Daily Fantasy CFB Traffic Light Plays: Week 4
Welcome back to CFB Week 4’s edition of CFB “Traffic Lights” plays. I’m going to break it down by the early game slate and the late game slate – these picks will be based on ONLY the games that are included on BOTH Fanduel and Draftkings. In particular, the Fanduel late slate has an extra eight games or so included that DK doesn’t. I haven’t gotten to those games in my research yet so if you have any questions on those feel free to hit me up on twitter later in the week. Based upon my first look, the New Mexico QB (Gautsche), Georgia Southern QB (Kevin Ellison), Gunner Kiel (Cincinnati), and maybe even the New Mexico State QB (Tyler Rogers) all look like very solid cheaper plays at QB, and you’ve got Kareem Hunt (Toledo RB) who should be healthy going against Ball State as well. I’ll analyze the games with the highest projected Vegas over/unders and then list some other green lights play from the games I didn’t analyze.
| Traffic Light | What It Means | |
|---|---|---|
 | Green Light | All systems go. Target player in your lineups |
 | Yellow Light | Indifferent. Player could go either way |
 | Red Light | Avoid the given player at all costs |
Indiana at Missouri
Vegas projects this game as the highest scoring game of the early slate with a huge 73.5 over/under and Missouri expected to score 40+ points. Indiana was awful defensively in 2013 and last week we saw that this year they are not any better as Bowling Green put 45 on the board, including 395 yards passing and 3 tds from Bowling Green’s BACKUP QB. Not surprisingly, Missouri saw a ton of offensive success in this matchup last year as they won 45-28, passed for 343 yards and rushed for 280. Maty Mauk looks like he’s in a great spot. He already has 12 passing touchdowns on the year and also one rushing td (he usually gets 7-8 carries a game). He hasn’t had to throw it a ton this year as two of Missouri’s games were blowouts, but in the one somewhat competitive game vs Toledo he attempted 32 passes, threw for 325 yards and five tds and ran for another score. His top three targets are Bud Sasser, Darius White and Jimmie Hunt and he really spreads the ball around. Sasser is probably your safest cash game play as he’s the most consistent and scored a td in each game. I like Darius White’s big play ability and cheap tag in GPPs. Pricing aside, I’d probably rank them 1. Sasser 2. White 3. Hunt. Missouri RB’s both left in the 4th quarter of last week’s game but both are expected to be ready on Saturday. After Week 1 it looked Hansbrough would be the volume guy as he got 20 carries to Murphy’s nine. Since then, Murphy’s carries have been trending up (9, 13, 15) while Hansbrough’s have been trending down (20, 18, 9). It’s a great spot against Indiana’s terrible defense but due to the uncertainty as to who will get the carries, they’re only GPP plays for me.
Tevin Coleman has been sensational this year with games of 190 yards and three TDs, and 247 yards and two TDs already under his belt. Missouri has had issues against the run this year as the South Dakota State RB ran for 100 yards and two TDs, and Kareem Hunt ran for 148 yards and three scores on only 15 carries as Missouri ran out to a big lead. My only concern would be Missouri running out to a big early lead on Indiana’s porous defense and forcing Indiana to the air, which is what happened last year in this game as Sudfeld attempted 53 passes and Indiana only ran the ball 26 times (Coleman had 15 carries for 54 yards and a TD). Vegas has Missouri as two TD favorites so Indiana should be throwing in the 4th quarter so I think Sudfeld is a solid play at his tag, but don’t expect the rushing td’s we saw last week as he only had one career rushing TD prior to last week and -27 career rushing yards. I really like Shane Wynn, who bounced back in Week 2 showing he’s Sudfeld’s favorite target. His tag is still pretty reasonable due to a poor Week 1.
