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Fantasy football start/sit picks for the Super Bowl. Expert advice for all Super bowl NFL matchups and players in the 2025-26 NFL Playoffs. This week's start em, sit em picks include Rhamondre Stevenson, Drake Maye, Kenneth Walker III, others
Welcome to Super Bowl Sunday and to our final fantasy football start/sit recommendations chart of the season. Today, we'll look at some interesting lineup decisions for players like Kenneth Walker III, Sam Darnold, Rhamondre Stevenson, Stefon Diggs, 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 Super Bowl 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 Super Bowl, RotoBallers!
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Super Bowl LX 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 |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR | Start | 118 | @ NE |
| Drake Maye, QB | Start | 112.9 | vs. SEA |
| Kenneth Walker III, RB | Start | 112.5 | @ NE |
| Sam Darnold, QB | Start | 109.6 | @ NE |
| Stefon Diggs, WR | Start | 107.9 | vs. SEA |
| Rhamondre Stevenson, RB | Start | 106.3 | vs. SEA |
| Hunter Henry, TE | Start | 105.9 | vs. SEA |
| Jason Myers, K | Start | 105.4 | @ NE |
| Cooper Kupp, WR | Risky Start | 103.9 | @ NE |
| Andy Borregales, K | Risky Start | 103.7 | vs. SEA |
| Rashid Shaheed, WR | Risky Start | 102.9 | @ NE |
| Seattle Seahawks, DEF | Risky Start | 102.7 | @ NE |
| Kayshon Boutte, WR | Risky Start | 102.5 | vs. SEA |
| TreVeyon Henderson, RB | Risky Start | 102.1 | vs. SEA |
| AJ Barner, TE | Sit | 100.7 | @ NE |
| Tory Horton, WR | Sit | 100.5 | @ NE |
| DeMario Douglas, WR | Sit | 100.2 | vs. SEA |
| Mack Hollins, WR | Sit | 100 | vs. SEA |
| New England Patriots, DEF | Sit | 98.8 | vs. SEA |
| Elijah Arroyo, TE | Sit | 98.5 | @ NE |
| Cody White, WR | Sit | 98.1 | @ NE |
| Kyle Williams, WR | Sit | 97.8 | vs. SEA |
| Austin Hooper, TE | Sit | 97.1 | vs. SEA |
| Dareke Young, WR | Sit | 96.7 | @ NE |
| Efton Chism III, WR | Sit | 96.5 | vs. SEA |
| Terrell Jennings, RB | Sit | 95.7 | vs. SEA |
| Velus Jones Jr., RB | Sit | 95.2 | @ NE |
| George Holani, RB | Sit | 94.6 | @ NE |
| Eric Saubert, TE | Sit | 94.3 | @ NE |
| Cam Akers, RB | Sit | 93.8 | @ NE |
| Jake Bobo, WR | Sit | 93.6 | @ NE |
| D'Ernest Johnson, RB | Sit | 93.4 | vs. SEA |
| Nick Kallerup, TE | Sit | 91.5 | @ NE |
| Joshua Dobbs, QB | Sit | 91.3 | vs. SEA |
| Jack Westover, RB | Sit | 91.2 | vs. SEA |
| Ricky White III, WR | Sit | 91.2 | @ NE |
| Brady Russell, RB | Sit | 91 | @ NE |
| Robbie Ouzts, RB | Sit | 90.9 | @ NE |
| CJ Dippre, TE | Sit | 90.6 | vs. SEA |
| Tommy DeVito, QB | Sit | 90.6 | vs. SEA |
| Drew Lock, QB | Sit | 90.5 | @ NE |
| Jalen Milroe, QB | Sit | 90.4 | @ NE |
Start/Sit Color-Coded Matchups Chart
The below grid shows the same data but as a color-coded grid:
Super Bowl Outlooks for Fantasy Football
Drake Maye, New England Patriots
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (shoulder) threw the football around on Monday and said he felt "good." "I threw a good bit (today). I threw as much as I would in a practice, and it felt great. I'll be just fine," Maye said. The second-year signal-caller injured his right (throwing) shoulder in the AFC Championship game win over the Denver Broncos and was listed as questionable for the Super Bowl after three practices last week. Maye was limited in two practices and did not see the field last Friday while dealing with an illness.
