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Sometimes, it's tempting to overthink things and question starting players that you drafted early in fantasy football drafts this season. Other times, your players underperform all year, and you might not know if you should start them over waiver wire pickups.
Three players that fit one of these molds are Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver, A.J. Brown, New York Jets wide receiver Davante Adams, and Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (knee). Brown and Adams are known studs with consistency issues, and Waddle has simply had a poor season.
Let's dive into which you should start and which should be left on the bench.
Should I Start A.J. Brown for Fantasy Football?
Sure, it hasn't been pretty for Brown this season, but it's extremely risky to bench a player with this much upside. The Eagles could also opt to stop driving running back Saquon Barkley into the ground and grinding his bones to dust by giving him a thousand touches every game. It's been puzzling to see, as they'll need him for the playoffs.
AJ BROWN
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He's still an utterly elite WR, he just hasn't been thrown the ball as much this season. They'll need to take some load off Barkley's shoulders if they want to maximize his chances of staying healthy for the playoffs. Start AJB no matter what.
Should I Start Davante Adams for Fantasy Football?
You probably should. He had a massive game in Week 15, scoring 42.8 PPR fantasy points. It was against the Jacksonville Jaguars' awful secondary, but Adams has quickly become the favorite target of quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Since joining his new team, Tae has been targeted nine, six, 11, 13, seven, 12, 11, and 12 times.
Davante Adams body control is NEXT LEVEL 🤯
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— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) December 15, 2024
He looked washed in Las Vegas, but separation stats suggested that he just didn't care while he was there. He's back to trying his best now that he's been reunited with his old pal.
Should I Start Jaylen Waddle for Fantasy Football?
Waddle (knee) didn't practice on either Wednesday or Thursday, and is now being considered as doubtful for Week 16. Even if he does play, he'll likely be dealing with significant pain and/or discomfort. And even if he were fully healthy, he might not be the best player to start.
Happy Birthday Jaylen Waddle, yesterdays performance was special ‼️🐧
- 8 Rec
- 144 YDS
- 18 YPC
- TD pic.twitter.com/7gLNFGtIhY— Bobby Shouse (@B_Shousejr) November 25, 2024
He's still a pretty good player, but Miami's offensive line was bad to start the season, and now is extremely banged up. Both the team's starting offensive tackles missed Week 15 and are in danger of missing Week 16 as well, as neither Terron Armstead (knee) or Kendall Lamm (back) practiced Wednesday.
We don't expect quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to have much time in the pocket to get off his passes this week. Nick Bosa, the star defensive end from the opposing San Francisco 49ers team, could have a field... er, backfield day against Miami.
Popular Week 16 Searches - Start/Sit Comparisons
Below are some popular Week 16 searches and comparisons from our Who To Start tool for A.J. Brown, Davante Adams, Jaylen Waddle compared to others. You can also use the free Who Should I Start tool to run your own start/sit comparisons, up to four players at once:
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