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
Tank Bigsby (RB – JAX) | RB27 for Week 9
Running Backs the ECR has higher than Bigsby:
Running Backs the ECR has lower than Bigsby:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Tank Bigsby or Rhamondre Stevenson: 91% of experts chose Stevenson
- Tank Bigsby or Nick Chubb: 65% of experts chose Chubb
- Tank Bigsby or Rachaad White: 59% of experts chose Bigsby
- Tank Bigsby or Bucky Irving: 67% of experts chose Bigsby
Ladd McConkey (WR – LAC) | WR23 for Week 9
Wide Receivers the ECR has higher than McConkey:
Wide Receivers the ECR has lower than McConkey:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Ladd McConkey or Josh Downs: 85% of experts chose Downs
- Ladd McConkey or Zay Flowers: 87% of experts chose Flowers
- Ladd McConkey or Calvin Ridley: 59% of experts chose McConkey
- Ladd McConkey or Jaylen Waddle: 52% of experts chose McConkey
Cedric Tillman (WR – CLE) | WR34/Flex69 for Week 9
Flex Players the ECR has higher than Tillman:
Flex Players the ECR has lower than Tillman:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Cedric Tillman or Javonte Williams: 63% of experts chose Williams
- Cedric Tillman or Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 70% of experts chose Smith-Njigba
- Cedric Tillman or Rico Dowdle: 53% of experts chose Dowdle
- Cedric Tillman or Kyle Pitts: 65% of experts chose Tillman
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