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. Blake Bortles, Jaguars ($5,900):Bortles, who seemed like an absolute disaster as a rookie, has become quite a high-upside fantasy option. Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns have been fantasy studs at receiver, and Julius Thomas keeps defenses honest at TE. Against a meek Titans D, two touchdowns and 300-plus yards are in order.
2. Tony Romo, Cowboys ($6,000):Romo is a top QB at a mid-tier price. It doesn’t matter that it’s his first week back because Dez Bryant is in the lineup, his offensive line is healthy, and the Dolphins don’t have Cameron Wake.
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3. Brock Osweiler, Broncos ($5,000): This is just basic value. Osweiler is confirmed as the starter, and unless he’s an absolute atrocity he will outperform this price, seeing as how his $5,000 peers are all backups. He also has superior weapons in the passing game to throw to, although his O-line limits their upside somewhat.
Running Backs
1. Darren McFadden, Cowboys ($5,000): McFadden had a down week vs. Tampa Bay, but things should open up with Romo in the fold. D-Mac has monopolized all the touches in the Dallas backfield and he should run wild on this pathetic Miami D.
2. LeGarrette Blount, Patriots ($5,000): Blount, like McFadden, doesn’t have any competition. James White and Brandon Bolden don’t bring much to the table, and the Bills defense is ranked just 26th vs. the run. With Julian Edelman out, the Pats may choose to run the ball more than usual.
3. Charcandrick West, Chiefs ($4,600): This must be some kind of trick. West is the beginning, middle and end of Kansas City’s backfield these days, and the Chargers have one of football’s most embarrassing defenses. Play him!
Wide Receivers
1. Sammy Watkins, Bills ($4,600): Watkins was shut down last week, but that’s because he was trapped on Revis Island. The Patriots have no such shutdown corner, and their primary focus will be on stuffing LeSean McCoy and Karlos Williams, not the passing game.
2. Danny Amendola, Patriots ($4,000): A must play. Amendola is a borderline WR1 with Julian Edelman out of the picture because he is going to soak up just about every target that would’ve gone to Edelman. The two have similar skillsets, and when Amendola arrived, he was the one whom the Pats expected to be the top dog.
3. Doug Baldwin, Seahawks ($3,500): Baldwin was very effective last week, as he always is when heavily targeted. The Seahawks must win this game, and Russell Wilson has more of a rapport with Baldwin than TE Jimmy Graham.
Tight Ends
1. Jimmy Graham, Seahawks ($4,900): Graham has been a roller coaster in 2015, but he has a cushy matchup against a 49ers defense that is ranked 27th vs. TEs. Its unfathomable that they traded a Pro Bowl center to bring in Graham, only to not throw it his way.
2. Delanie Walker, Titans ($4,800): Jacksonville has been dreadful vs. tight ends this season, and Marcus Mariota will lean on Walker with Kendall Wright banged up, and no other receivers stepping up to the plate as a lead dog.
3. Coby Fleener, Colts ($3,200):Fleener is cheap, but he has become the TE to own at Dwayne Allen’s expense, and he had a big game the last time Matt Hasselbeck started. The veteran leans on Fleener with Andrew Luck out, so Fleener has a great chance to score a touchdown.
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