These are the value players of the week according to our DFS Tools and Composite Staff Rankings from the Season Pass. Every skill position on every site will be covered with a few bullet points on why they project as well as they do. Let’s get to it.
Sam Darnold vs. Giants — DraftKings, $5,900
- Darnold has scored at least two touchdowns in every game this year
- His 7.0 yards per attempt is a career-high
- Through six weeks, Darnold is already halfway to his career-high in rushing yards
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Lamar Jackson vs. Bengals — Fanduel, $8,400
- Jackson ranks as a top-three value on all sites this week
- Baltimore has the sixth-highest implied team total of the main slate
- Jackson is averaging 281 passing yards per game, a career-high for the former MVP
Derek Carr vs. Eagles — Yahoo, $25
- Carr is second in the NFL in completed air yards
- He’s also second in attempted air yards
- The Raiders have a 25.75 implied team total
Darrell Henderson vs. Lions — DraftKings, $6,600
- Henderson has earned 16.2 carries and 2.4 receptions per game
- He has scored in four of five games this year
- The Rams are 16-point favorites with the highest implied team total of the main slate
Darrel Williams vs. Titans — Fanduel, $6,700
- Williams’ 25 touches in Week 7 are five more than Clyde Edwards-Helaire has seen in a game this year
- The Chiefs have a 31-point implied team total
- They are 4.5-point favorites
Devontae Booker vs. Panthers — Yahoo, $14
- Booker has 38 carries and eight targets over the past two weeks
- He earned 12 of 15 running back carries last week
- He out-targeted Elijhaa Penny 4-2 in Week 6
Jakobi Meyers vs. Jets — DraftKings, $5,300
- Meyers has a top-15 target share
- He is earning 8.7 targets per game
- Meyers holds the record as the receiver with the most receptions and targets without a touchdown in the history of the NFL
Robert Woods vs. Lions — Fanduel, $6,800
- The Lions are allowing opponents to average 9.2 yards per throw
- Pro Football Focus has them as the worst coverage defense in the league
- Woods’ target share and air yards share are over 20 percent through six weeks
DeVonta Smith vs. Raiders — Yahoo, $14
- Smith has seen at least seven targets in four of six games this year
- His 39.3 percent air yards share is 11th in the NFL
- The Eagles are passing 35.5 points per game
Dallas Goedert vs. Raiders — $4,600
- Goedert no longer has to contend with Zach Ertz for snaps and targets
- In five games without Ertz, Goedert has averaged 11.9 PPR points
- The Eagles are passing on 62.6 percent of their plays
Darren Waller vs. Eagles — Fanduel, $6,800
- Waller is second in air yards share (25.3 percent)
- He’s first in target share (24.1 percent)
- The Eagles are allowing the eighth-most fantasy points to tight ends this year
O.J. Howard vs. Bears — Yahoo, $10
- Rob Gronkowski is out again this week
- He is out-targeting Cameron Brate 10-5 in the past two weeks
- Yahoo refuses to price Howard above their minimum
