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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 18 Fantasy Football Start/Sit Advice
Najee Harris (RB – PIT)
“Don’t do this to yourself. The Steelers will try to slow down the Bengals by playing a ball-control offense, which makes Najee Harris seem like a relatively safe floor-based volume play. Since Week 10, though, Harris has seen just 10 rushing attempts inside the opponents’ 10-yard line and has been stuffed for negative yardage on four of those carries, per Sports Info Solutions. In trailing game scripts over the same period, Harris has 57 touches to Jaylen Warren‘s 56, and Cincinnati is favored on Saturday night. Don’t get suckered into the perceived safety of Najee Harris; you’ll be happy you chose otherwise heading into the Sunday slate.”
– Brad Beatson (Bandit Fantasy Football)
Bucky Irving (RB – TB)
“The player most likely to disappoint is Bucky Irving for me. Mike Evans is on the cusp of yet another 1,000-yard season, and Baker Mayfield has plenty of incentives to throw the ball as well. They should be able to do that easily against this New Orleans Saints defense. With Rachaad White also taking some touches out of the backfield, Irving being ranked as the RB4 this week is a little high for my liking.”
– Trevor Land (FlurrySports)
Zay Flowers (WR – BAL)
“I’m having a hard time trusting Zay Flowers this week. Since Week 9, he has eclipsed 10 half-PPR points just twice and is the WR44 in that same time frame. Yes, he torched this same Cleveland team earlier in the season to the tune of 7-115, but since then, he has not gotten near that volume of work or the results, hitting the 100-yard mark and scoring just once. The Ravens do need this game to win the division, but they should not need to do much offensively with Dorian Thompson-Robinson or Bailey Zappe starting at quarterback for the Browns. This will lead to a more conservative game plan in which they will likely lean on Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and Mark Andrews to do most of the damage.”
– Joe Bond (Fantasy Six Pack)
Tyreek Hill (WR – MIA)
“Tyreek Hill – Tyler Huntley may be better equipped than most backups to help the Dolphins win on Sunday and try for the playoffs. But Huntley’s rushing versatility leads to dramatically fewer passes. I’m projecting the journeyman for 28.5 pass attempts this week. That’s the fourth-fewest at the position and close to 10 fewer than I typically project for Tua Tagovailoa. And that lesser passing volume will hurt Hill’s volume for fantasy, as well.”
– Scott Spratt (FTN)
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