With the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers set to kick off Week 4 on Thursday night, it’s time to take a look at some fantasy football start-or-sit advice for Browns wide receiver Denzel Boston and quarterback Deshaun Watson.
Boston has been one of the better rookies in the NFL over three games. He had a quiet outing in Week 3, but before that, he racked up seven catches for 154 yards and two scores. In all, Boston has nine catches, 195 yards and two touchdowns to begin his career.
At quarterback, Watson has been a pleasant surprise for Cleveland outside of one game. The veteran signal-caller is completing passes at a 68.3% clip and has thrown for 587 yards and five touchdowns with one interception.
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After what we’ve seen out of both Browns players over the first three games, is it safe to put either one in your fantasy football lineup for Week 4?
Here’s what we think.
Denzel Boston start-or-sit advice
Boston entered last week as WR12 overall, according to Fantasy Pros, but a two-catch, 41-yard performance against the Carolina Panthers has knocked him back to WR18.
However, that ranking is still a good enough to consider him as a borderline WR2 option moving forward.
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This week presents a tough matchup, though, as Boston is facing a Steelers defense that is tied for the eighth-fewest fantasy points per contest given up to wideouts, per CBS Sports.
Boston is still a viable starter given what he did over the first two games, but temper expectations and consider him more of a flex option this week.
Verdict: Start
Deshaun Watson start-or-sit advice
Watson has played better than expected this season, especially over the past two weeks, when the Browns signal-caller has ranked as QB11 overall. Through three games in total, Watson is QB12, which puts him on the starting radar in 12-team leagues.
It’s all about matchups with Watson at this point, and we hate this one against the Steelers. They are ceding the sixth-fewest fantasy points per contest to quarterbacks.
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Watson has won a lot of favor the past two weeks, but he won’t be doing that with fantasy football owners in Week 4. Keep him on the bench on Thursday night.
Verdict: Sit
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