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

Michael Penix Jr. (QB – ATL) | QB12 for Week 18

Quarterbacks the ECR has higher than Penix Jr:

• Kyler Murray (ARI)
• Russell Wilson (PIT)
• Jordan Love (GB)

Quarterbacks the ECR has lower than Penix Jr:

• Joe Flacco (IND)
• Bryce Young (CAR)
• Geno Smith (SEA)

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

• Michael Penix Jr. or Kyler Murray: 77% of experts chose Murray
• Michael Penix Jr. or Russell Wilson: 77% of experts chose Wilson
• Michael Penix Jr. or Joe Flacco: 77% of experts chose Penix Jr.
• Michael Penix Jr. or Bryce Young: 92% of experts chose Penix Jr.

Blake Corum (RB – LAR) | RB21 for Week 18

Running Backs the ECR has higher than Corum:

• Rachaad White (TB)
• Tyrone Tracy Jr. (NYG)
• Ameer Abdullah (LV)

Running Backs the ECR has lower than Corum:

• Jaylen Warren (PIT)
• J.K. Dobbins (LAC)
• Jaleel McLaughlin (DEN)

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

• Blake Corum or Rachaad White: 57% of experts chose White
• Blake Corum or Tyrone Tracy Jr: 50% of experts chose Corum/50% of experts chose Tracy Jr.
• Blake Corum or Jaylen Warren: 57% of experts chose Corum
• Blake Corum or J.K. Dobbins: 71% of experts chose Corum

Olamide Zaccheaus | WR44 for Week 18

Wide Receivers the ECR has higher than Zaccheaus:

• Wan’Dale Robinson (NYG)
• Jalen Coker (CAR)
• DeMario Douglas (NE)

Wide Receivers the ECR has lower than Zaccheaus:

• Nick Westbrook-Ikhine (TEN)
• Brandin Cooks (DAL)
• Alec Pierce (IND)

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

• Olamide Zaccheaus or Wan’Dale Robinson: 92% of experts chose Robinson
• Olamide Zaccheaus or Jalen Coker: 85% of experts chose Coker
• Olamide Zaccheaus or Nick Westbrook-Ikhine: 54% of experts chose Zaccheaus
• Olamide Zaccheaus or Brandin Cooks: 92% of experts chose Zaccheaus

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