Fantasy Football Start em, Sit em: Kirk Cousins, Kareem Hunt, Mark Andrews (2024)

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 throws a tantrum 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 with our My Playbook tool for free 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

Kirk Cousins ​​(QB – ATL) | QB12 for Week 7

ECR's quarterbacks are higher than Cousins':

• Brock Purdy (SF)
• Geno Smith (SEA)
• CJ Stroud (HOU)

The ECR has fewer quarterbacks than Cousins:

• Patrick Mahomes (KC)
• Kyler Murray (ARI)
• Anthony Richardson (IND)

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

• Kirk Cousins ​​​​or Brock Purdy: 85% of experts chose Purdy
• Kirk Cousins ​​​​or Geno Smith: 85% of experts chose Smith
• Kirk Cousins ​​​​or Patrick Mahomes: 58% of experts chose Cousins
• Kirk Cousins ​​​​or Kyler Murray: 55% of experts chose Cousins

Kareem Hunt (RB – KC) | RB17 for Week 7

The ECR has higher running backs than Hunt:

• Jordan Mason (SF)
• Brian Robinson Jr. (WHAT)
• David Montgomery (DET)

The ECR has fewer running backs than Hunt:

• James Cook (BUF)
• De'Von Achane (MIA)
• Chase Brown (CIN)

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

• Kareem Hunt or Jordan Mason: 98% of experts chose Hunt
• Kareem Hunt or Brian Robinson: 84% of experts chose Robinson
• Kareem Hunt or James Cook: 67% of experts chose Hunt
• Kareem Hunt or De'Von Achane: 60% of experts chose Hunt

Mark Andrews (TE – BAL) | TE14/Flex109 for Week 7

ECR's flex players are higher than Andrews:

• Zach Ertz (TE – WAS)
• Allen Lazard (WR – NYJ)
• Cade Otton (WR – TB)

ECR's flex players are lower than Andrews:

• Darius Slayton (WR – NYG)
• Hunter Henry (TE – NE)
• Jaylen Warren (RB – PIT)

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

• Mark Andrews or Zach Ertz: 77% of experts chose Ertz
• Mark Andrews or Allen Lazard: 66% of experts chose Lazard
• Mark Andrews or Darius Slayton: 59% of experts chose Slayton
• Mark Andrews or Hunter Henry: 50% of experts chose Andrews/50% of experts chose Henry

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