Happy Friday everyone! Mitch Trubisky put on a show on Thursday Night Football against the Cowboys. It is now time to look ahead to the full slate of games and make start/sit decisions. This article is for those of you who would love to sit down and read a detailed start/sit article for 90 minutes but just can’t carve out the time at this stage in your life. Instead, I’ll give you all the information without any of the words. Here is how it works: it’s quick-hitting advice with an overall grade and start/sit recommendation for every fantasy-relevant player based on four simple criteria: Matchup, expected volume, fantasy ability and surrounding talent.

Matchup

Unsurprisingly, Tyler Higbee had a big game last week because of his matchup against the Cardinals

Expected Volume

Latavius Murray piled up fantasy points when he had the bulk of the Saints workload

Fantasy Ability

Tom Brady is a superior real-life quarterback to Josh Allen, but QBs who can run are a fantasy cheat code

Surrounding Talent

It certainly doesn’t hurt Jameis Winston to have Chris Godwin and Mike Evans to throw to

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The grades listed below range from 1 to 25 with overall grades made to mimic a school grade (1-100 with letter grades). The four grades will not add up to the overall grade since each position weights the four criteria differently. For instance, volume is king for running backs, but matchups are much more important for quarterbacks. The start/sit recommendations are for 12-team half-PPR, 1-QB leagues. Slight adjustments would be made for moderate rules changes. Additionally, I’ll name a start of the week, stream of the week and fade of the week at each position. Obviously the #1 player from each player is the top start so rather, start of the week refers to a player you wouldn’t always start. Stream of the week is a player you can typically pick up off the waivers if you are desperate for a fill-in so don’t be surprised if they are down at the bottom of a table since most useful players are already rostered. Fade of the week is the opposite of start of the week, as it is a player you would typically start, but shouldn’t this week because of matchup or game script. Because the tables are a screenshot of an excel table, I’ve added a quick search/find list at the bottom of the article in case you are looking for one or two immediate answers. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to me on Twitter @BobbyFantasyPro.

Quick Link to view the entire spreadsheet and search for players quickly at this link.

Running Backs

Please refer to the FantasyPros homepage for updates on game-time decisions Sunday morning If Matt Breida plays, he is a C-, Could Start Start of the Week: Benny Snell Jr. (remember, this is a player you wouldn’t always feel comfortable starting, not the best player) Stream of the Week: Alexander Mattison (remember, this doesn’t mean he is a great start, it means he is the best of what is available on waivers) Fade of the Week: LeSean McCoy

Break in the chart is between RB40/RB41

Implied refers to how many points Vegas is projecting their team to score

Wide Receivers

Please refer to the FantasyPros homepage for updates on game-time decisions Sunday morning If Adam Thielen (doubtful) is active, he would be a B-, Strong Start Start of the Week: D.K. Metcalf Stream of the Week: Zach Pascal (remember, this doesn’t mean he is a great start, it means he is the best of what is available on waivers) Fade of the Week: Marquise Brown

Break in the chart is between WR40/WR41

Quarterbacks

Please refer to the FantasyPros homepage for updates on game-time decisions Sunday morning Start of the Week: Carson Wentz Stream of the Week: Jacoby Brissett Fade of the Week: Tom Brady



Tight Ends

Please refer to the FantasyPros homepage for updates on game-time decisions Sunday morning Make sure to monitor the injury status for both Austin Hooper and Evan Engram (OUT) Start of the Week: Jack Doyle Stream of the Week: Mike Gesicki Fade of the Week: Ryan Griffin



