DFS Building Blocks – Week 1
SUNDAY MORNING UPDATE:
We weren’t using him, but Kittle is out. It opens up Aiyuk for large-field tournaments and also Montgomery + Bears DEF.
FD: Mitchell + SF DEF and Moore/Bateman stack opens up a lot of options. Playing with lineups that get CEH, Mitchell, and Kamara or Ekeler, but not forcing Ekeler in.
CEH + Chiefs DEF also opens up a lot but Chiefs DEF is surprisingly popular given the price. Paying up for SF or NO DEF is still the optimal game theory play.
Aaron Jones + Thielen stack is relatively popular so adding Rodgers at tiny ownership is a nice way to differentiate without having to guess at which Packers WR will get the most work.
DK: Playing around with some full Winston stacks adding Olave and Landry.
We’re through our season-long drafts and ready to start attacking DFS. Week 1 brings a lot of unique pricing aspects and we have our highest player knowledge, but our lowest team knowledge. What does that mean?
We’ve been in draft mode looking at studs, busts, value picks, sleepers, rookies, etc. We know a lot about the potential of most players in the league, but we don’t know much in reality. We don’t know how teams will use them. We don’t know how teams will change their schemes this year. We don’t know what teams and players will surprise – good or bad. Hello Cam Akers and Allen Robinson.
But these things shouldn’t scare us because uncertainty is our friend in DFS. We’re hunting for potential, and importantly, we’re hunting for underpriced and under owned potential.
Week 1 prices are also reflective of the uncertainty. The DFS slates have been released for a while, so we have players that are mispriced for their role – Marlon Mack still shows up higher than Dameon Pierce and he’s not even on the team anymore! Rookies like Jahan Dotson don’t have any history to price in and have climbed up the depth chart since pricing has been released. We have veteran players who are priced based on their history, perhaps not taking into account their current potential – Derrick Henry still priced like a stud (he still is a stud) and Saquon Barkley still priced like an injured player on a bad team. Both of those situations could see a reversal – Henry could fade a little with the loss of AJ Brown and Barkley could improve with new coaching and full health. Over time, prices will adjust accordingly.
These situations are all things we can take advantage of this week. We can purposely build our lineups around game flows that aren’t expected by the public but could happen given how little we know. And we can roster players now who next week may be $1,000 more than they are this week and may be $2,000 more in two weeks. We want to be early to the party.
Before we dive into week 1, let’s refresh on process and our overall DFS goals each week. We’re here to make you better DFS players, not just give you lineups, although we do share our picks.
Pick your contest type. The analysis we’ll go into each week is good for any contest type, but as we finetune our recommendations some will be more appropriate for cash games, some will be more appropriate for small-field tournaments (<1,000 people), and some will only be appropriate for large-field tournaments (>1,000 people) and mega large-field tournaments like the million-dollar tournaments (<800,000 people).
We build correlated lineups and adjust accordingly as we move up in tournament size. At our base, we start with a “perfect” lineup build of:
- Find a game with a high projected total and a close point spread. Select QB + WR from one team and a WR from the other team.
- Find a game with a large home favorite. Select RB from the favorite and a WR from the underdog.
- Find a game with a large point spread. Select DEF from the favorite and, ideally, the RB from the favorite. (RB in the flex on FD at .5 PPR, WR in the flex on DK at 1 PPR).
When we build a lineup like this, we’re focused on the best game environments and we’re limiting the number of decisions we have to make – and limiting the number of things that can go wrong!
That’s in a perfect world. We can’t always construct that lineup. Sometimes individual players are so underpriced and under owned that we force them into our lineups. Sometimes we take QB’s “naked” and don’t play them with any of their WRs. Think Tom Brady with New England or running QBs or, we’ll see, maybe Mahomes this year. Sometimes we have a really strong DEF play on a team that doesn’t have a clear RB1 to pick – Ravens this week – or has a clear RB1 that we just don’t want to play – Washington this week. Sometimes we get silly and just like a different combination of players.
The larger the tournament is the more we deviate from this approach. Instead of focusing on an “obvious” game we may take the QB + WR + opposing WR from a game that has a low projected total but could surprise. Again, week 1 gives us lots of opportunities to find situations that may surprise.
The larger the tournament the less we need to correlate and the more we need to get lucky. We may still take the QB + WR but instead of taking an opposing WR, we may pick one from another game hoping for a monster performance. We may pick an under-the-radar defense that can benefit from turnovers and some unexpected TDs. Maybe Cincinnati comes out flat like the Rams and Pittsburgh D gets some turnovers and TDs. In that situation, we can still pair with Najee Harris and take advantage of lower combined ownership.
