2026 season · Week 5
Who Should I Start? Week 5 Start/Sit Tool
Pick two to four players. You get a Start, Flex or Sit verdict for each, the reasons in plain numbers (ceiling, floor, implied total, usage trend, matchup), and how confident the call is, in your scoring format.
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How this works
Verdicts compare expected points (chance to play × projection) from our weekly projections. Start is the best of your set; Flex is within 10% (at least 1.5 points) of it; Sit is further back, or ruled out or on bye. The tier (WR2…) ranks him against every player at his position this week. Safe weights the floor and Upside the ceiling instead of the mean. Reasons are templates filled from the model's drivers, not written by hand.
Updated Tue, Oct 6, 2:39 PM ETFull methodology
Frequently asked questions
How does the Who Should I Start tool decide?
It ranks the players you pick by expected points in your scoring format: the chance he plays times his projection (or a floor-weighted value for "Safe", a ceiling-weighted one for "Upside"). The best is Start; anyone within 10% (at least 1.5 points) of him is Flex, a close call; the rest are Sit. Players ruled out or on bye are always Sit.
What does the tier (WR1, RB2…) mean?
Where his expected points rank among all players at his position this week, in blocks of 12 for a 12-team league: WR1 is a top-12 receiver, WR2 is 13–24 and so on. It tells you whether he is a must-start regardless of who you compare him with.
How is confidence calculated?
From the chance he plays, how wide his range is compared with his projection, how many games he has played this season, and how clearly he out-projects the other player: a 50/50 call is low confidence even between two healthy starters.
Can I share a comparison?
Yes. The link updates as you pick players (?p=player-a,player-b) and keeps your scoring format, so whoever opens it sees the same comparison.