Gardner Minshew - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Consider in 2QB/Superflex leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: QB2 ANALYSIS: For someone considered a gunslinger at the quarterback position, Gardner Minshew isn't doing a whole lot of slinging. The Colts' short-term starter has only topped 300 yards and two touchdowns once since Week 8. That's good for the QB21 over that stretch. Turnovers are an […]

Mitch Trubisky - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start In 12-Team Superflex Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Low-End QB2 ANALYSIS: The Pittsburgh Steelers will start Mitch Trubisky at quarterback for the second week in a row when the team faces the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday afternoon. He'll hope to improve on a poor showing from Week 14. In Trubisky's last start against the […]

Colts D/ST - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: DST1 ANALYSIS: The Indianapolis Colts' defense has emerged as an appealing fantasy football option for Week 15 (and the first week of the playoffs in many leagues). They host the Pittsburgh Steelers at 4:30 p.m. EST on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. Although the Colts' defense has […]

Josh Downs - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Consider in 3WR/2Flex leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR4 ANALYSIS: Whether due to a lingering knee issue or simply hitting the rookie wall, Indianapolis wide receiver Josh Downs has faded into a supporting role on the Colts' offense. There was a four-game stretch midseason when the rookie scored at least 13 PPR fantasy points every […]

Bengals DST - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Consider in 16+ team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: DST2 ANALYSIS: The temptation to start a defense against a backup quarterback is always there. Just two days ago, an average Raiders' defense dominated a reserve signal caller. Fantasy managers with the Bengals DST would be thrilled with just a fraction of what Las Vegas did. […]

Ja'Marr Chase - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR1 ANALYSIS: While Ja'Marr Chase has survived without Joe Burrow, last week's 3-catch, 29-yard outing are indicative of his floor with Jake Browning under center. Browning has consistently looked Chase's way -- he boasts a 24.4% target share with the backup at the helm -- which is […]

Courtland Sutton - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR2 ANALYSIS: Sutton has made Jerry Jeudy an afterthought this season while serving as Denver's clear WR1. He owns a 22.7% team target share, which he's converted into 699 receiving yards. Sutton has displayed a nose for end zone, finding the paint 10 times this season, which […]

Tyler Boyd - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Avoid in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Low-end WR5 ANALYSIS: Jake Browning can't support three wide receivers. The inexperienced quarterback isn't even supporting two. Just one is a question mark. That's the problem that veteran Tyler Boyd (and Tee Higgins to a lesser extent) is facing. The Bengals' game plan, which has led to […]

Chase Brown - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Consider in 14+ team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3 ANALYSIS: A popular sleeper in drafts this summer, rookie running back Chase Brown is finally getting his chance. With just five touches in the first 12 weeks of his debut season, Brown has quadrupled that total in the last two games. The Bengals are leaning […]

Jaylen Warren - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3 ANALYSIS:  While many in the fantasy community hoped that the firing of Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada would lead to a larger role for Jaylen Warren, the explosive running back's workload has consistently trailed Najee Harris since Canada's departure. Harris narrowly out-snapped and out-touched again […]

Joe Mixon - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB1 ANALYSIS: Joe Mixon is working his way through yet another inefficient season on the ground. The veteran is averaging under four yards per carry for his second straight campaign and has a rushing success rate of 48.3 percent. Inefficiency can be overcome with a healthy workload. […]

Diontae Johnson - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR3 ANALYSIS: Johnson continues to lead the way for the Steelers receiving corps, boasting a 26.2% team target share since his return from an injury in Week 7. Trouble is, those targets have been coming from Mitchell Trubisky in recent weeks. Even with Trubisky pulling the […]

Najee Harris - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks (2023)

BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3 with a safe floor ANALYSIS: RB Najee Harris and the Pittsburgh Steelers offense have struggled to get going for a large part of the 2023 season. In the team’s Week 14 loss to the New England Patriots, Harris saw a total of 15 touches which […]

Tee Higgins - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Don't start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Low-end Flex ANALYSIS: The Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins has caught just five catches since returning from injury in Week 13. Higgins hauled in two of his four targets for 72 yards in the Week 15 win over the Indianapolis Colts and the wideout […]

