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Week 6 DraftKings Cash & Tournament Plays

Maclolm Brown is going to define the DraftKings slate in Week 6 now
that Todd Gurley has all but been ruled out. So what's the play with Brown?


It's weeks like these that can totally turn a slate upside down late in the week.

Injuries on injuries on injuries. Which, in the NFL, shouldn't really come as a surprise, since it's such a violent sport to begin with. However, this week ... this week?!? We have some injuries to major players that are going to change ownership drastically.

Read as: Time to take advantage of some of the values that have popped up like the whack-a-mole game, and spend up on guys that should be owned, that will now go overlooked.

So, about those values


  • Maclom Brown ($4,300) is looking like he's going to be the lead back for the Rams with Todd Gurley listed as doubtful after popping up on the injury report. Brown is likely going to be the most-owned player on the entire slate now. Obviously, the value is good, but don't underrate that 49ers run defense. I assume his ownership will approach 35-40 percent, and at that number, I'm OK making a stand the other direction. 
  • Chase Edmunds ($4,600) could be the best value if David Johnson's back injury is bad enough to hold him out. You're going to have to wait for the news on Edmunds, so you're going to need to be around your phone or computer for the 3 p.m. games in order to late swap if necessary. If Johnson is ruled out, I'm going 100 percent Edmunds, and with the game being late, you might get him at lower ownership than he should be. For what it's worth, Edmunds is a better play than Brown if Johnson is out. 
  • Latavius Murray ($3,700) is getting pumped after Alvin Kamara appeared on the injury report (of course he did, I touted him earlier this week in a column) as limited on Thursday and got a DNP on Friday with an ankle injury. I absolutely loved Kamara this week against Jacksonville, but I doubt I'll make a big pivot to Murray should Kamara not be able to go. 
  • Kenyan Drake ($4,400) looks as if he's going to be the No. 1 for the Dolphins this week with only Mark Walton behind him against the Redskins. Playing any Dolphins back is a dangerous proposition in any week, but in the last three games he's averaged more than five targets a game so he's definitely best on full-PPR sites like DraftKings. He was projected to be one the highest-owned running backs on the slate early in the week, but should see a precipitous drop with all the value opening up across the slate. This might makes you want to hold your nose, but it could pay dividends. 

Cash Plays

QB

Deshaun Watson
Matt Ryan
Lamar Jackson
Gardner Minshew

RB

Maclom Brown
Le'Veon Bell
Leonard Fournette
Latavius Murray*
Chase Edmunds*

WR

DeAndre Hopkins
Cooper Kupp
Julio Jones
D.J. Chark
Jamison Crowder

TE

George Kittle
Austin Hooper
Gerald Everett

DST

Cowboys
Titans
Jaguars

Tournament Plays

QB

Patrick Mahomes
Russell Wilson
Kyler Murray
Baker Mayfield
Kirk Cousins

RB

Nick Chubb
Mark Ingram
Derrick Henry
Chris Carson
Damien Williams
Adrian Peterson

WR

Amari Cooper
Odell Beckham Jr.
Adam Thielen
Mecole Hardman
Robert Woods
Roby Anderson
Preston Williams

TE

Travis Kelce
Zach Ertz
Will Dissly

DST

LA Rams
Chiefs
Cardinals

-- By Nathan Joyce
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