By now you should know about the one week fantasy football contests we play over at DraftKings. If you haven’t heard or haven’t started playing weekly fantasy football yet then I have the perfect contest to get you started. Draftkings offers a variety of cash games and tournaments ranging from $0.25 to $5300. If you are new to playing DFS I would strongly suggest you begin by playing in the lower limit 50/50 contests and sticking as close as you can to this DFS Playbook.
Well the day of reckoning is finally here. Johnny Manziel makes his starting debut and I am sure that his ownership will be through the roof. As you will notice I do have Johnny Football in the Playbook this week. While I do not believe in him as an NFL player longterm, I am sure that there will be at least a couple big games from him early on in his career.
While everybody else is playing tummy sticks with Johnny Manziel, I recommend staying focused and going with the absolute best possible plays in week 15. Because of injuries, there are some real good value opportunities out there this week. I did not include Donte Moncrief here because of the uncertainty of Reggie Wayne's status. He definitely would be somebody I'd be interested in but there are plenty of others that are far more certain than taking on Moncrief's risk this week.
May I present to you the DFS NFL Playbook for Week 15:
QUARTERBACK
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Andrew Luck | Colts | 9,300 | 10,100 | Went for 370 yards and 3 TD's last time he faced Texans |
Drew Brees | Saints | 8,400 | 9,200 | Bears give up most points to QB's in NFL |
Mark Sanchez | Eagles | 6,500 | 7,500 | Sanchez put up 21 againsst the Cowboys 2 weeks ago |
Johnny Manziel | Browns | 5,900 | 6,700 | Likely to have a big game in his first career start |
Jake Locker | Titans | 5,400 | 6,700 | Highest upside of the value QB's this week |
RUNNING BACK
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Le'Veon Bell | Steelers | 9,600 | 9,600 | Best fantasy RB against worst fantasy rush defense |
Jamaal Charles | Chiefs | 8,700 | 9,200 | Raiders give up 3rd most points to RB's |
Alfred Morris | Redskins | 5,000 | 7,000 | With Helu out, this should be a big game for Morris |
Isaiah Crowell | Browns | 4,900 | 6,500 | Bengals give up 2nd most points to RB's |
Jeremy Hill | Bengals | 4,300 | 7,100 | Offensive coordinator said Hill will get majority of carries |
Chris Johnson | Jets | 3,600 | 5,300 | Titans give up 7th most points to RB; Revenge game for CJ |
WIDE RECEIVER
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Antonio Brown | Steelers | 8,700 | 9,100 | The most consistent WR in fantasy football |
Odell Beckham Jr. | Giants | 8,400 | 8,500 | ODB is on fire and getting 10+ targets in every game |
Mike Evans | Buccaneers | 6,600 | 8,200 | Panthers surrender 4th most TD's to WR's |
Kenny Stills | Saints | 5,700 | 6,100 | Crazy value on FD, could go off against Bears on MNF |
Jordan Matthews | Eagles | 5,600 | 7,000 | Price drop on DK is major error |
Steve Smith | Ravens | 4,800 | 6,800 | Torrrey Smith is banged up so Steve should be heavily utilized |
Harry Douglas | Falcons | 4,200 | 5,800 | Julio Jones out so Douglas gets another chance to step up |
Marquess Wilson | Bears | 3,000 | 4,500 | He has highest upside of any min value player this week |
TIGHT END
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Jimmy Graham | Saints | 6,300 | 6,900 | I am guaranteeing a rebound this week |
Martellus Bennett | Bears | 5,900 | 6,200 | Will be Cutler's 2nd favorite opton on MNF |
Delanie Walker | Titans | 4,400 | 5,300 | Locker loves to throw to his TE's |
Larry Donnell | Giants | 3,800 | 5,200 | Had 3 TD's last time he faced the Redskins |
Dwayne Allen | Colts | 3,300 | 5,400 | Price on DK is calling us |
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Kansas City | Chiefs | 3,300 | 4,900 | Love the Chiefs at home this week |
New England | Patriots | 2,800 | 5,000 | Pats will be my most heavily used DST |
Tampa Bay | Buccaneers | 2,400 | 4,800 | Derek Anderson doesn't threaten any defense |
San Diego | Chargers | 2,000 | 4,600 | Risky but so low priced on DK |
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