{"id":266,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/266","headline":"Fantasy managers face tough start-sit calls in Week 5","dek":"Analysts are flagging difficult matchups for Jalen Hurts and Justin Herbert while pointing to Ollie Gordon, Woody Marks and T.J. Hockenson as intriguing options.","body":"Week 5 of the fantasy football season has arrived with the usual pile of lineup headaches, and this week's crop of advice centers on some uncomfortable benching decisions. Dave Richard's rankings single out Jalen Hurts as a potential sit despite his usual must-start status, citing a tough matchup. Justin Herbert is in the same boat, facing a difficult opponent that has analysts hedging on him this week.\n\nOn the other side of the ledger, a handful of names are drawing attention as potential lineup boosts. Ollie Gordon, Woody Marks and T.J. Hockenson are all mentioned as intriguing starting options for managers looking to fill out their rosters with favorable matchups.\n\nThe broader guidance follows the familiar tiered format fantasy players rely on each week: must-starts for the established high-drafted names, stronger starts for borderline options with good matchups, and weaker starts for the plays better left on the bench. With Hurts and Herbert complicating what would otherwise be straightforward decisions, managers have tools and rankings available to help sort through the uncertainty before kickoff.","published_at":"2026-10-08T20:29:03.514505+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Week 5 lineup advice, best matchups, DFS picks","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fantasy-football-start-em-sit-090001276.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Fantasy football rankings Week 5: Dave Richard's tough start/sit calls include benching Jalen Hurts","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/2026-fantasy-football-rankings-week-5-dave-richards-startsit-calls/"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Start? Sit? Craft your best Week 5 fantasy football lineup with our tool","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7538205/2026/10/08/fantasy-football-start-sit-advice-lineup-tips-player-rankings/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL Fantasy Football Week 5 2026 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Wide Receiver","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-fantasy-football-week-5-184741521.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL Fantasy Football Week 5 2026 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Quarterback","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-fantasy-football-week-5-194341512.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL Fantasy Football Week 5 2026 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Tight End","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-fantasy-football-week-5-202502114.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL Fantasy Football Week 5 2026 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Kicker","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-fantasy-football-week-5-214646225.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL Fantasy Football Week 5 2026 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: D/ST","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-fantasy-football-week-5-051445149.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL Fantasy Football Week 5 2026 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Running Back","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-fantasy-football-week-5-055019436.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Starts and sits for fantasy football ahead of Week 5","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/starts-sits-fantasy-football-ahead-161027534.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Week 5 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Fantasy Quarterbacks","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/week-5-start-em-sit-160507712.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Week 5 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Defenses/Kickers","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/week-5-start-em-sit-162504329.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"7 best and worst fantasy football matchups for Week 5","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/7-best-worst-fantasy-football-194044202.html"}],"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}