Draftkings NFL Week 3 Running Back Report
Saquon Barkley tops the list again this week with a $9100 price tag. Barkley has given us solid 20 and 25 pt outings so far against the Cowboys and The Bills, now he gets Tampa at home who are coming off an impressive Thursday night performance against the Panthers where they stuffed Christian McCaffery for a whole seven points. the week before that were pretty impressive against San Francisco, Jameis gave away that game to interceptions. I think Saquon is a safe fade this week as unless he has a real chance to hit max value he is not worth rostering in the Draftkings format.
Ezekiel Elliott/Tony Pollard He will be severely owned this week as will all of the Cowboys players in the smash spot up against Miami's dumpster fire of a team in Week 3. Elliott saw 23 touches and a pair of targets in week two, which seems like what we should expect from week to week. However in this matchup is just fire on paper as Miami has given up 34 dk pts to running backs in both games so far this year. It will be interesting to see how much time Tony Pollard will get in this one as The Cowboys should be comfortably ahead. I think for cash Zeke is definitely fine but the smash gpp play of the week of course would be Pollard as he saw 25% of snaps in week 2 still and may see significany garbage time as well. With Gallup missing time, more targets should funnel to Cooper, Cobb and Witten. The least owned of the three will probably be Witten because he is Jason Witten. Everyone is in for a possible smash though.
Christian McCaffery had a disappointing week two against the Bucs, mustering 7 Draftkings points. On paper you see the Cardinals defense as being good against running backs as they have allowed less than 30 Draftkings points to RBs in two games, which is not bad but keep in mind one game was against the Ravens who had a lot of QB rushing yards and also haven't fully committed to using David Johnson,( he was also hurt for part of the game) the other game was against Detroit, who for being a team that used three running backs doesn't do it effectively because they don't use Kerryon Johnson more. McCafferey at $8700 is the play here if we spend up at this tier of RB.
Alvin Kamara has given us performances so far of 23.9 and 7 Draftkings points. Kamara was a very popular play this week among those in the industry especially in cash games. I imagine the thinking was looking at how Christian McCaffery Mainly he didn't see the targets in Week 2 that he did in week one due to absence of Drew Brees, who is now lost for six weeks or so. He goes in with the team to Seattle in Week 3 who have held their opponent RBs pretty steady at only 13 attempts a piece as well as a combined 11 combined RB targets in both games, so they seem to be susceptible to that which is Kamaras game.
Dalvin Cook has given us near 40 point performances in weeks one and two. You would think this production would have to slow down at some point, but a home game against the Raiders serves as another juicy situation. However, a closer look shows that the Raiders have been no slouches against the run. The Raiders have faced over 20 attempts in weeks one and two and they for the most part handled it well giving up 14 dk pts to Chiefs RBs and 17 Points to Denver RBs. If you are gonna beat Oakland you still have to do it through the air and by that token I will be fading Dalvin Cook again this week, for better or for worse.
Austin Ekeler started the season priced at just $5500 on Draftkings and now we have seen his price swell all the way to $7200 for this week. Here he will face the Texans at home in LA, its hard to say about Houstons run defense, as in a week one road game they gave up over 30 points to the Saints backs and then last week surrendered only 12 dk points to the Jaguars Leonard Fournette. Fournette hasn't had much traction all year so I would say that Houston's run defense in reality is not that good and Ekeler should see plenty of opportunity here again. So far his 75-25 split has not affected his numbers having given us 39 and 24 point games. At this price we want a 28 Point game to hit a 4x score.
Le'Veon Bell As I write this here on Monday night I am watching how much of a mess the Jets are. The bright-side is for Leveon Bell, looks like he is getting plenty of work, even work in the wildcat which is interesting given the Jets current QB situation. His game hasn't finished yet, but in week one he saw 17 carries and 9 look sin the passing game. He gets to go into New England here which at this point is looking to a huge mess for the Jets. Looking at this sad performance against The Browns at home I shudder to think how bad the offense will look in New England. Bell may see a huge workload here but until New York can prove they have some sort of vertical threat Bell will have little upside going forward. The Patriots defend the RB position well this is a fade all day.
