Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 5: Romeo Doubs, David Montgomery, Christian Watson

Should I start Romeo Doubs, David Montgomery, Christian Watson for Week 5? Fantasy football start 'em, sit 'em picks and recommendations for the 2023 NFL season.

Week 5 of the NFL season is almost here, which means that fantasy managers have to start deciding who to start and who to sit, which is one of the most pivotal and stressful parts of being in a fantasy football league. But let's be honest. Fantasy football wouldn't be as fun as it is without these tough decisions.

In this article, we will be looking at three young stars from the NFC North. Packers teammates Romeo Doubs and Christian Watson will go up against the Raiders while David Montgomery will be looking to extend his purple patch of form against the Panthers.

Should you start Doubs, Montgomery, or Watson in Week 5? Let's dive in.

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Should I Start Romeo Doubs for Fantasy Football?

Romeo Doubs put together two impressive performances against the Saints and Lions, finishing with 168 receiving yards and a touchdown with 14 catches on 25 total targets. That was good enough to finish as the overall WR13 from Week 3 to Week 4.

Romeo Doubs this season:

🧀 35 targets
🧀 0 drops pic.twitter.com/uVsnH4crlX

— PFF Fantasy Football (@PFF_Fantasy) September 29, 2023

He will be facing the Raiders, who have given up the 13th-most PPR points to wide receivers this season. Gabe Davis has been the best-performing WR against the Raiders so far, as he recorded 92 receiving yards and a touchdown. Davis finished as the WR14 that week. If Doubs can keep his production up, he'll be a very good WR3.

He is the WR33 in our half-PPR consensus staff rankings.

Should I Start David Montgomery for Fantasy Football?

Christian McCaffrey broke fantasy football last week but David Montgomery wasn't far behind. The former Bears RB who joined the Lions this summer has been on fire in recent weeks, and his best performance was his most recent one.

In Week 4, he dominated the Packers for 121 yards and three touchdowns and finished as the overall RB2 behind CMC. He'll try to keep up his good form against the lowly Carolina Panthers.

David Montgomery with the hat trick!
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— SleeperNFL (@SleeperNFL) September 29, 2023

The Panthers have given up the fourth-most fantasy points to running backs this season, so by all accounts Montgomery is a must-start, especially in such a favorable matchup. Tyler Allgeier and Kenneth Walker III finished as the RB4 and RB3 when playing the Panthers, respectively.

He is the RB6 in our half-PPR consensus staff rankings.

Should I Start Christian Watson for Fantasy Football?

Christian Watson is finally back, but his involvement in the game against Detriot was very limited. He only had 25 yards receiving with two catches on four targets, but he managed to score a touchdown.

During the game against Detroit, Romeo Doubs was Jordan Love's first read 41% of the time. But Watson will be more involved against the Raiders, and he could record his first big game of the season. Watson is now practicing with the team and is looking to get back on track against a Raider team who, as mentioned before, have given up the 13th-most PPR points to WRs this season. Until he proves that he has fully recovered, you are best suited to using him as a low-end WR3 or even a WR4.

He is the WR27 in our half-PPR consensus staff rankings.

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