49ers vs. Raiders: Who to start or sit for fantasy football

Tight End

Finally, a position worth something to both these teams. These might be players who are actually on rosters because of their talent, and not because a guy wanted an “All-(insert team name) fantasy lineup” or that a guy drafted them in the preseason and forgot to cut them.

I won’t be separating Jared Cook and George Kittle because they both should be a start. Even though the 49ers have been decent at stopping tight ends from scoring, Reuben Foster is out, so I would start Cook for sure.

Kittle might be the only weapon the 49ers have, and he has a great matchup versus a Raiders team who has no one on their linebacking core.

Verdict: Start them.

Defense

You’re kidding, right? There should be no way you start either of these defenses. Forget the bad offenses, these defenses are atrocious. While it could make sense to start the Raiders defense against Nick Mullens, you don’t want to take that risk. Play it safe, and avoid these defenses.

Hopefully, after this game, we won’t have to worry about fantasy points and can rather be celebrating a win.

All fantasy stats and rankings courtesy of ESPN.