Dreadful is all I can say about my NFL DFS plays for Week 2.
I started the season with a great week with my cash core, but last weekend was just plain awful. On a weekend where the money line in cash games hovered in the low 120s, my line was doomed with only 85.9 points.
Saquon Barkley gave me my first snowflake emoji with only 11.8 points. Then the afternoon games made it worse.
I had three more snowflakes with no fire emojis.
Trey Lance left with a dislocated ankle late in the first quarter and scored only 2.5 points. Ja’Marr Chase only produced 10.8 point in the Bengals’ upset loss to Dallas. And Davante Adams caught a whole two passes for 12 points, salvaging his day with a short TD.
My best scorer was Diontae Johnson with a pedestrian 13.7 points.
Oh the frustration and it’s only Week 3 of NFL DFS season.
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Quarterback
Top Play
Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia ($7,600): Hurts may this year’s cheat code at QB for DFS as he is averaging 288 yards passing and 73.5 yards rushing through two games. The Commanders have giving up more than 250 passing yards a game and 5 TD passes to QBs.
Other QBs
Josh Allen, Buffalo ($8,200)
Lamar Jackson, Baltimore ($8,000)
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City ($7,900)
This may be a week to pay up for QBs. Allen is leading the NFL’s hottest offense. Jackson is coming off of 400-plus yards of offense and four TDs, while Mahomes plays better on the road than at home for fantasy scoring.
Running back
Top Play
Leonard Fournette, Tampa Bay ($6,500): If you take his word for it, expect some TDs from Fournette. And he faces a Packers defense which gave up 180 yards rushing to Chicago last week.
Value Plays
J.D. McKissic, Washington ($5,300)
Darrel Williams, Arizona ($5,100)
Dameon Pierce, Houston ($5,000)
McKissic could be busy in a game the Commanders are home underdogs. Williams should see the bulk of the carries, including the goal line touches, if James Conner misses. Pierce saw his snap count increase to 62 percent last week and he received all the RB rushing touches.
Cheap Play
Jerrick McKinnon, Kansas City ($4,500): McKinnon outsnapped Clyde Edwards-Helaire last week and this game may be more competitive than most think, providing McKinnon with optimal touches.
Wide receiver
Top Play
Cooper Kupp, LA Rams ($9,900): His consistency continues to be off the charts. Plug and play him each week!
Value Plays
Drake London, Atlanta ($5,800)
Rashod Bateman, Baltimore ($5,700)
Garrett Wilson, NY Jets ($5,400)
Greg Dortch, Arizona ($4,300)
London has seen 19 targets in two games, catching 13 of them. Bateman is doing so much with so little (only 6 catches in 12 targets for two TDS in two games). Wilson’s usage in the red zone this season gives you plenty of upside potential. Dortch continued to make plays in Week 2, just like he did in Week 1.
Cheap play
Mack Hollins, Las Vegas ($3,300): Hunter Renfrow is out for Sunday’s games and Hollins is coming off of an 8-target game.
Tight end
Top Play
Travis Kelce, Kansas City ($7,900): Kelce averages more than 20 points a game on the road vs. bad pass defenses, according to Bob Lung’s Consistency Guide. He may see double-digit targets if this game stays close.
Value play
Tyler Higbee, LA Rams ($4,500): Higbee should continue to see his high target value against the worst defense in the league vs. TEs.
Cheap plays
Tyler Conklin, NY Jets ($3,800)
Evan Engram, Jacksonville ($3,700)
Irv Smith Jr., Minnesota ($3,100)
If C.J. Uzomah misses another game, Conklin should see plenty of targets again. Jacksonville coach Doug Pederson still loves using his TEs as Engram has caught 11 of 12 targets. Smith Jr. has big play upside if he can catch the ball.
DraftKings Cash Core
QB: Jalen Hurst, Philadelphia
RB: Leonard Fournette, Tampa Bay
WR: Cooper Kupp, LA Rams
TE: Irv Smith Jr., Minnesota
GPP Stacks
Patrick Mahomes, Jerrick McKinnon, Michael Pittman Jr., Travis Kelce
Kirk Cousins, Justin Jefferson, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Irv Smith Jr.
Derek Carr, Derrick Henry, Davante Adams, Mack Hollins
Last Week’s DK by the Numbers
Cash Core
QB: Trey Lance 2.50
RB: Saquon Barkley 11.8
WR: Davante Adams 9.20
TE: Tyler Conklin 10.0
Other NFL DFS Plays
QB: Matthew Stafford 20.88, Derek Carr 18.98, Matt Ryan 4.80.
RB: James Conner 7.10, Josh Jacobs 9.10, James Robinson 15.8, Rachaad White 0.10.
WR: Michael Thomas 18.5, Diontae Johnson 13.7, Allen Robinson II 15.8, Greg Dortch 15.5, Richie James 10.1, Ashton Dulin 13.2.
TE: Mark Andrews 28.7, Tyler Higbee 14.10.
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