Happy Friday everyone! Another Patriots blowout is behind us which means it is 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

Teddy Bridgewater tore it up last week in an ideal matchup against the Bucs secondary

Expected Volume

If Jared Goff continues to throw 44 pass attempts per game, he will rack up fantasy points even without efficiency

Fantasy Ability

Tom Brady is a superior real-life quarterback to Lamar Jackson, 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 David Johnson plays he becomes a B+, Must Start If Johnson is out, Chase Edmonds becomes a B, Strong Start If Todd Gurley plays he becomes a B+, Must Start If Gurley is out, Malcolm Brown becomes a B-, Should Start If Alvin Kamara is out, Lataviys Murrs a B, Strong Start Start of the Week: Adrian Peterson (remember, this is a player you wouldn’t always feel comfortable starting, not the best player) Stream of the Week: Gus Edwards (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 RB30/RB31

Wide Receivers

Quarterbacks

Please refer to the FantasyPros homepage for updates on game-time decisions Sunday morning Start of the Week: Jared Goff Stream of the Week: Gardner Minshew Fade of the Week: Carson Wentz



Tight Ends

Please refer to the FantasyPros homepage for updates on game-time decisions Sunday morning If Hunter Henry plays he slots in between Olsen and Everett as a C, Could Start Start of the Week: Greg Olsen Stream of the Week: Jordan Akins Fade of the Week: Vance McDonald