That’s another point to refresh. We don’t have to build our lineup with hail-mary plays. We can find unique lineup builds and player selections from good game environments without sacrificing our leverage. A QB + RB + WR lineup is always under owned and, in good game environments, all three can produce tournament-winning scores. This approach is especially helpful when you have highly owned studs – Austin Ekeler is a great example this week. We don’t have to fade him simply because he’s popular, we can build a unique lineup with low combined ownership. It’s the combination of our players that we want to be unique!
From an individual player basis, we’re trying to target players who have potential to 3x their score on FD and 4x their score on DK. Generally, the more expensive a player is the less they need 3x and the less expensive a player is the more they 3x+. For example, if you want to roster Jonathan Taylor, you can get by with 2.5x but you need cheap WRs to get your 4x. A good guideline is looking for WRs and RBs that have potential to get two TDs. We want high upside players. Think back to this article when we pointed out the game logs of Keenan Allen vs Mike Williams. Keenan Allen, steady and reliable, but Mike Williams has the better chance at a two-TD game. Of course, karma means you should go out and roster Keenan Allen immediately this week! And consider your site – Keenan Allen is a better play on DK than on FD.
This year, our Building Blocks article will follow this approach:
- First reactions on what games will be popular. If, at first glance, we like a game then most of the public will also likely end up targeting those games. This gives us a good baseline to understand where we need to pivot or where we need to take a unique approach to targeting those games.
- Confirming those thoughts by checking Vegas odds. Then we’ll break down each game in the order of highest projected total. We’ll add our picks by game in this section.
- Our lineup build. Final thoughts on the slate and walking through our preferred lineup (or sometimes lineups).
Let’s dive in.
First Reactions
PHI @ DET may get some attention in the early games. GB @ MIN could be a good environment. KC @ ARI and LV @ LAC seem like the clear games to target this week – and should likely draw a lot of ownership.
Game Overviews
KC @ ARI 53.5 (KC 29.75 – ARI 23.75)
As expected, this game comes in at the top of the Vegas over/under projections. This game should carry a lot of ownership. With Tyreek Hill now in Miami, the public may lean toward Travis Kelce here. And we could see a Mahomes + Kelce stack with a lot of combined ownership. REMINDER: QB ownership levels are usually spread out enough that we don’t have to force a pivot. Even at one of the top QB ownerships this week, Mahomes may be under 10% owned. Still, this popularity means we should explore taking a more unique approach to this game. Enter the forgotten Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Whether you go with a full 3:1 game stack (Mahomes + CEH + Kelce + Brown) or just want to roster CEH alone (or with Brown) you can get exposure to the highest projected game at a pretty cheap price. CEH is coming in at a price that he’s hit 3x four times last year. TIP: Use the game logs on FD and DK. You can quickly see whether a player is a consistent but low scorer or whether a player is a high variance player that has shown the ability to hit 3x. He’s not a comfortable play, but that’s the point. His high point games come in games where KC scores a lot of points and builds a lead. This game should see a lot of points but is less likely to be a blowout. That said, I could see KC outperforming the public’s expectation minus Tyreek Hill and I could see Arizona underperforming; maybe not to the degree the Rams did, but enough to get CEH more involved.
On the KC side, I’m most likely to roster CEH alone or CEH + Mahomes (and maybe Kelce). And, if you’re not sold on CEH, don’t be afraid to roster Mahomes naked. Things are shaping up that he could spread the ball around a lot, making him a tournament winner without any of his WRs being tournament winners. You can also take the angle that it’s a complete Mahomes domination and add a WR or two to him. This game is really a matter of preference.
On the ARI side, I liked Marquise Brown in his debut with the Cardinals a lot more when Moore wasn’t ruled out. He should be popular still and has shown his upside in the past, but I’ll have to reconsider, especially with Ertz also banged up. This does make Brown a better DK target than FD as he may get a ton of volume as the only real threat but may be unable to break for big plays.
If rostering CEH based on expected game flow, it makes sense to take a look at Murray too expecting the Cardinals to be passing to keep up. And, of course, Murray brings rushing upside. I’m probably not going to Murray given his WR situation, but it’s not a bad play if you want to go there. And, again, adding CEH gives you some ownership leverage.
