1. Philip Rivers – $8,200
2. Ryan Fitzpatrick – $7,600
3. Russell Wilson – $7,700
4. Alex Smith – $7,600

Philip Rivers (DK – $6,000/FD – $8,200): Rivers has a floor of two TDs in all eight games in 2018 with one impact game (424/3). Philip is on a pace for 4,472 yards and 38 TDs with two other games with over 300 yards passing. Rivers has fewer than 28 passing attempts in each of their last four games leading to the Chargers relying on their run game. In Week 5, he passed for 339 yards and two TDs vs. the Raiders. Oakland ranks to 25th against QBs with no team scoring over 30 Fantasy points. The Raiders have risk against the run (4.8 yards per rush) with RBs scoring eight rushing TDs. They do allow 8.8 yards per pass attempt with 19 passing TDs, which a great sign for upside Rivers in this matchup. Oakland tends to play better offensively at home, which should lead to a better battle on the scoreboard. Dark horse option as the Raiders continue their exit plan to Las Vegas.

Ryan Fitzpatrick (DK – $5,900/FD – $7,600): The magic of Fitzpatrick added another game to his 2018 resume. Over four and a half games, Ryan passes for 1,667 passing yards with 18 TDs while gaining 9.7 yards per pass attempt. In his four full games, he has three TDs or more in each game. Washington fell to 24th in QB Fantasy defense after struggling to defend the Falcons’ passing game (32.50 Fantasy points). The Redskins have one other disaster game (NO – 363/4) vs. the QB position. Washington tends to play better against the run, which suggests Tampa will need to score in the air in the passing game. The Bucs will have the edge over Washington’s CB in this matchup. Possible 300+ passing yards with three or more TDs.

Russell Wilson (DK – $5,700/FD – $7,700): After nine weeks, Wilson is the 16th highest scoring QB with no impact games. Russell has two TDs or more in seven of his eight games. In most of his short games, he attempted fewer than 27 passes while still lacking a pulse in the run game (24/118). Wilson is on pace for 3,818 combined yards with 36 TDs. In Week 5, he passed for 198 yards and three TDs vs. the Rams. LA sits 12th in QB Fantasy defense with two disaster games (MIn – 422/4 and NO – 346/4). The Rams allow 7.8 yards per pass attempt with 16 passing TDs allowed. A chaser game bolds well for his upside, but Seattle would like to control the clock with the run game. Either a great buy or a trap. I’ll place my bet on his career resume, which points to his best game of 2018.

1. Melvin Gordon, $8,900
2. Alvin Kamara – $8,800
3. Kareem Hunt – $9,000
4. Todd Gurley – $10,800

MID RANGE:

1. David Johnson – $6,900
2. Nick Chubb – $6,700

VALUE:

1. Dion Lewis – $5,800

Todd Gurley (DK – 9,400/FD – $10,800): After a great eight-week run, Gurley struggled to find open space at the second level of the Saints’ defense. He finished with 79 combined yards with one TD and six catches or a season-low 19.90 Fantasy points. Todd already has 16 TDs with 37 catches and 1,230 combined yards through nine games. In Week 5, he had 113 combined yards with three TDs and four catches on 26 touches vs. the Seahawks. Seattle ranks 10th in the NFL defending RBs (1,184 combined yards with six TDs and 40 catches) while allowing 4.8 yards per catch. When forced to defend the whole field, the Seahawks’ defense doesn’t have talent on defense to slow down an impact RB. Gurley gets well north of 150 yards with multiple TD upside.

Melvin Gordon (DK – $9,000/FD – $8,900): Gordon has 138 touches in 2018 leading to 868 combined yards with ten TDs and 31 catches. If Melvin played nine games, he would have 1,116 combined yards with 13 TDs and 40 catches or 30.4 Fantasy points lower than Todd Gurley. In Week 5, he had 120 combined yards with one TD and four catches against the Raiders. Oakland struggled to defend RBs in three of their last five games (50.30, 34.90, and 40.80 Fantasy point). The Raiders are 24th vs. the RB position (1,391 combined yards with ten TDs and 28 catches) after eight games while allowing 4.8 yards per rush. Opposing teams have over 30 rushing attempts in each of their last five games. Last week Gordon was on the field for a season-high 88 percent of the RB snaps for LA. Playing great with high upside matchup.

Kareem Hunt (DK – $8,500/FD – $9,000): Hunt has been a scoring machine (12 TDs) over his last seven games, but he has fewer than 100 rushing in eight of his nine games. In his last six games, Kareem has over 100 combined yards in four games. Hunt averages 20 touches per game. Arizona allows the second-most Fantasy points to RBs with four teams scoring over 30.0 Fantasy points (49.10, 38.90, 33.30, and 41.00). The Cardinals allow 33.5 rushes per game with RBs scoring 13 TDs. Most teams have beaten Arizona with the run due to game score helped by the losing side of the time of possession. Kansas City is going to dominate in this game while expecting north of seven TDs. Kareem will lose some touches to Spencer Ware late in the game. Tough to leave Hunt on the sidelines, but he does need the Cardinals to fight on the scoreboard with their BB gun of an offense.

Alvin Kamara (DK – $8,700/FD – $8,800): In a big game last week, the Saints leaned on Kamara for the important snaps in the game. He finished 116 combined yards with three TDs and four catches on 23 touches. Over the last three games, Alvin has been on the field for 118 plays compared to 102 plays by Mark Ingram. Kamara is on pace for 1,834 combined yards with 24 TDs and 102 catches. The Bengals are 28th against RBs with three teams scoring over 30.0 Fantasy points. Cinci allows 4.9 yards per rush with RBs scoring ten TDs with 51 catches. Upside matchup, but I do get the sense that this week’s game will favor Ingram at times. Kamara can do it all, but his opportunity is down to about 60 percent of the RB snaps while regaining his top-shelf salary.

