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QB: Justin Fields vs. Detroit DraftKings salary: 6,500

RB: Travis Etienne at Kansas City DraftKings salary: 7,100

RB: Dameon Pierce at New York (Giants) DraftKings salary: 6,300

WR: CeeDee Lamb at Green Bay DraftKings salary: 7,000

WR: Amon Ra St. Brown at Chicago DraftKings salary: 6,900

WR: Chase Claypool vs. Detroit DraftKings salary: 4,800

TE: Harrison Bryant at Miami DraftKings salary: 2,700

FLEX: Jeff Wilson vs. Cleveland DraftKings salary: 5,500

DST: Colts Def at Las Vegas DraftKings salary: 2,500

Reasoning: You know how badly I like to at least moderately zig with my primary stack but this is a week where they just seem so pronounced that I’d be doing you all a disservice by trying to force it (I’ll save the Matt Stafford and Kenny Pickett double stacks for my personal time). Playing Justin Fields is the easy part, trying to figure out who to stack him with is not. Because of the draft capital given up and just how motivated the Bears were to get Chase Claypool involved in his first game I opted to roll with him but I couldn’t bring myself to add another Bears pass catcher. Initially I had Cole Kmet and went away from because 1. His 2 TD game could make him semi popular 2. His route run rate (66% percent last week) is fine but I just feel like if I’m going to make a gross play that also isn’t going to be contrarian, than it needs to be closer to 80%. I’ll probably cave and do it by the time Sunday rolls around, but not here. Brock Wright would be another cheap TE option you could run here. Amon Ra St. Brown is an easy bet for volume that rivals any WR that’ll suit up this week, just need the TDs and splash plays to start rolling in.

The secondary stack of Jeff Wilson/Harrison Bryant is a cheaper way to get into one of the other premier games on the slate and leverage popular pieces in it. Wilson carries risk but I’m leaning in on the possibility that his substantial opening game usage is a sign of a more decisive split in the future as opposed to a 50/50 timeshare. Last week he had 4 touches inside the 10 yard line as pointed out by Ben Gretch and ran 43% of the routes. A multiple TD game that side swipes Tua, Tyreek and Waddle is squarely in play. Harrison Bryant routes run numbers weren’t great last week but whether it’s by Tua and the Dolphins passing game (preferably not) or Wilson, he’s going to be pushed to run more and he’s really cheap.

TJ Hernandez inspired me to go RB in the flex a few weeks ago and like all of our attention spans these days I totally forgot it a week later…subconsciously riding my normal approach of WR in the flex over everything. So in an attempt to find ways to get different in a lineup with a popular Justin Fields, I added Travis Etienne and Dameon Pierce to this lineup. Both have been revelations in recent weeks, have put chunk plays on film and are probably a little underpriced considering their roles. They’ll both be popular and will show up together in a lot of lineups, but I doubt they’ll show up with Jeff Wilson, unless of course you’re rocking with ya boy.

There always seems to be a WR that gets kinda lost in the shuffle but when he starts going off on Sunday you think..”Of course, it was all there, why wasn’t I on him?”

This week I think that guy is CeeDee Lamb. The Packers exploitable run defense is concerning but CeeDee Lamb’s usage is top tier. There’s also the chance that we get a more limited Zeke or no Zeke at all as he’s currently a game time decision. Funneling a couple more targets to a talented and efficient player at lower rostership sounds like a good time to me.

At defense I’m rolling with the fighting Irsay’s. If you didn’t peep that Jeff Saturday introductory presser, do yourself a favor and YouTube it asap. Back to the play though…Like every other DFS player, I’m always looking for an angle to play a cheap defense. Many will roll with the Vikings at 2,200 if Josh Allen is out but I like the Colts here. Their offense is no question broken but nobody will confuse the Raiders offense with one that has it all together either…and they just placed Darren Waller and Hunter Renfrow on IR. Maybe Jeff Saturday gives this team a 1 week boost of adrenaline, their more than respectable run D keeps Josh Jacobs in check and Davante Adams only goes 25-50% nuclear. I think that’s a reasonable ask.

