Happy Friday everyone! Lamar Jackson is coming off another dominating performance on Thursday Night Football. 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 Seahawks

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 Josh Jacobs is out, DeAndre Washington jumps to a B, Strong Start Start of the Week: Ronald Jones II (remember, this is a player you wouldn’t always feel comfortable starting, not the best player) Stream of the Week: Patrick Laird (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: Bo Scarbrough

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 T.Y. Hilton is active, he would be a C+, Could Start Start of the Week: Dede Westbrook Stream of the Week: Danny Amendola (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: Tyler Boyd

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: Baker Mayfield Stream of the Week: Gardner Minshew Fade of the Week: Matt Ryan



Tight Ends

Please refer to the FantasyPros homepage for updates on game-time decisions Sunday morning Start of the Week: Jack Doyle Stream of the Week: O.J. Howard Fade of the Week: Kyle Rudolph



Search, Find and Player Cards

Michael Thomas (WR – NO): 120, A+, Must Start

Deshaun Watson (QB – HOU): 100, A+, Must Start

Chris Carson (RB – SEA): 100, A+, Must Start

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

Zach Ertz (TE – PHI): 100, A+, Must Start

Russell Wilson (QB – SEA): 99, A+, Must Start

DeAndre Hopkins (WR – HOU): 98, A+, Must Start

Patrick Mahomes (QB – KC): 98, A+, Must Start

Christian McCaffrey (RB – CAR): 96, A+, Must Start

Drew Brees (QB – NO): 95, A, Strong Start

Dak Prescott (QB – DAL): 95, A, Strong Start

Travis Kelce (TE – KC): 95, A, Must Start

Davante Adams (WR – GB): 94, A, Must Start

Ezekiel Elliott (RB – DAL): 94, A, Must Start

Chris Godwin (WR – TB): 93, A, Must Start

Dalvin Cook (RB – MIN): 93, A, Must Start

Tyreek Hill (WR – KC): 93, A, Must Start

Darren Waller (TE – OAK): 92, A-, Must Start

Julian Edelman (WR – NE): 92, A-, Must Start

Saquon Barkley (RB – NYG): 91, A-, Must Start

Julio Jones (WR – ATL): 91, A-, Must Start

Amari Cooper (WR – DAL): 90, A-, Must Start

Keenan Allen (WR – LAC): 89, B+, Must Start

Baker Mayfield (QB – CLE): 88, B+, Could Start

Tom Brady (QB – NE): 88, B+, Could Start

Allen Robinson (WR – CHI): 88, B+, Must Start

Ryan Tannehill (QB – TEN): 88, B+, Could Start

Leonard Fournette (RB – JAC): 88, B+, Must Start

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

Jameis Winston (QB – TB): 88, B+, Could Start

Derrick Henry (RB – TEN): 87, B+, Must Start

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

Carson Wentz (QB – PHI): 86, B+, Could Start

Kyler Murray (QB – ARI): 86, B+, Could Start

Devante Parker (WR – MIA): 86, B+, Must Start

Jimmy Garoppolo (QB – SF): 86, B+, Could Start

Cooper Kupp (WR – LAR): 85, B, Strong Start

Jarvis Landry (WR – CLE): 85, B, Strong Start

Robert Woods (WR – LAR): 85, B, Strong Start

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

Gardner Minshew (QB – JAC): 85, B, Could Start

Deebo Samuel (WR – SF): 84, B, Strong Start

Dede Westbrook (WR – JAC): 84, B, Strong Start

Nick Chubb (RB – CLE): 84, B, Strong Start

Kenny Golladay (WR – DET): 84, B, Strong Start

Ryan Fitzpatrick (QB – MIA): 83, B, Could Start

