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150-Max Entry Lineup
– CAPTAIN: Trey Quinn ($7,200)
– Ezekiel Elliott ($13,000)
– Dak Prescott ($9,800)
– Colt McCoy ($8,200)
– Jordan Reed ($7,600)
– Michael Gallup ($2,400)
And now for the Trey Quinn lineup. I can't blame anyone for not knowing who Quinn was before last game when he received the start in the slot. The 22-year-old rookie out of SMU hauled in all four of his targets for 49 yards. I love the inexpensive price and the fact that, as previously mentioned, he should be a go-to safety option for his quarterback.
For good measure, Quinn's emergence is no fluke. He came on and took snaps from Harris, finishing Week 11 with 53 offensive snaps, behind only the 64 of Josh Doctson, per Football Outsiders. With Crowder being questionable and trending towards sitting out, I love the high floor Quinn provides, but also think he has upside that may get overlooked.
As far as Colt McCoy goes, I'm a big fan of pairing him up with Jordan Reed in this spot. The Cowboys have struggled against tight ends this season, allowing 59 receptions for 557 yards and four touchdowns. The triple stack of McCoy, Reed and Quinn makes a lot of sense, and we saw the Redskins tight end pots his best game of the season in Week 11, catching 7-of-11 targets for 71 yards and one touchdown.
I fully expect to see Reed and Quinn finish this game with the highest number of targets from McCoy as Doctson should draw the toughest matchup. Unfortunately, I believe McCoy's price will make him somewhat higher-owned here, but he does provide some value and the ability to get high-priced players in.
Arguably the best part of McCoy's game is his ability to take off and run. That's a big deal for quarterbacks in daily fantasy football and last week alone he rushed five times for 35 yards in limited action. The Redskins quarterback ran much more early in his career, but if last game is any indication, he could be back to it this season.
I saved one player who's really worth talking about for last here. Michael Gallup suffered a terrible tragedy and was informed after last week's game that his brother had committed suicide. He returned to the Cowboys for this game and will leave after for the funeral it seems. To be clear, I'm not using him because I think this will be one of those special moments if he has a solid showing or scores a touchdown – but I do think he'll have a good game.
Gallup has seen five or more targets in three of the last four games. The last time he faced the Redskins Gallup hauled in 3-of-5 targets for 81 yards and one touchdown. The Redskins are unquestionably going to pay him attention, but with Cooper now in the mix, his job is only going to get easier. I believe Gallup could be in store for his first 100-yard game as a pro and the matchup just works out perfectly for it.
Yes, that's a big call on Gallup and it's still risky, but his targets are there and we know he has the upside. That big game is coming.
We'll look at the single entry/cash lineup next which features significantly less risk than the 150-max.
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