Week 10 Kings: WRs & TEs
Wide Receivers
Jordy Nelson ($7,600) – Jordy Nelson is simply under priced on Draftkings this week. After a dreadful Sunday night performance two weeks ago against the weak Saint’s secondary, Nelson’s price dropped down to $7600. Nelson is a top three WR this week and his price is not in accordance. The Chicago Bears have a very bad secondary and I fully expect Aaron Rodgers and Jordy Nelson to find their connection on Sunday night.
Kelvin Bejamin ($4,200) – Benjamin is another player that saw a very steep price drop due to a bad performance last week. Benjamin is now sitting at $4,200 after a two catch, 18 yard week nine performance. In this match-up, Benjamin did receive ten total targets from Cam Newton, therefore the opportunity for success was present. The Eagles CBs are ranked amongst the worst in the NFL, leaving Kelvin Benjamin with a great bounce back opportunity.
Julio Jones (6,600) – We will continue the trend of mentioning guys that are priced much too low. Next up is Julio Jones, at $6,600 Jones is priced like a mid tier WR, when in actuality he is one of the league’s best. Coming off their bye week I expect the Falcons to look much sharper and more efficient than the previous weeks. Jones torched this same Tampa Bay defense for 9 receptions, 161 yards, and two TDs last time they faced off; a solid performance for Jones is well within reach this week.
Brandon Marshall ($5,600) – Marshall’s price continues to fall after continuously putting up subpar performances. Sitting at $5600, Marshall is priced way too low for his skill set as an NFL wide receiver. The Chicago Bears will need to pass the ball often in order to keep up with the high powered offense of the Green Bay Packers. I really like Marshall’s chances for success in this match-up.
GPP
Calvin Johnson ($7,100) – Calvin Johnson was a full participant in practice this week and appears to be close to 100 percent. Calvin is one of the league’s top wide receivers when healthy; therefore his $7,100 price tag is an extreme discount. Calvin is definitely cash game playable this week, however I’m assuming he will be very under owned, making him a great GPP play as well.
Tight Ends
Julius Thomas ($4,900) – Sticking with the theme of under priced players, Julius Thomas has a price of just $4,900 which is much too low. This price is just way too low for a guy that has already hauled in ten touchdown receptions on the season. Any starting tight end that has Peyton Manning throwing him the football should not be priced this low. The draw back here is the fact that Julius Thomas seems to be very dependent on catching touchdowns in order to be productive. However, his very low price mitigates that risk.
Jimmy Graham ($6,300) – With pricing being so soft this week, I don’t see any reason to punt or gamble at the tight end position. Jimmy Graham is the most expensive TE on the board and the match-up is less than ideal, however paying up for him makes a whole lot of sense. The low price on Graham mitigates the risk of facing a tough defense. I don’t see any reason to look outside of Graham or Thomas this week at the TE position.
GPP
Larry Donnell ($4,400) – Donnell will end up having low ownership this week because he is priced only $500 less than Julius Thomas. It might not be a bad idea to look at Donnell for GPPs; he has a couple things working in his favor. First off, Seattle has actually been pretty bad at defending the TE position. Secondly, with Seattle being such heavy favorites (9), if the game script holds true, the Giants will be pass heavy in the second half. Donnell makes a great GPP play this week.