Traffic Light Plays
Green Lights: – Maty Mauk (Mizzou QB), Bud Sasser (Mizzou WR), Tevin Coleman (IU RB), Shane Wynn (IU WR)
Yellow Lights: – Jimmie Hunt (Mizzou WR), Russell Hansbrough/Marcus Murphy (Mizzou RBs), Nate Sudfeld (IU QB)
Red Lights: – None
Bowling Green at Wisconsin
This line opened at -21 and has moved to -27 so Vegas likes Wisconsin to get right in this one after some early season struggles. This was supposed to be a monster year for Melvin Gordon with Heisman aspirations. He had a great first half against LSU but was limited in the 2nd half due to injury. After a bye week, he struggled mightily last week against lowly Western Illinois with only 38 yards on 17 carries. Reading the Wisconsin papers, Gordon was embarrassed by last week’s performance and sounds angry and ready to put the first two games of the season behind him. The lowly Bowling Green defense presents a great opportunity for him to do just that, and Vegas likes the run heavy Badgers to score 40+ in this one. Against this same Bowling Green defense last week, Tevin Coleman ran for 190 yards and three TDs. An angry Melvin Gordon combined with Bowling Green’s weak run defense presents huge upside. Another positive sign is that he caught four passes against Western Illinois, which is one more reception than he had in his entire career. I may lose some of you on this one, but I like Tanner McEvoy as a GPP only play due to his cheap tag (he’s 5.7 on FD and 5k on DK), and most preferably on DK where he’s not your only QB. I know he was awful against LSU and can really struggle throwing the ball… BUT he is athletic (averaging 47 rush yards per game) and Bowling Green allowed Nate Sudfeld who had MINUS 27 career rushing yards to run for 27 yards and 2 TDs. In their last game against Western Illinois, McEvoy threw for 283 and three TDs, and had nine carries for 55 yards and a TD (32 fantasy points!) and Bowling Green ranks DEAD LAST against the pass allowing 412 yards per game. Corey Clement is a talented backup for Wisconsin and this is the type of game where both Wisconsin backs could go over 100 yards.
Travin Dural got loose for 151 yards and three TDs against the Wisconsin secondary so you could take a GPP look at Roger Lewis, but his tag is on the rise after last week’s huge game. He already has 30 receptions for 366 yards and would probably be playing for Ohio State if didn’t get in legal trouble so he’s a legit talent. His tag is most favorable at FD where he is only 5.4k and he is a green light there. Wisconsin held LSU to 2.7 yards per carry so I won’t be touching Travis Greene. James Knapke was great in his debut against Indiana but I need to see it against a better defense before he makes one of my rosters.
Traffic Light Plays
Green Lights: – Melvin Gordon (Wisconsin RB), Tanner McEvoy (Wisconsin QB – GPP only), Roger Lewis (BGSU WR-FD)
Yellow Lights: – Roger Lewis (BGSU WR-DK), Corey Clement (Wisconsin RB), James Knapke (Bowling Green QB)
Red Lights: – Travis Greene (BGSU RB), Wisconsin WR
UNC at East Carolina
Vegas likes this to game to be high scoring and very close which makes for a good game to target. I really like both of the QB’s in this one. The East Carolina QB, Shane Carden, is one of the best mid-major quarterbacks in the country. Virginia Tech can vouch for that as he lit them up for 427 yards and four TDs last week. Having already faced Virginia Tech and South Carolina, he won’t be fazed in the least by a UNC defense that is 89th in passing defense and allowing 28 points per game. He had a big game in this matchup last year passing for 376 yards and three TDs in a 55-31 ECU win. His top target is Justin Hardy, who is set to break the NCAA career receptions record held by Ryan Broyles, and makes a great PPR play. ECU also has a good secondary wide receiver in Isaiah Jones. ECU doesn’t run the ball so ignore their backs.
