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
Bryce Young (QB – CAR) | QB22 for Week 17
Quarterbacks the ECR has higher than Young:
Quarterbacks the ECR has lower than Young:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Bryce Young or Matthew Stafford: 95% of experts chose Stafford
- Bryce Young or Tua Tagovailoa: 90% of experts chose Tagovailoa
- Bryce Young or Aaron Rodgers: 59% of experts chose Young
- Bryce Young or Mason Rudolph: 85% of experts chose Young
Bucky Irving (RB – TB) | RB10 for Week 17
Running Backs the ECR has higher than Irving:
Running Backs the ECR has lower than Irving:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Bucky Irving or Jonathan Taylor: 94% of experts chose Taylor
- Bucky Irving or De’Von Achane: 82% of experts chose Achane
- Bucky Irving or Chuba Hubbard: 73% of experts chose Irving
- Bucky Irving or Aaron Jones: 97% of experts chose Irving
Chig Okonkwo (TE – TEN) | TE12 for Week 17
Tight Ends the ECR has higher than Okonkwo:
Tight Ends the ECR has lower than Okonkwo:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Chig Okonkwo or T.J. Hockenson: 84% of experts chose Hockenson
- Chig Okonkwo or David Njoku: 69% of experts chose Njoku
- Chig Okonkwo or Tucker Kraft: 81% of experts chose Okonkwo
- Chig Okonkwo or Dalton Kincaid: 81% of experts chose Okonkwo
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