR has lower than Hunt:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Kareem Hunt or Jordan Mason: 98% of experts chose Hunt
- Kareem Hunt or Brian Robinson: 84% of experts chose Robinson
- Kareem Hunt or James Cook: 67% of experts chose Hunt
- Kareem Hunt or De’Von Achane: 60% of experts chose Hunt
Mark Andrews (TE – BAL) | TE14/Flex109 for Week 7
Flex Players the ECR has higher than Andrews:
Flex Players the ECR has lower than Andrews:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Mark Andrews or Zach Ertz: 77% of experts chose Ertz
- Mark Andrews or Allen Lazard: 66% of experts chose Lazard
- Mark Andrews or Darius Slayton: 59% of experts chose Slayton
- Mark Andrews or Hunter Henry: 50% of experts chose Andrews/50% of experts chose Henry
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