Search, Find and Player Cards

Patrick Mahomes (QB – KC): 100, A+, Must Start

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

Keenan Allen (WR – LAC): 100, A+, Must Start

Travis Kelce (TE – KC): 100, A+, Must Start

Matt Ryan (QB – ATL): 99, A+, Must Start

Austin Hooper (TE – ATL): 98, A+, Must Start

Ezekiel Elliott (RB – DAL): 98, A+, Must Start

Julio Jones (WR – ATL): 97, A+, Must Start

Le’Veon Bell (RB – NYJ): 97, A+, Must Start

Michael Thomas (WR – NO): 96, A+, Must Start

DeAndre Hopkins (WR – HOU): 95, A, Must Start

Kyler Murray (QB – ARI): 95, A, Must Start

Chris Carson (RB – SEA): 95, A, Must Start

Leonard Fournette (RB – JAC): 95, A, Must Start

Deshaun Watson (QB – HOU): 94, A, Must Start

Amari Cooper (WR – DAL): 94, A, Must Start

Lamar Jackson (QB – BAL): 93, A, Must Start

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

Alvin Kamara (RB – NO): 92, A-, Must Start

Mark Ingram (RB – BAL): 92, A-, Must Start

Cooper Kupp (WR – LAR): 90, A-, Must Start

George Kittle (TE – SF): 90, A-, Must Start

Kerryon Johnson (RB – DET): 90, A-, Must Start

Zach Ertz (TE – PHI): 90, A-, Must Start

Adam Thielen (WR – MIN): 90, A-, Must Start

Nick Chubb (RB – CLE): 88, B+, Must Start

Derrick Henry (RB – TEN): 88, B+, Must Start

Aaron Jones (RB – GB): 87, B+, Must Start

Odell Beckham Jr. (WR – CLE): 87, B+, Must Start

James Conner (RB – PIT): 86, B+, Must Start

Melvin Gordon (RB – LAC): 85, B, Strong Start

Larry Fitzgerald (WR – ARI): 85, B, Must Start

Joe Mixon (RB – CIN): 85, B, Strong Start

David Johnson (RB – ARI): 84, B, Strong Start

Todd Gurley (RB – LAR): 84, B, Strong Start

Austin Ekeler (RB – LAC): 83, B, Strong Start

Jared Goff (QB – LAR): 82, B-, Should Start

Chris Godwin (WR – TB): 82, B-, Strong Start

Phillip Lindsay (RB – DEN): 82, B-, Should Start

Adrian Peterson (RB – WAS): 82, B-, Should Start

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

Russell Wilson (QB – SEA): 82, B-, Should Start

Aaron Rodgers (QB – GB): 81, B-, Should Start

Mike Evans (WR – TB): 81, B-, Strong Start

JuJu Smith-Schuster (WR – PIT): 81, B-, Strong Start

Dak Prescott (QB – DAL): 81, B-, Should Start

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

D.J. Moore (WR – CAR): 80, B-, Strong Start

Curtis Samuel (WR – CAR): 80, B-, Strong Start

Devonta Freeman (RB – ATL): 80, B-, Should Start

Alshon Jeffery (WR – PHI): 80, B-, Strong Start

Tyler Boyd (WR – CIN): 80, B-, Strong Start

Stefon Diggs (WR – MIN): 80, B-, Strong Start

Will Fuller (WR – HOU): 79, C+, Should Start

Greg Olsen (TE – CAR): 79, C+, Strong Start

Royce Freeman (RB – DEN): 78, C+, Could Start

Damien Williams (RB – KC): 78, C+, Could Start

Carlos Hyde (RB – HOU): 78, C+, Could Start

Jordan Howard (RB – PHI): 77, C+, Could Start

D.J. Chark (WR – JAC): 77, C+, Should Start

Brandin Cooks (WR – LAR): 77, C+, Should Start

Gardner Minshew (QB – JAC): 77, C+, Could Start

Matt Breida (RB – SF): 77, C+, Could Start

Calvin Ridley (WR – ATL): 76, C+, Should Start

Tyreek Hill (WR – KC): 76, C+, Should Start

Dede Westbrook (WR – JAC): 75, C, Could Start

Carson Wentz (QB – PHI): 75, C, Could Start

Kenny Golladay (WR – DET): 75, C, Could Start

Kenyan Drake (RB – MIA): 75, C, Could Start

Terry McLaurin (WR – WAS): 75, C, Could Start

Robert Woods (WR – LAR): 74, C, Could Start

Marquise Brown (WR – BAL): 74, C, Could Start

Jarvis Landry (WR – CLE): 74, C, Could Start

Marquez Valdes-Scantling (WR – GB): 74, C, Could Start

Preston Williams (WR – MIA): 73, C, Could Start

Chris Thompson (RB – WAS): 73, C, Could Start

Gerald Everett (TE – LAR): 73, C-, Could Start

Philip Rivers (QB – LAC): 72, C-, Could Start

Christian Kirk (WR – ARI): 72, C-, Could Start

Will Dissly (TE – SEA): 72, C-, Could Start

Mark Andrews (TE – BAL): 72, C-, Could Start

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

Tevin Coleman (RB – SF): 72, C-, Could Start

Miles Sanders (RB – PHI): 72, C-, Could Start

Courtland Sutton (WR – DEN): 72, C-, Could Start

D.K. Metcalf (WR – SEA): 71, C-, Could Start

Davante Adams (WR – GB): 71, C-, Could Start

LeSean McCoy (RB – KC): 71, C-, Could Start

Emmanuel Sanders (WR – DEN): 71, C-, Could Start

Demarcus Robinson (WR – KC): 71, C-, Could Start

Kirk Cousins (QB – MIN): 71, C-, Could Start

Baker Mayfield (QB – CLE): 70, C-, Could Start

Gus Edwards (RB – BAL): 70, C-, Could Start

Jameis Winston (QB – TB): 70, C-, Could Start

Mohamed Sanu (WR – ATL): 70, C-, Could Start

Kyle Allen (QB – CAR): 70, C-, Could Start

Mecole Hardman (WR – KC): 70, C-, Could Start

Delanie Walker (TE – TEN): 69, C-, Could Start

Mike Williams (WR – LAC): 69, C-, Could Start

Devante Parker (WR – MIA): 69, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Jimmy Graham (TE – GB): 68, D+, Could Start

Peyton Barber (RB – TB): 68, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Duke Johnson (RB – HOU): 68, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Ito Smith (RB – ATL): 67, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Keke Coutee (WR – HOU): 67, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Sammy Watkins (WR – KC): 66, D+, Shouldn’t Start

