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150-Max GPP Lineup
– CAPTAIN: Antonio Callaway ($9,900)
– Tyrod Taylor ($11,000)
– Jarvis Landry ($10,800)*
– Quincy Enunwa ($9,800)
– Rashard Higgins ($3,200)
– Cleveland Browns DST ($4,000)
*Note: Watch Jarvis Landry's injury status ahead of game. If ruled out, this post will be updated with the pivot.
In the 150-max guaranteed prize pool games, you need to be different. And in this spot, I'm essentially projecting the Browns to use the home field advantage and dominate. It may be a bit of a longshot, but I'm confident very, very few fantasy players will have a lineup which features three Browns wide receivers.
Tyrod Taylor threw 10 fewer passes last week than in Week 1, but Jarvis Landry and Rashard Higgins both had seven targets while Antonio Callaway had four. Callaway has the home-run hitting ability you look for in 150-max games, which is why I opted to put him in the captain spot. If he can get over the top once or twice, he could break the slate open for this lineup.
And we have the potential for Landry to always turn into a high-upside play if he's able to see a high volume of targets and find the end zone, which is realistic. The Jets defense isn't bad, but think back to Week 1 against the Detroit Lions, and a triple wide receiver stack doesn't seem so outlandish.
In that game, Kenny Golladay (seven catches for 114 yards), Golden Tate (7-79-1) and Marvin Jones (4-54) all had solid games. Obviously, the Lions were behind thanks to an incredible third quarter, but if we can get Higgins to have a solid showing and then big games from Callaway and Landry, this lineup will look good.
I won't be straying from Quincy Enunwa in this lineup, even though I'm expecting high ownership for him. If the game flow works out as planned, then the Jets will be throwing quite a bit and Enunwa should end up with a large number of targets and receptions. Truthfully, an outcome of the Browns getting a big lead early would benefit Enunwa even more than if it were a close game.
While I believe Sam Darnold has a very bright future, he's still a rookie quarterback playing on the road in a primetime game. He's thrown at least one interception in both of the first two games and the Browns defense has seven sacks, five fumble recoveries and three interceptions over that span. Defenses typically don't garnish heavy ownership so we could pick up an easy 10-14 fantasy points here to go with our high-upside offensive approach.