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