Marquise Williams didn’t play in this matchup last year as he didn’t take over as starting QB until later on in the season. He’s a talented dual threat QB who is averaging 50 yards rushing a game and 210 passing. He has a solid matchup against an average ECU defense. His top targets are Quinshad Davis (who had 5/111/1 in this matchup last year) and Ryan Switzer. Ryan Switzer is currently the leading UNC WR, but I expect to see Quinshad Davis, who lead UNC in receiving last year, eventually take back the role as top WR. Swizter is the home run threat while Davis presents a better red zone target. UNC has some talented backs in TJ Logan and Elijah Hood, but they split carries and Marquise is a dual threat who gets 8-10 carries a game, so there isn’t enough volume to justify rostering a UNC RB.
Traffic Light Plays
Green Lights: – Shane Carden (ECU QB), Marquise Williams (UNC QB), Justin Hardy (ECU WR)
Yellow Lights: – Ryan Switzer/Quinshad Davis (UNC WR), Isaiah Jones (ECU WR)
Red Lights: – ECU running backs, UNC running backs
Texas A&M at SMU
A&M is another blowout situation similar to the last 2 week and is expected to score 40+. Once again, if you want exposure to the A&M offense, the most obvious and most secure source of points will be Kenny Hill, who is coming off another 300 yard, four TD performance. Starting outside WR Speedy Noil will miss the game with an injury. Edward Pope will get the start and has been productive in a backup role with 167 yards and two TDs so far. Malcome Kennedy is the PPR guy and I’ll probably wait a week on him until we get a competitive game as he’s still pretty expensive, but Ricky Seals-Jones and Josh Reynolds are cheap and in play as a WR3 who can get you 70 yards and a TD. Tra Carson is the goal-line back and is a threat for a multi-touchdown if A&M gets inside the 5. One concern is that after losing Speedy to injury last week and with conference play getting going again next week against an improved Arkansas team, you could see the A&M starters hit the bench a little earlier if/when things get out of hand.
SMU only has one offensive touchdown on the year and it came on a last second hail mary in a 45-6 blowout loss to UNT. Their coach, June Jones, just resigned and you can just ignore their entire offense.
Traffic Light Plays
Green Lights: – Kenny Hill (A&M QB), Josh Reynolds/Ricky Seals-Jones (A&M WR -Value play WR3/flex)
Yellow Lights: – Malcome Kennedy/Ed Pope (A&M WR), Tra Carson (A&M RB)
Red Lights: – entire SMU offense
Other Green Lights:
Quarterbacks
Rakeem Cato (Marshall) – Vegas likes Marshall to score around 35 points. Cato is one of the premier non power 5 conference QB’s and can put up huge fantasy numbers either running or passing. He has struggled somewhat so far but looks to have gotten things back on track last week with 425 passing yards and four TDs.
Taysom Hill (BYU) – I actually like Taysom better as a GPP play this week as I like the savings on Mauk/Carden/Williams in my cash games, who are all in a great spots, and Taysom is playing a sneaky good Virginia defense. In this matchup last year, Virginia beat BYU in Week 1 19-16 and held Taysom to 217 total yards and one TD. They returned a lot of starters on defense and have already limited Brett Hundley to 270 yards and no TDs and held Louisville to 21 points. However, Taysom has been unreal this year averaging 120 rushing yards and 2 tds to go with 230 passing yards per game. He has the ability to win you a GPP so I’ll have some GPP exposure, but just know this isn’t an easy matchup.
Running Backs
Paul James (Rutgers) – I don’t really love the tag at FD but I really like the price on DK at 6k. James had 6 tds and 300 combined rushing and receiving yards in the first 2 weeks of the season but was held in check by Penn State last week so we have a nice tag for him on DK just in time for him to face Navy, who is 95th against the run and allows 4.75 yards per carry.
David Cobb (Minnesota) – After struggling last week against a traditionally very tough TCU defense, Cobb’s price dropped to 6.1k on DK and he’s at a manageable 8k on FD. He gets a San Jose State defense that is 112th in rushing defense allowing 238 ypg and 5.8 ypc. Those numbers might be slightly inflated as a lot of damage was done by the prolific Auburn run game, but San Jose State also finished 2013 102nd in rush defense. Last year, Minnesota dominated this matchup and rushed for 353 yards, with Cobb going for 125 yards and two TDs. Vegas likes run oriented Minnesota to score over 30 points in this one and Cobb should be in line for another two or three TDs and 100 yards rushing.
