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

Anthony Richardson (QB – IND) | QB11 for Week 12

Quarterbacks the ECR has higher than Richardson:

• Jared Goff (DET)
• Baker Mayfield (TB)
• Geno Smith (SEA)

Quarterbacks the ECR has lower than Richardson:

• Tua Tagovailoa (MIA)
• Jordan Love (GB)
• C.J. Stroud (HOU)

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

• Anthony Richardson or Jared Goff: 74% of experts chose Goff
• Anthony Richardson or Baker Mayfield: 71% of experts chose Mayfield
• Anthony Richardson or Tua Tagovailoa: 71% of experts chose Richardson
• Anthony Richardson or C.J. Stroud: 83% of experts chose Richardson

Brian Robinson Jr. (RB – WAS) | RB13 for Week 12

Running Backs the ECR has higher than Robinson Jr:

• Josh Jacobs (GB)
• David Montgomery (DET)
• Jonathan Taylor (IND)

Running Backs the ECR has lower than Robinson Jr:

• Tyrone Tracy Jr. (NYG)
• Aaron Jones (MIN)
• Rhamondre Stevenson (NE)

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

• Brian Robinson Jr or Josh Jacobs: 86% of experts chose Jacobs
• Brian Robinson Jr or David Montgomery: 73% of experts Montgomery
• Brian Robinson Jr or Tyrone Tracy Jr: 75% of experts chose Robinson Jr.
• Brian Robinson Jr or Aaron Jones: 84% of experts chose Robinson Jr.

Jonnu Smith (TE – MIA) | TE9 for Week 12

Tight Ends the ECR has higher than Smith:

• Cade Otton (TB)
• Will Dissly (LAC)
• Hunter Henry (NE)

Tight Ends the ECR has lower than Smith:

• Dallas Goedert (PHI)
• T.J. Hockenson (MIN)
• Sam LaPorta (DET)

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

• Jonnu Smith or Cade Otton: 95% of experts chose Otton
• Jonnu Smith or Will Dissly: 68% of experts chose Dissly
• Jonnu Smith or Dallas Goedert: 70% of experts chose Smith
• Jonnu Smith or T.J. Hockenson: 75% of experts chose Smith

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