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Fantasy football start/sit picks for the Conference Championship Round. Expert advice for all Conference Championships NFL matchups and players in the 2025-26 NFL Playoffs. This week's start em, sit em picks include Courtland Sutton, Stefon Diggs, Kyren Williams, TreVeyon Henderson, more
Welcome to the Championship Round of the NFL season, and to our fantasy football Conference Championship Round start/sit recommendations chart for all player matchups and all games. Today, we'll look at some interesting lineup decisions for players like Rhamondre Stevenson, RJ Harvey, Davante Adams, Kenneth Walker III, and more -- and how their matchups project for the week.
This matchup tool is designed to assist you in all fantasy playoff leagues and DFS competitions, as it identifies which players have the most favorable matchups in the opening round of the postseason.
So, who should you start and sit? We're here to help you with a quick reference start 'em, sit 'em grid for all of these Championship Round matchups. This weekly column provides readers with a chart of every player matchup, the opponent, our start/sit recommendation, and the matchup rating projection confidence/startability score based on an array of metrics. Good luck in the Championship Round, RotoBallers!
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Conference Championships Start/Sit Matchups Chart
Players are sorted from highest to lowest Matchup Ratings. You can also use the color-coded chart below. See more matchup stats in our Fantasy Football Matchup Ratings Projections tool.
| Player | Start/Sit | Matchup Rating ▾ |
Game Matchup |
| Puka Nacua, WR | Start | 119.3 | @ SEA |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR | Start | 119.3 | vs. LAR |
| Matthew Stafford, QB | Start | 116.4 | @ SEA |
| Drake Maye, QB | Start | 112.7 | @ DEN |
| Kyren Williams, RB | Start | 111.8 | @ SEA |
| Kenneth Walker III, RB | Start | 109.7 | vs. LAR |
| New England Patriots, DEF | Start | 109.5 | @ DEN |
| RJ Harvey, RB | Start | 108.9 | vs. NE |
| Jason Myers, K | Start | 108.4 | vs. LAR |
| Davante Adams, WR | Start | 107.9 | @ SEA |
| Stefon Diggs, WR | Start | 107 | @ DEN |
| Courtland Sutton, WR | Start | 106.8 | vs. NE |
| Rhamondre Stevenson, RB | Start | 105.9 | @ DEN |
| Colby Parkinson, TE | Start | 105.2 | @ SEA |
| Hunter Henry, TE | Start | 105 | @ DEN |
| Andy Borregales, K | Risky Start | 103.7 | @ DEN |
| Wil Lutz, K | Risky Start | 103.4 | vs. NE |
| Kayshon Boutte, WR | Risky Start | 103.1 | @ DEN |
| TreVeyon Henderson, RB | Risky Start | 102.8 | @ DEN |
| Tyler Higbee, TE | Risky Start | 102.8 | @ SEA |
| Harrison Mevis, K | Risky Start | 102.6 | @ SEA |
| Sam Darnold, QB | Risky Start | 102.4 | vs. LAR |
| Seattle Seahawks, DEF | Risky Start | 102.4 | vs. LAR |
| Denver Broncos, DEF | Risky Start | 102.2 | vs. NE |
| J.K. Dobbins, RB | Risky Start | 102.1 | vs. NE |
| Cooper Kupp, WR | Risky Start | 102.1 | vs. LAR |
| Blake Corum, RB | Risky Start | 102.1 | @ SEA |
| Los Angeles Rams, DEF | Risky Start | 102 | @ SEA |
| Pat Bryant, WR | Sit | 101.9 | vs. NE |
| Tory Horton, WR | Sit | 101.8 | vs. LAR |
| Marvin Mims Jr., WR | Sit | 101.8 | vs. NE |
| AJ Barner, TE | Sit | 101.3 | vs. LAR |
| Terrance Ferguson, TE | Sit | 101.1 | @ SEA |
| Tutu Atwell, WR | Sit | 101 | @ SEA |
| Elijah Arroyo, TE | Sit | 99.9 | vs. LAR |
| Rashid Shaheed, WR | Sit | 99.8 | vs. LAR |
| Evan Engram, TE | Sit | 99.5 | vs. NE |
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey, WR | Sit | 99.5 | vs. NE |
| Cody White, WR | Sit | 99.4 | vs. LAR |
| Mack Hollins, WR | Sit | 99.3 | @ DEN |
| DeMario Douglas, WR | Sit | 99.3 | @ DEN |
| Jaleel McLaughlin, RB | Sit | 98.4 | vs. NE |
| Dareke Young, WR | Sit | 98.1 | vs. LAR |
| Xavier Smith, WR | Sit | 98 | @ SEA |
| Elijah Moore, WR | Sit | 98 | vs. NE |
| Davis Allen, TE | Sit | 97.5 | @ SEA |
| Kyle Williams, WR | Sit | 96.9 | @ DEN |
| Jordan Whittington, WR | Sit | 96.5 | @ SEA |
| Velus Jones Jr., RB | Sit | 96.4 | vs. LAR |
| Austin Hooper, TE | Sit | 96.3 | @ DEN |
| Adam Trautman, TE | Sit | 96.2 | vs. NE |
| Konata Mumpfield, WR | Sit | 96.1 | @ SEA |
| Tyler Badie, RB | Sit | 95.9 | vs. NE |
| Michael Bandy, WR | Sit | 95.8 | vs. NE |
| Lucas Krull, TE | Sit | 95.7 | vs. NE |
| George Holani, RB | Sit | 95.7 | vs. LAR |
| Eric Saubert, TE | Sit | 95.7 | vs. LAR |
| Efton Chism III, WR | Sit | 95.6 | @ DEN |
| Nate Adkins, TE | Sit | 95.5 | vs. NE |
| Terrell Jennings, RB | Sit | 95.3 | @ DEN |
| Jake Bobo, WR | Sit | 95 | vs. LAR |
| Cam Akers, RB | Sit | 94.9 | vs. LAR |
| Adam Prentice, RB | Sit | 94 | vs. NE |
| Ronnie Rivers, RB | Sit | 93.8 | @ SEA |
| D'Ernest Johnson, RB | Sit | 93 | @ DEN |
| Nick Kallerup, TE | Sit | 92.8 | vs. LAR |
| Ricky White III, WR | Sit | 92.5 | vs. LAR |
| Brady Russell, RB | Sit | 92.1 | vs. LAR |
| Robbie Ouzts, RB | Sit | 92 | vs. LAR |
| Drew Lock, QB | Sit | 91.3 | vs. LAR |
| Jalen Milroe, QB | Sit | 91.2 | vs. LAR |
| Joshua Dobbs, QB | Sit | 91.2 | @ DEN |
| Brennan Presley, WR | Sit | 90.9 | @ SEA |
| Nick Vannett, TE | Sit | 90.9 | @ SEA |
| Jack Westover, RB | Sit | 90.8 | @ DEN |
| Jarquez Hunter, RB | Sit | 90.6 | @ SEA |
| Stetson Bennett IV, QB | Sit | 90.6 | @ SEA |
| Jimmy Garoppolo, QB | Sit | 90.6 | @ SEA |
| Tommy DeVito, QB | Sit | 90.5 | @ DEN |
| Sam Ehlinger, QB | Sit | 90.4 | vs. NE |
| Jarrett Stidham, QB | Sit | 90.4 | vs. NE |
| CJ Dippre, TE | Sit | 89.8 | @ DEN |
Start/Sit Color-Coded Matchups Chart
The below grid shows the same data but as a color-coded grid:
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