I’m settling into either a Mahomes + CEH + Kelce stack or simply rostering CEH predicting an ARI letdown. If you want to double down on this in large-field tourneys, can roster a CEH + Chiefs DEF lineup.
Building Blocks (stacks to build around)
Mahomes + Kelce
Mahomes + CEH + Kelce
Mahomes + JuJu/MVS + Kelce (+ Brown)
Mahomes + JuJu + MVS (+Brown)
Murray + CEH
Murray + CEH + Brown
Individual Plays (players that can be rostered alone to fill out your lineups that are built around other stacks)
CEH
Brown
Lottery Picks (stacks and individual players that can surprise in a large-field tournament)
Conner
AJ Green
Eno Benjamin (DK only)
Murray + Conner
Mahomes + Conner + Kelce
LV @ LAC 52.5 (LAC 28 – LV 24.5)
Second highest projected total and the game that drew my most initial interest. I’m interested in players from both sides of this game and am willing to stack starting with Herbert or Carr. I’m leaning toward Herbert and I started this week going after a Herbert + Ekeler stack. With soft pricing on CEH and some other RBs I’m leaning toward Herbert + Williams, but I may keep building and try to get Ekeler in.
On the other side, I want either Waller or Josh Jacobs. And I’m more likely to land on Waller. Jacobs has the better matchup on paper, but I expect the Chargers to grab the lead and force the Raiders to the air more, with Carr needing to get the ball out quick. I don’t think we can expect 19 targets for Waller like game one last year, but I think we can expect higher touchdown equity as Adams draws a lot of attention in the redzone. I’m not interested in Adams. His ownership will be high as people want to be early to the Carr + Adams party, but there is no price advantage with Adams.
With a similar game total as KC @ ARI and two viable stacks to build around it makes it easier for us to pass on Mahomes and just focus on CEH from that game, especially if we add Waller to the stack.
Building Blocks (stacks to build around)
Herbert + Williams + Waller
Herbert + Ekeler + Waller
Herbert + Ekeler + Williams + Waller
Carr + Ekeler + Waller
Carr + Williams + Waller
Carr + Adams + Williams
Carr + Ekeler + Adams
Individual Plays (players that can be rostered alone to fill out your lineups that are built around other stacks)
Ekeler
Williams
Waller
Adams
Lottery Picks (stacks and individual players that can surprise in a large-field tournament)
Carr + Jacobs + Ekeler
Herbert + Ekeler + Jacobs
Carr + Jacobs + Williams + Waller
Palmer
PHI @ DET 48.5 (PHI 26.75 – DET 21.75)
I don’t have a lot of interest in this game. Hurts may end up as the highest owned QB and he certainly could perform with his legs and with an improved receiving corps. Pricing is soft in week 1 so you can fit any QB you want and with Mahomes, Herbert, and Carr available I’ll pass on Hurts and instead focus on the other game stacks, reducing my variance.
That said, Hurts makes a great QB option if you’re just targeting a mini-stack from the other games. Or even if you want to pair Hurts with AJ Brown or Smith. AJ Brown always has great run after the catch ability and can break some long TDs. Again though, I’ll take the ownership discount and go with the other QBs this week.
Building Blocks (stacks to build around)
Hurts + Brown
Hurts + Brown + Goedert + Hockenson/St. Brown
Hurts + Brown + Hockenson/St. Brown
Sanders + Hockenson/St. Brown
Individual Plays (players that can be rostered alone to fill out your lineups that are built around other stacks)
Hurts (I probably wouldn’t play any Eagles WRs without also playing Hurts)
Sanders
Hockenson
St. Brown
Lottery Picks (stacks and individual players that can surprise in a large-field tournament)
GB @ MIN 46.5 (GB 24 – MIN 22.5)
Justin, Justin, Justin. Sorry, Jan. I mean, sorry Adam. Justin Jefferson is getting all the hype and he may very well end the year as the top WR. But this is week 1 against a tough Packers D. Adam Thielen historically has a heavy redzone role and I’m willing to head there at much lower ownership than Jefferson and a much lower price. If moving away from Marquise Brown, we’ve got an open WR spot and Thielen is a great way to get exposure to this game. We don’t have to bank on this game blowing up for Thielen to pay off. And, while Jefferson can also pay off without a blowup game, if he does blow up it’s more likely that it came as a part of the entire game blowing up, meaning we’d want to overstack this game rather than LV @ LAC. I’d rather go with one or two players from this game.