Alvin Kamara (RB – NO): 83, B, Strong Start

D.K. Metcalf (WR – SEA): 83, B, Strong Start

Emmanuel Sanders (WR – SF): 83, B, Strong Start

Todd Gurley (RB – LAR): 83, B, Strong Start

Aaron Rodgers (QB – GB): 83, B, Could Start

Hunter Henry (TE – LAC): 83, B, Strong Start

Josh Allen (QB – BUF): 83, B, Could Start

Tyler Lockett (WR – SEA): 82, B-, Should Start

Michael Gallup (WR – DAL): 81, B-, Should Start

Kirk Cousins (QB – MIN): 81, B-, Could Start

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

Aaron Jones (RB – GB): 81, B-, Strong Start

A.J. Brown (WR – TEN): 80, B-, Should Start

Josh Jacobs (RB – OAK): 80, B-, Strong Start

Christian Kirk (WR – ARI): 79, B-, Should Start

Phillip Lindsay (RB – DEN): 79, B-, Strong Start

John Brown (WR – BUF): 79, B-, Should Start

Jack Doyle (TE – IND): 79, B-, Should Start

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

Golden Tate (WR – NYG): 79, C+, Could Start

Miles Sanders (RB – PHI): 79, C+, Should Start

Courtland Sutton (WR – DEN): 79, C+, Could Start

Kyle Allen (QB – CAR): 78, C+, Shouldn’t Start

Philip Rivers (QB – LAC): 78, C+, Shouldn’t Start

Mitch Trubisky (QB – CHI): 78, C+, Shouldn’t Start

Jacoby Brissett (QB – IND): 78, C+, Shouldn’t Start

Darius Slayton (WR – NYG): 78, C+, Could Start

Melvin Gordon (RB – LAC): 78, C+, Should Start

Zach Pascal (WR – IND): 77, C+, Could Start

Sterling Shepard (WR – NYG): 77, C+, Could Start

Terry McLaurin (WR – WAS): 77, C+, Could Start

Danny Amendola (WR – DET): 77, C+, Could Start

JuJu Smith-Schuster (WR – PIT): 77, C+, Could Start

Marlon Mack (RB – IND): 77, C+, Should Start

Devin Singletary (RB – BUF): 76, C+, Should Start

Joe Mixon (RB – CIN): 76, C+, Should Start

Eli Manning (QB – NYG): 76, C+, Shouldn’t Start

Matt Ryan (QB – ATL): 76, C+, Shouldn’t Start

James Conner (RB – PIT): 76, C+, Should Start

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

Curtis Samuel (WR – CAR): 76, C+, Could Start

David Montgomery (RB – CHI): 76, C, Could Start

Mike Williams (WR – LAC): 75, C, Could Start

James White (RB – NE): 75, C, Could Start

Will Fuller (WR – HOU): 75, C, Could Start

Jared Cook (TE – NO): 74, C, Could Start

James Washington (WR – PIT): 74, C, Could Start

Cole Beasley (WR – BUF): 74, C, Could Start

O.J. Howard (TE – TB): 74, C, Could Start

Kareem Hunt (RB – CLE): 74, C, Could Start

Tyrell Williams (WR – OAK): 73, C, Could Start

Tyler Higbee (TE – LAR): 73, C, Could Start

Sammy Watkins (WR – KC): 73, C, Could Start

Drew Lock (QB – DEN): 73, C, Shouldn’t Start

Anthony Miller (WR – CHI): 73, C, Could Start

Chris Conley (WR – JAC): 73, C, Could Start

Jared Goff (QB – LAR): 73, C, Shouldn’t Start

Tyler Boyd (WR – CIN): 73, C, Could Start

Allen Hurns (WR – MIA): 73, C, Could Start

Corey Davis (WR – TEN): 73, C, Could Start

Devonta Freeman (RB – ATL): 73, C-, Could Start

Ronald Jones II (RB – TB): 72, C-, Could Start

Ian Thomas (TE – CAR): 72, C-, Could Start

Mike Gesicki (TE – MIA): 72, C-, Could Start

Raheem Mostert (RB – SF): 72, C-, Could Start

Noah Fant (TE – DEN): 71, C-, Could Start

Sony Michel (RB – NE): 71, C-, Could Start

Randall Cobb (WR – DAL): 71, C-, Shouldn’t Start

Jacob Hollister (TE – SEA): 71, C-, Could Start

Kenyan Drake (RB – ARI): 70, C-, Could Start

