With the first few games underway Thursday night, college football has officially began. Along with that, college fantasy football has begun. Each week, there will be a column where I will list three players at each position to start for the given week, and three players to sit. Without further ado, here is week one’s “Start ‘Em or Bench ‘Em”. Keep in mind; this is just another tool to use, your final decision is yours and yours alone!
I am all-in on Alabama this week. I think they demolish the Hokies, but keep their starters in for a long time. Start most Alabama players.
If you see a player that is normally a fantasy stud in the “Bench ‘Em” portion, it is usually either the matchup or the fact that his respective team may take the starters out early. Also, keep in mind about your league's scoring system, if you do not get full points against certain opponents, take that into consideration.
Quarterback
Start ‘Em
1 A.J. McCarron, ALA vs. Virginia Tech
2 Braxton Miller, OSU vs. Buffalo
3 Devin Gardner, MICH vs. Central Michigan
Bench ‘Em
1 Logan Thomas, VT vs. Alabama
2 Johnny Manziel, TAMU vs. Rice (Manziel is suspended for the first half)
3 Cody Fajardo, NEV vs. UCLA
Running Back
Start ‘Em
1 T.J. Yeldon, ALA vs. VT
2 Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall, UGA vs. Clemson
3 Beau Blankenship, OHIO vs. Louisville
Bench ‘Em
1 David Fluellen, TOL vs. Florida
2 De’Anthony Thomas, ORE vs. Nicholls State
3 Ben Malena, TAMU vs. Rice
Wide Receiver
Start ‘Em
1 Martavis Bryant, CLEM vs. Georgia
2 Cody Hoffman, BYU vs. Virginia
3 Stefon Diggs, MD vs. FIU
Bench ‘Em
1 Bernard Reedy, Toledo vs. Florida
2 Titus Davis, CMich vs. Michigan
3 Devin Street, Pitt vs. Florida State
Tight End
Start ‘Em
1 Arthur Lynch, UGA vs. Clemson
2 Kyle Carter, PSU vs. Syracuse
3 Blake Jackson, OKST vs. Mississippi State
Bench ‘Em
1 Austin Sefarian-Jenkins, WAS. (Suspended for the first game)
2 Jace Amaro, TTU. (Suspended for first half)
3 Colt Lyerla, ORE vs. Nicholls State
Kicker
Start ‘Em
1 Taylor Bertolet, TAMU vs. Rice
Bench ‘Em
1 Cody Journell, VA Tech vs. Alabama
Defense/Special Teams
Start ‘Em
1 Oregon vs. Nicholls State
2 Wisconsin vs. Massachusetts
Bench ‘Em
1 Virginia Tech vs. Alabama
2 Georgia vs. Clemson
For any other Start or Bench questions, contact Josh on Twitter @PFF_JCollacchi!