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) | QB14 for Week 18

Quarterbacks the ECR has higher than Young:

• Jordan Love (GB)
• Michael Penix Jr. (ATL)
• Joe Flacco (IND)

Quarterbacks the ECR has lower than Young:

• Geno Smith (SEA)
• Aaron Rodgers (NYJ)
• Caleb Williams (CHI)

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

• Bryce Young or Jordan Love: 77% of experts chose Love
• Bryce Young or Michael Penix Jr: 92% of experts chose Penix Jr.
• Bryce Young or Geno Smith: 62% of experts chose Young
• Bryce Young or Aaron Rodgers: 92% of experts chose Young

Zach Charbonnet (RB – SEA) | RB9 for Week 18

Running Backs the ECR has higher than Charbonnet:

• Jonathan Taylor (IND)
• De’Von Achane (MIA)
• Aaron Jones (MIN)

Running Backs the ECR has lower than Charbonnet:

• Rico Dowdle (DAL)
• Brian Robinson Jr. (WAS)
• Najee Harris (PIT)

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

• Zach Charbonnet or Jonathan Taylor: 100% of experts chose Taylor
• Zach Charbonnet or De’Von Achane: 93% of experts chose Achane
• Zach Charbonnet or Rico Dowdle: 79% of experts chose Charbonnet
• Zach Charbonnet or Brian Robinson Jr: 86% of experts chose Charbonnet

Courtland Sutton (WR – DEN) | WR8 for Week 18

Wide Receivers the ECR has higher than Sutton:

• Brian Thomas Jr. (JAX)
• Tee Higgins (CIN)
• Malik Nabers (NYG)

Wide Receivers the ECR has lower than Sutton:

• Terry McLaurin (WAS)
• Ladd McConkey (LAC)
• Drake London (ATL)

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

• Courtland Sutton or Brian Thomas Jr: 92% of experts chose Thomas Jr.
• Courtland Sutton or Tee Higgins: 100% of experts chose Higgins
• Courtland Sutton or Terry McLaurin: 92% of experts chose Sutton
• Courtland Sutton or Ladd McConkey: 92% of experts chose Sutton

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