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) | QB9 for Week 17
Quarterbacks the ECR has higher than Richardson:
Quarterbacks the ECR has lower than Richardson:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Anthony Richardson or Sam Darnold: 85% of experts chose Darnold
- Anthony Richardson or Jared Goff: 51% of experts chose Goff
- Anthony Richardson or Brock Purdy: 62% of experts chose Richardson
- Anthony Richardson or Kyler Murray: 72% of experts chose Richardson
Tony Pollard (RB – TEN) | RB21 for Week 17
Running Backs the ECR has higher than Pollard:
Running Backs the ECR has lower than Pollard:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Tony Pollard or Brian Robinson Jr: 94% of experts chose Robinson Jr.
- Tony Pollard or Jerome Ford: 76% of experts chose Ford
- Tony Pollard or Tyrone Tracy Jr: 73% of experts chose Pollard
- Tony Pollard or Rachaad White: 88% of experts chose Pollard
- Tony Pollard or Tyjae Spears: 97% of experts chose Pollard
Jameson Williams (WR – DET) | WR29 for Week 17
Wide Receivers the ECR has higher than Williams:
Wide Receivers the ECR has lower than Williams:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Jameson Williams or Cooper Kupp: 52% of experts chose Kupp
- Jameson Williams or Jakobi Meyers: 94% of experts chose Williams
- Jameson Williams or DeVonta Smith: 94% of experts chose Williams
- Jameson Williams or Adam Thielen: 100% of experts chose Williams
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