Trying to get rich quick on Fanduel? 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 that will let you splurge elsewhere.
Top Waiver Wire Adds For Week 9
Quarterbacks
1. Tyrod Taylor, Bills ($7,200): Taylor is listed as probable for this week at Miami, and he’ll be facing a Dolphins defense that was humbled on Thursday Night Football. Dan Campbell’s wrecking crew learned the hard way that blowing up the Texans and Titans isn’t the same as the Patriots. Buffalo isn’t New England, but Taylor’s speed makes him difficult to contain. Win or lose, expect at least two total touchdowns out of him.
2. Jay Cutler, Bears ($7,100): Alshon Jeffery finally looks healthy, and the Chargers’ defense has become the walking dead. It looks like the organization’s push to move to Los Angeles has defeated the fans’ fighting spirit as well, so home games are worth nothing to the Bolts now. Matt Forte is out, which means it’ll be bombs away for Cutler, who has only thrown one pick in three weeks.
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3. Blaine Gabbert, 49ers ($5,400): Gabbert stinks, and this is purely a play for the pricing. Starting quarterbacks are almost never this cheap, and even if Gabbert is predictably bad, he’s not like a cheap WR or RB who might throw up a doughnut. Atlanta’s pass defense is middling, and Gabbert’s biggest issue is facing down pressure, which the Falcons don’t bring. Going with Gabbert allows FanDuelers to have a stacked roster just about everywhere else.
Running Backs
1. LeGarrette Blount, Patriots ($6,400): It’s not too difficult to figure out which Patriots’ RB will star in any given week. Against strong rushing defenses, expect Dion Lewis to thrive. Against poor rushing defenses, Lewis will get his, but Blount will probably score at least one touchdown. At $1,000 less than Lewis, Blount is a very palatable choice as an RB2, or even an RB1 if you want to load up at WR.
2. Ryan Mathews, Eagles ($5,600): Be rebellious! The narrative will obviously be DeMarco Murray’s return to Dallas, and the subsequent revenge game effort he’ll put forth. That doesn’t match up with the actual data though, that shows Mathews has been flat-out more productive. Chip Kelly is in the business of winning football games, not satisfying Murray’s ego. Don’t expect Mathews to start or get 20 carries, but his workload is going to increase, and he could easily get in the end zone vs. Dallas’ 26th-ranked run defense.
3. Melvin Gordon, Chargers ($6,100): This is a good week for Gordon to get in the end zone. The Bears rank 29th against the run, yet they are third-best in the NFL against running backs in the passing game. Assuming the Chargers coaching staff is up on this research, that should increase Gordon’s workload and leave Danny Woodhead’s cupboard bare.
Wide Receivers
1. Travis Benjamin, Browns ($6,000): Benjamin was ice cold last week, but expect him to rise vs. the Bengals. Cincy’s D has a reputation as a solid defense, and it’s well-earned. They’ve struggled badly vs. No. 1 receivers though, which Benjamin still is. Don’t worry about Josh McCown’s status either—Benjamin broke out with Johnny Manziel running the show.
2. Tavon Austin, Rams ($5,700): Austin has scored three touchdowns in his last two games, and while he’s still not raking in receptions at a high rate, he’s been targeted consistently, and made the most of his catches. The Rams know how to use him now, and he’ll be an excellent play vs. a soft Minnesota defense.
3. DeSean Jackson, Redskins ($5,600): New England’s pass defense is not what it was last year when they won the Super Bowl. Teams can light up the Pats, and it’s not hard to envision D-Jax hauling in a long score in his first week back. There’s a good chance the Patriots build up an early lead on the ‘Skins, so if this becomes a shootout then Jackson will be heavily involved.
Tight Ends
1. Gary Barnidge, Browns ($6,600): At this point, if you’re on FanDuel you should be starting your team by plopping in Barnidge at TE. He costs almost $2,000 less than Rob Gronkowski does, and he scores just about every week. He’s scored in five of Cleveland’s last six games, for a total of six touchdowns. He’s matchup-proof. Get Barnidge.
2. Tyler Eifert, Bengals ($5,800): Fine, don’t listen on Barnidge. Eifert is playing in the same game, at an $800 discount from Barnidge, against the third-worst defense in the league against TEs. It’ll be very tough for Cleveland to stop Eifert from notching at least one touchdown, because if they devote too much attention to him, one of A.J. Green, Giovani Bernard, or Jeremy Hill will get them.
3. Vernon Davis, Broncos ($4,900): Davis only has six days with Denver’s playbook, which shouldn’t matter whatsoever. Peyton Manning can draw a route for Davis on his hand and deliver the ball accurately. Peyton’s missed Julius Thomas badly, and finally has a replacement.
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