David Johnson has officially fallen below the 7k mark on Draftkings. He clocks in here at just $6800 for a home game against The Panthers. The Panthers have been leaky to opposing RBs so far this season. giving up 47 Draftkings points to the RB position in weeks 1 and 2 combined. This week is our perfect buy low chance on him. He ended up splitting time last week 60-40 to Chase Edmonds due to injury and as a result of game script he ended up carrying the ball only 7 times opposed to the 18 he saw in week one. DJ is a great GPP candidate here as I think he will go low owned for the most part.
James Connor has been pretty disappointing thus far putting in performances of 13.5 and 10.5 on Draftkings so far this season. In week two he missed game time due to injury, he does plan on playing. Pittsburgh has just lost Big Ben for the season. With Mason Rudolph taking the helm at QB one would think that more stock would flow to the running attack for Pittsburgh. at $6400 this week he must go on the road to San Francisco. This will be the 49ers first home game this year, thus far their defense has given up 24 RB points to the Bucs in week one, but only 8 dk pts to the Cincinnatti running backs last week. This one is a tough call for me. Its hard to tell what this Steelers team will look like without Big Ben but I would err on the side that is indeed not that good as well.
Aaron Jones is in a true 60-40 split with Jamal Williams Williams is priced $2100 below Jones here but he does out touch him by almost double. The Packers get the Broncos coming into town this week and Denver has given up 43 Draftkings points to the running back position in two weeks. So there is some opportunity to be had here. We don't see the Broncos turning things around in Lambeau so the safe bet is on The Packers and Jones is in a great spot here, workload be damned.
Sony Michel with all the weapons that New England has it is literally impossible to say that any week is the "Sony Michel" week. As long as all the weapons are healthy especially Burkhead and White, no one New England running back is worth more than a 5K price tag at best. Too high price for the risk. I don't even want to look at the stats here. In Theory they get the Jets who will give them plenty of chances for Michel to get carries and slow the game down. I guess if we are going to roll him any week this week makes sense, but seriously no more okay?
Chris Carson saw the same amount of attempts as he did in his week one performance but this time instead of putting up 25 DK he put a pedestrian 10.7 dk points. The difference here being short a TD and 3 less catches is the difference between those two games for him. Here he gets New Orleans at home who have given up over 20 points to RB in both weeks one and two. So Carson should get a great shot at value plus here at just $5900.
Marlon Mack has seen at least 30 attempts in both games so far. He had a disappointing week last week in Tennessee coming up with only 8 DK Points. Not to feel bad that Tennessee defense is the same squad who shut down Nick Chubb at home in Week One. Mack saw passing game work for the first time last week as well, he gets a home showdown with Atlanta this week, who held Phillys running game in check, however Philly has not proven they can run the ball against anyone yet, so maybe this Atlanta run defense is closer to the squad that gave up 34 RB pts to The Vikings in Week One. Marlon Mack makes a ton of sense to me this week at only $5800, he is seeing 70% of snaps and the other 30% is split between two guys, I think his upside is safe for most situations.
Mark Ingram is averaging a mere 13.5 carries a game so far in two games. Now in week one he was helped tremendously by two TDs and a 100 yard bonus. But lets be real we are getting 13 carries and a half a target a game from Ingram. That to me just screams playing with fire. I don't care about using him at all in Week Three against the Chiefs in Kansas City, The Chiefs have been pretty stingy to Oakland and Jacksonville so far this season. I'm going with a no thanks here.
Kerryon Johnson its some kind of sick joke that The Lions only played Kerryon for little more than 50% of snaps.in week two. The Lions play The Eagles in Philly this week. The Eagles handled Atlantas running game well last week, but the week before they gave up a 20 RB points to the combo of Guice and Thompson from Washington. Until the leash comes off of Kerryon soon its hard to see rostering him as he becomes game script and TD dependent. Being a road underdog here doesn't help his case any further,
Joe Mixon played about 50% of snaps in week two which was an increase from the week before when he exited with an injury. Seems to be at least sharing reps with Gio Bernard now. This is something to really watch going forward. Next up is a road game at Buffalo, The Bills have given up around 20 DK points to RBs in week one and two, so the opportunity has been there, but if we can expect the same here and Mixon shares reps with Bernard then we are good for around 10 DK points which is not what we want.
