Draft Kings Week 6: Best Bargains at Every Position
The best way to cash on weekly fantasy football sites is to load up on as many stars with good matchups as possible. Due to budget restraints, however, fantasy players must sacrifice other positions to nab the stars they want.
Here, you'll find the top bargains at each position on Draft Kings that will let you splurge elsewhere. And remember, scoring is IMPORTANT. Here is Draft Kings’ scoring system.
The bargains are listed in the order I like them.
Quarterbacks
Jacoby Brissett, Colts ($5,800): Brissett has quietly been a serviceable replacement for Andrew Luck, especially as a DFS option. If you like cheap QBs, this isn’t exactly the week for it. Brissett is an exception though, going up against a soft Titans secondary and coming off a career-high 314 yards last week. Brissett is always a threat for a rushing TD, but now he’s become someone you can count on to top 200 yards passing as well. That floor keeps him from being a complete disaster.
Trevor Siemian, Broncos ($5,500): Siemian cooled off after his insane start, but he is still a QB you can lean on when good matchups present themselves. This week, he’s up against the Giants, suddenly a comfortable opponent. The Giants rank 22nd vs. the pass per FootballOustiders, and just suspended their best cover corner Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. With Denver coming off a bye and Big Blue in deep disarray, I love Siemian’s touchdown upside.
Kevin Hogan, Browns ($4,600): Hogan is starting, and he costs as much as a weak so-so FLEX. Hogan completed 85 percent of his passes last week in relief of DeShone Kizer and threw two touchdown passes; it came against the garbage Jets defense, but it counts nonetheless. The Texans’ defense is much tougher, but minus J.J. Watt it’s more likely Hogan puts up okay production at a fraction of other starting QBs’ price.
Running Backs
Mike Gillislee, Patriots ($5,500): Gillislee isn’t going to get you much yardage, and he’s gone three consecutive games without scoring a touchdown. That’s great, because it depressed his price heading into a perfect matchup. The Patriots are going to light up the Jets, who are long overdue for a humiliating loss. While Gillislee has been disappointing the last few games, he continues to get work, registering 12 carries in each of his last three tilts. This week, he’ll turn those carries into a touchdown or two, giving you awesome value. Don’t be surprised if he breaks off a long run or two as well; remember, he averaged 5.7 yards in back-to-back campaigns before arriving in New England.
Samaje Perine, Redskins ($4,400): Keep an eye on RB Rob Kelley’s status, but he looks like he’s headed toward being inactive on Sunday. If that’s the case, Perine is going to be handed the ball 20+ times against the 49ers, who rank 26th in the NFL against the run. Perine hasn’t shown much explosiveness yet in 2017, but any RB can accumulate stats with the workload he can expect to receive. I strongly recommend slotting Perine in somewhere for the cheap.
Adrian Peterson, Cardinals ($3,400): Normally I wouldn’t recommend rolling with a RB who was acquired by a new team MIDWEEK, but in AP’s case there are two things putting me at ease. First, they cut Chris Johnson immediately, leaving Kerwynn Williams and a few breadsticks behind Peterson on the depth chart. Second, Peterson is a longtime vet, so despite not knowing the offense, he’s going to get fed on first and second downs, and you can rely on instinct for that. He definitely doesn’t know the blocking schemes yet, but he’s no threat as a receiver anyway. There’s touchdown potential this week against the Bucs in what should be a shootout.
Wide Receivers
Taylor Gabriel, Falcons ($4,600): The Falcons are coming off a bye week with a cushy matchup against the Dolphins’ horrible defense. Atlanta is likely to put forth a spectacular offensive performance, and with Mohamed Sanu out, Gabriel slots in as the WR2. The Dolphins rank dead last vs. No. 2 receivers per FootballOutsiders through five weeks, so Gabriel is a very tasty bargain.
Amari Cooper, Raiders ($5,000): Cooper has been MIA for several weeks, dropping all the way to $5,000 on DraftKings, which is WR3 territory. QB Derek Carr is expected back, however, and even if it’s E.J. Manuel for another week, Cooper is going to be the most-targeted Raider in Week 6. Michael Crabtree isn’t 100 percent, and the Oakland running game has been suspect with old man Lynch unable to absorb a classic Beast Mode workload. Last week was the only time Cooper’s targets completely disappeared, and he’s just as liable to have huge games as he is disasters. The Chargers rank jus 20th vs. WR1s, so I think Cooper is a high-upside risk.
Robby Anderson, Jets ($4,400): Anderson is the Jets’ big play receiver, and even though I don’t expect Gang Green to play well or score much this week, the Patriots’ do enter play with the worst pass defense in the NFL. I expect Bill Belichick to remove TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins from the mix, so if the choice is Anderson or Jermaine Kearse, I’d rather roll the dice on Anderson’s big play potential.
Tight Ends
Evan Engram, Giants ($3,800): I know Engram gave you zero last week. I know. But Engram is legitimately the Giants’ best pass-catcher going into this week after Odell Beckham Jr., Brandon Marshall and Sterling Shepard all suffered ankle injuries. Last week was the first time Engram saw fewer than five targets, and two weeks ago Eli Manning threw it to him 11 times. On top of that, Denver ranks a mere 26th vs. tight ends. Trust Engram again.
Zach Miller, Bears ($2,900): Miller finally found the end zone last week on Monday Night Football vs. the Vikings, and he was targeted a healthy seven times too. This week he gets a juicy matchup vs. the Ravens, the worst defense in the NFL against tight ends, with a receiving corps devoid of good options.
Martellus Bennett, Packers ($3,600): Until last week, Bennett had been one of the most consistently targeted players at his position in the NFL. That should continue, and this week he goes up against a Vikings defense which ranks just 25th vs. TEs. Minnesota should have Xavier Rhodes glued to Jordy Nelson, leaving Aaron Rodgers to likely look Bennett’s way more often, particularly in the red zone.