QB: Tom Brady vs. Los Angeles (Rams) DraftKings Salary: 6,000

RB: Travis Etienne vs. Las Vegas DraftKings Salary: 6,300

RB: Rhamondre Stevenson vs. Indianapolis DraftKings Salary: 6,200

WR: Justin Jefferson at Washington DraftKings Salary: 8,600

WR: Terry McLaurin vs. Minnesota DraftKings Salary: 5,900

WR: Chris Godwin vs. Los Angeles (Rams) DraftKings Salary: 6,200

TE: Cade Otton vs. Los Angeles (Rams) DraftKings Salary: 3,100

FLEX: Allen Robinson at Tampa Bay DraftKings Salary: 5,000

DST: Seahawks Def at Arizona DraftKings Salary: 2,500

Reasoning: Don’t be alarmed looking at my primary stack, I’m sane and aware that it isn’t 2021 anymore. It hasn’t looked great for the Bucs recently but I think there are some elements at play here that could turn back the clock a bit. The Rams play predominately zone defense, have a great run D and a pass rush that has went from absolutely monstrous to above average. Despite injuries across the OL, the Bucs offensive line has a top 3 adjusted sack rate…now I know that has to be taken with at least a small grain of salt because we know TB12 ain’t here for getting hit, when things get thick that ball is coming out…but it’s still impressive on some level. If Brady isn’t getting moved off his spot a ton and he knows where the soft spots on the opposing are, I think you can still bet on him despite the struggles. I feel good about his odds at hitting the 300 yard bonus, can the TDs return?

I went with Godwin over Evans due to price and zone defense versus man defense splits and with Cameron Brate ruled out, Cade Otton gets another week as a full time player. He ran a healthy 34 routes last week and drew 3 red zone targets. The Allen Robinson run back doesn’t give me warm and fuzzy feelings but he has at least been functional the last 2 weeks. I like that even with Van Jefferson back he ran 80% of the routes last week and he has 2 red zone targets in each of the last 2. The Rams play at a sluggish pace but the Bucs speedy neutral pace should pull a few more plays out of them. There is also the chance that Cooper Kupp doesn’t play his normal compliment of snaps while dealing with an ankle injury.

The Justin Jefferson-Terry McLaurin skinny stack will be a one of my go to’s this week. Jefferson’s matchup is as good as you could ask for. McLaurin’s volume continues to grow to a level more appropriate to his talent level. Hopefully the former can push the latter even further.

The contrarian nature of my primary stack affords me the opportunity to ride the wave at RB and I’m doing so with young backs who have 3 down profiles at great prices. The Colts have a great run defense but seem to be imploding on offense. I like the Patriots chances of controlling this game, giving Stevenson chances to grind out the tough yards and be that goal line hammer. Travis Etienne is becoming the centerpiece of the Jags offense and his matchup versus Raiders is about as good as you could ask for.

As a fantasy manager of multiple Kyler Murray teams I hope he balls out this week but the I’ve been a bit surprised with how many times I’ve heard his name mentioned as a great play this week…and that’s not to say he isn’t – I’ll be running some Kyler stacks this week too but it’s also not lost on me that Kliff Kingsbury is his coach. Between that, the improvements the Seahawks have made on defense and the tendency that these divisional matchups have to underdeliver, I’ll take my chances at this cheap a price point.

QB: Andy Dalton vs. Las Vegas DraftKings salary: 5,500

RB: Tony Pollard vs. Chicago DraftKings salary: 6,100

RB: Miles Sanders vs. Pittsburgh DraftKings salary: 6,600

WR: Chris Olave vs. Las Vegas DraftKings salary: 6,000

WR: Davante Adams at New Orleans DraftKings salary: 8,600

WR: Wan’Dale Robinson at Seattle DraftKings salary: 4,700

TE: Juwan Johnson vs. Las Vegas DraftKings salary: 3,200

Flex: Tyler Lockett vs. New York (Giants) DraftKings salary: 6,500

DST: Lions Def vs. Miami DraftKings salary: 2,300

Reasoning: The iffyness of this QB slate has led me to a play that will certainly test my standing with the fantasy football gods. The biggest barrier to playing Andy Dalton is well, Andy Dalton. We are talking about a QB who did just throw 2 pick sixes a week ago. There is also the baller blocker or all baller blockers in Taysom Hill looming as well. You may wonder why i’d want to subject my nerves to this but hey, I’m a Ravens fan so i’m used to it.

