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| Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
| They really left Jayden Daniels too cheap again! It was fun pivoting to Andy Dalton last week, but Daniels feels like a must at this price. |
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| If you're not here for DFS or grainy Orc memes, you can find the Week 4 rankings update at the bottom of today's newsletter. |
| Another reminder: each Friday, we'll go 'In The Lab' in this space: |
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| And when you have time, the podcast that I recorded with Dan Schneier of FFT and Adam Levitan of Establish the Run today was a great conversation. Adam is at the very top of the list of analysts whose work I trust and respect. He's done phenomenal work for as long as I've known of him, which is 10-ish years now. If you aren't familiar with Adam and Establish the Run, I recommend that you change that. |
| You can find the most-recent Beyond the Box Score episode here. |
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| DraftKings Main Slate Tiers |
| Quarterback |
Tier 1 -- Cash Game Considerations
Jayden Daniels ($6,500), Andy Dalton ($5,300) |
Tier 2 -- Preferred Tournament Options
Andy Dalton ($5,300), Kyler Murray ($6,800), Jayden Daniels ($6,500), Derek Carr ($5,900), Patrick Mahomes ($7,100) |
| Running Back |
Tier 1 -- Cash Game Locks
None |
Tier 2 -- Cash Game Consideration
Saquon Barkley ($8,000), Chuba Hubbard ($5,700), James Conner ($6,500), Brian Robinson ($6,100) |
Tier 3 -- Preferred Tournament Options
Breece Hall ($7,800), James Conner ($6,500), Saquon Barkley ($8,000), Carson Steele ($5,500), Jordan Mason ($6,700), Aaron Jones ($6,400), Zack Moss ($5,900), Brian Robinson ($6,100), Chuba Hubbard ($5,700) |
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Wide Receiver
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Tier 1 -- Cash Game Locks
Diontae Johnson ($5,600) |
Tier 2 -- Cash Game Consideration
Rashee Rice ($7,300), Chris Godwin ($6,800), Drake London ($6,200), Nico Collins ($7,200), Ladd McConkey ($4,800) |
Tier 3 -- Preferred Tournament Options
Drake London ($6,200), Chris Olave ($6,500), Ladd McConkey ($4,800), George Pickens ($5,700), Rome Odunze ($5,200), Nico Collins ($7,200), Marvin Harrison Jr. ($7,500), Diontae Johnson ($5,600), Terry McLaurin ($5,800), Rashid Shaheed ($5,500), Jauan Jennings ($5,600), Rashee Rice ($7,300), Tutu Atwell ($4,800), Jayden Reed ($6,000) |
| Tight End |
Tier 1 -- Cash Game Consideration
Dallas Goedert ($5,100), Zach Ertz ($4,000) |
Tier 2 -- Preferred Tournament Options
Cole Kmet ($4,400), Brenton Strange ($3,100), Tommy Tremble ($2,800) |
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| FanDuel Main Slate Tiers |
Quarterback
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Tier 1 -- Cash Game Considerations
Jayden Daniels ($8,200), Andy Dalton ($7,000) |
Tier 2 -- Preferred Tournament Options
Andy Dalton ($7,000), Jayden Daniels ($8,200), Kyler Murray ($8,700), Patrick Mahomes ($8,500), Justin Fields ($6,800), Jordan Love ($7,200) |
| Running Back |
Tier 1 -- Cash Game Locks
None |
Tier 2 -- Cash Game Consideration
Breece Hall ($8,000), Chuba Hubbard ($6,500), James Conner ($7,500), Brian Robinson ($7,300), Carson Steele ($5,800) |
Tier 3 -- Preferred Tournament Options
Breece Hall ($8,000), Carson Steele ($5,800), James Conner ($7,500), Zack Moss ($6,900), Brian Robinson ($7,300), Chuba Hubbard ($6,500), Alvin Kamara ($8,600), Saquon Barkley ($9,700) |
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Wide Receiver
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Tier 1 -- Cash Game Locks
None |
Tier 2 -- Cash Game Consideration
Diontae Johnson ($6,200), Nico Collins ($7,700), Drake London ($6,600), Chris Godwin ($7,300), Rashee Rice ($8,500), Marvin Harrison Jr. ($8,200) |
Tier 3 -- Preferred Tournament Options
Drake London ($6,600), Chris Olave ($6,900), George Pickens ($6,100), Marvin Harrison Jr. ($8,200), Rashee Rice ($8,500), Terry McLaurin ($6,500), Ladd McConkey ($5,700), Rome Odunze ($6,400), Jayden Reed ($6,300), Rashid Shaheed ($6,100), Tank Dell ($5,900), Christian Watson ($5,600), Xavier Legette ($5,200), Tutu Atwell ($5,800) |
| Tight End |
Tier 1 -- Cash Game Consideration
Zach Ertz ($5,100), Cole Kmet ($5,300) |
Tier 2 -- Preferred Tournament Options
Cole Kmet ($5,300), Brock Bowers ($6,500) |
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| Optimal FanDuel Lineup |
| *Be sure to check back for updates on Sunday.* |
QB -- Jayden Daniels
RB -- Breece Hall
RB -- Chuba Hubbard
WR -- Diontae Johnson
WR -- Drake London
WR -- Nico Collins
TE -- Cole Kmet
FLEX -- Marvin Harrison Jr.
