QB: Trevor Lawrence at Detroit DraftKings salary: 5,900
RB: Aaron Jones at Chicago DraftKings salary: 6,900
RB: Jamaal Williams vs. Jacksonville DraftKings salary: 6,000
WR: Amon Ra St. Brown vs. Jacksonville DraftKings salary: 7,100
WR: Christian Kirk at Detroit DraftKings salary: 6,300
WR: Garrett Wilson at Minnesota DraftKings salary: 5,300
TE: Evan Engram at Detroit DraftKings salary: 3,000
Flex: DK Metcalf at Los Angeles (Rams) DraftKings salary: 6,700
DST: Dolphins Def at San Francisco DraftKings salary: 2,500
Reasoning: This Lions-Jaguars game could resemble a competitive ping pong game with tons of scoring back and forth. It’s one I wanted to invest in but the relative popularity of Trevor Lawrence gave me some pause. Ultimately I felt like I could be aggressive and unique enough to make it work but going with the double run back and going with Kirk and Engram over last week’s lineup hit Zay Jones. Especially considering Kirk’s slot matchup. You don’t have to threaten me with a good time correlating my TE for 3K. The Lions giving up the 4th most DK points per game to TE’s is icing on the cake. Amon Ra St. Brown will be popular and for good reason…his volume is rivaled by very few and the matchup is a good one as the Jaguars defense has steadily regressed and have given up the 3rd most TDs to the WR position. Jamaal Williams continues to get the most rushing volume in this Lions offense, an offense that has been cash in red zone (3rd in the NFL). Fingers crossed for Williams’ 6th multiple TD game.
I tried to get a secondary stack into this lineup but every one I landed on made me feel like I was sacrificing too much. Maybe it’s the matchy matchy tendencies of my generation but it feels like too many colors in my outfit…however, looking at some of the adidas pants, nike shoe looking winning gpp lineups over this season, I might as well get a lil colorful myself.
Aaron Jones remains the clear lead RB and had a season high in routes run last week. The matchup versus what’s left of the Bears defense is a beautiful one.
Garrett Wilson will be popular but I think my lineup is different enough to withstand it. He’s one of the rare players in a league full of great athletes that just seems to be moving at a different speed than the corners tasked with defending him. With competency at QB and a decisive share of targets, i’ll continue to play him while his price point doesn’t accurately represent his profile.
DK Metcalf is flying under the radar this week and I love his opportunity. The Rams middling pass rush will be without their main cog as Aaron Donald is set to miss the game. Geno Smith has been money in clean pockets (77.8% completion rate per player profiler) and versus zone, which the Rams play at one of the highest rates in the league. Metcalf has one of the higher ceilings at the position this week.
On defense this week I’m opting to play the shoot out angle. The Dolphins will likely be without both their OT’s and they defend the run much better than they defend the pass but sport a more than respectable pass rush. With the amount of drop backs in this game trending towards the over, I’m gonna see if I can steal a sack fumble or pick 6 from Jimmy G at a cheap price and lower rostership.
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