Joking aside, this is a great matchup. The Raiders are near the bottom of the league in most pass defense metrics and have a middling at best pass rush. Chris Olave is an obvious stacking partner and will be on my short list of plays. Correlating my TE play with my QB is always something I’m looking to do. Davante Adams I like as a run back and maybe his price causes his rostership to fall under the radar. Marshon Lattimore being out gives this a nice extra boost.

At RB I’m riding the wave with Tony Pollard…he’s just too good a play in too good of a matchup. The hope here is that Miles Sanders can match him at much lower rostership.

The Wan’Dale – Lockett skinny stack is one I love. They both have great matchups and should easily sport high end target shares.

The Lions defense play is just an attempt to get different and try to side swipe the folks playing Tua, Tyreek and Mostert. If you don’t feel as froggy, the Panthers defense fits but Mariota is perpetually low on pass attempts so the sacks and picks will be harder to come by.

QB: Tom Brady at Carolina DraftKings salary: 6,300

RB: Joe Mixon vs. Atlanta DraftKings salary: 7,000

RB: Ken Walker at Los Angeles (Chargers) DraftKings salary: 5,800

WR: Mike Evans at Carolina DraftKings salary: 6,900

WR: CeeDee Lamb vs. Detroit DraftKings salary: 6,800

WR: Amon Ra St. Brown at Dallas DraftKings salary: 7,100

TE: Cade Otton at Carolina DraftKings salary: 2,700

Flex: Garrett Wilson at Denver DraftKings salary: 4,500

DST: Giants Def at Jacksonville DraftKings salary: 2,900

Reasoning: This week I struggled to find ways to get different in the ways I’m accustomed. There aren’t a lot of cheaper WRs to feel great about and while I do have some I’m intrigued by and will play on Sunday, I didn’t want to give you guys and gals shaky plays.

One of the easy under the radar plays to get to this week is Tom Brady. The Bucs disappointed in a prime blow up spot last week, something that will leave a sour taste in people’s mouth but I’m always looking to cash in when people let emotion overtake logic. Mike Evans’ TD upside is always high and Cade Otton is a cheap full time piece of an offense that should score plenty. I’ll play a variations of this lineup with Godwin and Fournette mixed in. Your eyes aren’t deceiving you, I will not stain my lineup with any Panthers run backs (At least not publicly).

Once I pick a QB, I’m on my Silky Johnson to every other QB on the slate. Not only am I hating, I’m building that hate into my lineups. Joe Burrow is shaping up as a popular play this week so I love getting leverage on him by playing Joe Mixon.

The CeeDee Lamb-Amon Ra St. Brown skinny stack should be a popular one so I opted to go with D’Andre Swift instead. With the Cowboys monstrous pass rush, the safest way to attack them is via the short pass or the run, Swift checks both those boxes.

In another attempt to get different I went RB in the flex with Ken Walker. I love him this week going up against a Chargers defense that still has not interest in playing the run. He’ll get healthy looks versus that 2 high defense and he played enough on passing downs to not be the zero people have assumed he’d be.

Wink Martindale versus a young QB is a matchup I’ve attacked in the past. Trevor Lawrence has been inpatient as a thrower this season and will see tons of blitzes and exotic looks in this game. In 6 games played, T-Law has thrown 4 picks and lost 4 fumbles.

Update: Due to D’Andre Swift being unlikely to play. I’ve made the following pivots.

D’Andre Swift and Alec Pierce out

Amon Ra St. Brown and Garrett Wilson in

I keep the Dallas-Detroit skinny stack going. I thought about going to Jamaal Williams here but wasn’t crazy about the wide receivers I was landing on either from a rostership or upside standpoint. ASB will pick up even more short area targets sans Swift.

Garrett Wilson is one of the shaky plays I referenced above but Swift’s absence pushes me in that direction. He’ll play more with Elijah Moore on pto and Patrick Surtain will probably play more snaps lined up on Corey Davis? We’ve seen Wilson flash on multiple occasions this season and his talent is significant enough to rise above tricky circumstances.