Dion Lewis (DK – $4,600/FD – $5,800): The Titans have turned to Lewis over the last two games. Over this span, Dion gained 277 combined yards with one TD and ten catches on 42 touches. Tennessee had him on the field for a season-high 84 percent of the RB snaps. New England is just below league average defending RBs with two teams scoring over 30.0 Fantasy points (34.00 and 36.80). RBs only have two rushing TDs vs. the Patriots with plenty of success in the passing game (59/545/3 on 80 targets). Growing role while playing against his former team. Nice value play based on his rising opportunity.

1. Mike Evans – $7,500
2. Davante Adams – $8,600
3. Michael Thomas – $8,600
4. Keenan Allen – $7,900
5. Robert Woods – $7,500

Mid Range:

1. Jarvis Landry – $6,400
2. Josh Gordon – $6,700

Value

1. Marquez Valdes-Scantling – $5,400
2. Keelan Cole – $4,800
3. Mohamed Sanu – $5,600
4. Kenny Golladay – $5,800

Mike Evans (DK – $7,000/FD – $7,500): Evans struggled to get open last week vs. Panthers leading to his worst game of the year (1/16), but he did have ten targets. Mike has five games with over 20 Fantasy points (7/147/1, 10/83/1, 6/137/1, 7/107, and 6/179/1) while averaging 9.75 targets per game. His catch rate fell to 60.2 percent after showing improvement over the first seven games of the year. He’s on pace for 94 catches for 1,572 yards and eight TDs on 156 targets. Washington fell to 24th in WR Fantasy defense (110/1489/10 on 161 targets) after allowing over 200 yards to WRs in four of the last five games (14/273/2, 15/211/1, 16/218, and 17/237/2). The Redskins will try to use CB Josh Norman on Evans on as many plays as possible leading to only a steady game or a fade in the daily space.

Tyler Boyd (DK – $7,500/FD – $7,800): Boyd has been special over his first eight games (49/620/5 on 66 targets) especially when considering that he went undrafted in most Fantasy leagues. Tyler has three games with over 100 yards receiving (6/132/1, 11/100, and 9/138/1) with all three games coming against NFC South opponents. Boyd averages 8.2 targets per game with more expected this week with A.J. Green injured. The Saints allow the most Fantasy points to WRs (131/1904/15 on 180 targets) with seven WRs gaining over 100 yards (Mike Evans – 7/147/1, DeSean Jackson – 5/146/2, Calvin Ridley – 7/146/3, John Brown – 7/134/1, Stefon Diggs – 10/119/1, Adam Thielen – 7/103/1, and Brandin Cooks – 6/114/1). Boyd plays mostly in the slot, which will get him favorable coverage on most plays vs. CB P.J. Williams. Possible 10+ catches for 100+ yards leaving him within a TD of an impact game.

Jarvis Landry (DK – $6,200/FD – $6,400): Landry has fewer than 70 yards receiving five of his last seven games while scoring two TDs over this span. Jarvis has three games of value (7/106, 8/103, and 10/97/1) while continuing to have a short catch rate (54.4). Landry is down to 10.5 yards per catch while being on pace for 98 catches for 1,028 yards and four TDs on 180 targets. Atlanta allows the 3rd most Fantasy points to WRs (115/1586/13 on 174 targets) with huge failure value in four games (CAR – 16/223/3, CIN – 18/238/2, TB – 17/273/1, and NYG – 14/321/1). CB Brian Poole hasn’t played well in coverage in 2018. He’ll give up some TDs while showing risk in his tackling ability. Landry should be active in this game with a TD being a very good outcome. In my thoughts at this level.

Josh Gordon (DK – $6,000/FD – $6,700): Gordon hit on a late 55-yard TD setting up his best game (5/130/1) of the season. Over the last three games, Josh has 13 catches for 272 yards and one TD on 23 targets. In his last four games, Josh has been on the field for about 85 percent of the plays run by New England. The Patriots may be motivated to test former CB Malcolm Butler who ranks as one of the worst CBs in 2018 with disaster downside in TDs and big plays. Gaining momentum with the talent to deliver a special game in this favorable matchup.

Marquez Valdes-Scantling (DK – $5,000/FD – $5,400): The future for Valdes-Scantling looks bright over the second half of 2018 with Geronimo Allison done for the year and Randall Cobb continuing to battle injuries. Over the last four games, Marquez has 15 catches for 317 yards and two TDs on 28 targets. He’ll enter this week’s game as the clear WR2 for the Packers while offering big play ability. His catch rate (51.5) is short, which was the case in his college career (52.8 percent). Miami has issues at their second outside CB slot, which points to a chance at a big game. Solid plays in the season-long games while being worth a flier in the daily games in GPPs.

1. Jared Cook – $5,500
2. Jordan Reed – $5,200
3. Jimmy Graham – $6,300
4. OJ Howard – $6,500
5. Trey Burton – $6,100

Trey Burton (DK – $3,900/FD – $6,100): Burton is the 7th highest scoring TE in PPR leagues after nine weeks despite only have one elite game (9/126/1). Trey has a TD in five of his last seven games while being on pace for 58 catches for 742 yards and ten TDs on 80 targets. The Lions are league average defending TEs (33/417/3) with no team scoring over 17.0 Fantasy points at the TE position. Chicago has the talent to have success running the ball in close, but a play action TE seems very likely in this game. Not a bad swing at this level due to his scoring ability and the Lions may at least push the issue on the scoreboard.

1. Chiefs – $4,600
2. Jets – $4,900
3. Packers – $3,900
4. Saints – $3,200

Look to the Jets and Bills game as another popular play as both teams are terrible offenses and its the lowest total on the board.