NFL Fantasy Football Week 3: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em And FanDuel Picks

Welcome to the third week of NFL football and my start or sit column.

I’ve done this for a few years, but I will continue with the FanDuel picks at the bottom. For normal leagues, I’ll pick some players outside the top 10 and 15 who I think will play well as well as some higher rated players who I see underachieving using the ESPN rankings.

Last week, I went 11-9 in underachievers and overachievers, and 12-7 in what was a successful week for me in FanDuel. Let’s get to it.

Underachievers

  • New Orleans QB Drew Brees: He is banged up, going on the road and looking older by the week, there are better options.
  • Minnesota Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater: He looks to be a game manager and until it changes, stay away.
  • Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford: He continues to struggle against good teams.
  • Cincinnati Bengals RB Jeremy Hill: He has a few things going against him, playing a tough Baltimore Ravens run defense at their home, he was benched last week and even when he played has been underwhelming while his backup Gio Bernard has been great.
  • Denver Broncos RB C.J. Anderson: I am on defcon 4 and need to see production before I start him again.
  • Baltimore Ravens RB Justin Forsett: He seems to be in a job share and the lack of red zone carries is concerning.
  • Indianapolis Colts WR T.Y Hilton: He still looked injured and even though it’s a nice match-up, I see a more ball control kind of game this week.
  • New Orleans Saints WR Brandin Cooks He is putting up WR3 stats at best, they go on the road against a tough pass defense, stay away.
  • Chicago Bears WR Alshon Jeffrey: He has been in and out of practice and has to play in Seattle, there are better options.
  • Dallas Cowboys TE Jason Witten: He has numerous injuries and I can see the defense focusing on him this week.

Overachievers

  • Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton: He gets an awful defense at home plus with the rushing yards is easily a top 6 QB.
  • Miami Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill: He had a big fantasy week plus the Buffalo Bills had some issues defending the pass.
  • San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick: I expect them to be trailing and him having to throw in which he is completing 69%.
  • Jacksonville Jaguars RB T.J Yeldon: The Patriots are weak against the run plus with his pass catching and the Denard Robinson injury should get 20 touches.
  • Atlanta Falcons RB Devonta Freeman: He has not played well but has no one behind him and should get 20 touches at the least.
  • San Diego Chargers RB Danny Woodhead: He is getting 15-18 touches a game and the Vikings have not been good against running backs.
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Vincent Jackson: With Jenkins out, that open up more targets in a pretty good match-up.
  • Dallas Cowboys WR Terrance Williams: I expect at least 10 targets again with the Witten injury.
  • Green Bay Packers WR Jsmes Jones: All he does is score touchdowns.
  • New York Giants TE Larry Donnell: The Redskins have been strong but is giving up yards to the tight end.

Here are my FanDuel picks for the week where I will give some higher and lower salaries I like at each position, as you will see I will be focusing on the worse defenses:

QB

  • Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton, $7,900: The rushing yards plus playing the New Orleans Saints.
  • Buffalo Bills QB Tyrod Taylor, $7,000: He has been a top 10 QB this year.
  • St Louis Rams QB Nick Foles, $6,500: The Rams are back at home and the Steelers are a bottom 5 pas defense.

RB

  • Pittsburgh Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell, $8,800: The Rams have been a bottom 5 rush defense.
  • Buffalo Bills RB LeSean McCoy, $7,800: He looks healthy and playing overrated Miami Dolphins.
  • Oakland Raiders RB Latavius Murray, $7,00: The Browns have not been stout against the run.
  • Atlanta Falcons RB Devonta Freeman, $6,500: He will get all the touches.
  • San Diego Chargers RB Danny Woodhead, $6,400: Just a great price for the touches he will get.
  • Houston Texans RB Chris Polk, $5,300: The best cheap option of the week at RB for a starter.

WR

  • Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antonio Brown, $9,2000: I see double digit targets and a touchdown as always.
  • Atlanta Falcons WR Julio Jones, $9,000: Not sure how you cannot pick him.
  • New York Jets WR Brandon Marshall, $7,400: Playing the best ball in the last few years, should soak up all the targets.
  • Dallas Cowboys WR Terrance Williams, $6,500: Great price for a WR1.
  • Indianapolis Colts WR Donte Moncrief, $6,000: Luck continues to pepper him with tons of targets.
  • Green Bay Packers WR James Jones, $5,700: Touchdowns all day every game.
  • Cincinnati Bengals WR Marvin Jones, $5,000: My favorite cheap play at receiver.

TE

  • Baltimore Ravens TE Crockett Gilmore, $5,400: He should be the top target of QB Joe Flacco.

Thank you for reading and have a great week, feel free to ask any questions here or on Twitter.

Mike Dietrich
Mike Dietrich is the fantasy football columnist for JetNation.
Mike Dietrich

Mike Dietrich is the fantasy football columnist for JetNation.

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