QB: Lamar Jackson at New York (Giants) DraftKings salary: 8,100

RB: Joe Mixon at New Orleans DraftKings salary: 6,900

RB: Rhamondre Stevenson at Cleveland DraftKings salary: 6,000

WR: Mike Evans at Pittsburgh DraftKings salary: 7,000

WR: George Pickens vs. Tampa Bay DraftKings salary: 4,600

WR: Marquez Callaway vs. Cincinnati DraftKings salary: 3,900

TE: David Njoku vs. New England DraftKings salary: 4,000

FLEX: Mark Andrews at New York (Giants) DraftKings salary: 7,000

DST: Falcons Def vs. San Francisco DraftKings salary: 2,500

Reasoning: Similar to previous weeks i tried to find the higher end QB whose falling under the radar from a rostership perspective. One difference is I opted not to run back my Lamar-Andrews stack. Barkley would have been an obvious one but that trio would have been a lot of salary to use on any game, let alone one I don’t think will absolutely shoot out. Wan’dale at 3,600 was a consideration but talk of him being eased in squashed that.

Rhamondre is a no brainer lock for me this week and the Njoku fits on the cheap and starts a matchy matchy feel to the lineup.

Playing two of the popular RBs is certainly doable but challenges my general sensibilities. I opted to chase Joe Mixon’a plus usage in hopes of a multiple TD day. Marquez Callaway burned me before but I’m back on the train as a cheap run back for the ultra thin Saints receiver group.

Evans and Pickens round out my first week of school outfits-esque approach of matching skinny stacks throughout. We know what Evans ceiling is and while Pickens doesn’t have the same matchup, the attempts should be plentiful and Kenny Pickett has already shown a willingness to give him chances to win on the boundary. Chunk plays have a chance to follow.

The Falcons defense was honestly just hey, I got 2,500 left. SF controlling the game with their run game and defense is the likely course of action here but offensive line injuries and a bad throw or 2 from Jimmy G could get us there .

I’ll likely have a variation of this lineup with Jamarr Chase instead of Mixon and another one of the cheap RBs. I’m not crazy about the cheaper WRs this week but I found 2 that fit this build. At that same time, it’s hard to ignore the projection differences compared to say an Eno Benjamin (cap tip to TJ Hernandez). Something to keep in mind when you’re building.

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.

QB: Marcus Mariota vs. Cleveland DraftKings salary: 5,600

RB: Saquon Barkley vs. Chicago DraftKings salary: 8,000

RB: Aaron Jones vs. New England DraftKings salary: 7,500

WR: Drake London vs. Cleveland DraftKings salary: 6,100

WR: Amari Cooper at Atlanta DraftKings salary: 6,300

WR: Diontae Johnson vs. New York (Jets) DraftKings salary: 6,000

TE: Cole Kmet at New York (Giants) DraftKings salary: 3,200

Flex: Rashaad Penny at Detroit DraftKings salary: 4,900

DST: Seahawks Def at Detroit DraftKings salary: 2,400

Reasoning: This is a hard week for primary stacks. The obvious options are popular and expensive, not the combo we look for in DFS. I settled in on a Mariota led primary stack. I like the rushing upside and with Myles Garrett rules out and Jadaveon Clowney potentially to follow, this underachieving Browns defense feels like one to pick on. I usually double stack but opted not to here, with Mariota becoming more popular I think Kyle Pitts will be frequently stacked with him. I’m not certain the Falcons have figured this Kyle Pitts conundrum out so I’m going with just Drake London with the Amari Cooper run back. Mariota’s rushing upside gives me more ease at going with just the single stack.

Went with the double pay up-ish approach at RB in an attempt to zig off the Jamaal Williams/Khalil Herbert builds. Barkley will be popular I’m sure but Aaron Jones is flying way under the radar but his profile this week is as strong as any RB as a big favorite with pass game and red zone involvement.

Went with Diontae Johnson as a one off versus a Jets defense that has given up big plays to WRs every week and a pass rush that has underachieved. Johnson’s volume has remained strong sans Roethlisberger while his targets 15+ yards downfield are up.

