Each week, Ron Rigney uses Big Guy Fantasy Sports’ Consistency Forecaster tool to help you make the right start/sit call and plan your fantasy football strategy.
Week 8 – NFL Fantasy Start/Sit: QB
QB – Start –Kirk Cousins – LV @ NYJ
Cousins is bouncing back, with 71% consistency, and is currently fourth in total points. The Jets have been good against fantasy QBs, but they still aren’t forcing interceptions, with only one this season. Cousins has played well in some tough matchups, and he’s currently playing for his job as rumblings that Fernando Mendoza is the starter get louder. Week 8 lines up for another clutch outing.
Sit – Bo Nix – DEN vs. KC
Nix is coming off a season-high in fantasy points, but a large chunk of that came from his 62-yard rushing TD. Take that away, and it was 222 passing yards and a TD on the day. Nix has been a better real-life QB than a fantasy QB, which doesn’t help fantasy owners. I’m expecting him to continue that trend this week in an extremely tough matchup. Start at your own risk.
Week 8 – NFL Fantasy Start/Sit: RB
RB – Start – Bhayshul Tuten – JAX vs. IND
Everyone with a pulse on the Jacksonville offense is in play this week against an Indy team that has essentially folded its tent for the season. Tuten should get plenty of usage to take the lead, then get carries to run the clock out. The Colts’ defense wasn’t great against opposing RBs, with Deforest Buckner and Grover Stewart, and could be dealt before Sunday as well. Tuten should be one of the top fantasy RBs this week.
Sit – Omarion Hampton – LAC @ LAR
If you’re like me, you liked everything about the Chargers offense heading into the season. That also means you’re forced to start Omarion Hampton. It’s no secret the Chargers are a mess, and it’s hard to gain yards when your offensive line is decimated for the second straight season. Getting Joe Alt back can’t hurt, but it won’t fix all their issues. Hampton has become a touchdown-dependent play, and the Rams have been good against fantasy RBs, allowing just two touchdowns on the season.
Week 8 NFL Fantasy Start/Sit: WR
WR – Start – Michael Wilson – ARI @ DAL
The Cowboys have allowed six clutch games to WRs this season, and Wilson should be #7. He’s 57% consistent himself and has seen at least 7 targets per game this season. Vegas likes this one as one of the highest-scoring games on the slate, currently at 54.5 total. The Cards WR room doesn’t have much beyond him, so I’m looking for Wilson to see double-digit targets in this one.
Sit – Rome Odunze – CHI @ SEA
Odunze has been anything but consistent this season, but at least he has Caleb Williams back at QB. The Bears not only have to travel to Seattle, but face a defense that has allowed the fewest fantasy points to WR this season. Odunze is coming off a clutch Week 7 game, but he’ll have to wait another week to get another one. I’m sitting all Bears this week if I can.
Week 8 NFL Fantasy Start/Sit: TE
TE – Start – T.J. Hockenson – MIN @ DET
Who would have thought the cure for T.J. Hockenson would be Kyler Murray? Hock is 50% consistent and has seen at least four targets in all games but one. Detroit can’t defend anything, and they are the worst against fantasy tight ends. The Lions have allowed TEs to score ten touchdowns and catch 56 passes in just six games. It’s a good bet we’ll see Hock in the end zone as he heads into clutch game #4.
Sit – Harold Fannin Jr. – CLE @ PIT
Fannin gets a Steelers team that has been much better against fantasy TEs than the previously mentioned Lions. Pittsburgh has allowed just 29 grabs and two touchdowns in seven games against the position. Fannin has had some weeks where he has absolutely disappeared, with just under 2 fantasy points in those contests. I don’t look for him to get much more than that this week.
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