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Since Draftstreet and Draft Kings are so similar this week, I’ll be breaking down both sites and recommending certain players for one site or another. That being said, we’re going to do things a little differently this week. In order to minimize the monotony of the guys at the top of the list, I’ll be giving the stats of what the players opposing defense is giving up, along with a comment or two, and only be writing about the guys who need it.
Quarterbacks
1. Sean Mannion – Oregon State vs. Cal
Cal Defense: 43.7 PPG
321 Pass YPG
14 Pass TD’s
-This matchup is amazing. Please exploit it.
2. Marcus Mariota – Oregon vs. Washington State
Washington St. Defense:
25.5 PPG (10 to Southern Idaho, 0 to Idaho)
259 Pass YPG
9 Pass TD’s
140 Rush YPG
9 Rush TD’s
3. Bryce Petty – Baylor vs. Iowa State
ISU Defense:
29 PPG
267 Pass YPG
10 Pass TD’s
Not the greatest defensive numbers, but Baylor is the best offense in football. Petty will throw TD’s.
4. Johnny Manziel – Texas A&M vs. Auburn
Auburn Defense: 18 PPG
250 Pass YPG
4 Pass TD
148 Rush YPG
9 Rush TD
5. Jordan Lynch – Northern Illinois vs. Central Michigan
Cent. Michigan Defense:
32 PPG
235 Pass YPG
10 Pass TD
177 Rush YPG
16 Rush TD
He’s a little pricy, but will probably meet value with his rushing yards alone.
6. Derek Carr – Fresno State vs. UNLV
UNLV Defense: 36 PPG
165 Pass YPG
8 Pass TD
I would rank Carr higher, but look who is ahead of him, I just couldn’t do it. Fresno is favored by 24.5. Carr will be the reason for the blowout, but Marteze Weller, the RB, will be the guy getting all the touches late in the game.
7. Tajh Boyd – Clemson vs. Florida State
FSU Defense: 12 PPG
149 Pass YPG
6 Pass TD’s
Yes, this FSU defense is legit. Tajh Boyd is also legit. The O/U on this game is 64 points with FSU as a 3 point favorite. That means Vegas is projecting somewhere around 30 points for Clemson, all of which will most likely come from Tajh Boyd.
8. Tom Savage – Pittsburgh vs. Old Dominion (DK only)
ODU Defense: 53 PPG (FCS)
222 Pass YPG
22 Pass TD
I’m not exactly sure why Pitt is playing an FCS team this late in the season, but it bodes well for Tom Savage’s fantasy line. It will probably be a blowout, but Savage will still look to the air to connect with his two stud receivers. And, to top it all off, he’s bottom of the barrel QB pricing.
9. Taysom Hill – BYU vs. Houston
Houston Defense: 19 PPG
270 Pass YPG
5 Pass TD
126 Rush YPG
6 Rush TD
I’m probably only playing Hill on Draftstreet because his price tag is so high on Draft Kings. But only being 11k on DS is almost like robbery. Hill has thrown for 1200 yards, rushed for 640 more, and has scored 12 total TD’s. He’s a core player in my DS lineups this week because of his value.
10. Nick Marshall – Auburn vs. Texas A&M
A&M Defense: 32 PPG
273 Pass YPG
17 Pass TD
I know Auburn is a run first team, but they’re going to have to throw the ball if they want to stay in this game. Marshall sat out last week because of a knee injury, I’m sure the fact that they were playing Western Carolina had something to do with that as well, but he is back and ready to play a huge game against A&M. Marshall has had a solid season this year and has shown improvement from every game. He’s a guy that I’m probably only using on DK.
11. Zach Mettenberger – LSU vs. Ole Miss
Miss. Defense: 28 PPG
291 Pass YPG
11 Pass TD
Mettenberger is one of those guys who puts up great numbers almost every week, but his price tag never changes. He’s coming off a game where he only threw the ball 17 times and came up limping after taking a hit to his shin in the fourth quarter. He revealed to reporters on Monday that he has a deep shin bruise, but should be good to go for the game on Saturday. Still, make sure to watch for any updates on his injury.
