Travis Kelce In Good Spot For Week 2

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce remains a must-start fantasy tight end heading into Thursday night's game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Kelce was targeted nine times last week, catching eight of them for 121 yards and a touchdown. Kelce is quarterback Patrick Mahomes' top weapon this season and we should expect Mahomes to […]

DJ Chark Jr. (WR, DET) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Detroit Lions wide receiver D.J. Chark Jr. is an intriguing waiver wire add heading into Week 2 of the 2022 NFL season. While Amon-Ra St. Brown led the Lions in targets in Week 1, Chark was second on the team in that stat, […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. (RB, SF) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell suffered a knee injury on Sunday and is expected to miss two months. With how much the 49ers run, this presents a pretty big opening for snaps for someone. Who will that someone be? Probably Jeff […]

Jaylen Warren (RB, PIT) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Heading into the 2022 season, the Steelers backfield belonged to Najee Harris. But after one week, things have changed. Harris suffered a foot injury against the Bengals on Sunday, leaving the game and not returning. It sounds like Harris could be back this […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2: Top Free Agent Adds Include Jarvis Landry, Devin Duvernay, Jahan Dotson, Curtis Samuel

Week 1 is almost in the books. There were some good performances. There were some not good performances. There was a Colts/Texans tie and there was almost a second tie. We even got to see Justin Reid playing kicker. But whatever—you're not here for me to talk about a safety kicking the football. You're here […]

Jahan Dotson (WR, WAS) - Fantasy Football Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 23% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Washington Commanders appear to have a passing game this season. After ranking 21st in the NFL in passing yards last season, the Commanders opened Week 1 with 305 passing yards, the fourth-best mark in the league. Having Carson Wentz under center has […]

Don't Overreact! Underperforming Week 1 Fantasy Football Players Who'll Bounce Back

NFL football is here and Week 1 was full of exciting football—minus the Sunday night game. Relegate the Cowboys. While a lot of stars excelled this week, especially wide receivers like Cooper Kupp and Justin Jefferson, there were some players who we expected to see more from. Below, I'll look at some of the players […]

Donovan Peoples-Jones (WR, CLE) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It was hard to get a read on the Browns passing game in Week 1. On one hand, the team threw for the second-fewest yards in the league in Week 1 with 138. On the other hand, the team was 16th in pass […]

Zay Jones (WR, JAC) - Fantasy Football Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 12% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Zay Jones is an intriguing waiver wire target in deep leagues heading into Week 2. Christian Kirk was the team's leading receiver just as everyone expected, but it was Zay Jones who emerged as the team's No. 2 […]

Is Devin Duvernay A Good Fantasy Football Pickup for Week 2? Waiver Wire Outlook

The Baltimore Ravens entered 2022 with a notable hole at the No. 2 wide receiver spot. After Week 1, we might have some idea of who will fill that hole. Third-year receiver Devin Duvernay found the end zone twice in the team's Week 1 win over the New York Jets. Is this a sign of […]

Marquez Valdes-Scantling Catches Four Passes In Chiefs Debut

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling opened his KC career on Sunday with four receptions for 44 yards in a 44-21 win over the Cardinals. The former Packer is best known for being a deep threat in Green Bay, but that wasn't how the Chiefs ended up using him on Sunday. MVS was third […]

Mecole Hardman Finds End Zone

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman found the end zone in Sunday's 44-21 win over the Cardinals, finishing with three catches for 16 yards. Hardman was second among the team's receivers in targets with six. The fourth-year receiver isn't poised for a breakout, but the fact he had more targets than Marquez Valdes-Scantling and […]

JuJu Smith-Schuster Targeted Eight Times

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster appears to have the early lead for the No. 1 receiver role in KC based on Sunday's win over the Cardinals. He led the team's wideouts in targets with eight, hauling in six of them for 79 yards. The breakdown of how passes would be spread out in […]

Travis Kelce Comes Up Big

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce set a new record for 100-yard receiving games for a TE in Sunday's win over the Cardinals, finishing with 121 yards on eight catches. Kelce caught one of quarterback Patrick Mahomes' five touchdowns. With Tyreek Hill now in Miami, the always-important Kelce is even more crucial to KC's […]

Clyde Edwards-Helaire Catches Two Touchdowns

Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire reestablished himself as the team's top running back in Sunday's Week 1 win over the Cardinals. While Edwards-Helaire didn't lead the team in rushing attempts or yards, he finished with a solid 42 yards on seven carries. But his big impact was in the passing game, where he […]

