It didn’t take long for our list to grow. Each week, we try to find a nice consensus of players we like so that we have overlaps in our lineups. We will in Week 3, but the small sample size of only two weeks of action has led to the continued ability to find value. Perhaps the real reason this has happened is the bevy of quarterback injuries which has both decreased prices – or people’s willingness to pay a high price – on the skill position players involved in these offenses or even given us a ‘sleeper’ option at the quarterback position.
Based on our expected Week 3 DFS game flow analysis and Week 3 Games to Target published earlier, we can carry our thoughts into actual lineup positions. The long list of players that fit the requirements set forth by the projected flow of the game was cut dramatically by the requirements set forth by salaries.
Below are Sporfolio’s DFS Week 3 Plays:
Quarterback
Kirk Cousins – All we every write about is Kirk Cousins’ mediocrity as we frequently cite his sub-.500 career record. But, we also highlight his passing numbers. Which are, for fantasy purposes, generally good. Cousins is coming off four consecutive 4,000 yard passing campaigns, but he is currently on pace for fewer than 2,700 yards. That will change. Soon. A matchup with Oakland – who was allowed the most passing yards, to date – is exactly what Cousins needs.
Derek Carr – If we are looking for Cousins to have a decent yardage output on Sunday, then we have to put Raiders quarterback Derek Carr in the same category. He is currently out-throwing Cousins in terms of yardage, and the expectation for Week 3 is that Carr’s team will be trailing and need him to take to the air. The matchup against Minnesota’s defense is the only problem with the pick – and, for the money he doesn’t offer tremendous savings over Cousins – but he does allow for slightly cheaper ‘stacking’ option if using Oakland’s side of the game instead of Minnesota’s.
Kyle Allen – It is always a little nerve-wracking to start a backup quarterback who is stepping in after the starter goes down, but the set up is all-but-perfect for Kyle Allen. The only other start of his career came Week 17 of last season, and he looked great in that performance. Before anyone argues, “But that was against a bunch of backups in a meaningless game,” remember that he now is facing off against a Cardinals defense that is essentially a bunch of backup-level players anyway. The Cardinals’ defense has allowed the second most fantasy points to quarterbacks through two weeks while allowing 657 passing yards and five passing touchdowns. This game has sneaky potential to be high-scoring, and getting Allen for the bare minimum quarterback pricing is hard to ignore.
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