For those of you who put your phone or laptop in a washing machine after seeing my TE play, I get it. The Bears simply haven’t thrown enough to play any pass catcher with confidence but with no Ryan Griffin the snaps and routes have been climbing for Kmet. Correlating him with what i’m hoping is a Saquon blow up game and I’ll take my chances that the Bears finally generate a respectable enough pass catcher performance at super low rostership. It‘s also leverage on Herbert.

Closing the lineup out with a double pivot on Jamaal Williams and the Lions passing game. Rashaad Penny has a good price and matchup and should get ample opportunities if this game stays close. Injuries will help those odds as the Lions will be without D’andre Swift and Amon-Ra St. Brown. We really betting on Jared Goff holding up that 26 point team total without those 2? Also, shout out to TJ Hernandez for the contrarian idea of going 3 RBs this week.

QB: Matt Stafford @Arizona DraftKings salary: 6,500

RB: Leonard Fournette vs. Green Bay DraftKings salary: 6,500

RB: Raheem Mostert vs. Buffalo DraftKings salary: 4,500

WR: Tee Higgins @New York (Jets) DraftKings salary: 6,100

WR: Garrett Wilson vs. Cincinnati DraftKings salary: 5,400

WR: Cooper Kupp @Arizona DraftKings salary: 9,900

TE: Zach Ertz vs. Los Angeles (Rams) DraftKings salary: 4,500

FLEX: Ben Skowronek @Arizona DraftKings salary: 3,400

DST: Ravens Def @Patriots DraftKings salary: 3,000

Reasoning: The top offenses all offer some sort of barrier to building stacks this week. Going Stafford-Kupp is pretty self explanatory but Tyler Higbee will be popular this week and the primary run back of Marquise Brown starts to take up a little more salary for my liking with cheap value not yet being revealed on this slate. Shout out to Awesemo for the Skowronek call on a recent show as a cheap guy who is playing a lot of snaps. The high end upside is questionable to say the least but he’s cheap, fits the team stack and will be contrarian. Ertz gives us a pivot on the more popular Higbee within the same game and his volume is among the most secure at the position…that only rises if Stafford goes off.

Stacking the Bengals will be another priority of mine so i like getting the mini Tee Higgins-Garrett Wilson play in here. I had Elijah Moore in this spot to begin with for a contrarian spin, I’ll end up playing variations of both but Wilson clearly looks to be gaining more steam at the moment and has the better matchup in the slot.

At RB I love Fournette this week, even though the game environment gives me a tiny bit of pause. His usage is *chef’s kiss* and if the Bucs can field enough weapons to keep the offense on solid footing he has a shot at multiple TDs.

The Mostert play is admittingly cute but I think it has some tangible angles to it. Much will be made out of the secondary injuries and what they mean for the Dolphins passing game. They’ll also be without DT’s Jordan Phillips and Ed Oliver. While they do have as good of depth as their is along their defensive line as anybody in the league, you don’t take 2 guys like that out of the middle of your defense and not feel it.

Mostert acts as leverage on all the Bills/Dolphins passing game stacks and even if the game goes in that direction, he out targeted Chase Edmonds last week. At such a cheap price point I think it’s worth the gamble.

On defense i’m attacking the duo of Matt Patricia and Joe Judge yet again. In reality the Ravens played one extremely poor quarter of football on defense and it cost them dearly but they are 6th in the league in QB pressures and are 8th in rushing yards per game. The Patriots offense looked more functional in week 2 but still only put up 17 points, lack juice in the passing game and will get a Ravens defense that will be keyed in on containing their run game. Based on 1 quarter of football nobody is gonna play the Ravens defense…i won’t be one of those people.

QB: Aaron Rodgers @Minnesota

I am not very high on Aaron Rodgers this year, as evidence by his QB15 standing on my tier rankings…rankings you can find on this blog as well (shameless plug). The Packers situation screams slow, run heavy offense from every angle but if there were any week for that to change it’s this week.

Last year Rodgers had a season high 45 pass attempts in his week 12 matchup versus the Rams. Sean McVay disciple Kevin O’Connell will bring over his fast-paced approach to the Vikings and has plenty of skill position talent to force the Packers out of their shell.