Steven Lakalaka (Hawaii) – He’s got a great last name and great price tag for a starting RB who saw 32 carries last week and is priced at the minimum on FD and 4.2k on DK. The Hawaii starting RB, Joey Iosefa, is out 4-6 weeks and Lakalaka had 32/114/1 in his 1st game as starting RB. Colorado is really giving it up on the ground this year allowing 5.4 ypc and almost 200 yards rushing, which is 99th nationally.
Other Green Lights Not Written Up: – James Conner (Pitt – only on DK where he is 6.6k, but too expensive on FD at 8.9k facing a tough Iowa run D), TJ Yeldon (Alabama – I’m undecided on FD against a quality Florida defense but he’s simply too cheap on DK at only 5.4k)
Wide Receiver
Tommy Shuler (Marshall) – Shuler has been uncharacteristically quiet this year with only 11 receptions for 184 yards, but has scored in every game. He was better last game but not up to the standards we are used to seeing, as he had over 100 receptions and 1100 yards in both 2012 and 2013. I said it last week and I’m taking the same approach this week as his price is still cheap – I expect him to break out soon and for Cato to get his star WR back involved. At only a 5.7k and with Marshall projected to score 35 points, I think it’s a good price to pay that this is the breakout week.
Nelson Spruce (Colorado) – Spruce is the top playmaker for Colorado this year and they try to get it to him as much as possible. He already has 24 receptions for 346 yards and six tds, and has been consistent, scoring two TDs in every game. He has a nice price on both DK and FD and Hawaii has a pedestrian pass defense ranking 73rd in the country and recently gave up a big game to Oregon State’s Victor Bolden.
Other Green Lights Not Written Up: – Devin Funchess (Michigan- double check health), Tyler Winston (San Jose State – GPP), Jamison Crowder (Duke – take advantage of his price drop), Amari Cooper (Alabama)
Tight Ends
Gerald Christian (Louisville) – Petrino has always used his tight ends and this year Christian’s production has ramped up with 12 receptions for 127 yards and two TDs. The matchup against FIU is a good one. He’s had at least three receptions and 30 yards in every game so he’s a safe bet to get you some points at 3.8k, which is a lot better than you can say for most CFB tight ends.
Other Green Lights Not Written Up: –Erik Frohnapfel (Marshall), Maxx Williams (Minnesota), Tyler Kroft (Rutgers)
Oregon at Washington State
Oregon has blown the doors off the Washington State defense the past two years, scoring 62 last year and 51 the year prior. This year is expected to be no different with a huge over/under and Oregon favored by 23.5 points. Mariota is the highest priced QB on the board, but should be worth it this week. He should find success on the ground against a porous Washington State run defense and hit some big plays through the air. Last year he had three TDs and 394 yards of total offense in this matchup. This one is on the road and the Washington State offense is potent enough that he could see four quarters of action. The Oregon running backs have had huge days against Washington State the past two years with Byron Marshall running for 192 yards and three TDs last year, and Kenjon Barner rushing for 195 and three TDs the year prior. The problem is that none of the Oregon backs have consistently seen more than 10 to 12 a carries a game as Thomas Tyner has 35 carries, Byron Marshall 19, and Royce Freeman 28. It’s a really frustrating situation and unless one emerges, they are only GPP plays. Oregon’s top two WRs are Keanon Lowe and Devon Allen, but they are a run oriented team so they don’t see a ton of volume. Allen has track speed and is a big play guy that makes for a good GPP play.
