The best way to cash on weekly fantasy football sites is to load up on as many stars with good matchups as possible. Due to budget restraints, however, fantasy players must sacrifice other positions to nab the stars they want.
Here, you'll find the top bargains at each position on Draft Kings that will let you splurge elsewhere.
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Quarterbacks
1. Kirk Cousins, Redskins ($5,500): The ‘Skins can salt away the NFC East, and the fourth seed in the NFC playoffs and all they have to do is beat the collapsing Eagles. Cousins is in the zone right now, and he threw four touchdowns last week vs. the Bills. Philadelphia is a high-variance D, so there’s potential for a turnover-fest. But Cousins is reasonably priced, and has big upside.
2. Teddy Bridgewater, Vikings ($5,200): Bridgewater finally had a huge game last week, chicking four touchdowns against the Bears, and while that likely won’t happen this week against the Giants, he could be in line for a ton of yards. The Giants have been getting torched in the passing game, and with their playoff hopes basically dead they won’t have much motivation.
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3. Kellen Moore, Cowboys ($5,000): As usual, a starter at a backup price is included. This isn’t an endorsement of Moore’s talent; no one really knows what he’s capable of because he has played a little more than one half of NFL football. But the Bills defense is in disarray, and he has Dez Bryant.
Running Backs
1. Karlos Williams, Bills ($4,500): LeSean McCoy has a sprained/torn ligament in his knee, firmly placing Williams back atop the Bills’ depth chart. He’s done damage almost every time he’s been given a chance, and this week should be no different vs. the Cowboys’ 26th-ranked run defense.
2. Bilal Powell, Jets ($3,900): Powell, not Chris Ivory, has been the Jets’ best running back the last few weeks. He will come in handy in this must-win, as the Pats are weak (20th) against running backs in the passing game. He’s scored once in each of the last three weeks, and two of them have been receiving touchdowns.
3. Joique Bell, Lions ($4,000): Bell is no longer the featured Lions back, but his style will be better suited to bowling over the sad 49ers run defense. Ameer Abdullah is the future of Detroit’s running game, but expect Bell to score the touchdowns in Week 16.
Wide Receivers
1. DeSean Jackson, Redskins ($5,000): If you like fun, stack Cousins with D-Jax and watch him high step into the end zone on a long score or two. The Redskins smell blood, and D-Jax loves sticking it to Philly for dumping him.
2. Anquan Boldin, 49ers ($3,700): Boldin’s seen double-digit targets in three of his last four games, and against the Lions they won’t be able to offer much resistance to his physicality. Blaine Gabbert is no great shakes, but he is more accurate than Colin Kaepernick was, so expect at least six catches for old man Boldin.
3. Rueben Randle, Giants ($3,500): Odell Beckham isn’t going to be available this week, but that doesn’t mean the Giants won’t let it fly. Randle is due for a big increase in targets, and he could score multiple times.
Tight Ends
1. Ben Watson, Saints ($5,300):Jacksonville’s defense is among the league’s best vs. the run, and the worst vs. the pass. They’ve been egregiously bad against opposing tight ends, and Watson this year has proven to be quite a good one.
2. Will Tye, Giants ($3,500): Tye has scored in two straight games, and there’s no reason he wont see increased targets with Beckham out. The Vikings have struggled to defend tight ends, and Tye has proven very capable. He’s not offering the upside of Rob Gronkowski, but he’s cheap as hell.
3. Owen Daniels, Broncos ($2,500): There’s strong potential for a zero here, which is built into this low, low price. There’s also upside for Daniels to finish as a Top 10 TE this week, which none of the other guys in this price range have. That sounds like value.
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