Two of his three 300 yard passing games came against the Rams in that week 12 game and against this Vikings defense in week 11.

Talent and efficiency have never been an issue for A-Rod. Davante Adams being gone certainly hurts but if placed in a game script to cut loose, I like taking a shot at lower rostership.

DraftKings salary: 7,000

RB: Joe Mixon vs. Pittsburgh

Armed with an improved O-Line and weapons to keep boxes light, Mixon finds himself in a plus week 1 spot. Only the Texans gave up more rushing yards than the Steelers last year. Pittsburgh allowed a healthy 4.7 yards per carry to RBs.

With QB and OL questions to answer, this game could get away from Pittsburgh quick…and set Mixon up for over 100 yards and a multi TD game. Milestones he hit the last time these 2 teams faced off

DraftKings salary: 7,100

RB: Chase Edmonds vs. New England

This play is about not being overtaken by the fear of the unknown. Everything on paper seems to be setting up for Edmonds to get a majority of the high value touches. He fits the scheme, he’s comfortable in the passing game, and he doesn’t have a bruising goal line back on the depth chart as an obvious goal line vulture.

As a home favorite versus an offense in identity crisis mode, 20 + touches are on the table. Just gotta be willing to take the risk.

DraftKings salary: 5,200

WR: AJ Brown @Detroit

Brown is a player I’ve advised people to take a stand on. The Eagles look destined for at the very least a balanced offensive approach with the chance that they are just flat out pass heavy. We’ve seen AJB destroy defenses on those run heavy Titans teams so flirting with double digit targets versus a Lions defense that gave up the 9^th most yards to the position last season sounds like a party to me.

DraftKings salary: 6,400

WR: Randall Cobb @Minnesota

We get our first stacking partner for Rodgers here. It’s uncertain how things will shake out on the outside at WR for Green Bay. Sammy Watkins, Romeo Doubs and Christian Watson could form a bit of a committee but Randall Cobb should be a full-time player in the slot. With presumed #1 WR Allen Lazard out, I like Cobb’s chances at of leading the Packers in targets this week. He was also 2^nd on the team in red zone targets last season.

DraftKings salary: 3,400

WR: Diontae Johnson @Cincinnati

In correlation with our Mixon play I’m going to a player who probably won’t be rostered much but carries upside at his price. In their last meeting, in which Mixon went over 100 yards and scored 2 TDs, Diontae had a 9 for 95 line on 14 targets. Now I know with Ben Roethlisberger gone, those gaudy target games won’t be as frequent but I’m projecting a negative script with a talented target earner whose downfield opportunities will inherently increase. #DownfieldDiontae

 DraftKings salary: 6,000

TE: Robert Tonyan @Minnesota

Closing out my Packers double stack with another player with potential TD equity. Tonyan missed half of last season with a torn ACL but in 2020 he scored 11 TDs, 7 of them coming in the red zone.

I won’t lie, this play scares me…it’s his first game since the ACL injury and while he carries no injury designation coming in I’m sure there will be some sort of pitch count here.

At the end of the day I expect the production to get spread out on in the Green Bay passing game so I’m chasing the TDs.

DraftKings salary: 3,900

Flex: Justin Jefferson vs. Green Bay

I gotta give my Packers stack a push and what better way to do so? Jefferson has gotten so much buzz this offseason as he’s ticketed to play the “Cooper Kupp” role in this Vikings offense but as soon as week 1 hits it’s crickets on the DFS front?

With the field seemingly less likely to pay up at WR I like the opportunity this game stack afforded us to get different. Kills two contrarian birds with one stone.

DraftKings salary: 7,800

DST: Dolphins Def vs. New England

The Patriots reportedly took the bizarre offensive coaching approach they did to simplify things. A few months later and they seem as confused as everyone else. Are they now going back to their original scheme? Idk

The Dolphins changed head coaches but kept a lot of their defensive staff intact. They created pressure at one of the higher rates in the league last year, have ascending young players and added vets Melvin Ingram and Trey Flowers to the mix. They’ve also beaten the Patriots 3 out of the last 4.

With Chase Edmonds already in the lineup we put another stacking cherry on top to close it out.

DraftKings salary: 2,600