Last year Halliday threw for 557 yards and four TDs but also threw four interceptions while attempting an insane 89 passes. Due to Oregon’s fast paced offense and with Washington State likely trailing, you can probably expect Halliday to throw it even more than he normally does. He’s too pricy on FD at 9.9 (Mariota is only 1k more), but is in play on DK at 7.7. With Oregon likely jumping out and scoring quick and Washington State probably approaching 70 pass attempts, Isiah Meyers and Vince Mayle make great plays on full ppr sites like DK due to their volume. Ignore the Washington State running backs.
Traffic Light Plays
Green Lights: – Marcus Mariota (Oregon QB), Vince Mayle & Isiah Myers (Wash St. WR)
Yellow Lights: – Oregon running backs (Byron Marshall, Thomas Tyner and Royce Freeman), Devon Allen (Oregon WR), Connor Halliday (Wash. St. QB)
Red Lights: – Washington State running backs
Cal at Arizona
This game also has a huge 70.5 over/under. The Cal defense was one of the worst in the country last year but has shown some improvement this year. Vegas isn’t buying the improvement as they expect Arizona to score 40. The biggest thing to monitor in this one is the Arizona RB situation and whether Terris Jones-Grigsby will play as he has missed the last two games with injury. As we saw with Kadeem Carey last year, the starting Arizona RB is fantasy gold. In the one game Jones-Grigsby started, he had 124 yards and a TD. In the two games he missed, Nick Wilson got the start and had 171 yards and 174 yards with three total TDs. Monitor the injury situation and be ready to roll with the starter. They’re both especially cheap on DK where Grigsby is 4.1k and Wilson 5.6k. Anu Solomon is the starting QB for Arizona and is a nice dual threat option averaging 40 yards rushing and 310 passing yards per game. Cayleb Jones, a transfer from Texas and former top recruit, has come on really strong the past two games with games of 4/143/1 and 9/116/2 and is still cheap around the industry. Austin Hill lead Arizona in receiving in 2012 but missed 2013 with a knee injury. He’s a guy to keep in mind because he’s got talent but he hasn’t developed the connection with Solomon yet as he only has 7/136/1 on the year.
Cal looks like an improved football team as opposed to the disaster we saw last year. However, the problem for DFS purposes is that they are a more complete football team. Last year they were had approximately 60/40 pass run ratio and Cal’s QB, Jared Goff, and top-two WR, Chris Harper and Bryce Treggs were solid targets due to their volume. However, through two games this year, they have thrown 68 times and run 93 times. Also in Week 1 against Northwestern, they used their backup freshman QB, Luke Ribenzer, to come in and run the ball as he saw 16 snaps and 11 carries. It’s something to be mindful of if Cal gets inside the 10 and you’re rostering Goff. With the high Vegas total, Goff/Treggs/Harper are in play, but there’s not the volume safety net that we saw last year. They’ve run the ball more but it has been RBBC so there is no RB to target.
Traffic Light Plays
Green Lights: – Arizona starting RB (Jones-Grigsby or Wilson), Anu Solomon (Ari QB), Cayleb Jones (Ari WR)
Yellow Lights: – Austin Hill (Ari WR), Chris Harper (Cal WR), Jared Goff (Cal QB)
Red Lights: – California running backs
OU at West Virginia
Last year this game was a boring 16-7 OU win. However, a lot has changed since then – Trevor Knight has emerged at QB for OU and Blake Bell is now the starting tight end. For WV, Clint Trickett, Kevin White and Mario Alford have become comfortable in Holgorsen’s offense. Two years ago when these two met in Morgantown, things got wild in a 50-49 OU victory. Vegas is expecting more of 2012 as opposed to 2013 as this total is set at a solid 62 points with OU only a touchdown favorite. WV has moved the ball on everyone this year, including Alabama. OU has a good defense but if they want to come out with a W they are going to probably have to put up at least 35 points in this one. Trickett is still sitting at 6k on DK and has thrown for at least 350 yards and two TDs in every game. His top WR, Kevin White, has at least nine receptions and 100 yards in every game and had 13 receptions for 216 yards last week. Mario Alford is a big play threat and is an off the radar GPP play, but too expensive on FD. The WV RB had a nice game last week and usually catches three or so balls a game but I’ll be staying away against a talented OU front 7.
