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

Matthew Stafford (QB – LAR) | QB11 for Week 9

Quarterbacks the ECR has higher than Stafford:

• Sam Darnold (MIN)
• Kyler Murray (ARI)
• Dak Prescott (DAL)

Quarterbacks the ECR has lower than Stafford:

• Geno Smith (SEA)
• Caleb Williams (CHI)
• Bo Nix (DEN)

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

• Matthew Stafford or Sam Darnold: 87% of experts chose Darnold
• Matthew Stafford or Kyler Murray: 91% of experts chose Murray
• Matthew Stafford or Geno Smith: 70% of experts chose Stafford
• Matthew Stafford or Caleb Williams: 70% of experts chose Stafford

Chris Olave (WR – NO) | WR13 for Week 9

Wide Receivers the ECR has higher than Olave:

• Puka Nacua (LAR)
• Cooper Kupp (LAR)
• Terry McLaurin (WAS)

Wide Receivers the ECR has lower than Olave:

• DeVonta Smith (PHI)
• DJ Moore (CHI)
• Marvin Harrison Jr. (ARI)

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

• Chris Olave or Puka Nacua: 93% of experts chose Nacua
• Chris Olave or Cooper Kupp: 78% of experts chose Kupp
• Chris Olave or DeVonta Smith: 59% of experts chose Olave
• Chris Olave or DJ Moore: 78% of experts chose Olave

Mark Andrews (TE – BAL) | TE11 for Week 9

Tight Ends the ECR has higher than Andrews:

• Jake Ferguson (DAL)
• Sam LaPorta (DET)
• Dalton Kincaid (BUF)

Tight Ends the ECR has lower than Andrews:

• Tucker Kraft (GB)
• Zach Ertz (WAS)
• Cole Kmet (CHI)

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

• Mark Andrews or Jake Ferguson: 93% of experts chose Ferguson
• Mark Andrews or Sam LaPorta: 96% of experts chose LaPorta
• Mark Andrews or Tucker Kraft: 67% of experts chose Andrews
• Mark Andrews or Zach Ertz: 72% of experts chose Andrews

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