Matt Breida is part of a three headed monster in San Francisco. Breida was out snapped in week two by Raheem Mostert and was second on the team in from of Jeff Wilson. Now he gets to play The Steelers at home who are a team that has surrendered nearly 60 points to the position in two weeks. Assuming that same production sticks around, San Franciscos backfield should reap the rewards. Who benefits the most is anyone's guess. My gut is telling me Mostert is not only more physically gifted than Breida but he is also getting the majority of work so that is who we want to target, not Breida. For $5400 there are definitely better plays out there.
Josh Jacobs comes into week three with a groin issue. The numbers have been there. We see everything we like to see from a ground production standpoint. He has only been targeted once in passing game which is concerning, With a potentially negative game script looming I will not target Jacobs in Week. 3.
Jaylen Samuels was in on about 40% of snaps in week two, so there is that. Has seen virtually no work in attempts or targets, yet here he sits at $5300 on Draftkings. His production is that of a player that should be priced in the 4ks at least. So Draftkings must be pricing him still off of perceived production that has yet to come to light.
Damien Williams he saw half of the Chiefs snaps last week despite leaving the game early, He is seeing targets in the pass game and over 10 attempts a game, yet still sadly remains a very TD dependent option at RB. If he suits up he will get to play The Ravens in Kansas City, The Ravens have defended RBs very well so far on paper but they have faced the sad Miami Dolphins so far and a team that is not committed to the run in Kansas City. So my conclusion would be once again if he does play, I do not see a spiked game from him here as KC has shown that they are dedicated to passing as well and by default a strong run game is going to suffer. That plus the crowded backfield makes me want to stay away.
James White is another piece of the crowded New England puzzle. With the workload we have seen, we are hoping for two TDs out of him to hit anything close to value. At $5300 on Draftkings in Week one James White is just seeing enough opportunity as he saw a mere 30% of snaps and appears to be last on the backfield totem pole up in Foxboro.
LeSean McCoy has managed at least 10 attempts in his first two games as a Chief. He also left Weeks 2's game with an injury. The injury situation is something worth monitoring, but the Chiefs have many RBs lying in wait behind both he and Damien Williams, so this is a situation that is probably best stayed away from until either injuries or thought changes in KC.
Devonta Freeman is seeing a 60-40 split currently with Ito Smith. Atlanta fell behind early in week one and then was unable to get any significant run game going in week two. Atlanta is favored on the road here against a Colts team that was ate up by Austin Ekeler in Week one and gave a decent performance out to Derrick Henry in Week 2. Freeman is still clearly the number one here, and while we may not love the snaps per se, his work seems safe as long as he is healthy. This could be a great sneaky spot to use Freeman this week at just $4900.
Raheem Mostert ended up with 13 touches and 4 targets in week 2. He seems to have solidified the lead role in San Francisco although Matt Breida and Jeff Wilson are right behind him and they are a true three headed monster.. Mostert has shown incredible speed so far and looks to continue that momentum going into a week 3 game at home with Pittsburgh. I think Pittsburgh can give up a lot to the SF RBs this week and if Mostert leads this backfield in snaps again, even if its ever so slight he has a great chance to make value on his 4.7K price tag on Draftkings.
Peyton Barber no one is talking about the fact that his snap share skyrocketed in week 2 to almost 60% of the snaps, which puts him in some pretty good company. He gets the Giants in Tampa Bay this week who just came off of giving up 28 RB points to the Bills in week 2. At only $4600 he is legitimately an awesome gpp play this week. It should be interesting to see if anyone mentions him this week.
Kenyon Drake took 55% of the snaps in Week 2 vs NE. It seems to be mainly his backfield for now, which if The Dolphins fail to score points he will continue to be a non factor. Now he does have a match-up with The Cowboys in Dallas. Which for what its worth have given up the 5th most Draftkings points to RBs this season. How that makes any sense I don't know, but if that's the case Kenyan Drake would be good for at least 15, however this is Miami and any kind of stock in their offensive play at this point is like investing in Amway.