The big news out of Oklahoma this week is that Keith Ford will miss a few weeks with injury. OU should see some success on the ground as West Virginia has struggled against the run allowing 160 ypg and 4.7 ypc. The question is who to target at RB for OU. The conventional though was that it would be Alex Ross who would see a huge boost and become the primary ball carrier. However, I’m not sold that’s the case as true freshman Samaje Perine has seen more carries than Ross the last two weeks and OU seems to want him to get him carries. It’s looking like a situation where Ross and Perine share the carries and not one that Ross dominates. Last week, CJ Brown had 400 yards of total offense, including 160 rushing yards against West Virginia. Although he hasn’t shown it as much this year, Trevor Knight has some wheels and can present similar problems to those that Brown gave West Virginia, and with Ford out maybe he calls his number a few more times. The OU player I like the most in this matchup is Sterling Shephard. He’s a steal on FD on at only 6.3k. He’s clearly Knight’s go to WR and has back to back 100 yard receiving games. Further boosting his cause is that West Virginia’s top CB, Worley, got suspended for this game.
Traffic Light Plays
Green Lights: – Kevin White (West Virginia WR), Clint Trickett (West Virginia QB), Trevor Knight (OU QB), Sterling Shephard (OU WR)
Yellow Lights: – Mario Alford (West Virginia WR), Alex Ross/Samaje Perine (OU RB)
Red Lights: – Rushel Shell (WV RB)
Clemson at Florida St.
I was all set to talk about the FSU passing game, especially Rashad Greene, but then Manziel Jameis disease happened AGAIN. It was in this game last year that Winston really threw himself into the front of the Heisman race as FSU blasted Clemson 51-14. Jameis threw for 444 yards and three TDs, and Greene had 146 yards receiving and two TDs. Vegas reacted to the news by bumping the line from -20 down to -17 and the over/under down a FG. We saw a similar instance in Week 1 with Nick Marshall of Auburn suspended for the first half of their game against Arkansas. Auburn played to the strengths of their backup Johnson and passed more in the 1st half, and Marshall came in the 2nd half and they played to their strength of running the ball and blew the game open. You could see a similar situation this week – just reversed with FSU trying to run in the 1st half and then throwing in the 2nd half. Sean Maguire will start in Winston’s place and is a former 3 star recruit who is said to have a strong arm and strong understanding of the offense. I loved Greene prior to the Jameis news but I think you have to drop him down a few spots as we aren’t sure what to expect from FSU in the 1st half. I still like him as a GPP play but now prefer Greenberry, Devante Davis, Sterling Shephard and Kevin White as cash plays if you are spending at WR. Gurley ran all over the Clemson defense in Week 1 and Karlos Williams should receive more carries with the Jameis news, but this Clemson defensive line is supposed to be one of the best in the country and while Karlos is good, he isn’t Todd Gurley. Also, Clemson controlled the FSU running game last year allowing only 3.2 ypc.
I love the offense Clemson runs and their OC, Chad Morris, is one of the best there is but I don’t have a great feel for who their top playmaker is and this is a very tough FSU defense that they are facing on the road. Prior to the Jameis news, Vegas had this one as 41-21 FSU so Clemson will score some, but with all the other high totals game I think there are much better cash game options. Mike Williams is probably their top WR but they also have Artavis Scott, Charone Peake and Adam Humphries who get into the mix. There isn’t a Sammy Watkins that they feed the ball to. Stoudt has been solid at QB but I’ll wait for a better matchup before I jump on board there. Clemson is RBBC so don’t worry about their RB.
