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

James Cook (RB – BUF) | RB20 for Week 15

Running Backs the ECR has higher than Cook:

• David Montgomery (CHI)
• Jonathan Taylor (IND)
• Aaron Jones (MIN)

Running Backs the ECR has lower than Cook:

• Rhamondre Stevenson (NE)
• Rachaad White (TB)
• Isiah Pacheco (KC)

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

• James Cook or David Montgomery: 98% of experts chose Montgomery
• James Cook or Jonathan Taylor: 91% of experts chose Taylor
• James Cook or Rhamondre Stevenson: 62% of experts chose Cook
• James Cook or Rachaad White: 73% of experts chose Cook

Jerry Jeudy (WR – CLE) | WR20 for Week 15

Wide Receivers the ECR has higher than Jeudy:

• Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA)
• Garrett Wilson (NYJ)
• Ladd McConkey (LAC)

Wide Receivers the ECR has lower than Jeudy:

• Malik Nabers (NYG)
• Calvin Ridley (TEN)
• Zay Flowers (BAL)

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

• Jerry Jeudy or Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 87% of experts chose Smith-Njigba
• Jerry Jeudy or Garrett Wilson: 69% of experts chose Wilson
• Jerry Jeudy or Malik Nabers: 53% of experts chose Jeudy
• Jerry Jeudy or Calvin Ridley: 62% of experts chose Jeudy

Mark Andrews (TE – BAL) | TE9 for Week 15

Tight Ends the ECR has higher than Andrews:

• T.J. Hockenson (MIN) 
• Sam LaPorta (DET)
• Tucker Kraft (GB)

Tight Ends the ECR has lower than Andrews:

• Zach Ertz (WAS)
• Hunter Henry (NE)
• Cade Otton (TB)

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

• Mark Andrews or T.J. Hockenson: 93% of experts chose Hockenson
• Mark Andrews or Sam LaPorta: 84% of experts chose LaPorta
• Mark Andrews or Zach Ertz: 76% of experts chose Andrews
• Mark Andrews or Hunter Henry: 73% of experts chose Andrews

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