Larry Fitzgerald (WR – ARI): 70, C-, Shouldn’t Start

David Njoku (TE – CLE): 70, C-, Could Start

Kyle Rudolph (TE – MIN): 70, C-, Could Start

Greg Ward (WR – PHI): 70, C-, Shouldn’t Start

Jakobi Meyers (WR – NE): 70, C-, Shouldn’t Start

Patrick Laird (RB – MIA): 70, C-, Could Start

Russell Gage (WR – ATL): 70, C-, Shouldn’t Start

Keelan Cole (WR – JAC): 70, C-, Shouldn’t Start

Breshad Perriman (WR – TB): 69, C-, Shouldn’t Start

Isaiah Ford (WR – MIA): 69, C-, Shouldn’t Start

Jamaal Williams (RB – GB): 69, C-, Could Start

Derek Carr (QB – OAK): 69, C-, Shouldn’t Start

Kenny Stills (WR – HOU): 68, D+, Crazy Start

Josh Gordon (WR – SEA): 68, D+, Crazy Start

Carlos Hyde (RB – HOU): 68, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Tarik Cohen (RB – CHI): 68, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Chris Thompson (RB – WAS): 68, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Mohamed Sanu (WR – NE): 67, D+, Crazy Start

Royce Freeman (RB – DEN): 67, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Adrian Peterson (RB – WAS): 67, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Bo Scarbrough (RB – DET): 67, D+, Shouldn’t Start

LeSean McCoy (RB – KC): 66, D+, Shouldn’t Start

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

David Blough (QB – DET): 66, D+, Crazy Start

Marcus Johnson (WR – IND): 66, D+, Crazy Start

Kelvin Harmon (WR – WAS): 65, D, Crazy Start

Mecole Hardman (WR – KC): 65, D, Crazy Start

T.Y. Hilton (WR – IND): 65, D, Crazy Start

DeAndre Washington (RB – OAK): 65, D, Crazy Start

Jonnu Smith (TE – TEN): 65, D, Shouldn’t Start

Irv Smith Jr. (TE – MIN): 65, D, Shouldn’t Start

Keke Coutee (WR – HOU): 64, D, Crazy Start

Brandin Cooks (WR – LAR): 64, D, Crazy Start

Jason Witten (TE – DAL): 64, D, Shouldn’t Start

Kendrick Bourne (WR – SF): 63, D, Crazy Start

Ted Ginn (WR – NO): 63, D, Crazy Start

Justin Watson (WR – TB): 63, D, Crazy Start

Mike Boone (RB – MIN): 63, D, Crazy Start

Peyton Barber (RB – TB): 62, D-, Crazy Start

Matt Breida (RB – SF): 62, D-, Crazy Start

Diontae Johnson (WR – PIT): 61, D-, Crazy Start

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

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

Jimmy Graham (TE – GB): 61, D-, Crazy Start

Boston Scott (RB – PHI): 60, D-, Crazy Start

Phillip Dorsett (WR – NE): 60, D-, Crazy Start

Duke Johnson (RB – HOU): 60, D-, Crazy Start

Kaden Smith (TE – SF): 59, D-, Crazy Start

Allen Lazard (WR – GB): 59, D-, Crazy Start

Nick O’Leary (TE – JAC): 58, F, Crazy Start

Alex Erickson (WR – CIN): 58, F, Crazy Start

Rex Burkhead (RB – NE): 57, F, Crazy Start

Tevin Coleman (RB – SF): 57, F, Crazy Start

Cameron Brate (TE – TB): 57, F, Crazy Start

Darwin Thompson (RB – KC): 57, F, Crazy Start

Dawson Knox (TE – BUF): 56, F, Crazy Start

Scott Miller (WR – TB): 56, F, Crazy Start

Jordan Akins (TE – HOU): 55, F, Crazy Start

Jalen Richard (RB – OAK): 55, F, Crazy Start

Damien Williams (RB – KC): 55, F, Crazy Start

Nyheim Hines (RB – IND): 54, F, Crazy Start

Dwayne Haskins (QB – WAS): 52, F, Crazy Start

Devlin Hodges (QB – PIT): 52, F, Crazy Start

David Johnson (RB – ARI): 51, F, Crazy Start

Andy Dalton (QB – CIN): 50, F, Crazy Start

J.D. McKissic (RB – DET): 47, F, Crazy Start

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