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Week 4 DraftKings Cash & Tournament Plays

Leonard Fournette saw 100 percent of the backfield snaps in his Week 3 game.
He's only putting up 13 DraftKings points per game, but has yet to find his way
into the end zone. With volume like that, when he finally scores a touchdown,
it's going to be a massive week ... and I think this is the one. 


Week 3 was FIRE. It seemed like all the buttons I pressed were the right ones.

Mike Evans was going off. Jameis Winston looked good. Christian McCaffrey was the man. Keenan Allen put up a 40-burger.

It legitimately seemed like every lineup I had went bonkers.

The only problem? So did everyone else's.

So, if you were playing on DraftKings.com in Week 3 and didn't score at least 175+ ... you might need to delete your account. Because even a fish like me managed to come close to the 200-point mark.

Granted, not all weeks will be so fruitful in the 40-burger department.

With a couple of teams on bye in Week 4 -- it's the Jets and 49ers, so, I mean, is it really hurting us? -- and some heavy hitters in the primetime games, this week's slate is a little more difficult to navigate.

There are more games with totals in the high 30s and low 40s (Jags-Broncos, Vikings-Bears, Pats-Bills) than we've seen recently. Which all but means the higher-total games on the slate (Chiefs-Lions, Redskins-Giants, Bucs-Rams) will just naturally garner more ownership based on projected point totals alone.

Clustered ownership on players in those games seems logical. But if you're trying to win a GPP and not just double your investment, you're going to need to find a way to create leverage on the field and grab some plays that not many others are on.

Be sure to check out the column from earlier this week where I broke down the initial picks, fades and stacks.

Cash Plays

QB

Patrick Mahomes $7,500
Jacoby Brissett $5,400
Daniel Jones $5,300
Case Keenum $4,900

RB

Austin Ekeler $8,000
Marlon Mack $6,100
Kerryon Johnson $5,400
Wayne Gallman $4,600

WR

Keenan Allen $7,600
Tyler Lockett $6,300
Sterling Shepard $5,800
Christian Kirk $5,100
Curtis Samuel $4,600

TE

Evan Engram $5,300
Darren Waller $5,200 
Will Dissly $3,600

DST

Chargers $3,800 



It's shaping up to be Will Dissly chalk week at tight end. 
With everyone paying down at the position, this seems
like the week to pay up and get lower ownership on the
best tight end in football. 

Tournament Plays

QB

Lamar Jackson $6,900
Deshaun Watson $6,400
Philip Rivers $6,200
Matt Stafford $5,500

RB

Dalvin Cook $8,000
David Johnson $6,800
Leonard Fournette $6,000
Chris Carson $5,700
James White $4,900

WR

DeAndre Hopkins $7,700
Odell Beckham Jr. $7,300
Sammy Watkins $6,700
Robert Woods $6,100
Kenny Golladay $5,900
D.J. Chark $5,100
DK Metcalf $4,800
Will Fuller $4,500
Terry McLaurin $4,500
Preston Williams $3,900
Keesean Johnson $3,200 
Dontrelle Inman $3,000

TE

Travis Kelce $7,200
Austin Hooper $4,300
Eric Ebron $4,000
T.J. Hockenson $3,300

DST

Rams $3,500
Ravens $3,200
Chiefs $3,000

Likely High-Owned Players (in GPPs)

QB

Jared Goff $6,300 
Russell Wilson $6,100 

RB

Austin Ekeler $8,000
Marlon Mack $6,100

WR

Keenan Allen $7,600
Cooper Kupp $6,500
Tyler Lockett $6,300 

TE

Evan Engram $5,700
Darren Waller $5,200
Will Dissly $3,500

DST

Chargers $3,800
Patriots $3,700

-- By Nathan Joyce
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