Royce Freeman has seen at least 10 attempts in each game and last week vs Denver he saw 7 targets! What that means for Philip Lindsay? Well Lindsay has had the same around 10 attempts a game but Lindsay saw more targets in week one. The Packers have given up 61 Draftkings pts to RBs in weeks one and two so on paper this is a very leaky defense that has played two teams that have shown commitment to running the football just like the Broncos have shown. Both guys could be good here for 15 and one of them could shoot over that, even in a losing game script which they may get into. Both are great GPP plays for Week 3.
Tye Montgomery is not seeing significant work in New York besides the occasional change of pace from LeVeon Bell. Starting him you are hoping for a fluke trick play TD or something of that nature, just gross.
Rashad Penny's usage went up in week 2 and seemed to creep more towards a split timeshare. In a game next week where Seattle should be in control and running the ball, no reason why he cant see good work and for $4100 he is a gpp candidate.
Duke Johnson was out snapped by Carlos Hyde 60-40 in week 2. After seeing reverse that in week one, so maybe Bill O'Brien is switching back and forth each week, or maybe this is Carlos Hydes backfield now? Who knows the real answer? They go to LA to face the Chargers who have given up 55 DK pts to RBs this season so far, which is in the bottom 1/3 of the league. Take your pick and roll the dice on one of these guys being good for at least 15 in Week 3.
Frank Gore and his job as the lead guy in Buffalo is safe as Devin Singletary is nursing a hamstring injury, if Singletary does play Week 2, its hard to see him making much impact unless Josh Allen decides to throw him a few targets he could do do something with. THE BENGALS ARE THE WORST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE AGAINST RBS AND THEY ARE FACING FRANK GORE IN BUFFALO AND FRANK GORE IS $4400 THIS WEEK ON DRAFTKINGS.
Rex Burkhead, he should keep getting 5-10 attempts a game and a few targets. You are hoping for two TDs which may not happen for him all year.
Saquon Barkley tops the list again this week with a $9100 price tag. Barkley has given us solid 20 and 25 pt outings so far against the Cowboys and The Bills, now he gets Tampa at home who are coming off an impressive Thursday night performance against the Panthers where they stuffed Christian McCaffery for a whole seven points. the week before that were pretty impressive against San Francisco, Jameis gave away that game to interceptions. I think Saquon is a safe fade this week as unless he has a real chance to hit max value he is not worth rostering in the Draftkings format.
Ezekiel Elliott/Tony Pollard He will be severely owned this week as will all of the Cowboys players in the smash spot up against Miami's dumpster fire of a team in Week 3. Elliott saw 23 touches and a pair of targets in week two, which seems like what we should expect from week to week. However in this matchup is just fire on paper as Miami has given up 34 dk pts to running backs in both games so far this year. It will be interesting to see how much time Tony Pollard will get in this one as The Cowboys should be comfortably ahead. I think for cash Zeke is definitely fine but the smash gpp play of the week of course would be Pollard as he saw 25% of snaps in week 2 still and may see significany garbage time as well. With Gallup missing time, more targets should funnel to Cooper, Cobb and Witten. The least owned of the three will probably be Witten because he is Jason Witten. Everyone is in for a possible smash though.
Christian McCaffery had a disappointing week two against the Bucs, mustering 7 Draftkings points. On paper you see the Cardinals defense as being good against running backs as they have allowed less than 30 Draftkings points to RBs in two games, which is not bad but keep in mind one game was against the Ravens who had a lot of QB rushing yards and also haven't fully committed to using David Johnson,( he was also hurt for part of the game) the other game was against Detroit, who for being a team that used three running backs doesn't do it effectively because they don't use Kerryon Johnson more. McCafferey at $8700 is the play here if we spend up at this tier of RB.
