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This week will be a little tougher to choose your favorite Wide Receivers due to how many great options we have. Ownership is spread out a bit this week at the WR position, so let me help you break it down a little deeper. If you don’t know how I typically play the game, I generally like to build my lineups based on ownership. Bear in mind there will be times when we don’t have a clear picture of what that looks like until game day. With that being said, I do like to wait and see what the field is doing so this article may be a little on the later side than the standard. This way we can stay with the pack, in cash games, and pivot to those high-upside players in GPP-style contests. Don’t forget to look at the bottom of this article for other players I really like as well. Once you’re done scanning this article make sure to hop in our Discord chat to stay up to date with lineup discussions.
Let’s dive into NFL DFS Wide Receivers for this week’s main slate.
TYREEK HILL, MIA $9,100 DRAFTKINGS $9,000 FANDUEL
Tyreek Hill is a player that I just want to play each and every week and he’s just been on fire. Stacking this game is one of my favorite options on the slate. Miami has a favorable matchup this week against a Browns team who has been allowing on average 14 yards per catch to the WR position. Tua paired with Hill, or even stacking with Waddle and running it back with DPJ, looks really good this week. The upside is super high with Hill each and every week.
AMON-RA ST. BROWN, DET $6,900 DRAFTKINGS $6,900 FANDUEL
I’m starting to get tired writing this guy up, but here we go again. He seems finally to be at full strength and when that’s the case, typically we see a big game. When he’s been healthy, he’s had over 10 targets in those games, and averaging 23 FPG. He’s going to be high owned, so maybe tread a little lighter in tournaments.
DONOVAN PEOPLES-JONES, CLE $4,300 DRAFTKINGS $5,700 FANDUEL
DPJ is looking like he can get some serious volume this week, and looks to be a strong cash game play in a contest where Cleveland will be forced to throw. They are up against one of the best passing attacks in the game right now, so you know they are going to be playing from behind, and this game should be very fast paced. Amari Cooper should draw shadow coverage, and this will only help out DPJ.
CHRISTIAN KIRK, JAX $5,900 DRAFTKINGS $6,800 FANDUEL
What if I told you the Chiefs have given up the 2nd-most FPG to opposing slot WRs. And they’ve also given up the 3rd-most FPG to opposing WR1s. The Jaguars should be forced to pass all day long, and the matchup is really strong for Kirk. He should be in for a huge game, with all the volume coming his way. Game stack this bad boy, and don’t look back.
JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER, KC $6,000 DRAFTKINGS $7,000 FANDUEL
JuJu looks like a great play this week, with the Jacksonville defense giving up the 9th most FPG to slot WRs, which is where he runs over 40% of his routes. This week, Mecole Hardman is out, so therefore he’s going to see an increase in targets from the slot. Now we know Mahomes like to spread it around, JuJu is a guy that I’ll have in my pool, but I’m not going all in on. Kelce is a guy I think we can’t overlook this week, however any of these Wide Receivers can nuke the slate. I want to mention Tony here as well, as I think he gets more involved this week.
GEORGE PICKENS, PIT $5,000 DRAFTKINGS $5,600 FANDUEL
This will be Pickens first game without Chase Claypool, and he’ll immediately take on the WR1 job along with the numbers that come along with it. He’s just way too cheap still on both sites, and makes for a great cash play. You can also play him in tournaments, as I just think he gets the job done. Pickens was on a roll for a little bit with 6+ catches and 60+ yards in three of four games in Weeks 4-7. So let’s hope he gets back on track this week.
Honorable Mention: Jefferson, Adams, Diggs, Waddle, Kupp, Olave, Hopkins, Lamb
Value Plays: Burks, Dorsett, Jones Jr., Mooney, Zay, Slaton
ROCKER CORE CASH PLAYS: On the Sheet now in research channel
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