I really want to play Aaron Jones as he seems as forgotten as CEH. Moving down from Brown’s salary to Thielen may allow us to move up to Jones. If we did that, we wouldn’t have any ARI piece making it a good case for using our CEH + Chiefs DEF stack. But we have some other good RB + DEF stacks still to come. Back to Jones – with Lazard out, Jones should see even more work in the passing game. I like him on both FD and DK as a stand-alone play if you’re looking for an RB on the cheaper side with rushing and receiving upside in a relatively high-total game. I don’t hate a Rodgers + Jones + Jefferson stack in large-field tournaments but my main lineup will be with one of the other games.
I also like Dalvin Cook as a stand-alone option. Jefferson is getting the ownership love (Thielen is too because of his price) meaning Cook is being overlooked some. Another note, if Jefferson and Thielen are both expected to be popular, it stands to reason that Cousins should also be. But he’s not. If moving away from the two main games above, a Cousins stack is a great option with their new-look offense.
Building Blocks (stacks to build around)
Jones + Thielen
Cousins + Jefferson + Thielen
Cousins + Cook + Thielen
Individual Plays (players that can be rostered alone to fill out your lineups that are built around other stacks)
Thielen
Jones
Cook
Lottery Picks (stacks and individual players that can surprise in a large-field tournament)
Rodgers + Jones + Jefferson
Cobb
Tonyan
Dillon
Smith
IND @ HOU 45.5 (IND 26.25 – 19.25)
This is our first game that doesn’t have great stacking potential, meaning it’s expected to be lopsided. We’ve got Taylor who should score a ton, but even so, may just get to his 3x. And we may see Ryan and the passing game get going, taking some work away from Taylor. For the price, I’m going to go elsewhere at RB. And while I like the potential with Matt Ryan, I’m largely going to ignore this game, outside of Pittman, who is coming in too cheap on DK.
Mills and Cooks had several spots last year where they surprised. I was on the right side of that one a lot last year, but I don’t love it this week outside of large-field tournaments.
Dameon Pierce is cheap and has the starting role, but I’ll wait for a better matchup. I’d rather take a flyer on Burkhead getting passing volume in garbage time. That said, Pierce is too cheap for his role, and I wouldn’t mind the play if you need to save salary.
Building Blocks (stacks to build around)
Taylor + Colts DEF
Individual Plays (players that can be rostered alone to fill out your lineups that are built around other stacks)
Taylor
Pittman
Pierce
Lottery Picks (stacks and individual players that can surprise in a large-field tournament)
Ryan + Pittman + Cooks
Mills + Taylor + Cooks
Collins
Jordan
Burkhead
NE @ MIA 45.5 (MIA 24.5 – NE 21)
The first thing that jumps out to me is that this projected total and spread is not that far from the GB @ MIN game. Does that tell us more about the new-look Dolphins or more about the Packers? I think it tells us to pump the brakes some on GB and MIN. I still like the Jones and Thielen angle, but it’s less likely (as projected) to be one the blowup games on the slate. But we always have surprises…
Back to this game. Not much of interest to me. I’ll wait to play Hill in a better matchup. My only real interest is in DeVante Parker with a potential redzone role. Waddle has some value if the Patriots D focuses on Hill.
Building Blocks (stacks to build around)
Individual Plays (players that can be rostered alone to fill out your lineups that are built around other stacks)
Parker
Waddle
Lottery Picks (stacks and individual players that can surprise in a large-field tournament)
Harris + Patriots DEF
Stevenson
Tua + Waddle + Gesicki + Parker
Jones + Parker + Hill/Waddle
PIT @ CIN 44.5 (CIN 25.75 – PIT 18.75)
Big spread in favor of Cincinnati, as it should be. Not much to look at from the Pittsburgh side unless you want to take a chance on Najee Harris getting volume on DK. This game is a classic “how do they get there” example of the spread. Do the Bengals get there with their dynamic passing offense or do they lean on Mixon from the start? I have some interest in Mixon here and some interest in Mixon + Bengals DEF. Chase and Higgins feel like playing the lottery hoping one of them gets two TDs on the way to the Bengals getting 25 points. It’s more likely that the points get spread around and I’ll be mostly passing on this game.