Alvin Kamara has given us performances so far of 23.9 and 7 Draftkings points. Kamara was a very popular play this week among those in the industry especially in cash games. I imagine the thinking was looking at how Christian McCaffery Mainly he didn't see the targets in Week 2 that he did in week one due to absence of Drew Brees, who is now lost for six weeks or so. He goes in with the team to Seattle in Week 3 who have held their opponent RBs pretty steady at only 13 attempts a piece as well as a combined 11 combined RB targets in both games, so they seem to be susceptible to that which is Kamaras game.
Dalvin Cook has given us near 40 point performances in weeks one and two. You would think this production would have to slow down at some point, but a home game against the Raiders serves as another juicy situation. However, a closer look shows that the Raiders have been no slouches against the run. The Raiders have faced over 20 attempts in weeks one and two and they for the most part handled it well giving up 14 dk pts to Chiefs RBs and 17 Points to Denver RBs. If you are gonna beat Oakland you still have to do it through the air and by that token I will be fading Dalvin Cook again this week, for better or for worse.
Austin Ekeler started the season priced at just $5500 on Draftkings and now we have seen his price swell all the way to $7200 for this week. Here he will face the Texans at home in LA, its hard to say about Houstons run defense, as in a week one road game they gave up over 30 points to the Saints backs and then last week surrendered only 12 dk points to the Jaguars Leonard Fournette. Fournette hasn't had much traction all year so I would say that Houston's run defense in reality is not that good and Ekeler should see plenty of opportunity here again. So far his 75-25 split has not affected his numbers having given us 39 and 24 point games. At this price we want a 28 Point game to hit a 4x score.
Le'Veon Bell As I write this here on Monday night I am watching how much of a mess the Jets are. The bright-side is for Leveon Bell, looks like he is getting plenty of work, even work in the wildcat which is interesting given the Jets current QB situation. His game hasn't finished yet, but in week one he saw 17 carries and 9 look sin the passing game. He gets to go into New England here which at this point is looking to a huge mess for the Jets. Looking at this sad performance against The Browns at home I shudder to think how bad the offense will look in New England. Bell may see a huge workload here but until New York can prove they have some sort of vertical threat Bell will have little upside going forward. The Patriots defend the RB position well this is a fade all day.
David Johnson has officially fallen below the 7k mark on Draftkings. He clocks in here at just $6800 for a home game against The Panthers. The Panthers have been leaky to opposing RBs so far this season. giving up 47 Draftkings points to the RB position in weeks 1 and 2 combined. This week is our perfect buy low chance on him. He ended up splitting time last week 60-40 to Chase Edmonds due to injury and as a result of game script he ended up carrying the ball only 7 times opposed to the 18 he saw in week one. DJ is a great GPP candidate here as I think he will go low owned for the most part.
James Connor has been pretty disappointing thus far putting in performances of 13.5 and 10.5 on Draftkings so far this season. In week two he missed game time due to injury, he does plan on playing. Pittsburgh has just lost Big Ben for the season. With Mason Rudolph taking the helm at QB one would think that more stock would flow to the running attack for Pittsburgh. at $6400 this week he must go on the road to San Francisco. This will be the 49ers first home game this year, thus far their defense has given up 24 RB points to the Bucs in week one, but only 8 dk pts to the Cincinnatti running backs last week. This one is a tough call for me. Its hard to tell what this Steelers team will look like without Big Ben but I would err on the side that is indeed not that good as well.
Aaron Jones is in a true 60-40 split with Jamal Williams Williams is priced $2100 below Jones here but he does out touch him by almost double. The Packers get the Broncos coming into town this week and Denver has given up 43 Draftkings points to the running back position in two weeks. So there is some opportunity to be had here. We don't see the Broncos turning things around in Lambeau so the safe bet is on The Packers and Jones is in a great spot here, workload be damned.
Sony Michel with all the weapons that New England has it is literally impossible to say that any week is the "Sony Michel" week. As long as all the weapons are healthy especially Burkhead and White, no one New England running back is worth more than a 5K price tag at best. Too high price for the risk. I don't even want to look at the stats here. In Theory they get the Jets who will give them plenty of chances for Michel to get carries and slow the game down. I guess if we are going to roll him any week this week makes sense, but seriously no more okay?