Traffic Light Plays
Green Lights: – None
Yellow Lights: – Rashad Greene (FSU WR), Karlos Williams (FSU RB)
Red Lights: – Jameis Winston (FSU QB), Clemson Offense
Other Green Lights:
Quarterbacks
John O’Korn (UH) – O’Korn is a guy who has been streaky so far in his young career. He was great for the middle portion of last season then really struggled down the stretch. His struggles last year continued for the first two games of this year, but he showed signs of life last week on the road against a very solid BYU defense throwing for 300 yards and three TDs. We could be seeing the start of a hot streak. It helps that he is back home facing a bad UNLV defense that is 110th in passing defense allowing 302 ypg. Vegas likes UH to hit 40 points this one and with UH not showing much of a run game the majority of that production will come from O’Korn and his talented wide receivers.
Other Green Lights Not Written Up: – Sean Mannion (Oregon State), Blake Decker (UNLV- cheap GPP play only)
Running Backs
Jonathan Williams/Alex Collins (Arkansas) – I couldn’t decide which one I liked more so I copped out and put both here. The thing is with the way Arkansas has been running the ball you don’t necessarily have to pick just one – I wouldn’t do it across the board but I don’t necessarily hate the idea of just playing both of them in some lineups. Last week they combined for 357 yards and six TDs (Collins had 212 and two scores, and Williams had 145 and four TDs). The week before they combined for 274 yards and four TDs on only 17 carries in a blowout win against Nicholls State. Collins is averaging 8.2 ypc and Williams is averaging 9.8 ypc. Vegas likes this to be a relatively high scoring game with Arkansas projected to approach 40 points here. NIU currently is the #13 rushing defense allowing only 81 ypc and 2.43 ypc, but they’ve faced Division 2 Presbyterian, Northwestern (112th in rushing offense) and UNLV (85th in rushing offense) so I don’t think we can put a ton of stock their current run defense as they haven’t been tested and returned zero starters on the defensive line so it was a question mark coming into the year. They do have some size at Defensive Tackle with two 300 pounders, but their ends only weigh 220 and 250 pounds. Arkansas boasts a huge offensive line going 316,310, 320, 330, 322 across their O-line and is the 2nd best rushing offense in the country. The Arkansas coach has said they will pass more this week than last week’s insane 68/12 run/pass ratio, but I think you’ll still probably see at least a 70/30 run pass ratio.
Other Green Lights Not Written Up: – Mike Davis (South Carolina), Ameer Abdullah (Nebraska), Duke Johnson (Miami)
Wide Receivers
Deontay Greenberry (UH) – I like O’Korn against UNLV’s 110th ranked pass defense and I like O’Korn’s top target, Deontay Greenberry, a former top 50 national recruit. He’s been somewhat limited this year due to O’Korn’s struggles in the first two games, but started to break out last game against BYU with two TDs. He’s priced at a very affordable 6.4k on DK and UNLV has no one to match up with his size and speed. We saw some huge games from him last year and this sets up as a nice spot for him to find the production he saw last year.
Devante Davis (UNLV) – UNLV will likely be down throughout the game and be forced to throw. He had a huge 2013 with 1300 yard and 14 TDs. He’s breaking in a new QB this year but has still put up 16/268/2 including 100 yards games in both of the games that UNLV was trailing throughout. He also gets the added bonus of returning home to Houston where he played high school ball at North Shore. He wasn’t recruited by UH and has multiple friends on the team, including his best friend who is a LB on UH, so he’ll be extra fired up for this one.
Other Green Lights Not Written Up: – Victor Bolden (Oregon State), Travin Dural (LSU), Jordan Westerkamp (Nebraska – cheap on DK at 3.6k), Shaq Roland (South Carolina – 3rd WR/Flex option on DK at only 3.5k)
Tight Ends
Connor Hamlett (L) – as Oregon St. looks to replace Brandin Cooks, Hamlett has stepped up with nine receptions and 145 yards in two games. He gets a nice matchup against San Diego State and is my top TE in the late slate.
Other Green Lights Not Written Up: – Nick O’Leary, Hunter Henry
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