Search, Find and Player Cards

Michael Thomas (WR – NO): 110, A+, Must Start

Lamar Jackson (QB – BAL): 100, A+, Must Start

Christian McCaffrey (RB – CAR): 100, A+, Must Start

George Kittle (TE – SF): 100, A+, Must Start

Davante Adams (WR – GB): 99, A+, Must Start

Darren Waller (TE – OAK): 99, A+, Must Start

Russell Wilson (QB – SEA): 98, A+, Must Start

Travis Kelce (TE – KC): 97, A+, Must Start

Zach Ertz (TE – PHI): 97, A+, Must Start

Jack Doyle (TE – IND): 95, A, Must Start

Carson Wentz (QB – PHI): 95, A, Strong Start

Leonard Fournette (RB – JAC): 94, A, Must Start

Aaron Rodgers (QB – GB): 93, A, Strong Start

Derrick Henry (RB – TEN): 93, A, Must Start

Kirk Cousins (QB – MIN): 93, A, Strong Start

DeAndre Hopkins (WR – HOU): 92, A-, Must Start

Patrick Mahomes (QB – KC): 92, A-, Should Start

Nick Chubb (RB – CLE): 92, A-, Must Start

Melvin Gordon (RB – LAC): 90, A-, Must Start

Chris Godwin (WR – TB): 90, A-, Must Start

Josh Jacobs (RB – OAK): 90, A-, Must Start

Jameis Winston (QB – TB): 89, A-, Should Start

Alvin Kamara (RB – NO): 89, A-, Must Start

Le’Veon Bell (RB – NYJ): 89, A-, Must Start

Saquon Barkley (RB – NYG): 89, B+, Strong Start

Aaron Jones (RB – GB): 89, B+, Strong Start

Julio Jones (WR – ATL): 89, B+, Must Start

Mike Evans (WR – TB): 88, B+, Must Start

Hunter Henry (TE – LAC): 88, B+, Strong Start

D.J. Moore (WR – CAR): 88, B+, Must Start

Devonta Freeman (RB – ATL): 88, B+, Strong Start

Tyreek Hill (WR – KC): 88, B+, Must Start

Stefon Diggs (WR – MIN): 87, B+, Must Start

Miles Sanders (RB – PHI): 87, B+, Strong Start

Matt Ryan (QB – ATL): 87, B+, Could Start

Cooper Kupp (WR – LAR): 86, B+, Must Start

Alshon Jeffery (WR – PHI): 86, B+, Must Start

Chris Carson (RB – SEA): 86, B+, Strong Start

Josh Allen (QB – BUF): 86, B+, Could Start

Keenan Allen (WR – LAC): 86, B+, Must Start

Dalvin Cook (RB – MIN): 86, B+, Strong Start

Jacoby Brissett (QB – IND): 86, B+, Could Start

Odell Beckham Jr. (WR – CLE): 85, B, Strong Start

Devante Parker (WR – MIA): 85, B, Strong Start

Deshaun Watson (QB – HOU): 84, B, Could Start

Julian Edelman (WR – NE): 84, B, Strong Start

Sony Michel (RB – NE): 84, B, Strong Start

Kyle Allen (QB – CAR): 83, B, Could Start

Mark Ingram (RB – BAL): 83, B, Strong Start

Joe Mixon (RB – CIN): 83, B, Strong Start

Courtland Sutton (WR – DEN): 83, B, Strong Start

Kyler Murray (QB – ARI): 83, B, Could Start

Ryan Tannehill (QB – TEN): 82, B-, Could Start

Todd Gurley (RB – LAR): 82, B-, Should Start

Jarvis Landry (WR – CLE): 81, B-, Strong Start

Calvin Ridley (WR – ATL): 81, B-, Strong Start

Austin Hooper (TE – ATL): 81, B-, Should Start

Mark Andrews (TE – BAL): 80, B-, Should Start

Tyler Lockett (WR – SEA): 80, B-, Strong Start

Benny Snell Jr. (RB – PIT): 80, B-, Should Start

Phillip Lindsay (RB – DEN): 80, B-, Should Start

Jamaal Williams (RB – GB): 79, B-, Should Start

Tom Brady (QB – NE): 79, B-, Could Start

Marlon Mack (RB – IND): 79, C+, Could Start

Dallas Goedert (TE – PHI): 79, C+, Could Start

Sam Darnold (QB – NYJ): 79, B-, Could Start

Ryan Fitzpatrick (QB – MIA): 79, B-, Could Start

