DraftKings NFL picks, Week 3: Best bargains in DFS fantasy football
By Drew DeLuca
Wide Receivers
Sammy Watkins KC (vs. BAL, $6,800): The Ravens will be without top CB Jimmy Smith, so Watkins is far and away the best bet from the Chiefs wide receiver corps to rack up big game numbers. Don’t expect a repeat of his sick stat line from Week 1. Do expect a highly productive day, however.
Kenny Golladay DET (at PHI, $6,600) and Marvin Jones, Jr DET (at PHI, $5,000): The Eagles have given up massive chunks of yards to wide receivers. Golladay draws one of the better fantasy opportunities he’ll see all season, and Jones lines up in the same position Calvin Ridley (10-105-1) did last week. One of these two will have a monster game, if not both.
Mike Evans TB (vs. NYG, $6,600): In the Understatement of the Week, Evans has had a quiet start to his season. He’s well-positioned to put an end rumors of his demise as the Buccaneers’ number one receiver this week against a weak Giants defense. Start Evans everywhere this week, in every DFS lineup, every chance you get.
John Brown BUF (vs. CIN, $5,500): Those starting Allen at quarterback will want to pair him with Brown, who has caught 14 of 18 balls thrown his way over the first two weeks. The explosive veteran is off to one of the best starts of his career, and should beat a subpar Cincinnati Bengals secondary deep at least once or twice.
Calvin Ridley ATL (at IND, $5,300): Ridley will keep appearing on this list as long as his projected production far exceeds his price. The second-year star in the making has scored in each of his first two games, and seems to play a larger role in the offense each week. His success streak should continue against a middling Indianapolis Colts defense this week.
Nelson Agholor PHI (vs. DET, $3,600): Agholor thrives in the slot, and he should see a fair amount of work there when Mack Hollins and J.J. Arcega-Whiteside lineup on the outside. With Jackson out and a dinged-up Jeffery unlikely to be a factor, expect the Eagles to move Agholor around and pepper him with targets, as they did in Super Bowl LII (nine receptions on 11 targets).
Honorable Mentions: Interesting dart throw options in GPP formats include Marquez Valdes-Scantling GB (vs. DEN, $4,300), J.J. Arcega-Whiteside PHI (vs. DET, $3,500), and Miles Boykin BAL (at KC, $3,000). Valdes-Scantling is a hunch play, yet the safest of the three; Arcega-Whiteside and Boykin should see more targets as a result of increased snap counts.