Start or set? Starting or seating decisions in fantasy football can be agonizing. While it feels great to make the right decision and achieve fantasy glory, it hurts just as much when someone breaks out on the bench. You can use our “Who should I start with?” Tool to help you 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 the recommendations of the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR).

Fantasy football starting and sit-em lineup tips

Geno Smith (QB – SEA) | QB16 for Week 6

ECR’s quarterbacks are higher than Smith’s:

• Kirk Cousins ​​(ATL)
• Baker Mayfield (TB)
• Daniel Jones (NYG)

The ECR quarterbacks are lower than Smith:

• Jared Goff (DET)
• Andy Dalton (CAR)
• Trevor Lawrence (JAX)

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

• Geno Smith or Daniel Jones: 60% of experts chose Jones
• Geno Smith or Jared Goff: 53% of experts chose Goff
• Geno Smith or Baker Mayfield: 63% of experts chose Mayfield

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR – SEA) | WR30 for Week 6

ECR’s wide receivers are higher than Smith-Njigba:

• George Pickens (PIT)
• Tank Dell (HOU)
• Rashid Shaheed (NO)

ECR’s wide receivers are lower than Smith-Njigba:

• Wan’Dale Robinson (NYG)
• Dontayvion Wicks (GB)
• Josh Downs (IND)

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

• Jaxon Smith-Njigba or Rashid Shaheed: 52% of experts chose Shaheed
• Jaxon Smith-Njigba or Tank Dell: 55% of experts chose Dell
• Jaxon Smith-Njigba or Wan’Dale Robinson: 66% of experts chose Smith-Njigba

Brandon Aiyuk (WR – SF) | WR12 for Week 6

ECR’s wide receivers are higher than Aiyuk’s:

• Chris Godwin (TB)
• DK Metcalf (SEA)
• Stefon Diggs (HOU)

ECR’s wide receivers are lower than Aiyuk’s:

• Deebo Samuel (SF)
• Garrett Wilson (NYJ)
• Marvin Harrison Jr. (IND)

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

• Brandon Aiyuk or Stefon Diggs: 62% of experts chose Diggs
• Brandon Aiyuk or DK Metcalf: 86% of experts chose Metcalf
• Brandon Aiyuk or Garrett Wilson: 69% of experts chose Aiyuk
• Brandon Aiyuk or Deebo Samuel: 55% of experts chose Aiyuk

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