Mike Gesicki (TE – MIA): 79, C+, Could Start

Kyle Rudolph (TE – MIN): 79, C+, Could Start

Robert Woods (WR – LAR): 78, C+, Should Start

Jacob Hollister (TE – SEA): 78, C+, Could Start

Baker Mayfield (QB – CLE): 78, C+, Shouldn’t Start

D.J. Chark (WR – JAC): 78, C+, Should Start

Philip Rivers (QB – LAC): 77, C+, Shouldn’t Start

D.K. Metcalf (WR – SEA): 77, C+, Should Start

Jimmy Garoppolo (QB – SF): 77, C+, Shouldn’t Start

Devin Singletary (RB – BUF): 77, C+, Could Start

Kareem Hunt (RB – CLE): 76, C+, Could Start

Kenny Golladay (WR – DET): 76, C+, Should Start

Jared Goff (QB – LAR): 76, C+, Shouldn’t Start

Drew Brees (QB – NO): 76, C+, Shouldn’t Start

Deebo Samuel (WR – SF): 76, C+, Should Start

John Brown (WR – BUF): 76, C+, Should Start

Austin Ekeler (RB – LAC): 76, C+, Could Start

Jared Cook (TE – NO): 75, C, Could Start

Zach Pascal (WR – IND): 75, C, Could Start

A.J. Brown (WR – TEN): 75, C, Could Start

Carlos Hyde (RB – HOU): 75, C, Could Start

Vance McDonald (TE – PIT): 75, C, Could Start

Curtis Samuel (WR – CAR): 75, C, Could Start

Tyler Boyd (WR – CIN): 74, C, Could Start

Jamison Crowder (WR – NYJ): 74, C, Could Start

Alexander Mattison (RB – MIN): 74, C, Could Start

Noah Fant (TE – DEN): 74, C, Could Start

Ryan Griffin (TE – NYJ): 74, C, Could Start

Christian Kirk (WR – ARI): 74, C, Could Start

James White (RB – NE): 74, C, Could Start

Sterling Shepard (WR – NYG): 74, C, Could Start

Marvin Jones (WR – DET): 73, C, Could Start

Rashaad Penny (RB – SEA): 73, C, Could Start

Cole Beasley (WR – BUF): 73, C, Could Start

O.J. Howard (TE – TB): 73, C, Could Start

Gardner Minshew (QB – JAC): 73, C, Shouldn’t Start

Mike Williams (WR – LAC): 73, C, Could Start

Golden Tate (WR – NYG): 73, C, Could Start

Eli Manning (QB – NYG): 73, C-, Crazy Start

Emmanuel Sanders (WR – SF): 72, C-, Could Start

Jonnu Smith (TE – TEN): 72, C-, Shouldn’t Start

Tyler Higbee (TE – LAR): 72, C-, Shouldn’t Start

Derrius Guice (RB – WAS): 72, C-, Could Start

Bo Scarbrough (RB – DET): 72, C-, Could Start

Irv Smith Jr. (TE – MIN): 72, C-, Shouldn’t Start

Kenyan Drake (RB – ARI): 71, C-, Could Start

Adrian Peterson (RB – WAS): 71, C-, Could Start

Robby Anderson (WR – NYJ): 71, C-, Could Start

Terry McLaurin (WR – WAS): 70, C-, Could Start

Parris Campbell (WR – IND): 70, C-, Could Start

James Washington (WR – PIT): 70, C-, Could Start

Brandin Cooks (WR – LAR): 70, C-, Could Start

Will Fuller (WR – HOU): 70, C-, Could Start

Dede Westbrook (WR – JAC): 70, C-, Could Start

Raheem Mostert (RB – SF): 70, C-, Could Start

Marquise Brown (WR – BAL): 70, C-, Could Start

Tyrell Williams (WR – OAK): 69, C-, Could Start

LeSean McCoy (RB – KC): 69, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Corey Davis (WR – TEN): 69, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Darius Slayton (WR – NYG): 69, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Tevin Coleman (RB – SF): 68, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Ronald Jones II (RB – TB): 68, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Drew Lock (QB – DEN): 68, D+, Crazy Start

