These are the value players of the week according to our DFS Tools and Composite Staff Rankings from the Season Pass. Every skill position on every site will be covered with a few bullet points on why they project as well as they do. Let’s get to it.
Jalen Hurts vs. Broncos — DraftKings, $6,500
- Hurts is second among quarterbacks with 83 rush attempts and 494 yards
- He is first in rushing touchdowns with five ground scores
- Hurts is sixth on the slate in points per game and eighth in price
Josh Allen vs. Jets — Fanduel, $8,700
- Buffalo has a 30-point implied team total
- They pass at a top-10 rate when playing from a lead of seven or more points
- The Jets are 25th in yards per pass attempt allowed
Justin Herbert vs. Vikings — Yahoo, $31
- Herbert is fourth in yards per game (293.8)
- He is averaging the fifth-most touchdowns per game
- The LAC/MIN game has the second-highest total on the slate
Mark Ingram vs. Titans — DraftKings, $4,500
- Ingram’s two best games this year by yards per carry have come with the Saints
- Over the past two years, Kamara’s backup has averaged 28.5 DraftKings points per game
- That came on 21 touches per game via Latavius Murray and Ty Montgomery
James Conner vs. Panthers — Fanduel, $7,000
- Chase Edmonds rushed one time before exiting with an ankle injury last week
- Conner earned 26 touches for 173 yards and three scores in that game
- It was the most points Conner had scored in a game since 2018
D’Ernest Johnson vs. Patriots — Yahoo, $13
- The Browns will be without Kareem Hunt (IR), Nick Chubb (COVID), and Demetric Felton (COVID) this week
- Cleveland does not have another running back with a touch on the roster
- Johnson rushed for 146 yards on 22 carries in his previous start
Diontae Johnson vs. Lions — Draftkings, $6,800
- Johnson is averaging 9.9 targets per game
- He’ll now be playing without Chase Claypool in addition to JuJu Smith-Schuster
- Pittsburgh faces a defense allowing 8.8 yards per pass attempt
Keenan Allen vs. Vikings — Fanduel, $7,200
- Allen at least 50 receiving yards in all but one game this year
- His 26.5 percent target share is top-15
- The Chargers pass at the sixth-highest rate in the league
D.J. Moore vs. Cardinals — Yahoo, $12
- Moore’s .72 weighted opportunity rating is sixth among receivers
- He’s 17th in Yahoo points per game on the slate
- Yahoo priced him as the WR22
Pat Freiermuth vs. Lions — DraftKings, $3,900
- Despite Eric Ebron’s return, Chase Claypool’s absence should keep Freiermuth on the field for a full complement of snaps
- Pro Football Focus has given him a top-five receiving grade for a tight end
- He has caught 16 passes for 145 yards and three touchdowns over the previous three games
Dalton Schultz vs. Falcons — Fanduel, $6000
- Schultz played on 95 percent of the Cowboys’ snaps last week with Blake Jarwin out
- That was a season-high for him and Jarwin remains on injured reserve
- He has caught at least five passes in the majority of his games
Kyle Pitts vs. Cowboys — Yahoo, $21
- Pitts leads all tight ends with a 30.5 percent air yards share
- The Cowboys give up the 12th-most points to tight ends
- He plays 73 percent of his snaps from the slot or out wide
