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Fantasy Football 2020 Week 9 Rankings: Who to start and sit

By Scott Edwards

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 18: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions attempts a pass during the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on October 18, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 18: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions attempts a pass during the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on October 18, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – OCTOBER 25: JaMycal Hasty #38 of the San Francisco 49ers rushes with the ball against the New England Patriots during their NFL game at Gillette Stadium on October 25, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – OCTOBER 25: JaMycal Hasty #38 of the San Francisco 49ers rushes with the ball against the New England Patriots during their NFL game at Gillette Stadium on October 25, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

Start:

JaMychal Hasty, SF, vs. GB (Thu.)

The Green Bay Packers were just destroyed by the incredible ability of Dalvin Cook, who recorded four touchdowns against them on Sunday. They were already seen as the worst rushing defense in the league and that gave an exclamation point on that idea.

Now, JayMychal Hasty has a chance to have the best game of his career when the San Francisco 49ers may need him most. Fire him up.

Antonio Gibson, WAS, vs. NYG

Antonio Gibson ran for days in his last outing, rushing for 128 yards on 20 carries vs. the Dallas Cowboys. He has shown time and time again that this can be and should be his team as the lead running back and will do that with a great matchup against the New York Giants.

Gibson is a clear RB2 for the rest of the season.

Justin Jackson, LAC, vs. OAK

The roller coaster that has been the Los Angeles Chargers’ backfield seems to be settling down to two men. That being Justin Jackson and Troymaine Pope. We like Jackson better for the rest of the year, and especially this week against Oakland.

This could be a shootout, so enjoy some solid numbers while you can.

Sit:

Ezekiel Elliott, DAL, vs. PIT

This shouldn’t come as shocking to anyone anymore. With Dak Prescott done for the season, Ezekiel Elliott has lost major value as a player and is nearing the possibility of not being in the RB1 conversation anymore.

While we do expect Andy Dalton to return from concussion protocol, a matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers is still a nightmare. Seriously consider sitting him, even though you probably can’t.

Jonathan Taylor, IND, vs. BAL

Jonathan Taylor may be losing his job. At least for this season, as he was completely upstaged last week from both Jordan Wilkins and Nyheim Hines. A matchup with Baltimore makes his potential outputs all the scarier, and sitting him could be best until we learn if this is still actually his job.

Gus Edwards, BAL, @ IND

“The Gus Bus” was rock and rolling last week against the Pittsburgh Steelers. That’s great. But the Indianapolis Colts may be even tougher than the Steelers against the run, making it a tough sell to trust Gus this week.

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