QB: Justin Herbert at Cleveland DraftKings Salary: 7,100
RB: Kareem Hunt vs. Los Angeles (Chargers) DraftKings Salary: 6,000
RB: Derrick Henry at Washington DraftKings Salary: 8,200
WR: Mike Williams at Cleveland DraftKings Salary: 7,100
WR: Chris Godwin vs. Atlanta DraftKings Salary: 5,900
WR: Tyler Lockett at New Orleans DraftKings Salary: 5,600
TE: Gerald Everett at Cleveland DraftKings Salary: 4,200
Flex: Marquez Callaway vs. Seattle DraftKings Salary: 3,300
DST: Panthers Def vs. San Francisco DraftKings Salary: 2,600
Reasoning: Lately i’ve been trying to zero in on whoever the lowest rostered pay up QB. This week I think that will be Justin Herbert. Further removed from that rib injury and facing off with an underachieving Browns defense, I like his chances at the 300 yard bonus. Mike Williams upside (and downside) always creates intrigue and Gerald Everett has carved out a solid role and red zone role amongst the grenades that are 2022 Tight Ends. Running it back with Kareem Hunt serves dual purpose. He’ll be on the field ahead of Nick Chubb in negative game scripts but he also has double digit rush attempts in every game this season against a Chargers defense that is just as unenthused about playing the run as they were last year (5.4 yards per carry allowed).
Trying my hand that this is a Derrick Henry week. Long starved for pass game involvement, Henry has 11 targets in the last 2 games. The offensive line and weapons are eroding around him but Henry is one of those outliers that bend logic…the passing game involvement makes the floor safer and the price isn’t a overly prohibitive one, especially for his upside.
Because of my investment in Herbert I really wanted to steer clear of Bucs-Falcons in this lineup…but a another investment, one of the redraft variety was too strong to ignore. I drafted Chris Godwin in every league i’m in so for me not to play him at 5900 would be criminal. He’d be a good play at 7,000.
Eurostepping around the popular games gave me a little trouble trying to find a secondary stack but I landed on Callaway-Lockett. Seattle’s defense has been flammable and Callaway literally played all the snaps last week with Michael Thomas out. DK Metcalf will be locked into a rematch Marcus Lattimore (provided Lattimore doesn’t feel inspired by Draymond and swings on DK again)…leaving Lockett with the more advantageous matchup for the surprisingly faster paced Seahawks offense.
The Cowboys defense at 2500 would slide right in here. I just couldn’t bring myself to plug in what is likely to be the slates most popular defense so I pivoted to the Panthers, albeit with minimal confidence outside of just getting different. The Panthers have been ok versus the run and will be at home. The 49ers will be on their 3rd left tackle and haven’t exactly lit the world on fire offensively. A random pick or fumble 6 from Jimmy G wouldn’t surprise me at all.
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