Building Blocks (stacks to build around)
Mixon + Cincinnati DEF
Individual Plays (players that can be rostered alone to fill out your lineups that are built around other stacks)
Mixon
Harris
Lottery Picks (stacks and individual players that can surprise in a large-field tournament)
Burrow + Mixon + Chase
Burrow + Chase + Higgins + Johnson/Pickens
Claypool (on DK)
BAL @ NYJ 44.5 (BAL 25.5 – 19)
This one is ugly. Lamar Jackson is in a great spot as he’ll likely be the top rusher for the Ravens. He’s a great pivot away from Hurts if not going to Herbert, Carr, or Mahomes. He may not need to pass much in this one lowering his upside some, but he can still get there. I have some interest in Bateman as a stand-alone play, but I won’t be going to Andrews. On the Jets side, I have some interest in Elijah Moore, but not much else. Michael Carter is a good large-field option even though he’s going against a tough DEF. The Breece Hall hype has Carter forgotten and it looks like he’ll get the first shot at RB.
Building Blocks (stacks to build around)
Individual Plays (players that can be rostered alone to fill out your lineups that are built around other stacks)
Jackson
Moore
Bateman
Lottery Picks (stacks and individual players that can surprise in a large-field tournament)
Jackson + Andrews/Bateman + Moore
Flacco + Moore + Andrews/Bateman
NYG @ TEN 43.5 (TEN 24.5 – 19)
Derrick Henry can always get 3x and then some, but it doesn’t seem necessary to pay up for him this week. We can wait a bit and see how the Titans perform without AJ Brown. This isn’t a situation where we’re passing on a player with a low salary waiting to see how they do. No interest in any other Titans player.
On the other side, Barkley is healthy but has a tough matchup. I generally think the Giants and Daniel Jones will be better this year but let’s wait and see and let’s get them in a better matchup. You can stack up the Giants side with Henry in large-field tournaments.
Building Blocks (stacks to build around)
Individual Plays (players that can be rostered alone to fill out your lineups that are built around other stacks)
Lottery Picks (stacks and individual players that can surprise in a large-field tournament)
Toney
Jones
Barkley
Jones + Henry + Toney
JAC @ WAS 43.5 (WAS 23.25 – JAC 20.25)
This game is so bad I had to look back to see who was favored when entering totals above. That said, that also means we’re not expecting one team to dominate and we may be able to find some fantasy goodness on the cheap.
I have immediate interest in Jahan Dotson for his cheap price tag. He may make it into most of my lineups simply because of that. He’s the WR2 and he profiles a lot like McLaurin. The real question is whether to pair him with someone from the other side. I have some interest in Etienne who also comes in at a low price compared to his expected role. James Robinson is supposedly healthy and ready to go, but I’m banking on Etienne getting the bulk of the work and, even if not, getting the bulk of the passing game work with Jacksonville the underdog here. Although, even as bad as Jacksonville was last year, it’s still hard to believe Washington is a favorite. I guess somebody has to win.
Christian Kirk is another player that is cheap and is a big-play threat. Great DFS option. Marvin Jones a little cheaper, but without the Kirk upside.
Gibson is likely going to get volume in this game, but there’s a reason Brian Robinson was slated to start. He is tempting at his price though as he’s shown the ability to hit 3x. I probably won’t go here, but it does open up some salary and he’s not much higher than Etienne. Do we go with the “proven” Gibson or the upside of Etienne (in a tougher matchup)? We could just stay away from both.
Building Blocks (stacks to build around)
Individual Plays (players that can be rostered alone to fill out your lineups that are built around other stacks)
Dotson
Etienne
Gibson
Kirk
Lottery Picks (stacks and individual players that can surprise in a large-field tournament)
Lawrence + Etienne + Dotson
Lawrence + Kirk + Jones
Lawrence + Gibson + Kirk/Jones
Lawrence + Gibson + Etienne
NO @ ATL 43 (NO 24.25 – ATL 18.75)
This game is screaming Kamara + Saints DEF. Winston has put up some big games already in New Orleans and has better talent around him this week, but this seems like a week to lean on Kamara. Our bigger Kamara risk is a blowout and Ingram stealing TDs. But with Mariota on the other side, I’m fully on the Saints DEF this week (even with some other decent RB + DEF options available). This feels like a game that could get out of hand quickly and I’ll put my money on the safest play, Kamara + Saints DEF, both coming in at relatively low ownership.
On the other side, Pitts is coming in at the perhaps the highest owned TE. That feels like a mistake. Yes, he’s the top option for Mariota. Yes, he’s coming in cheaper than both Kelce and Waller. But does he really have the upside we want this week? Probably not. Mariota has supported strong TE performances in the past, but I’m willing to miss it this week if it happens.