12. Cooper Rush – Central Michigan vs. NIU (DS only)
NIU Defense: 28 PPG
305 Pass YPG
15 Pass TD
Wow. That defensive matchup alone is enough to get him in to my lineups. Not to mention that Rush will be playing from behind for the majority of the second half. Rush is another staple in my DS lineups, hopefully everyone else on the site isn’t thinking the same way. Either way, Rush is a tremendous value against a terrible defense.
Running Backs
1. Melvin Gordon – Wisconsin vs. Illinois
Illinois Defense: 27 PPG
195 Rush YPG
8 Rush TD
I wasn’t high on Gordon at the beginning of the year, but he’s made me change my mind about him. Good value on DS
2. Bishop Sankey – Washington vs. Arizona State
ASU Defense: 27 PPG
170 Rush YPG
10 Rush TD
Sankey has the most rushing attempts in the country and the second most yards. The workload is worth the price tag.
3. Mike Davis – South Carolina vs. Tennessee
Tenn. Defense: 28
175 Rush YPG
12 Rush TD
Love this guy. Will be playing with a lead and should get a lot of touches.
4. Lache Seastrunk – Baylor vs. Iowa State
ISU Defense: 29 PPG
180 Rush YPG
10 Rush TD
Best RB in the country against a mediocre defense. Yes, just yes.
5. Jeremy Hill – LSU vs. Ole Miss
Miss. Defense: 28 PPG
187 Rush YPG
14 Rush TD
I guarantee Jeremy Hill is salivating at this matchup, you should be too.
6. Fitz Toussaint – Michigan vs. Indiana
IU Defense: 33 PPG
216 Rush YPG
12 Rush TD
Oh boy. Fitz is always cheap on every site. This week, he’s the 34th cheapest back on DK, going up against one of the worst run defenses in the country. Michigan is an 8 point favorite in a game with an O/U of 67. There will be points scored and I’m thinking Fitz gets a TD or two.
7. Marteze Waller – Fresno State vs UNLV (DS only)
UNLV Defense: 36 PPG
259 Rush YPG
16 Rush TD
I almost feel bad for putting UNLV’s defensive stats up here, but I have to do it. There are only four teams that are allowing more rush yards per game than the Runnin’ Rebels, and like I mentioned earlier, Marteze Waller will be carrying the ball a lot in the second half, and will be gaining a lot of yards and possibly a couple TD’s. Love him with a price tag under 10k.
8. J.J. Green – Georgia vs. Vanderbilt
Vandy Defense: 26 PPG
168 Rush YPG
9 Rush TD
J.J. is a freshman, third string RB for the Bulldogs. But Gurley is now listed as doubtful and Mark Richt said they’re “preparing to play without him”, and Keith Marshall is out for the season. That leaves the workload to Green. He’s looked impressive so far this year, breaking 3 runs of 30+ yards. He’s had a decent workload over the last two games, carrying the ball 29 times and averaging 7.4 yards over that span. He’s also minimum price on DK, jump at that.
9. De’Anthony Thomas/Byron Marshall – Oregon vs. Washington St.
Wash. St. Defense: 25 PPG
141 Rush YPG
9 Rush TD
I only have the grouped together because Thomas will decide Friday night whether he plays or not. If he plays, Thomas is the guy to play. If Thomas doesn’t play, Marshall is obviously the guy. They will both see a good amount of work, don’t worry about workload in this game.
10. Storm Woods – Oregon State vs. California
Cal Defense: 43 PPG
196 Rush YPG
15 Rush TD
Yes, this offense will be dominated by Mannion and Cooks, but Woods will see his fair share of touches, especially in the second half. Woods’ garbage time touches should help him meet his value. Maybe even a long TD run against this horrible D? Anything can happen, if you haven’t already learned that in the first few weeks of college football.
