DraftKings NFL picks, Week 2: Best DFS fantasy football values
By Drew DeLuca
DraftKings NFL Values for Week 2: Running Backs
Derrick Henry (TEN vs. JAX, $7,900) is a must-start this week, given his sky-high floor and atmospheric ceiling against a Jacksonville Jaguars defense that turned Nyhiem Hines into a force on the ground. Worth every penny.
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Austin Ekeler (LAC vs. KC, $6,500): Ahh, yes: fantasy football pundits were in full-fledged freak-out mode after Ekeler saw just one target in a tight game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Remember Tyrod Taylor’s history as a dealer of dump-offs as you cash in on this classic case of post-Week 1 panic: Ekeler will be peppered with targets in a comparatively negative game script.
While teammate Jerrick McKinnon (SF at NYJ, $4,200) is an interesting gamble in GPP formats, we prefer the stable, dependable floor that Raheem Mostert (SF at NYJ, $6,400) offers in what should be a first-rate laugher against the New York Jets.
Jonathan Taylor (IND vs. MIN, $5,700) proved he could produce in the passing game last week, and stands to benefit tremendously from the opportunity afforded to him by Marlon Mack’s season-ending injury. Pencil in Taylor as a Top 12 running back this week, and make some bank on his breakout performance.
In the immortal words of Val Kilmer’s Doc Holliday in the movie Tombstone, “it appears my hypocrisy knows no bounds.” After laughing off Ronald Jones (TB vs. CAR, $5,200) all offseason, and taking a few premature victory laps after the Leonard Fournette acquisition, I’m actually recommending Jones at his price.
The Carolina Panthers’ defense that was soundly shredded by Josh Jacobs last week to the tune of 139 total yards and three touchdowns. Even if Jones cedes goal-line work to Fournette, there’s no reason to doubt his ability to pile up points as he gains chunks of yards between the 20 yard lines.