By: Jared Leonard | @JaredLeonard77
It is week 5 and we’re going to give you the plays to cash in DFS this week. This week we are sticking to our long term plan. I got cute last week and paid up at tight end (Gronk). Well, that didn’t work out so well for me. Hopefully none of you made the same mistake. Next time I suggest paying up on tight end, pleases slap me. Now, let’s look at our picks for this week and let’s win some coin.
Quarterbacks:
I’m not paying for a high price QB this week. Although the matchups are favorable for those high price QBs, the mid-range to cheaper QBs are where I’m going. Stafford and Newton are two players that I want to get into my lineups. My favorite value play of the week is Russell Wilson, he’s perfect for large tournaments.
Philip Rivers
Matt Ryan
Ben Roethlisberger
Kirk Cousins
Matt Stafford
Cam Newton
Alex Smith
Andy Dalton
Russell Wilson
Running Backs:
This where I’m paying up this week. I want to get two studs in my running back positions and another running back in my flex. Any combination of these top backs should pay of for you. Two guys on the list that I’m not high on but have great matchups, are James Conner and Mart Breida. The Steelers haven’t showed any commitment to the run and San Fran’s offense is due to struggle with Beatherd at QB. My favorite cheap play this week is Aaron Jones, Detroit struggles to stop the run and I expect Jones to see a significant amount of carries.
Melvin Gordon
Sequon Barkley
Marshawn Lynch
Christian McCaffrey
James Conner
David Johnson
Mark Ingram
Aaron Jones
Joe Mixon
Matt Breida
Wide Receivers:
There are a lot of options at wide receiver this week. However, if you’re paying up at running back this week, I suggest getting 1 stud and pair them up with some quality cheaper options. But mix and match and find the best lineup combination that fits your style. My favorite cheap plays of the week is Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Jordy Nelson. Marquez could see a lot of targets with Cobb out and Adams and Allison not at 100%. Jordy has become a bigger part of the Raider offense and Carr is really starting to trust him. Plus, the matchup is favorable. I also really like Doug Baldwin at a very affordable price, it’s only a matter of time before Baldwin starts producing big numbers.
Antonio Brown
Julio Jones
Adam Thielen
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Emmanuel Sanders
Stefon Diggs
Cooper Kupp
Alshon Jeffery
Calvin Ridley
Demaryius Thomas
Nelson Agholor
Doug Baldwin
Dede Westbrook
Marvin Jones
Jordy Nelson
Mohamed Sanu
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Tight Ends:
I’m paying down, period. Tight Ends that I’m targeting: Austin Hooper, Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Vance McDonald, and Ricky Seals-Jones. Here are the plays that I like at this position.
Zach Ertz
Ricky Seals-Jones
Austin Hooper
Austin Seferian-Jenkins
Jared Cook
Vance McDonald
Defense:
There are not many defenses that I like this week. The 2 that I’m targeting, are: Carolina and Cincinnati. Both are at home and have favorable matchups. I always prefer to get a defense at home, rather than on the road. Regardless of how good the defense can be.
Carolina
Cincinnati
Tennessee
Rams
Seattle
Detroit