The Patriots haven't been concerned at all about his availability for the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 8, against the Seattle Seahawks, so fantasy managers shouldn't be either. The matchup against a tough Seattle defense should be more concerning, especially since Maye hasn't been nearly as good in his first three career playoff games as he was during the regular season.
Mack Hollins, New England Patriots
New England Patriots wide receiver Mack Hollins (abdomen) is listed as questionable on the team's final injury report of the week, according to the team. Hollins was limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday before upgrading to a full session on Friday. The Patriots still have another week before they face off with the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 8. Hollins, who was activated from Injured Reserve last week, should be fine to play by then.
The 32-year-old veteran caught both of his targets for a team-high 51 yards in the 10-7 victory over the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship in his first game back from IR. Hollins won't be expected to stand out in the big game against Seattle after he caught 46 of his 65 passes for 550 yards and only two touchdowns in 15 regular-season contests.
Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold (oblique) was limited in practice all week but was removed from the final injury report on Friday, according to John Boyle of Seahawks.com. Darnold injured his left oblique in practice before the Divisional Round win over the San Francisco 49ers. The 28-year-old has played in both of the team's postseason games and has gone 37-for-53 passing for 470 yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions in wins over San Fran and the Los Angeles Rams.
Darnold hasn't wavered since tweaking his oblique several weeks ago, and with another week until the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 8, against the New England Patriots, he should be close to 100%. The former third overall pick back in 2018 by the New York Jets threw for a season-high 346 yards against the Rams last weekend and could put up big numbers in the big game against New England.
Kenneth Walker III, Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III blew up for a season-high 116 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns on 19 carries in the Divisional Round win over the San Francisco 49ers last weekend. While Walker didn't have that big of a game in the NFC Championship win over the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday, he did score his fourth rushing touchdown in the last two weeks.
The 25-year-old continued to be a catalyst for Seattle's high-scoring offense and finished with 19 carries for the second straight week for 62 yards and the score. He also caught all four of his targets for 49 yards. Walker was the clear workhorse for Seattle -- with no other RB seeing more than three carries -- after Zach Charbonnet's (knee) season-ending tore ACL last week. He'll be the clear workhorse again in the Super Bowl in two weeks against the Patriots.
Jake Bobo, Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jake Bobo (hand) drew a limited tag on Wednesday's estimated injury report, according to The Athletic's Michael-Shawn Dugar. Bobo is dealing with a hand injury, but he'll have an extra week to rest before the Super Bowl kicks off against the New England Patriots on Sunday, Feb. 8. The 27-year-old pass-catcher caught his first touchdown of the year in the NFC Championship win over the division-rival Los Angeles Rams on Sunday on a 17-yard reception in the third quarter.
Bobo should be fine to play in the big game in a couple of weeks, but you shouldn't be expecting much from a player who only had two catches for 20 yards during 11 regular-season games for Seattle. In the NFC Championship, he played only 13 offensive snaps. Bobo is a long shot to find the end zone in back-to-back weeks.
Cooper Kupp, Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp found the end zone in a revenge game on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams in Seattle's NFC Championship victory. Kupp, who played for the Rams for the first eight seasons of his career, caught four of his six targets for 36 yards and a touchdown in the 31-27 win. The 32-year-old veteran's touchdown grab came in the fourth quarter to put Seattle up for good in the back-and-forth affair.
Kupp is no longer in the prime of his career, and he was more of a low-upside role player for the Seahawks in 2025, but he has been more of a factor on offense during two postseason contests. In wins over the Rams and San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs, Kupp has nine catches for 96 yards and a touchdown. He'll look to keep it going in two weeks in the Super Bowl against a New England Patriots defense that allowed the sixth-fewest receiving yards (2,014) during the regular season.
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