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Top-10 Highest Projected Wide Receivers on DraftKings
– Adam Thielen ($8,900) vs. Detroit Lions
– Michael Thomas ($7,600) vs. Los Angeles Rams
– Robert Woods ($7,000) at New Orleans Saints
– DeAndre Hopkins ($8,300) at Denver Broncos
– Julio Jones ($7,900) at Washington Redskins
– *Stefon Diggs ($6,800) vs. Detroit Lions
– Antonio Brown ($8,400) at Baltimore Ravens
– Tyreek Hill ($8,000) at Cleveland Browns
– Jarvis Landry ($6,500) vs. Kansas City Chiefs
– Keenan Allen ($7,300) at Seattle Seahawks
*Diggs currently questionable
Tier 2
With there being so many running backs and wide receivers worth playing, I've offered up two tiers of rankings for the two positions. Both lists are ranked based on highest projected and the number of players in tier two will depend on how much I like the options.
– Mike Evans ($8,100) at Carolina Panthers
– Kenny Golladay ($5,500) at Minnesota Vikings
– JuJu Smith-Schuster ($7,200) at Baltimore Ravens
– Emmanuel Sanders ($6,400) vs. Houston Texas
– Brandin Cooks ($6,700) at New Orleans Saints
– Marvin Jones ($5,300) at Minnesota Vikings
– Courtland Sutton ($3,900) vs. Houston Texans
– Sammy Watkins ($4,900) at Cleveland Browns
– Devin Funchess ($5,600) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
DraftKings Wide Receiver Value Plays
*Note: All value plays at wide receiver cost roughly $6,000 or less.
Before breaking down the values at wide receiver, I'll mention that Cooper Kupp ($6,000) is certainly in play. Whether or not to use him comes down to how confident you are in his health. I do believe he's worth playing as it's unlikely the Rams would play him if he weren't 100 percent or very close to it.
It's the week of Detroit Lions wide receivers, apparently. After Golden Tate was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, we have quite a bit of value from the Lions at this position. Realistically, I think both Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones have similar value at their price points, although I like Golladay a bit more even with a potentially tougher matchup.
Both players will likely be scattered throughout my lineups and the hope here is that we see plenty of points. Even if that's not the case and the Lions potentially fall behind on the road against the Vikings, both players will see more than enough targets to be worth $5,500 and $5,300.
TJ Jones is an interesting option as he costs just $3,000 and should see a big workload increase with Tate now gone. There's plenty of risk that comes along with this play as he has just three catches for 36 yards this season. It's not as if the 26-year-old is unable to produce, though, as he caught 30 passes for 399 yards and one score last season. He should see a role more than worth that low price tag on DraftKings.
Courtland Sutton is going to have incredibly high ownership this week, so just prepare yourself for that. The Texans and Broncos could easily find themselves in a shootout and while Houston hasn't been destroyed by opposing wideouts, Keenum and Sutton have shown solid rapport. On the season, the Texans have given up 106 receptions for 1,242 yards and six touchdowns to the position.
Sutton has seen four or more targets in six of eight games this year and that was before the Broncos dealt Demaryius Thomas to Houston. The rookie out of SMU should see 7-9 targets without problem in Week 9 and will easily pay off his price.
Top DraftKings Optimal Lineup Around Favorite WR Play
– QB: Kirk Cousins ($6,200)
– RB: Kareem Hunt ($7,700)
– RB: Tarik Cohen ($6,200)
– WR: Julio Jones ($7,900)
– *WR: Stefon Diggs ($6,800)
– WR: Courtland Sutton ($3,900)
– TE: O.J. Howard ($4,300)
– FLEX: Nick Chubb ($4,500)
– DST: Baltimore Ravens ($2,500)
*If Diggs ruled out, pivot to Jarvis Landry
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