Chris Carson saw the same amount of attempts as he did in his week one performance but this time instead of putting up 25 DK he put a pedestrian 10.7 dk points. The difference here being short a TD and 3 less catches is the difference between those two games for him. Here he gets New Orleans at home who have given up over 20 points to RB in both weeks one and two. So Carson should get a great shot at value plus here at just $5900.
Marlon Mack has seen at least 30 attempts in both games so far. He had a disappointing week last week in Tennessee coming up with only 8 DK Points. Not to feel bad that Tennessee defense is the same squad who shut down Nick Chubb at home in Week One. Mack saw passing game work for the first time last week as well, he gets a home showdown with Atlanta this week, who held Phillys running game in check, however Philly has not proven they can run the ball against anyone yet, so maybe this Atlanta run defense is closer to the squad that gave up 34 RB pts to The Vikings in Week One. Marlon Mack makes a ton of sense to me this week at only $5800, he is seeing 70% of snaps and the other 30% is split between two guys, I think his upside is safe for most situations.
Mark Ingram is averaging a mere 13.5 carries a game so far in two games. Now in week one he was helped tremendously by two TDs and a 100 yard bonus. But lets be real we are getting 13 carries and a half a target a game from Ingram. That to me just screams playing with fire. I don't care about using him at all in Week Three against the Chiefs in Kansas City, The Chiefs have been pretty stingy to Oakland and Jacksonville so far this season. I'm going with a no thanks here.
Kerryon Johnson its some kind of sick joke that The Lions only played Kerryon for little more than 50% of snaps.in week two. The Lions play The Eagles in Philly this week. The Eagles handled Atlantas running game well last week, but the week before they gave up a 20 RB points to the combo of Guice and Thompson from Washington. Until the leash comes off of Kerryon soon its hard to see rostering him as he becomes game script and TD dependent. Being a road underdog here doesn't help his case any further,
Joe Mixon played about 50% of snaps in week two which was an increase from the week before when he exited with an injury. Seems to be at least sharing reps with Gio Bernard now. This is something to really watch going forward. Next up is a road game at Buffalo, The Bills have given up around 20 DK points to RBs in week one and two, so the opportunity has been there, but if we can expect the same here and Mixon shares reps with Bernard then we are good for around 10 DK points which is not what we want.
Matt Breida is part of a three headed monster in San Francisco. Breida was out snapped in week two by Raheem Mostert and was second on the team in from of Jeff Wilson. Now he gets to play The Steelers at home who are a team that has surrendered nearly 60 points to the position in two weeks. Assuming that same production sticks around, San Franciscos backfield should reap the rewards. Who benefits the most is anyone's guess. My gut is telling me Mostert is not only more physically gifted than Breida but he is also getting the majority of work so that is who we want to target, not Breida. For $5400 there are definitely better plays out there.
Josh Jacobs comes into week three with a groin issue. The numbers have been there. We see everything we like to see from a ground production standpoint. He has only been targeted once in passing game which is concerning, With a potentially negative game script looming I will not target Jacobs in Week. 3.
Jaylen Samuels was in on about 40% of snaps in week two, so there is that. Has seen virtually no work in attempts or targets, yet here he sits at $5300 on Draftkings. His production is that of a player that should be priced in the 4ks at least. So Draftkings must be pricing him still off of perceived production that has yet to come to light.
Damien Williams he saw half of the Chiefs snaps last week despite leaving the game early, He is seeing targets in the pass game and over 10 attempts a game, yet still sadly remains a very TD dependent option at RB. If he suits up he will get to play The Ravens in Kansas City, The Ravens have defended RBs very well so far on paper but they have faced the sad Miami Dolphins so far and a team that is not committed to the run in Kansas City. So my conclusion would be once again if he does play, I do not see a spiked game from him here as KC has shown that they are dedicated to passing as well and by default a strong run game is going to suffer. That plus the crowded backfield makes me want to stay away.
James White is another piece of the crowded New England puzzle. With the workload we have seen, we are hoping for two TDs out of him to hit anything close to value. At $5300 on Draftkings in Week one James White is just seeing enough opportunity as he saw a mere 30% of snaps and appears to be last on the backfield totem pole up in Foxboro.
