Other notables:
Devin Singletary (BUF): $5,800 vs. MIA (If inactive Frank Gore is $6,000)
Latavius Murray (NO): $5,300 @ CHI
Darrell Henderson (LAR): $5,200 @ ATL (If either Todd Gurley or Malcolm Brown are out)
Wide Receivers
Tyler Boyd (CIN): $5,600 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Boyd is simply a value target play this week on both Fanduel and Draftkings. Through six weeks, Boyd is third in the NFL in targets. Now his own teammate, Auden Tate, is actually higher priced than Boyd. Imagine hearing those words prior to Week 1.
This week shapes up to be a bounce back opportunity for Boyd. The now Jalen Ramsey-less Jaguars have been giving up plenty of points to opposing wide receivers. On the season the Jaguars have allowed over 1,000 yards to wide receivers, with opposing receivers averaging 170.3 yards per game. Despite Tate’s presence in the offense as of late, Boyd is still getting his fair share too. Over the last three games, Boyd has four more targets and catches than Tate with just one fewer receiving yard. Tate has just 49 more air yards over that time span as well.
Cooper Kupp (LAR): $7,800 @ Atlanta Falcons
A bounce-back game is imminent for the Los Angeles Rams offense, and that likely means that Kupp is set to benefit the most. The Falcons defense has been gashed thus far this season, and things have only gotten worse since losing safety Keanu Neal. They’ve allowed 11 touchdown passes in the three games without Neal. With an inability to pressure opposing quarterbacks, it’s very likely that Jared Goff has all day to throw on Sunday.
The last two weeks have given us immense value in targeting the Falcons defense. Kupp and fellow receivers Robert Woods and Brandin Cooks could all feast in this game because again, this defense is terrible right now.
Other notables:
John Brown (BUF): $5900 vs. MIA
T.Y. Hilton (IND): $7,600 vs. HOU
Tight Ends
Evan Engram (NYG): $6,800 vs. Arizona Cardinals
It’s the Cardinals against a tight end. Engram will also be highly owned in a slate that doesn’t include Zach Ertz and Travis Kelce. Until Arizona can show on a consistent basis that they can stop tight ends from embarrassing them week by week, keep firing them up. This should be particularly true when it’s a legitimately good option, such as Engram. Even with the likelihood that Saquon Barkley returns to action this week, Engram’s volume shouldn’t be in question.
Mark Andrews (BAL): $6,700 @ Seattle Seahawks
Andrews has been nothing short of sensational this season, serving as one of the prime contributors in the Baltimore Ravens’ passing attack. Quietly, the Seahawks are giving up a lot of points to tight ends this season as well. In what could shape up to be one of the highest-scoring games on the slate, Andrews is a great pivot off Engram or George Kittle if you’re choosing to spend up at the position.
Andrews has been a match-up nightmare this season, due largely to his ability to move around the formation. He leads all tight ends in receiving yards out of the slot (296 yards) and averages 2.59 yards per route run. Should Marquise Brown miss this game, or even be limited, a ceiling Andrews game could be upon us. Considering that Andrews has had at least seven targets in every game, that’s saying something.
Other notables:
Jimmy Graham (GB): $5,800 vs. OAK
George Kittle (SF): $7,100 @ WAS
Defense
Buffalo Bills DST: $5,500 vs. Miami Dolphins
All the Fitzmagic in the world can’t help the Dolphins this season. While they nearly got their first win of the season last week, it’l be much tougher sledding traveling to Buffalo. So far this season, the Bills defense has arguably been the third best defense in the league. Football Outsiders ranks their defense third in overall DVOA, and fourth in DVOA against the pass. This game could get ugly for the Dolphins.
San Francisco 49ers DST: $5,000 @ Washington Redskins
The 49ers are a solid choice if you want to save $500 moving off the Bills defense. We know what the 49ers defense is at this point in the season and we definitely know what the Redskins offense is right now outside of Terry McLaurin. While I typically tend to shy away from West Coast teams playing on the East Coast in the early afternoon, this defense is too good to worry about any remote chance Washington actually makes this game competitive.
Other notables:
Tennessee Titans DST: $4,200 vs. LAC
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