Skip to main content

Week 1 DFS Chalk & Tournament Plays

Damien Williams was the preseason darling -- keyword WAS -- before LeSean
McCoy was signed by Kansas City. With one of the biggest game totals on
the board, Damien Williams will likely be the lowest-owned Chiefs player,
and could be one of the best tournament plays on the entire slate. 

Lineup building can be somewhat tough in Week 1. There's an overabundance of information on every player, and every tout everywhere seems to find a way to love every player.

Some silly writer went a little long in his previous iteration, and his editors told him to cut it down a tad.

Also known as ... his girlfriend wasn't exactly thrilled when she found out how much time he'd be spending in front of a keyboard.

Not to worry, y'all. No way she reads this.

Or, if she does, she won't have even read down this far.

Caitlyn, if you are, in fact reading this ... I ... I ... I love you?

I'll mow the grass later. And that's a promise.

For the purposes of this column, I'll give you a handful of DFS plays from each position at different price ranges. Again, it will be based off of DraftKings pricing and main-slate games ONLY.

QB

Spoiler alert: You'll RARELY ever see me pay up at quarterback, but I'll list some higher-priced dudes for those interested.

Jameis Winston $6,600 (vs. San Francisco)
Cam Newton $6,500 (vs. LA Rams)** 
Lamar Jackson $6,000 (vs. Miami)
Jimmy Garropolo $5,800 (at Tampa Bay)
Josh Allen $5,600 (at NY Jets)**

RB

Christian McCaffrey $8,800 (vs. LA Rams)
Todd Gurley $7,900 (at Carolina)**
Nick Chub $6,400 (vs. Tennessee)
Damien Williams $6,300 (at Jacksonville)**
Dalvin Cook $6,100 (vs. Atlanta) super-mega chalk
Kerryon Johnson $5,800 (at Arizona)
Mark Ingram $5,100 (at Miami)
Matt Breida $4,000 (at Tampa Bay)
Chris Thompson $3,500 (at Philadelphia)**

WR

Julio Jones $8,000 (at Minnesota)
Tyreek Hill $7,600 (at Jacksonville)**
Adam Thielen $6,800 (vs. Atlanta) ... Especially if Diggs is OUT
Kenny Golladay $6,300 (at Arizona)
Mike Williams $5,300 (vs. Indianapolis)**
DeDe Westbrook $4,800 (vs. Kansas City) super-mega chalk
Marvin Jones $4,800 (at Arizona)**
DeSean Jackson $4,500 (vs. Washington)** REVENGE
Albert Wilson $3,900 (vs. Baltimore)** ... Either you're crazy or have STONES
Cole Beasley $3,600 (at NY Jets)

TE

Travis Kelce $7,100 (at Jacksonville) 
Zach Ertz $6,100 (vs. Washington)** ... at likely lower ownership of the big TEs
Evan Engram $4,800 (vs. Dallas)
Geoff Swaim $2,900 (vs. Kansas City)**
Vernon Davis $2,700 (at Philadelphia)** ... ONLY if Jordan Reed is OUT

DST

Eagles $3,600 (vs. Washington)
Cowboys $3,500 (vs. NY Giants)
Bills $3,000 (at NY Jets)
Lions $2,900 (at Arizona)
49ers $2,200 (at Tampa Bay)** ... super contrarian, ONLY if you need salary relief

** denotes GPP (tournament) plays

Be sure to check out the DFS Week 1 picks and stacks column for more in-depth analysis on some of my favorite DraftKings plays.  

As always, tune in to For Fantasy Sake live on Sundays for the most up-to-date news and different picks or stacks, because, guess what, I'm allowed to change my mind.

-- By Nathan Joyce
@nd_joyce
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Week 2 Waiver Wire: Who you need to be adding

Buffalo Bills wide receiver John Brown is a must-add after Week 1. Not only does he have huge-play ability, but he's getting volume now with a quarterback in Josh Allen who isn't afraid to chuck it deep to him.  The overarching theme of Week 1 -- other than the ridiculous performances from a few guys -- was, undoubtedly, injuries. And with lots of injuries, comes even more waiver wire action. If you follow the For Fantasy Sake Facebook page , you'd know all of  the key injuries and what some of the outlooks for those players are. If you don't, tough, I'm not going over all of the injuries here, pal. Go give us a follow and keep up with the news. Now that we've got the shameless plugging out of the way -- nah, brah, I'm not above that -- let's get to the options you should be looking at to fill those voids on your roster. Go Get 'Em Tyrell Williams, WR, Oakland Raiders – 63% owned With Antonio Brown out of Oakland – how fun was it ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Astros Playing Nothing But The "Hits" This Season

If you play keeper or dynasty fantasy baseball, you may want to consider trading players like Jose Altuve and Yulieski Gurriel. Sell and fade your Houston Astros fantasy baseball players. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has put the Astros in the jackpot this season. Manfred has been falling all over himself for about a month while doing nothing to change the situation after his slap on the wrist penalties were handed down over the sign-stealing scandal that has rocked the league to its core. This just leaves MLB players to police themselves with their own backward brand of justice under the "unwritten rules of baseball." I hate the unwritten rules of baseball. They are dumb, and they need to go away. Throwing at players accomplishes nothing. Do you want justice? Try winning the game. However, the level injustice that is being allowed to occur has put a target on every one of Houston players' backs considering the over-under for the times the Astros player...
Post a Comment
Read more

Madrigal Might Be More Than A "One-Hit Wonder"

Nick Madrigal could just hit his way into a prospect laden White Sox lineup (NBC Chicago) Like Morpheus searching the Matrix, I think I've finally found the one. A slappy little fast guy without any real power who is worth rostering. Nick Madrigal 2B Chicago White Sox Highest level: AAA Age: 22 ETA: Early 2020 Now most players who lack the ability to hit more than 10 home runs in a season should be left on the waiver wire, or at least be a catcher. Madrigal has found a way to transcend his inability as a hitter by maximizing what he's good at, he doesn't strikeout. Across three leagues last year, Madrigal set a minor league-low 3.3 percent strikeout rate. Additionally, he's not just a tough out -- he produced a slash line of  .331/.398/.424. After being drafted by the White Sox in 2018, Madrigal seemed advertised as a guy who was going to be an asset at the top of the lineup as a single and maybe score kind of asset. However, he took an even greater ...
Post a Comment
Read more