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 someone blows up while you’re sitting on your couch. You can use our Who Should I Start? tool to get advice from fantasy football experts as you make your lineup decisions. And you can also sync your fantasy football league for free with our My Playbook tool for customized advice, rankings, and analysis.

Let’s take a look at some polarizing players and what the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) advises.

Fantasy Football Start em, Sit em Lineup advice

Isiah Pacheco (RB – KC) RB15 for Week 1

Running Backs who have a higher ECR than Pacheco:

• Josh Jacobs (GB)
• James Cook (BUF)
• Kenneth Walker (SEA)

Running Backs who have a lower ECR than Pacheco:

• Alvin Kamara (NO)
• Joe Mixon (HOU)
• James Conner (ARI)

Some of the most popular “Who should I start?” searches of the week:

• Isiah Pacheco or Josh Jacobs: 55% of experts chose Pacheco
• Isiah Pacheco or James Cook: 73% of experts chose Cook
• Isiah Pacheco or Alvin Kamara: 65% of experts chose Pacheco
• Isiah Pacheco or Joe Mixon: 75% of experts chose Pacheco

Zay Flowers (WR – BAL) WR31 for week 1

Wide Receivers has a higher ECR than Flowers:

• Terry McLaurin (WAS)
• Stefon Diggs (HOU)
• Chris Godwin (TB)

Wide Receivers who have a lower ECR than Flowers:

• Tank Dell (HOU)
• Diontae Johnson (CAR)
• Christian Kirk (JAX)

Some of the most popular “Who should I start?” searches of the week:

• Zay Flowers or Terry McLaurin: 81% of experts chose McLaurin
• Zay Flowers or Stefon Diggs: 71% of experts chose Diggs
• Zay Flowers or Tank Dell: 67% of experts chose Flowers
• Zay Flowers or Christian Kirk: 69% of experts chose Flowers

Jayden Reed (WR – GB) WR37 for week 1

Wide Receivers who have a higher ECR than Reed:

• Diontae Johnson (CAR)
• Calvin Ridley (TEN)
• Keenan Allen (CHI)

Wide Receivers who have a lower ECR than Reed:

• Christian Watson (GB)
• Xavier Worthy (KC)
• Courtland Sutton (DEN)

Some of the most popular “Who should I start?” searches of the week:

• Jayden Reed or Diontae Johnson: 84% of experts chose Johnson
• Jayden Reed or Calvin Ridley: 76% of experts chose Ridley
• Jayden Reed or Christian Watson: 71% of experts chose Jayden Reed
• Jayden Reed or Xavier Worthy: 70% of experts chose Reed

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