11. Kevin Parks – Virginia vs. Duke
Duke Defense: 24 PPG
180 Rush YPG
6 Rush TD
I had Parks as a value RB last week and it paid off in a great way. His price tag went up a little bit this week, but he should still meet value against this Duke team. Virginia is a 2 point favorite. I think two points is probably accurate, which means Virginia will be doing anything they can to run the clock down at the end of the game.
12. TJ Yeldon – Alabama vs. Arkansas
Ark Defense: 27 PPG
146 Rush YPG
8 Rush TD
Arkansas’ defensive numbers are solid, but they are very skewed due to the first three games they played. They’ve given up at least 30 points in each of their last three games, including 52 to South Carolina, a game where Mike Davis ran for 128 yards and a TD. Look for Yeldon to have a similar game against a reeling Arkansas team.
13. Cameron Stingily – Northern Illinois vs. Central Michigan (DS only)
Cent. Mich. Defense: 32 PPG
177 Rush YPG
16 Rush TD
NIU is a sizeable favorite in this game. Central Michigan clearly cannot stop the run, and that’s just what NIU likes to do. Lynch will probably do the bulk of the work in the first half, but the second half should be Stingily’s time to shine.
14. Jeremy Langford – Michigan State vs. Purdue
Purdue Defense: 38 PPG
194 Rush YPG
16 Rush TD
This Purdue defense is just bad. Thankfully, this Michigan State offense isn’t much better. MSU should win easily, and Langford is coming off of a 109 yard, 3 TD performance against Indiana. Purdue’s defense is just as bad as Indiana’s, but Purdue lacks the offense to keep them in games. Just let that sink in…..now go put Langford in a couple lineups.
15. Kenneth Harper – Temple vs. Army
Army Defense: 28 PPG
186 Rush YPG
13 Rush TD
Temple is just a really awful team, which makes me wonder how I can continually use their players in my lineups and still have success, and by players I mean Kenneth Harper. If Temple can stay in the game long enough or get in the red zone a couple times, Harper will have a huge game.
16. Mack Brown – Florida vs. Missouri
Mizzou Defense: 23 PPG
126 Rush YPG
5 Rush TD Matt Jones is out, that means Mack Brown will get almost all of the carries out of this backfield. James Franklin is out for Missouri, which means Maty Mauk will get the start. He played several snaps last week against Georgia and looked like he was scared for his life. Florida should keep that offense on its heels all afternoon, which opens doors for Florida to finally get its own offense going, and Mack Brown will be a big part of that.
Wide Receivers
1. Brandin Cooks – Oregon State vs. California
Cal Defense: 43 PPG
321 Pass YPG
14 Pass TD
The defensive stats speak for themselves. Cooks is worth his price tag, no matter what it is.
2/3. Devin Street/Tyler Boyd – Pittsburgh vs Old Dominion (DK only)
ODU Defense: 53 PPG (FCS)
222 Pass YPG
22 Pass Td
These two guys are my 2 and 3, the only reason I have Street higher is because his price tag is lower. They both should have a huge first half against an Old Dominion team that is giving up 53 points in the FCS. Pitt should easily hang 40, probably more, and most of that damage will be done through the air.
4. Tevin Reese – Baylor vs. Iowa State
ISU Defense: 29 PPG
267 Pass YPG
10 Pass TD
Big 12’s best offense vs. mediocre Big 12 defense, good luck Iowa State.
5. Jordan Matthews – Vanderbilt vs. Georgia
UGA Defense: 33 PPG
260 Pass YPG
12 Pass TD
L’Damian Washington went off for 7/115/2 last week. Matthews is Washington’s superior by a mile, but Franklin is far superior to Carta-Samuels. What I’m getting at here is Matthews should put up a game similar to Washington’s game last week.