O.J. Howard (TE – TB): 66, D+, Could Start

Noah Fant (TE – DEN): 66, D+, Could Start

Jordan Akins (TE – HOU): 66, D+, Could Start

Geronimo Allison (WR – GB): 66, D+, Shouldn’t Start

Diontae Johnson (WR – PIT): 65, D, Shouldn’t Start

T.J. Hockenson (TE – DET): 65, D, Shouldn’t Start

Dallas Goedert (TE – PHI): 65, D, Shouldn’t Start

Malcolm Brown (RB – LAR): 65, D, Shouldn’t Start

Corey Davis (WR – TEN): 64, D, Shouldn’t Start

Dion Lewis (RB – TEN): 64, D, Shouldn’t Start

Chase Edmonds (RB – ARI): 64, D, Shouldn’t Start

Jamaal Williams (RB – GB): 64, D, Shouldn’t Start

Robby Anderson (WR – NYJ): 64, D, Shouldn’t Start

Rashaad Penny (RB – SEA): 63, D, Shouldn’t Start

Deebo Samuel (WR – SF): 63, D, Shouldn’t Start

Marvin Jones (WR – DET): 63, D, Shouldn’t Start

Jamison Crowder (WR – NYJ): 63, D, Shouldn’t Start

Andy Dalton (QB – CIN): 63, D, Shouldn’t Start

Josh Rosen (QB – MIA): 63, D, Shouldn’t Start

Albert Wilson (WR – MIA): 63, D, Shouldn’t Start

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

Matthew Stafford (QB – DET): 63, D-, Crazy Start

Randall Cobb (WR – DAL): 62, D-, Crazy Start

Latavius Murray (RB – NO): 62, D-, Crazy Start

Dante Pettis (WR – SF): 62, D-, Crazy Start

Chris Conley (WR – JAC): 62, D-, Crazy Start

Byron Pringle (WR – KC): 62, D-, Crazy Start

Vance McDonald (TE – PIT): 62, D-, Crazy Start

Demaryius Thomas (WR – NYJ): 61, D-, Crazy Start

Nelson Agholor (WR – PHI): 61, D-, Crazy Start

Vernon Davis (TE – WAS): 61, D-, Crazy Start

David Moore (WR – SEA): 61, D-, Crazy Start

Jared Cook (TE – NO): 61, D-, Crazy Start

Tony Pollard (RB – DAL): 60, D-, Crazy Start

Tyler Higbee (TE – LAR): 60, D-, Crazy Start

Giovani Bernard (RB – CIN): 60, D-, Crazy Start

Kenny Stills (WR – HOU): 60, D-, Crazy Start

Raheem Mostert (RB – SF): 60, D-, Crazy Start

Sam Darnold (QB – NYJ): 59, D-, Crazy Start

Tyler Eifert (TE – CIN): 59, F, Crazy Start

Darren Fells (TE – HOU): 59, F, Crazy Start

Alexander Mattison (RB – MIN): 59, F, Crazy Start

Case Keenum (QB – WAS): 59, D-, Crazy Start

Geoff Swaim (TE – JAC): 59, F, Crazy Start

KeeSean Johnson (WR – ARI): 58, F, Crazy Start

Jason Witten (TE – DAL): 58, F, Crazy Start

Olabisi Johnson (WR – MIN): 58, F, Crazy Start

Marquise Goodwin (WR – SF): 58, F, Crazy Start

Jimmy Garoppolo (QB – SF): 58, F, Crazy Start

Willie Snead (WR – BAL): 57, F, Crazy Start

James Washington (WR – PIT): 57, F, Crazy Start

Adam Humphries (WR – TEN): 57, F, Crazy Start

Trey Quinn (WR – WAS): 56, F, Crazy Start

Teddy Bridgewater (QB – NO): 56, F, Crazy Start

A.J. Brown (WR – TEN): 56, F, Crazy Start

Mark Walton (RB – MIA): 56, F, Crazy Start

Danny Amendola (WR – DET): 55, F, Crazy Start

Cameron Brate (TE – TB): 55, F, Crazy Start

Paul Richardson (WR – WAS): 55, F, Crazy Start

Trent Sherfield (WR – ARI): 55, F, Crazy Start

Joe Flacco (QB – DEN): 55, F, Crazy Start

Jeremy Sprinkle (TE – WAS): 54, F, Crazy Start

Antonio Callaway (WR – CLE): 54, F, Crazy Start

Devlin Hodges (QB – PIT): 53, F, Crazy Start

Ted Ginn (WR – NO): 53, F, Crazy Start

Ricky Seals-Jones (TE – CLE): 51, F, Crazy Start

Marcus Mariota (QB – TEN): 49, F, Crazy Start

Hayden Hurst (TE – BAL): 48, F, Crazy Start

Mike Gesicki (TE – MIA): 47, F, Crazy Start

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