By james art Start them or sit them? Decisions about starting or sitting fantasy football can be agonizing. While it’s great to make the right decision and coast to fantasy glory, it hurts just as much when you have someone blow up while you’re on the bench. You can use our Who do I start with? a tool to gauge advice from fantasy football experts as you make your lineup decisions. You can also sync your fantasy football league for free using our My Playbook tool for personalized tips, rankings and analysis.
Let’s take a look at a few polarizing players and what the Expert Consensus Ranking (ECR) advises.
Fantasy Football Start em, Sit em Lineup Tips
Chuba Hubbard (RB – CAR) | RB23 for Week 9
Running Backs ECR has higher than Hubbard:
- Brian Robinson Jr. (WAS)
- Chase Brown (CIN)
- JK Dobbins (LAC)
Running Backs ECR has lower than Hubbard:
- Ramondre Stevenson (Nebraska)
- Nick Chubb (CLE)
- Alexander Matheson (LV)
Some of the most popular Who do I start? searches of the week:
- Chubba Hubbard or Brian Robinson Jr.: 70% of experts picked Robinson Jr.
- Chubba Hubbard or Chase Brown: 57% of pundits picked Brown
- Chuba Hubbard or Rhamondre Stevenson: 74% of experts picked Hubbard
- Chubb Hubbard or Nick Chubb: 93% of pundits picked Hubbard
Jaden Reid (WR – GB) | WR18 for Week 9
Wide receivers that ECR has higher than Reed:
- Devonta Smith (PHI)
- DJ Moore (CHI)
- Marvin Harrison Jr. (ARI)
Wide receivers that ECR has lower than Reed:
- Josh Downes (India)
- Zay Flowers (BAL)
- Darnell Mooney (ATL)
Some of the most popular Who do I start? searches of the week:
- Jaden Reed or DeVonta Smith: 78% of pundits picked Smith
- Jaden Reed or DJ Moore: 65% of pundits chose Moore
- Jaden Reed or Josh Downs: 52% of pundits picked Reed
- Jaden Reed or Zay Flowers: 63% of pundits picked Reed
Bucky Irving (RB – TB) | RB29/Flex64 for week 9
Flex Players ECR has higher than Irving:
- Rachaad White (RB – TB)
- Xavier Worthy (WR – KC)
- Michael Pittman Jr. (WR – IND)
Flex Players ECR has lower than Irving:
- Evan Engram (TE – JAX)
- Javonte Williams (RB – DEN)
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR – SEA)
Some of the most popular Who do I start? searches of the week:
- Bucky Irving or Rachaad White: 70% of pundits picked White
- Bucky Irving or Xavier Worthy: 56% of experts picked Worthy
- Bucky Irving or Evan Engram: 53% of experts chose Irving
- Bucky Irving or Javonte Williams: 57% of experts chose Irving
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