6. Devante Davis – Fresno State (DS only)
Fresno Defense: 33 PPG
301 Pass YPG
12 Pass TD
Davis is one of the most talented receivers in the country and will most likely be playing from behind this entire game. I wouldn’t be surprised if Davis had 12 catches this week.
7. Titus Davis – Central Michigan vs. Northern Illinois (DS only)
NIU Defense: 28 PPG
305 Pass YPG
15 Pass TD
Davis has 13 more catches and 320 more yards than the next best receiver on his team. He’s going to receive close to 1/3 of the targets and Central Michigan will be playing from behind for the majority of the game.
8. Jamison Crowder – Duke vs. Virginia
Virginia Defense: 27 PPG
214 Pass YPG
7 Pass TD
The price tag is a little steep on DK, but DS has him at 11k, which is a steal for a WR with this kind of production.
9. Jeremy Gallon – Michigan vs. Indiana
IU Defense: 32 PPG
239 Pass YPG
10 Pass TD
Decent value on both sites. Gallon has had only one really big game, I think he is due for another. He could go for 8/184/3 like he did against Notre Dame, or he could go 2/39 like he did against Minnesota. Gallon is almost impossible to predict. Caveat Emptor.
10. Michael Campanaro – Wake Forest vs. Maryland
Maryland Defense: 21 PPG
225 Pass YPG
7 TD
Here’s another guy that’s somewhat hard to predict, but he doesn’t seem to have “bad” games like the aforementioned Jeremy Gallon. Campanaro has had at least 14 fantasy points in every single game, and has two games with 12+ catches. Campanaro is just about as safe as Cooks, with just a little less upside.
11. Bralon Addison – Oregon vs. Washington State
Wazz. Defense: 25 PPG
258 Pass YPG
9 Pass TD
The fact that Addison is still only $4,500 on DK is absurd. He is becoming Mariota’s favorite target, and has had back-to-back huge games. Teams still can’t figure out how to gameplan for Oregon and it’s just awesome to watch.
12. Odell Beckham/Jarvis Landry – LSU vs. Ole Miss
Miss. Defense: 27 PPG
212 Pass YPG
5 Pass TD
I love both of these guys this weekend and feel it’s appropriate to rank them as one. Here’s my advice. Play Beckham in GPP tournaments or large leagues. Play Landry in H2H, 50/50, or smaller leagues. Beckham is more of a deep threat who gets his points from big plays and TD’s. Landry is the safer bet of the two, getting his points from higher catch totals, but for fewer yards.
13. Josh Harper – Fresno State vs. UNLV (DS only)
Fresno Defense: 36 PPG
165 Pass YPG
8 Pass TD
Fresno State is fun to watch, if you like watching teams who throw the ball a ridiculous amount and score a ton of TD’s. Harper has 33 receptions already, 7 of which have gone for TD’s. He has caught 2 TD’s on three separate occasions, I think this weekend will be another 2 TD performance. Also, I did not mention Harpers’ teammate Devante Adams in this article. That’s because his price tag is a little too high for a guy who plays on a team with three different receivers who already have 30+ receptions.
14. Chris Conley – Georgia vs. Vanderbilt
Vandy Defense: 26 PPG
221 Pass YPG
10 Pass TD
Georgia has a terrible taste in their mouths after a gut-wrenching loss to Missouri last week. They were depleted by injury and just could not overcome that. Todd Gurley is listed as doubtful for this week, which means Aaron Murray will probably look to throw more than usual and Conley is his favorite target.
15. Tommylee Lewis – Northern Illinois vs. Central Michigan (DS only)
Cent. Mich. Defense: 32 PPG
235 Pass YPG
10 Pass TD
Lewis is the favorite target of stud QB Jordan Lynch. This is a mediocre defense that Lynch should be able to pick apart and find Lewis five or six times. Lewis also gets a couple chances to run the ball every game, averaging 27 ypg on the ground. Lewis hasn’t been in the end zone since the first game of the season, he’s due for a TD or two.
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