Every Sunday in the weekly fantasy chats, I get asked about my favorite plays of the week or who is in my player pool that weekend for DFS.
This article series covers exactly that.
Every week, I will go through the players I am targeting to play in DFS for all games, tournaments, and game stacks.
The idea is that this will paint a clearer picture of framing lineups.
Week 15 DFS Content:
| Week 18 DFS Picks |
|---|
| Core Plays |
| Tournament Picks |
| Best Game Stacks |
It is not that tournament players cannot be used in cash games.
If a player here works out for your team structure in cash games surrounding your primary core, use them.
These are just the players that come with some element of inherent risk but are the primary players that I still want to be ahead of the field compared to the percentage of rosters they are projected to make this weekend.
I will analyze the player selections and game writeups, but for a detailed breakdown of the players and games, check out the Week 15 Worksheet.
Quarterback
Lamar Jackson ($8,300 DraftKings/$9,000 FanDuel)
Since Josh Allen is coming off the highest-scoring fantasy game for a quarterback ever and plays in the highest game total of the week, gamers will push him to the front of their wish list.
But Jackson enters this week as the highest-scoring fantasy quarterback on the season and runs into an excellent matchup as a massive favorite attached to a team total of just under 30 points.
The Giants lost their best pass rusher this season, Dexter Lawrence, and have struggled when they have failed to get to the opposing quarterback.
They held up on Sunday against the Saints, but this test is entirely different.
When the Giants fail to get to the quarterback, they have allowed a league-high 79.7% completion rate and 8.6 yards per pass attempt (30th).
From a clean pocket, Jackson leads the NFL with a 125.6 rating, completing 75% of his passes (8th), with league highs in yards per pass attempt (9.7 Y/A) and touchdown rate (7.6%).
Joe Burrow ($7,300/$8,600)
The hottest quarterback for fantasy is tracking to be lightly rostered this weekend due to the slate.
His running back is tracking to be popular, however.
By default, we must build some Cincinnati stacks with Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.
Given Chase Brown's use in the passing game, I do not mind pairing Brown with Burrow.
Burrow has thrown for 300 yards and 3 touchdowns in four straight games, the first quarterback to do so since Patrick Mahomes in 2018.
He has thrown for at least 250 yards with 3 touchdowns in five straight games, and he is the first quarterback to do that since Peyton Manning in 2012.
He leads the NFL with 18 passing touchdowns since Week 9, including a bye week.
Since their Week 5 bye, the Titans have allowed a 6.2% touchdown rate, which is 30th in the league.
Running Back
To continue reading this article
and gain access to all of Rich Hribar's fantasy content for the rest of the regular season, click below to learn more about our postseason betting packages.
Learn More
