Draft Kings Week 15: Best Bargains At Each 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

Joe Flacco, Ravens ($5,100): Flacco is maddening, because just when you think he’s starting to look great, he absolutely bombs you into the center of the Earth. It’s unlikely many people started him vs. Pittsburgh last week, but he rewarded the faithful with a 269-yard, two-touchdown performance. In fact, he’s thrown for exactly 269 yards and two touchdowns in back-to-back games. This week, he faces the fourth-worst pass defense in football (Cleveland), in a game Baltimore needs. I feel comfortable rolling with him.

Trevor Siemian, Broncos ($5,100): Siemian often looks bad, because he’s a mostly bad quarterback. But he has an offense that’s well-stocked with weapons at the skill positions, and he has the ability to go off against weak matchups. This week he’s got the Colts, who are about as soft a pass defense as there is in the NFL. Siemian’s on the road, but that’s a plus; he gets an awful secondary in a dome. Siemian started 2017 with six touchdowns in two games; he’s risky, but high upside.

Derek Carr, Raiders ($5,700): The expected continuation of Carr’s breakout has not happened this year, and he hasn’t thrown more than two touchdown passes in a game since Week 7. But, this week is a must-win game, and he is up against a Dallas secondary that ranks only 22nd per FootballOutsiders.com. Carr has still been able to put up good yardage when he throws it enough, and the Cowboys’ resurgent offense could turn this one into a shootout. I like my odds of Carr putting up stats with Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree in a shootout.

Running Backs

Rod Smith, Cowboys ($4,500): Smith is not getting the lion’s share of the touches, but he’s making bigger plays than Alfred Morris, and maximizing his opportunities. Smith has found the end zone in three straight games, and he put up an incredible 113 yards receiving last week, as well as a receiving touchdown. Oakland’s pass defense is dead last in the NFL, and they are 27th vs. RBs in the passing game. Smith is lowkey on track to make you a moneybag.

Peyton Barber, Buccaneers ($4,600): The Bucs need to start shifting away from Doug Martin, and in this lost season Barber is giving them every reason to change their lead back. With Martin out two weeks ago, Barber trampled Green Bay for 102 yards, and last week he chewed up 58 yards in more limited work (4.83 yards per carry). Barber is a bruiser, and would benefit from high volume. Atlanta’s run defense ranks 30th in the league, so if Tampa wants to pivot to a younger back, now is the time.

Mike Davis, Seahawks ($4,000): Davis was relatively quiet last week vs. the Jaguars – a good matchup for RBs – but he was also dealing with an uncharacteristically mistake-prone Russell Wilson, and eventually the game script got away from him. He still had 66 yards on his 15 carries, and this week he has another nice matchup against the Chiefs. Davis is clearly the lead back in Seattle, so unless the Seahawks fall behind early, he’s a lock for 15-20 carries per week. That kind of volume at this extremely low price can’t be ignored.

Wide Receivers

Nelson Agholor, Eagles ($4,400): The Giants’ season has been over for a long time, but now their pass defense is just holes without CB Janoris Jenkins out there. Agholor has been discounted because of Carson Wentz’s injury, but he’s still the top big-play receiver on the team, and QB Nick Foles is competent. He’s scored twice in the last three weeks, averages a healthy 13.8 yards per catch, and is up against the second-worst defense in football against No. 2 receivers. I’m excited to use Agholor.

Emmanuel Sanders, Broncos ($5,200): The last few weeks have been exceptionally bad for Emmanuel Sanders, but he’s going to break out this week. Indianapolis is just 24th vs. No. 2 receivers, and he can’t possibly keep putting up such meager numbers with a good amount of targets going his way. Sanders is simply too good to be held under 20 yards receiving forever, so get ready for one of his classic explosion games.

Sammy Watkins, Rams ($4,800): Watkins still isn’t playing like the thoroughbred he is at heart, but he’s scored a touchdown in five of his last six games, and is up against a Seahawks’ defense that has lost its identity without CB Richard Sherman. Seattle ranks 24th vs. No. 1 receivers, so it’s not hard at all to envision another touchdown for him. With his consistent production, I don’t get why he’s still so cheap. I’m also not complaining!

Tight Ends

Ben Watson, Ravens ($3,800): Cleveland ranks dead last against tight ends. If you are a tight end against the Browns, you either score, have a useful game, or both. This week, it’s Ben Watson’s turn. He won’t give you much in the way of yardage, but expect him to be wide open in the end zone at least once.

David Njoku, Browns ($2,700): I realize I’ve recommended Njoku multiple times in which he’s gone on to do very, very little. But this week he gets the Ravens, who have the second-worst defense in the NFL against TEs. I don’t blame you if you are gunshy with Njoku, but before last week’s dud he had four catches in back-to-back games, and scored a touchdown in one of them. I think that he could put up 60+ yards with this matchup.

Charles Clay, Bills ($3,000): Clay has not been very good since returning from injury, but he remains one of the few viable options in the Bills’ passing game, and Tyrod Taylor is back practicing in full. Miami’s defense showed well vs. New England last week, but their weakness is against tight ends (29th), and Rob Gronkowski was suspended for last week’s game. Clay might score.