DFS Alerts
RB Marlon Mack (foot) practicing Wednesday; TE Jack Doyle (hip) remains out
Look for Mack to re-form a 3-way committee with fellow backs Jordan Wilkins and Nyheim Hines. Doyle is expected to miss Week 4 making TE Eric Ebron a nice value again. Despite disappointing last week, he saw 11 targets on nearly 90% of snaps with his salary only rising by $200 on DraftKings.
As reported by: Kevin Bowen Other tagged players: Jack Doyle, Nyheim Miller-Hines, Jordan Wilkins
RB Darren Sproles returns to practice Wednesday; RB Jay Ajayi (back) limited to side work
Sproles’ chances of playing in Week 4 look good, while things are still uncertain for Ajayi. Expect a three-way timeshare either way between Sproles, Clement, and one of Ajayi or Wendell Smallwood who had 91 total yards and a touchdown in Week 3.
As reported by: Jeff McLane Other tagged players: Jay Ajayi WR A.J. Green (groin) "will be fine"
Head Coach Marvin Lewis implied that Green would be good to go on Sunday after re-aggravating a college injury in the Bengals’ Week 3 loss to Carolina. His presence could actually benefit emerging wideout Tyler Boyd as Green should occupy more of CB Desmond Trufant’s coverage. Both receivers are certainly in play this week at relative reasonable prices in the highest total game on the main slate.
As reported by: Jeremy Rauch Other tagged players: Tyler Boyd Rex Burkhead Headed to IR, Sony Michel to get a Boost
Rex Burkhead is headed to the IR. The Patriots are down to Sony Michel and James White as their main duo in the backfield. Both are going to hold a lot of value in the right matchups.
As reported by: Jim McBride Twitter
LeSean McCoy Limited in Practice
LeSean McCoy will be limited in practice for the Bills today. He missed last week and his status is in doubt for this week. Stay tuned for more information to roll in later this week.
No Practice today for Giants TE Evan Engram
As expected. Engram is out 2-4 weeks with a knee injury. Look for Sterling Shepard to get a slight uptick in targets now.
Rodgers is "Day-to-Day"
McCarthy said Rodgers is “day-to-day” as far as practicing this week. This has been the routine for Rodgers since the injury. He should still be in line to start this weeks game.
Doug Pederson: Alshon Jeffery has Been Cleared for contact.
Doug Pederson: Alshon Jeffery has been cleared for contact. The Eagles haven’t made a decision about his availability for Sunday.
As reported by: Bob Grotz Twitter Devonta Freeman "getting closer" to return
Freeman was expected to miss 2-4 weeks and it looks like that timeline is accurate. His return would diminish Tevin Coleman to an afterthought at the elevated price tag
As reported by: Pro Football Talk Jaguars say RB Leonard Fournette (hamstring) is expected to practice in some capacity today. RB T.J. Yeldon (ankle)) not expected to practice.
Jaguars say RB Leonard Fournette (hamstring) , DE Calais Campbell (ankle), G A.J. Cann (triceps) are expected to practice in some capacity today. RB T.J. Yeldon (ankle), CB D.J. Hayden (toe), C Brandon Linder (knee) not expected to practice. Fournette appears close to a return. He would step right in to a big role i this offense and would send Yeldon and Corey Grant back to the bench.
As reported by: Michael DiRocco Twitter The Only Hope in Dallas
Poor Ezekiel Elliott. He’s going to be hamstrung all year by the fact that the Dallas offense is basically hopeless. Dak Prescott is not a good NFL quarterback, let alone when he has a grand total of zero weapons to throw the ball to. That’s going to lead to stacked boxes for Zeke, but he has proven to be able to perform even in difficult circumstances. He ran for 127 yards and eight yards per carry a week ago against Seattle, and Dallas should look to feed him early and often in this one. There’s certainly some risk, but I like the GPP appeal here.
Pay Up If You Can
The Patriots have looked lethargic on both sides of the ball to start the season, and this is a pivotal early-season game with the Patriots sitting at 1-2 and the Dolphins rolling at 3-0. The Lions completely sold out to shut down Gronkowski last week, but the Patriots should scheme to get their big tight end more looks in this one. He had two touchdowns in the one game he played against the Dolphins a year ago, and he’s the only real red zone weapon Tom Brady has. The TE position is fairly weak this season, and Gronk has the potential to be the top scorer at the spot by a wide margin. Pay up for him with confidence if you have the salary available.
Slate-Breaking WR Upside
As it has been a hit-or-miss start for the Texans offense, the same goes for star receiver DeAndre Hopkins. Thankfully, he finally draws a less imposing individual matchup this week, as the Colts don’t have a corner capable of shutting him down. He had a touchdown called back via penalty last week, and Will Fuller isn’t going to go nuts every week. This is a great spot for Hopkins to finally go off, and this could be the 150 yard, two touchdown game we’ve all been waiting for.
A Fantastic Mid-Range Value
The Falcons have been ravaged by injuries on defense and have always had problems containing pass-catching running backs. This will only get worse thanks to all the injuries. McCaffrey and Kamara have combined for 29 catches against them in the last two games, and Giovani Bernard is in a great spot here (assuming Mixon doesn’t surprisingly return this week). Bernard played a ton of snaps last week and was the only Cincinnati RB to get any carries in the game, as well.
Ready to Get Things Rolling
The Texans have had difficulty getting things going so far this season, but they finally have an exploitable matchup against a poor Colts team at home. This is a fine spot to bank on a breakout at likely reasonable ownership, and I like Watson as a QB option in all DFS formats. He has thrown for 300+ yards in back-to-back games, and he just needs to start cutting down on the turnovers. I think that happens in this one.