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 fantasy football expert Derek Brown advises. And you can find all of DBro’s fantasy football outlook in this week’s fantasy football primer.
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White has been disappointing this season as the RB38 in fantasy points per game. Over the last two games, he has been conceding work to Bucky Irving, as White has averaged a 61% snap rate with 13 touches and 75 total yards per game. In those two games, he has had a 53% snap rate on rushing plays and retained his pass game usage with a 67.5% snap rate on passing downs, but he has lost the red zone battle with only a 48% snap rate (Irving 64%). I’m usually penning words in the Primer about White’s woeful per-touch efficiency, but I am happy to report that he has flipped the script in 2024. Among 59 qualifying backs, White has really stepped up his game in the last few weeks, ranking 12th in missed tackles forced per attempt and 14th in yards after contact per attempt. Sadly, this week’s matchup likely doesn’t help him improve or maintain those numbers. New Orleans continues to be a tough run defense, allowing the seventh-lowest explosive run rate, the seventh-fewest rushing yards per game, and the second-lowest yards after contact per attempt.
Robinson has been a pleasant surprise this season as the WR27 in fantasy points per game. He is second among wide receivers in red zone targets. Robinson hasn’t finished lower than WR35 in any week so far. He has soaked up a 25.7% target share and 27.1% first-read share while producing 1.51 YPRR. The Bengals has utilized single high on 56.7% of their defensive snaps. Against single-high, Robinson’s target share has increased to 29.3%, and his YPRR has climbed to 1.77. Robinson should enjoy another wonderful week against a Bengals secondary that has allowed the eighth-highest PPR points per target to slot receivers.
Williams has been a volume play all season. The problem is the volume hasn’t gotten anyone anywhere profitable. He is the RB38 in fantasy points per game, ranking 30th in opportunity share, 19th in weighted opportunities, and 22nd in red zone touches. Williams has averaged 14 touches and 64 total yards while ranking 32nd in explosive run rate and 41st in yards after contact per attempt. He’s in for a long day against a Bolts run defense that has quieted rushers with the fifth-lowest explosive run rate, the sixth-fewest rushing yards per game, and the second-lowest missed tackle rate allowed.
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