The Starts

DeAngelo Williams – Coming off a 170 yard game on the ground last week, and going up against the Browns with Landry Jones possibly under center, there’s no question about starting Williams this week.

Doug Martin – Martin has been a good bargain this year if you drafted him, and the matchup against the mightily struggling cowboys has him in good position to put up a solid stat line for your lineup.

Blake Bortles – Bortles has been a much improved player this season, he’s on pace for 34 touchdowns and over 4000 yards this season if he keeps it up, plus he goes against the Ravens today, who’s secondary has been, in terms of the franchise, historically bad against the pass. With Allens Robinson and Hurns in tow, Bortles is set to have a great day.

Eric Ebron – The Packers have given up over 14 points per game to tight ends since week in the last month of the season. Plus the Lions will probably trail in this game, meaning plenty of opportunities for Ebron to make plays

The Sits

Eddie Lacy – Lacy has been trouble this season, for a guy who was a first round pick in most drafts, he has not produced anywhere near that level due partially to injury. With James Starks in the backfield, I look for Lacy to be spending a lot of time on the bench while he heals up. [UPDATE: Lacy has been ruled out, I definitely wouldn’t start him now]

Marcus Mariota – Mariota, against the Panthers this week, would not be a wise player to start, as the Panthers just took down the Packers from the ranks of the undefeated last week. Any team that can mostly bottle up Aaron Rodgers shouldn’t struggle to contain Mariota.

Nate Washington – Washington’s fantasy owners have seen him have some really good games this year, but going against the Bengals, even if in Primetime, should prove to be too tough of a matchup. With Brian Hoyer at quarterback against a very good Bengal defense, the numbers won’t be there this week.

Julius Thomas – The artist formerly known as “Orange Julius” has disappeared into Fantasy purgatory this season, as he has not produced anywhere near the level of production he had in Denver. Going against the Ravens today won’t help things, as they haven’t given up many points to the tight end position.

The Risks

Ryan Tannehill – this man has been among the hardest quarterbacks to predict this season, but going against an Eagles defense that has been good against quarterbacks this year, and the fact that this game is in Philadelphia means that he would be a risk to start this week.

Mike Evans – Yes he’s a number 1 wide receiver coming off of a great game against the Giants, however, the Cowboys secondary is not quite as forgiving over the last month, as they have given up the 6^th fewest fantasy points to wide receivers. Evans is a risk, but he could be in line for another big game.

Martellus Bennett – Bennett has been solid, but unspectacular this season for fantasy owners, the Rams are a tough defense against tight ends, but Bennett has the potential for a pretty good stat line, but he could also do very little to impact this game.