Isiah Pacheco Scores In NFL Debut

Kansas City Chiefs rookie running back Isiah Pacheco found the end zone in Sunday's win over the Arizona Cardinals. He finished with 12 carries for 62 yards, which both led the Chiefs. He wasn't targeted in the passing game. Pacheco made some good plays in his debut, but the touchdown came late in the blowout […]

Patrick Mahomes Throws Five Touchdowns In Week 1

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes looked sharp in the team's 44-21 win over the Cardinals on Sunday. The former MVP was 30-for-39 for 360 yards with five touchdowns. He also added five rushing yards. There was some concern about this Chiefs offense after the team traded Tyreek Hill to Miami, but Mahomes answered those […]

Nico Collins Quiet In Week 1

Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins could still have the breakout season that many predicted him to have, but Week 1 didn't start out well for Collins. He caught just two passes for 26 yards and was targeted three times. Collins finished fifth on the team in receiving yards and had as many targets as […]

O.J. Howard Catches Pair Of Touchdowns

Houston Texans tight end O.J. Howard caught a pair of touchdowns in his debut for the team. That might sound like it makes him a top waiver priority at a shallow position, but the fact that Howard was only targeted twice—catching both for 38 yards—makes him a risky option going forward. The Texans like to […]

Brandin Cooks Targeted 12 Times

Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks showed that he's still Houston's top threat in the passing game on Sunday. In the Week 1 tie with the Colts, Cooks led the team in targets, receptions and yards, hauling in seven passes for 82 yards. He was targeted 12 times. No other wide receiver on the team […]

Dameon Pierce Quiet In NFL Debut

Houston Texans rookie running back Dameon Pierce had 11 carries for 33 yards in Sunday's Week 1 contest against the Colts. He was targeted once in the passing game, catching that pass for a six-yard reception. After a preseason that saw the hype for Pierce skyrocket, it was Rex Burkhead who led this backfield in […]

Rex Burkhead Leads Texans Backfield

Houston Texans running back Rex Burkhead carried the ball 14 times in Sunday's tie with the Indianapolis Colts, finishing with 40 yards on the ground. He was targeted eight times in the pass game, catching five balls for 30 yards. There were questions about how this backfield would shake out between Burkhead and Dameon Pierce, […]

Davis Mills Throw Pair Of Touchdowns In Week 1

Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills had a solid showing in Sunday's tie against the Colts. Mills was 23-for-37 for 240 yards with two touchdown passes. He didn't throw a pick, though he did lose a fumble. Mills is definitely a work in progress at this point, but there were some flashes on Sunday. He's not […]

Hollywood Casino 400 DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy NASCAR Lineup Picks

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Kansas on Sunday for the second race of the playoffs. Last week, non-playoff driver Erik Jones won the opening race of this round, which means that all 12 spots in the next round are still up for grabs. Kurt Busch, who isn't racing today as he recovers from a […]

Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix DFS: DraftKings Daily Fantasy F1 Lineup Picks

Formula 1 heads to Autodromo Nazionale Monza on Saturday for the Italian Grand Prix. Last week, Max Verstappen won for the fourth race in a row. Will that change this week? Maybe! Grid penalties have this field in an interesting shape, as Charles Leclerc is on pole and Verstappen starts seventh due to a grid […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Kansas Lottery 300 (9/10/22)

The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Kansas on Saturday as the playoffs inch closer and closer. Just two more races remain before the Round of 12 begins. Can we get a new winner on Saturday to shake up the postseason picture? Last week, Noah Gragson won at Darlington, his fourth win this season. He currently […]

Harrison Butker Week 1 Outlook For Fantasy Fooball

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is one of the top fantasy kickers heading into Week 1 against the Cardinals. Last season, Butker went 25-for-28 on field goal attempts and 47-for-49 on extra points. You usually want your fantasy kicker to play on a high-powered offense so you can maximize trips onto the other team's […]

Chiefs Defense Week 1 Outlook For Fantasy Football

The Kansas City Chiefs defense has some talent throughout the lineup, but a Week 1 matchup against a high-powered Cardinals team makes it tough to trust this team when it comes to fantasy. There will be times this season when you want to stream this defense, but most of those times are later in the […]

Travis Kelce Week 1 Outlook For Fantasy Football

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce faces a tough matchup this week against an Arizona Cardinals defense that allowed the fourth-fewest fantasy points per game to tight ends last season. Kelce's talent and target share still makes him a top five tight end this week in season-long fantasy leagues though, so don't overthink the […]

Marquez Valdes-Scantling - Week 1 Outlook For Fantasy Football

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling is an intriguing fantasy option for Week 1 against the Arizona Cardinals. With Tyreek Hill gone, the Chiefs need a deep weapon, and Valdes-Scantling could be that weapon, as he was often used in that way with the Packers. Consider MVS to be a flex option this week […]