LeSean McCoy has managed at least 10 attempts in his first two games as a Chief. He also left Weeks 2's game with an injury. The injury situation is something worth monitoring, but the Chiefs have many RBs lying in wait behind both he and Damien Williams, so this is a situation that is probably best stayed away from until either injuries or thought changes in KC.
Devonta Freeman is seeing a 60-40 split currently with Ito Smith. Atlanta fell behind early in week one and then was unable to get any significant run game going in week two. Atlanta is favored on the road here against a Colts team that was ate up by Austin Ekeler in Week one and gave a decent performance out to Derrick Henry in Week 2. Freeman is still clearly the number one here, and while we may not love the snaps per se, his work seems safe as long as he is healthy. This could be a great sneaky spot to use Freeman this week at just $4900.
Raheem Mostert ended up with 13 touches and 4 targets in week 2. He seems to have solidified the lead role in San Francisco although Matt Breida and Jeff Wilson are right behind him and they are a true three headed monster.. Mostert has shown incredible speed so far and looks to continue that momentum going into a week 3 game at home with Pittsburgh. I think Pittsburgh can give up a lot to the SF RBs this week and if Mostert leads this backfield in snaps again, even if its ever so slight he has a great chance to make value on his 4.7K price tag on Draftkings.
Peyton Barber no one is talking about the fact that his snap share skyrocketed in week 2 to almost 60% of the snaps, which puts him in some pretty good company. He gets the Giants in Tampa Bay this week who just came off of giving up 28 RB points to the Bills in week 2. At only $4600 he is legitimately an awesome gpp play this week. It should be interesting to see if anyone mentions him this week.
Kenyon Drake took 55% of the snaps in Week 2 vs NE. It seems to be mainly his backfield for now, which if The Dolphins fail to score points he will continue to be a non factor. Now he does have a match-up with The Cowboys in Dallas. Which for what its worth have given up the 5th most Draftkings points to RBs this season. How that makes any sense I don't know, but if that's the case Kenyan Drake would be good for at least 15, however this is Miami and any kind of stock in their offensive play at this point is like investing in Amway.
Royce Freeman has seen at least 10 attempts in each game and last week vs Denver he saw 7 targets! What that means for Philip Lindsay? Well Lindsay has had the same around 10 attempts a game but Lindsay saw more targets in week one. The Packers have given up 61 Draftkings pts to RBs in weeks one and two so on paper this is a very leaky defense that has played two teams that have shown commitment to running the football just like the Broncos have shown. Both guys could be good here for 15 and one of them could shoot over that, even in a losing game script which they may get into. Both are great GPP plays for Week 3.
Tye Montgomery is not seeing significant work in New York besides the occasional change of pace from LeVeon Bell. Starting him you are hoping for a fluke trick play TD or something of that nature, just gross.
Rashad Penny's usage went up in week 2 and seemed to creep more towards a split timeshare. In a game next week where Seattle should be in control and running the ball, no reason why he cant see good work and for $4100 he is a gpp candidate.
Duke Johnson was out snapped by Carlos Hyde 60-40 in week 2. After seeing reverse that in week one, so maybe Bill O'Brien is switching back and forth each week, or maybe this is Carlos Hydes backfield now? Who knows the real answer? They go to LA to face the Chargers who have given up 55 DK pts to RBs this season so far, which is in the bottom 1/3 of the league. Take your pick and roll the dice on one of these guys being good for at least 15 in Week 3.
Frank Gore and his job as the lead guy in Buffalo is safe as Devin Singletary is nursing a hamstring injury, if Singletary does play Week 2, its hard to see him making much impact unless Josh Allen decides to throw him a few targets he could do do something with. THE BENGALS ARE THE WORST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE AGAINST RBS AND THEY ARE FACING FRANK GORE IN BUFFALO AND FRANK GORE IS $4400 THIS WEEK ON DRAFTKINGS.
Rex Burkhead, he should keep getting 5-10 attempts a game and a few targets. You are hoping for two TDs which may not happen for him all year.