Fantasy Football Start em, Sit em: Malik Nabers, Tony Pollard (Week 17)

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Here is our fantasy football start/sit article, including all the players we’re calling sleepers and duds this week. Below, let’s take a closer look at a few players to consider this week.

Week 17 Fantasy Football Start/Sit Advice

Malik Nabers (WR – NYG)

“It’s Malik Nabers. It’s not his fault, and he’s largely been quarterback-proof… except he can’t catch what isn’t placed in his zip code. With literally nothing left on offense for the Giants, Nabers sees a ton of coverage his way, while Wan’Dale Robinson and Tyrone Tracy have been picking up the scraps in a mostly anemic passing game. Nabers will see plenty of targets and catch his fair share, but since his return from injury in Week 7, Nabers has finished as a top-24 WR just once in half-PPR. Ranked as the half-PPR WR17 this week and the 34th overall player, he’s bound to disappoint yet again against a better Indy secondary of late.”
– Jeremy Shulman (Fantasy Football Universe)

Tony Pollard (RB – TEN)

“Tony Pollard: With the Titans turning their focus to 2025, the team will likely continue to give the younger Tyjae Spears more touches. Spears out-touched Pollard last week against the Colts by a margin of 13 to 10, and with just two games left in their season, it makes sense for the Titans to learn more about Spears’ ability to take on a heightened role for 2025. You should fade Tony Pollard.”
– Neema Hodjat (Real GM)