D/ST -- Panthers |
| Tournament FanDuel Lineup |
| Designed for large-field tournaments |
QB -- Justin Fields
RB -- Alvin Kamara
RB -- Breece Hall
WR -- Rome Odunze
WR -- George Pickens
WR -- Drake London
TE -- Brock Bowers
FLEX -- Zack Moss
D/ST -- Texans |
| Week 4 Rankings Update |
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Quarterback
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| Tier 1 -- Locked-in |
QB1 - Jayden Daniels
QB2 - Kyler Murray
QB3 - Josh Allen
QB4 - Lamar Jackson |
| Tier 2 -- Upside to finish as the top scorer in Fantasy, but there's risk |
QB5 - Jalen Hurts
QB12 - Justin Fields
QB13 - Caleb Williams
QB14 - Anthony Richardson |
| Tier 3 -- Betting on touchdowns with pocket passers |
QB6 - Joe Burrow
QB7 - C.J. Stroud
QB8 - Patrick Mahomes
QB9 - Dak Prescott
QB10 - Jared Goff
QB11 - Jordan Love
QB16 - Geno Smith
QB17 - Andy Dalton |
| Tier 4 -- Fine to start if needed, I would not want to use these players |
QB15 - Brock Purdy
QB18 - Sam Darnold
QB19 - Baker Mayfield
QB20 - Derek Carr
QB21 - Aaron Rodgers
QB22 - Kirk Cousins
QB23 - Daniel Jones
QB24 - Deshaun Watson
QB25 - Matthew Stafford
QB26 - Justin Herbert
QB27 - Will Levis
QB28 - Bo Nix
QB29 - Trevor Lawrence
QB30 - Gardner Minshew
QB31 - Jacoby Brissett
QB32 - Tyler Huntley |
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| Running Backs |
| Tier 1 -- Locked-in |
RB1 - Breece Hall
RB2 - Saquon Barkley
RB3 - Bijan Robinson
RB4 - Jordan Mason
RB5 - Alvin Kamara
RB6 - Jahmyr Gibbs
RB7 - De'Von Achane
RB8 - James Conner
RB11 - Zach Charbonnet
RB13 - Josh Jacobs
RB14 - Aaron Jones
RB15 - David Montgomery
RB16 - James Cook
RB17 - Zack Moss
RB19 - Brian Robinson Jr.
