Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs Fantasy Football Start/Sit: Calls on JuJu Smith-Schuster and Marquez Valdes-Scantling

The Kansas City Chiefs are the clear favorites in their Week 17 matchup against the down-and-out Denver Broncos, who recently fired their head coach, Nathaniel Hackett. The Broncos will be up against it, as they will likely have to withstand a barrage of attacks from Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and other top-notch offensive weapons.

Here, we will look at two Kansas City Chiefs wide receivers that tend to rack up fantasy points. While both players have underperformed so far this season, this game against the Broncos might be what they need to break out at the end of the fantasy year. So, without further ado, let's make some start or sit calls on the Kansas City Chiefs.

Should you start Kansas City Chiefs' WR JuJu Smith-Schuster or Marquez Valdes-Scantling in Week 17?

The case for Juju Smith-Schuster

Juju Smith-Schuster is playing in his first year away from the Pittsburgh Steelers offense, and that has caused some growing pain. While Juju is a talented wide receiver, he has never been the number-one option in his NFL career. He has always had All-Pro caliber receivers ahead of him, and it's no different in Kansas City.

He has as a stat line of 74 receptions (20th in the league) and 877 yards (21st in the league), and he has scored three touchdowns (52nd in the league). These are decent numbers, but it's clear where JuJu belongs on the Chiefs' offense.

The case for Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Marquez Valdes-Scantling is the Kansas City Chiefs rookie wideout, playing on a new team for the first time in his career. Valdes-Scantling was Aaron Rodgers' second option in Green Bay behind the obvious first option, Devante Adams.

Marquez Valdes-Scantling has been decent with the Chiefs so far this season, putting up a stat line of 37 receptions (tied for 100th in the league), 632 yards (51st in the league), and two touchdowns (81st in the league). These numbers indicate that he is the Chiefs' third and fourth option and an emergency replacement for your fantasy team.

The Verdict:

We suggest you start Juju Smith-Schuster rather than his teammate Marquez Valdes-Scantling. JuJu has way more targets than Valdes-Scantling, and you can't go wrong with that.

The Chiefs will be looking to pile on the misery for the Denver Broncos, and the Week 17 fixture might be a long one for Russell Wilson and the guys.

How are the Kansas City Chiefs performing this season?

The Kansas City Chiefs had a solid 2022 NFL season and will be looking to start off 2023 in the best way possible. The Chiefs are at the top of the AFC West Conference and have qualified for this season's playoffs.

The Chiefs will face off against the Miami Dolphins in the AFC Wildcard Round. It will be a tantalizing game as Tyreek Hill returns to the Chiefs' home ground for the first time in the playoffs since leaving them in the 2022 off-season.