Justin Jefferson - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start In All Formats POSITIONAL VALUE: High-End WR2 ANALYSIS: Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is one of the NFL's best wide receivers, but his 2023 campaign has been marked by injury. Jefferson missed seven games because of a hamstring injury before returning to the field last week against the Raiders, but Jefferson […]

K.J. Osborn - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Sit In All Formats POSITIONAL VALUE: WR7 ANALYSIS: With the Minnesota Vikings wide receiver group at full strength this week against the Cincinnati Bengals, fantasy managers don't have much reason to put K.J. Osborn in their lineups. Last week, Osborn was targeted seven times, catching four passes for 15 yards. That was despite […]

David Montgomery - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB2 ANALYSIS: Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery has scored in double digits in each of the last five games since his return from injury in Week 10. Despite the emergence of rookie Jahmyr Gibbs, the 26-year-old has seen at least 12 touches in every game […]

James Cook - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB2 ANALYSIS: Buffalo Bills running back James Cook has been unleashed with the changing of offensive coordinators, as he has seen 15 or more touches in all three games since the change, with two games of 20 or more touches. The 24-year-old has totaled at least […]

Minnesota Vikings D/ST - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Top-5 ANALYSIS: The Vikings defense has undergone a major turnaround this season. After a dismal 2022 season in which they allowed 25.4 points per game, they've been much stingier this year ranking fifth in the NFL with just 18.6 points allowed per game. This Minnesota defense […]

George Pickens - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Flex ANALYSIS: The Pittsburgh Steelers wideout George Pickens caught five of his six receptions for just 19 yards in the Week 14 loss to the New England Patriots. The second-year receiver has now totaled 49 receptions, 767 yards, and three touchdowns this season. Frustrations continue to […]

Jordan Addison - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Don't start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Low-end Flex ANALYSIS: The Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison saw just three targets and caught two of them for 27 yards in the Week 14 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Despite the rough performance, the rookie has put himself together a solid season […]

Pittsburgh D/ST - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Top 14 ANALYSIS: The Steelers have been a fairly productive defensive unit for fantasy this season, despite giving up nearly 350 yards of offense to opponents. This defense has been a "bend but don't break" type this season as they have allowed the seventh-fewest points per […]

Keaton Mitchell - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 14-Plus Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3 ANALYSIS: The electric rookie continues to make the most of his limited touches. Unfortunately, the key word in the previous sentence is "limited". Mitchell has yet to log double-digits carries in a game in his young NFL career and was on the field for just […]

Odell Beckham Jr. - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12-Plus Team PPR Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR3 ANALYSIS: Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. looked like...well, like Odell Beckham Jr. last week against the Rams, catching four passes for 97 yards and a touchdown and making some impressive plays in the contest. He saw a season-high 10 targets in the […]

Jake Browning - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team & Two-QB Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: QB2 ANALYSIS: Browning has outperformed all expectations while taking over for the injured Joe Burrow. The career backup has now posted back-to-back fantasy QB4 outings while leading Cincinnati to two straight wins. Can Jake Browning continue his historic start? 🎯 📺: #MINvsCIN - Saturday […]

Jayden Reed - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12-Plus Team PPR Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: High-end WR3 ANALYSIS: Green Bay Packers rookie wide receiver Jayden Reed set new career-high marks in targets and receptions last week against the New York Giants, with the ball coming Reed's way 10 times. He caught eight of those passes, but only managed 27 yards. […]

Rashee Rice - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10-Plus Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Low-end WR2 ANALYSIS: Kansas City Chiefs rookie wide receiver Rashee Rice has played well this season, but for much of the year his role in the Kansas City offense just wasn't where onlookers thought it should be. He wasn't getting the snaps and running the routes […]

T.J. Hockenson - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: A change at quarterback can bring concern to fantasy managers who depend on those signal callers to connect with their star wideouts and tight ends. Who is this new quarterback going to lean on? Who is his favorite target going to be? Can he support […]

Kyler Murray- Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 15

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: QB2 ANALYSIS: The Arizona Cardinals are all but eliminated from playoff contention, so Kyler Murray's decision to return this season has been very surprising. Perhaps he wants to prove that he's not as lazy as the media unfairly portrays him to be. Murray has been inconsistent […]