Fantasy Football 2017: Start or Sit for Week 16

By Dan Thomas | Dec 22, 2017

JACKSONVILLE, FL - DECEMBER 24: Blake Bortles #5 of the Jacksonville Jaguars carries for a touchdown off a pass from Marquise Lee, not pictured, during the fourth quarter of the game against the Tennessee Titans at EverBank Field on December 24, 2016 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images) /

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CLEVELAND, OH – SEPTEMBER 18: Wide receiver Mike Wallace (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

Wide Receivers

Start

Mike Wallace, Baltimore Ravens vs. Indianapolis Colts – Since Week 9, Wallace has averaged more PPR points per game than A.J. Green, Mike Evans and Doug Baldwin. He’ll have a good chance to keep that going when the Ravens take on the Colts 30th-ranked passing defense who will be without their top corner (Rashaan Melvin).

Martavis Bryant, Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Houston Texans – Over the last four weeks Bryant has averaged 11.8 PPR points and there’s a good chance he’ll see more targets this week with Antonio Brown out for the game. If/when Bryant sees more targets against the Texans 27th-ranked passing defense, he could have himself a huge day.

Sit

Marquise Goodwin, San Francisco 49ers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars – I hate to put Goodwin on this list because he’s been a stud lately. Since Week 10 he’s averaged 17.2 PPR points per game which ranks 11th-best among all wide receivers. The fact is, he’ll face the Jaguars defense this week and there’s no way I can trust him in such a brutal matchup.

Jordy Nelson, Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings – Xavier Rhodes is a beast and I fully expect him to lineup across from Nelson for majority of the game. That’s enough for me to bench a guy who hasn’t reached double-digit PPR points since Week 6. Why he is currently being started in 28.0 percent of ESPN leagues is beyond me.

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