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Fantasy football: Start-em, sit-em players for Week 8

By Jay Marsdale

ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Jordan Reed #86 of the Washington Redskins celebrates after catching a touchdown pass during the fourth quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 24, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Jordan Reed #86 of the Washington Redskins celebrates after catching a touchdown pass during the fourth quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 24, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TX – OCTOBER 15: Will Fuller #15 of the Houston Texans catches a touchdown pass against the Cleveland Browns in the second quarter at NRG Stadium on October 15, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – OCTOBER 15: Will Fuller #15 of the Houston Texans catches a touchdown pass against the Cleveland Browns in the second quarter at NRG Stadium on October 15, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

Sit-em: Will Fuller (HOU) @ Seattle

Will Fuller has been a fantasy football stud since returning from injury a few weeks ago. This week is when that stops as he goes up against Seattle and that tough defense.

Fuller has become very touchdown dependent this season. He has a touchdown in every game he has played and this makes his fantasy football  numbers look fantastic. That is an unsustainable and unreliable source of points for fantasy owners.

He is averaging just three catches a game. There are some number three receivers in the league that are getting more catches than Fuller on average. His big play ability is tempting, but be careful this week against a  team that has two of the best safeties in the league.

If Deshaun Watson doesn’t have a good game, than Fuller doesn’t either. Houston’s top target DeAndre Hopkins can still have a decent game if Watson is slowed down. Hopkins has garnered many more targets than Fuller and is a safer play against Seattle this week.