Winston and the Saints receivers are all viable in large-field tournaments. Even Mariota + Pitts.
Building Blocks (stacks to build around)
Kamara + Saints DEF
Individual Plays (players that can be rostered alone to fill out your lineups that are built around other stacks)
Kamara
Pitts
Lottery Picks (stacks and individual players that can surprise in a large-field tournament)
Winston + Thomas/Olave + Pitts
Winston + Kamara + Pitts
Mariota + Kamara + Pitts
CLE @ CAR 42 (CLE 21.75 – 20.25)
This game feels projected wrong. At minimum, it feels like Carolina at home can beat Brissett and the Browns on the road. Cleveland has the defensive advantage, but all else feels like a wash or a slight Carolina advantage. Emphasizing slight.
I don’t want to play CMC against Cleveland when he’s priced like old CMC and isn’t likely to get to 3x. Chubb is far more attractive at lower price and much lower ownership. Brissett at QB is what would keep me off this play.
I don’t mind taking a shot on Robbie Anderson. Baker knows he talked trash about him before the trade. Baker is more likely to want to prove himself (to Anderson and the Browns) with a deep TD to Anderson. He fits the profile of two-TD upside at much, much lower ownership than DJ Moore.
Building Blocks (stacks to build around)
Individual Plays (players that can be rostered alone to fill out your lineups that are built around other stacks)
Chubb
Anderson
Lottery Picks (stacks and individual players that can surprise in a large-field tournament)
Njoku
Cooper
Moore
Mayfield + Anderson
Mayfield + CMC
Mayfield + CMC + Anderson
Marshall
SF @ CHI 40.5 (SF 23.5 – 17)
This total seems low given the potential of the more explosive Trey Lance compared to the Jimmy G 49ers. But it’s still week 1 and he’ll need some time. And it’s on the road against Chicago. This definitely could be the low-scoring slugfest it’s projected to be. That said, no real reason to target anyone in this game outside of large-field tournaments. If going anywhere, Kittle is expected to get more receiving work, and Kmet is expected to get more redzone work. If not going to Kelce or Waller, they’d both be okay, but limited upside given the total. And, probably the best play, Eli Mitchell, maybe even paired with SF DEF. Aiyuk also comes in a lot cheaper than Deebo and may see an expanded role.
If you want to take a flyer on Lance or Fields and be early to the party, go for it.
Building Blocks (stacks to build around)
Mitchell + SF DEF
Individual Plays (players that can be rostered alone to fill out your lineups that are built around other stacks)
Mitchell
Lottery Picks (stacks and individual players that can surprise in a large-field tournament)
Lance
Fields
Kittle
Kmet
Lance + Aiyuk
A lot to sort through in week 1, but some clear games to target. Before we start, this is a good time to remind you of our player grids. Go to the player grid for the site of your choice to help solidify your lineup. It’s a great way to pick out the final pieces to your roster and a great sanity check – why is this player so highly owned? Did you miss some news or miss a grossly underpriced player?
As you’re playing around with lineups, find a cheap tournament to enter your lineups. I use the $4 million tournament as my building area where I input a bunch of lineups, then pick my favorite to put into a high-stakes tournament.
Pick a tournament that fits your budget – you can enter lineups for a nickel a piece then put your favorite into a $5, $10, $25, or $50+ tournament. You’ll get better at DFS through this building process and sometimes you’ll hit on some lineups that you really like that you never really thought about.
This is a week to check back in Sunday morning for any updates. We’ll continue to tweak but here’s where we’re at right now.
Lineup Build – FD
Starting with our Herbert + Williams + Waller stack.
Starting with Kamara + Saints DEF.
Starting with CEH.
Starting with Jones + Thielen.
Starting with Dotson filling it out.
Tweaks and additional thoughts.
Etienne and Brown instead of Jones and Thielen.
Mitchell instead of Jones – then have the ability to upgrade from Dotson.
Mitchell + SF DEF instead of Saints + DEF. Can keep Kamara in or, if keeping Dotson, can fit Cook, Mixon, Chubb, etc.
Lineup Build – DK
Starting with Mitchell + SF DEF.
Moving to Winston at QB instead of Kamara at RB.
Keeping CEH.
Keeping Waller + Williams (can move to Allen if you prefer)
Keeping Dotson for the salary savings. Can come back with Kirk. Right now, going to Elijah Moore instead though.
Plenty of room to pick your flex. Going with Ekeler for now.
Still plenty of salary to move around at WR or flex if you want.