Fantasy Football Week 5 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em

Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Many starts and sits are obvious too, so we will instead focus on fringe options in this column, the ones that take real thought. Good luck with your Week 5 lineups!

New York Jets @ Minnesota Vikings (London)

Start: Garrett Wilson

Sit: Jordan Addison

Keep the disappointing Garrett Wilson in fantasy lineups versus a pass-funnel Minnesota defense allowing the most passing yards in the league and the fourth-most fantasy points to wide receivers. Vikings opponents have the league’s highest pass rate (71%) this season.

Addison is coming off a two-touchdown game, but he saw a modest five opportunities. Sam Darnold’s 10.4% TD rate is miles above his career mark (3.9%), and he’s due to regress as Aaron Jones scores more touchdowns. The Jets have allowed the second-fewest passing yards and the fewest fantasy points to perimeter receivers this season, and Minnesota’s “home” game will be played outdoors.

Carolina Panthers @ Chicago Bears

Start: Chuba Hubbard

Hubbard has seen a big increase in usage and has been the No. 4 fantasy back over the last two weeks with Andy Dalton. Jonathon Brooks’ practice window wasn’t opened, and both Miles Sanders (illness) and Diontae Johnson (ankle) are banged up. Chicago is a run-funnel defense allowing the second-fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks but the ninth-most to RBs. Hubbard is a top-12 back this week.

Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals

Start: Tee Higgins

Higgins has a much higher target share (23.5%), first-read target rate (31.0%) and air yards share (34.9%) than Ja’Marr Chase (18.3%, 24.4%, 24.2%) this season. It’s just a two-game sample, but Higgins was returning from an injury and should be getting healthier now. Higgins is the WR63, but he’s the WR5 in expected fantasy points.

The Bengals have the second-highest neutral pass rate in the league, and Joe Burrow’s wrist looks healthy while leading the league in end-zone…

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Publish date : 2024-10-04 14:04:17

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