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
Jimmy Garoppolo (QB – LAR) | QB31 for Week 18
Quarterbacks the ECR has higher than Garoppolo:
Quarterbacks the ECR has lower than Garoppolo:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Jimmy Garoppolo or Spencer Rattler: 73% of experts chose Rattler
- Jimmy Garoppolo or Tyler Huntley: 54% of experts chose Huntley
- Jimmy Garoppolo or Will Levis: 100% of experts chose Garoppolo
- Jimmy Garoppolo or Davis Mills: 100% of experts chose Garoppolo
Jaylen Warren (RB – PIT) | RB22 for Week 18
Running Backs the ECR has higher than Warren:
Running Backs the ECR has lower than Warren:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Jaylen Warren or Rachaad White: 71% of experts chose White
- Jaylen Warren or Chase Brown: 53% of experts chose Warren
- Jaylen Warren or Michael Carter: 67% of experts chose Warren
- Jaylen Warren or Jaleel McLaughlin: 80% of experts chose Warren
Jayden Reed (WR – GB) | WR34 for Week 18
Wide Receivers the ECR has higher than Reed:
Wide Receivers the ECR has lower than Reed:
Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:
- Jayden Reed or Marvin Harrison Jr: 77% of experts chose Harrison Jr.
- Jayden Reed or Jerry Jeudy: 62% of experts chose Jeudy
- Jayden Reed or Darnell Mooney: 77% of experts chose Reed
- Jayden Reed or Quentin Johnston: 92% of experts chose Reed
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