RB20 - Chuba Hubbard
RB23 - Cam Akers (if Dameon Pierce doesn't play)
RB24 - Carson Steele |
| Tier 2 -- Role checks out, but can we trust the offensive environment? |
RB9 - Derrick Henry
RB10 - Kyren Williams
RB12 - Jonathan Taylor
RB18 - Devin Singletary
RB21 - Tony Pollard
RB25 - J.K. Dobbins
RB26 - Najee Harris |
| Tier 5 -- I have several concerns |
RB27 - Jerome Ford
RB28 - Rachaad White
RB29 - D'Andre Swift
RB30 - Rhamondre Stevenson
RB34 - Javonte Williams |
| Tier 6 -- I also like to live dangerously |
RB31 - Bucky Irving
RB32 - Braelon Allen
RB33 - Rico Dowdle
RB35 - Roschon Johnson
RB36 - Tyjae Spears
RB38 - Chase Brown
RB40 - Tyrone Tracy Jr. |
| Tier 7 -- Desperation plays |
RB37 - Alexander Mattison
RB39 - Justice Hill
RB41 - Ezekiel Elliott
RB42 - Zamir White
RB43 - Ty Chandler
RB44 - Jaleel McLaughlin
RB45 - Emanuel Wilson |
| Wide Receivers |
| Tier 1 -- Locked-in |
WR1 - CeeDee Lamb
WR2 - Ja'Marr Chase
WR3 - Rashee Rice
WR4 - Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR5 - Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR6 - Justin Jefferson
WR7 - Nico Collins
WR10 - DK Metcalf
WR11 - Chris Godwin
WR12 - Drake London
WR14 - Diontae Johnson |
| Tier 2 -- Slightly more risk, but probably gonna deliver a big score |
WR8 - Malik Nabers
WR9 - Brandon Aiyuk
WR13 - Chris Olave
WR17 - Mike Evans
WR18 - D.J. Moore
WR19 - George Pickens
WR22 - Jayden Reed
WR23 - Terry McLaurin
WR25 - Tee Higgins
WR27 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR28 - Rome Odunze |
| Tier 3 -- Offensive environment or matchup concerns keeping them out of Tier 2 |
WR15 - Garrett Wilson
WR16 - Davante Adams
WR20 - Zay Flowers
WR21 - Amari Cooper
WR24 - Tyreek Hill
WR33 - Rashid Shaheed
WR35 - Ladd McConkey |
| Tier 4 -- Super solid projections (even if there's not quite as much blow-up game potential) |
WR26 - Stefon Diggs
WR34 - Christian Kirk
WR36 - Khalil Shakir
WR47 - Darnell Mooney
WR51 - Wan'Dale Robinson
WR60 - Greg Dortch |
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| Tier 5 -- I have no idea what to expect from this group, but it could be fun! |
WR29 - Jameson Williams
WR30 - Jauan Jennings
WR31 - Calvin Ridley
WR32 - Tank Dell
WR37 - Xavier Worthy
WR38 - Christian Watson
WR42 - Tutu Atwell
WR43 - Tyler Lockett
WR44 - Xavier Legette
WR45 - DeAndre Hopkins (was hoping to see his playing time rise again last week, but he still played just 45% of the snaps)
WR52 - Andre Iosivas
WR59 - Dontayvion Wicks
WR62 - Keon Coleman
WR63 - Allen Lazard
WR64 - Jalen Tolbert
WR65 - Michael Wilson |
| Tier 6 -- Desperation plays |
WR39 - Jaylen Waddle
WR40 - Michael Pittman
WR41 - Brian Thomas Jr. (near-worst-possible matchup for him)
WR46 - Jerry Jeudy
WR48 - Courtland Sutton
WR49 - Jakobi Meyers
WR50 - Romeo Doubs
WR53 - Quentin Johnston
WR54 - Jahan Dotson
WR55 - Demarcus Robinson
WR56 - Jalen Nailor
WR57 - Brandin Cooks
WR58 - Alec Pierce
WR61 - Josh Downs |
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| Tight Ends |
| Tier 1 -- Locked-in |
TE1 - Dallas Goedert
TE2 - Jake Ferguson
TE3 - Brock Bowers
TE4 - Travis Kelce
TE6 - Cole Kmet
TE8 - Mark Andrews (godspeed)
TE9 - Isaiah Likely |
| Tier 2 -- Don't love the matchup/game set-up |
TE5 - Dalton Kincaid
TE7 - Kyle Pitts
TE10 - Pat Freiermuth |
| Tier 3 -- Streamers |
TE11 - Mike Gesicki
TE12 - Tyler Conklin
TE13 - Zach Ertz
TE14 - Hunter Henry
TE15 - Brenton Strange
TE16 - Noah Fant
TE17 - Colby Parkinson
TE18 - Jonnu Smith
TE19 - Tommy Tremble
TE20 - Dalton Schultz
TE21 - Tucker Kraft (Q)
TE22 - Erick All Jr.
TE23 - Jordan Akins
TE24 - Chig Okonkwo
TE25 - Cade Otton
TE26 - Hayden Hurst (Q)
TE27 - Elijah Higgins
TE28 - Brock Wright
TE29 - Johnny Mundt
TE30 - Foster Moreau |
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