Devlin Hodges (QB – PIT): 68, D+, Crazy Start

Larry Fitzgerald (WR – ARI): 68, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Jaylen Samuels (RB – PIT): 67, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Duke Johnson (RB – HOU): 67, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Sammy Watkins (WR – KC): 67, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Nelson Agholor (WR – PHI): 67, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Ian Thomas (TE – CAR): 66, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Latavius Murray (RB – NO): 66, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Patrick Laird (RB – MIA): 66, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Darwin Thompson (RB – KC): 66, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Royce Freeman (RB – DEN): 66, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Gus Edwards (RB – BAL): 65, D, Crazy Start

Adam Humphries (WR – TEN): 65, D, Shouldn’t Start

Andy Dalton (QB – CIN): 65, D, Crazy Start

Peyton Barber (RB – TB): 65, D, Crazy Start

Kelvin Harmon (WR – WAS): 64, D, Shouldn’t Start

Rex Burkhead (RB – NE): 64, D, Crazy Start

Demaryius Thomas (WR – NYJ): 64, D, Shouldn’t Start

Jakobi Meyers (WR – NE): 64, D, Shouldn’t Start

Mohamed Sanu (WR – NE): 64, D, Shouldn’t Start

Frank Gore (RB – BUF): 63, D, Crazy Start

Auden Tate (WR – CIN): 63, D, Shouldn’t Start

Jimmy Graham (TE – GB): 63, D, Crazy Start

Diontae Johnson (WR – PIT): 63, D, Shouldn’t Start

Jordan Howard (RB – PHI): 63, D, Crazy Start

Adam Thielen (WR – MIN): 63, D, Shouldn’t Start

Brian Hill (RB – ATL): 62, D-, Crazy Start

Marcus Johnson (WR – IND): 62, D-, Crazy Start

Allen Lazard (WR – GB): 62, D-, Crazy Start

Danny Amendola (WR – DET): 62, D-, Crazy Start

Derek Carr (QB – OAK): 62, D-, Crazy Start

Darren Fells (TE – HOU): 61, D-, Crazy Start

Kenny Stills (WR – HOU): 61, D-, Crazy Start

Allen Hurns (WR – MIA): 61, D-, Crazy Start

John Ross (WR – CIN): 61, D-, Crazy Start

Russell Gage (WR – ATL): 60, D-, Crazy Start

Albert Wilson (WR – MIA): 60, D-, Crazy Start

Josh Gordon (WR – SEA): 59, D-, Crazy Start

Jonathan Williams (RB – IND): 59, D-, Crazy Start

Nyheim Hines (RB – IND): 59, D-, Crazy Start

Chris Conley (WR – JAC): 58, F, Crazy Start

Dawson Knox (TE – BUF): 58, F, Crazy Start

Olabisi Johnson (WR – MIN): 57, F, Crazy Start

Zay Jones (WR – BUF): 57, F, Crazy Start

Tyler Eifert (TE – CIN): 57, F, Crazy Start

Phillip Dorsett (WR – NE): 57, F, Crazy Start

Matt Breida (RB – SF): 57, F, Crazy Start

David Johnson (RB – ARI): 57, F, Crazy Start

Chris Thompson (RB – WAS): 56, F, Crazy Start

Mecole Hardman (WR – KC): 55, F, Crazy Start

David Blough (QB – DET): 54, F, Crazy Start

Myles Gaskin (RB – MIA): 53, F, Crazy Start

Tim Patrick (WR – DEN): 53, F, Crazy Start

Jordan Wilkins (RB – IND): 53, F, Crazy Start

Breshad Perriman (WR – TB): 51, F, Crazy Start

Ted Ginn (WR – NO): 50, F, Crazy Start

J.D. McKissic (RB – DET): 50, F, Crazy Start

Demarcus Robinson (WR – KC): 50, F, Crazy Start

Dwayne Haskins (QB – WAS): 50, F, Crazy Start

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