Updated: Sunday, 10/5 at 12pm ET

Happy NFL Week 5 Sunday and welcome to this week's DFS Example Lineups. How is everyone feeling about their lineups this week? Have you read through all of this week's content – the NFL DFS Playbook, the DFS Coaches, the WR/CB Report, and watched this week's DFS Show? If so, you should have a good idea of where we're all going with regard to both our cash game lineups and GPP tournaments. With four teams on a bye and only 10 games on the main slate, we don't have a fun Simba stack for you or anything like that. We're all about business this week. We are laser-focused and ready to get to it.

 

 

Just a few notes here about the lineups below...

The cash lineups were built solely off the players I put in the DFS Playbook. These are the guys who, unless I have indicated otherwise, offer up the higher floor and will help you cash in your Double-Ups and 50/50s. For GPP tournaments, particularly the large-field ones, you need to find alternative routes to the cash line. I will utilize players from the Playbook and the DFS Dart Board to fill in the gaps, but what I am looking for are some lower-owned stacks that make sense based on expected game flow and other news. 

You may also see in the GPP lineups, there may be some names I haven't discussed this week on the site, but have talked about during the week on the Fantasy Alarm Show or even on the Fantasy Alarm Sunday Gameday Show on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio. You will also notice, though, that others on the site have mentioned some of these players in places such as the position coaches, so it's not like we're trying to hide anything from you. The only time, and I mean the only time you will see a player in a GPP lineup who hasn't been discussed is if we are using a stack and need a player from the other team coming back. Sometimes, correlation is needed.

Again, these lineups are meant to serve as examples for you; a sounding board, as I said. They are not meant for you to plug in as your own. That's the lazy way and we don't condone it. We are trying to teach you how to be a better DFS player; we aren't lineup-sellers. You should be creating your own lineups using all the information we provide you throughout the week and then coming here to see if there is anything you may have missed or simply for an alternative perspective.

**Be sure to check the Playbook and Dart Board for late changes

Best of luck to you this week and let's make some money!

 

 

SUNDAY MORNING NOTES:

According to Adam Schefter:

Titans activated RB Tyjae Spears off injured reserve in time for him to make a season debut Sunday against the Cardinals.

Titans WR Calvin Ridley, listed as questionable for Sunday due to a knee and elbow injuries, is likely to play vs. the Cardinals, but the team still needs to see how he feels pre-game first

Saints activated TEs Taysom Hill and Foster Moreau and each is expected to play Sunday vs. the Giants.

Raiders elevated TE Albert Okwuegbunam from their practice squad and ruled out TE Michael Mayer due to his most recent concussion.

Players ruled out for Sunday include: Donovan Jackson, Michael Jurgens, Ryan Kelly, J.J. McCarthy, Brian O’Neill, Lamar Jackson, Chidobe Awuzie, Marlon Humphrey, Patrick Ricard, Roquan Smith, Tyler Booker, Tyler Guyton, Malik Hooker, CeeDee Lamb, Kavontae Turpin, Michael Carter, Kenny Moore, Alec Pierce, Cesar Ruiz, Chase Young, Lucas Krull, Nakobe Dean, Zach Cunningham, Khalil Dorsey, Alim McNeill, Shemar Stewart, Storm Duck, Cedrick Wilson, Chuba Hubbard, Ja’Tavion Sanders, Tershawn Wharton, J.C. Latham, Darius Robinson, Jamel Dean, Mike Evans, Bucky Irving, Demarcus Lawrence, Julian Love, Devon Witherspoon, Noah Brown, Terry McLaurin, Joe Alt, Derius Davis.

OTHER NFL NEWS:

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Raiders TE Brock Bowers (knee) is “trending toward not playing” in Week 5 against the Colts.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports Ravens RB Keaton Mitchell will be active for Week 5 against the Texans.

WEATHER REPORT:

Nothing to report. All clear.

 

 

GPP STACKS:

As a reminder, when you're stacking in GPP, you always want to run someone back from the opposing team. One-sided games often turn to a running back seeing higher-than-usual volume or the back-ups start to play. For a stack to really pop, the other team needs to keep things competitive. 

Chalk Stacks (Expect High Ownership): 

*Jets: Justin Fields, Garrett Wilson, Mason Taylor or Breece Hall (Williams or Tolbert or Ferguson coming back)

*Colts: Daniel Jones, Michael Pittman, Tyler Warren or Adonai Mitchell (Jeanty or Tucker or Meyers coming back)

*Chargers: Justin Herbert, Quentin Johnston, Ladd McConkey or Keenan Allen (Deebo coming back)

Cardinals: Kyler Murray, Marvin Harrison, Trey McBride or Emari Demercado (Pollard or Okonkwo coming back)

Possible Lower-Owned Stacks:

*Cowboys: Dak Prescott, Jake Ferguson, Jalen Tolbert or George Pickens (Hall or Wilson coming back)

Seahawks: Sam Darnold, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Kenneth Walker or Tory Horton (White or Egbuka coming back)

*Panthers: Bryce Young, Tetairoa McMillan, Tommy Tremble or Xavier Legette (Achane coming back)

Raiders: Geno Smith, Jakobi Meyers, Tre Tucker (Taylor coming back)

Commanders: Jayden Daniels, Deebo Samiel, Zach Ertz or Luke McCaffrey (Hampton coming back)

Giants: Jaxson Dart, Darius Slayton, Wan'Dale Robinson or Theo Johnson (Kamara coming back)

*Lions: Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Sam LaPorta or Jameson Williams (Chase or Higgins coming back)

Dart Throw Stacks:

Saints: Spencer Rattler, Chis Olave, Rashid Shaheed or Juwan Johnson (Skattebo coming back)

*Eagles: Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith or Dallas Goedert (Dobbins or Harvey coming back)

*Texans: CJ Stroud, Nico Collins, Dalton Schultz or Jauden Higgins (Henry coming back)

Buccaneers: Baker Mayfield, Emeka Egbuka, Chris Godwin (Walker coming back)

Bengals: Jake Browning, Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins (Gibbs or Montgomery coming back)

Dolphins: Tua Tagovailoa, Jaylen Waddle, Darren Waller or De'von Achane (Dowdle coming back)

Broncos: Bo Nix, Courtland Sutton, Evan Engram or RJ Harvey or Troy Franklin (Barkley coming back)

Ravens: Cooper Rush, Zay Flowers, Mark Andrews or Rashod Bateman (Marks coming back)

*denotes favorite

 
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