The beauty of fantasy football is that there are always bargains, and week
after week, some of those bargains are there for the taking.
Here are some of the biggest Week 5 DFS bargains, using FanDuel
pricing. Many of these players are
available in standard leagues, making them terrific streamers if the bye week
is crushing your hopes. But when it
comes to DFS, you want boom-bust guys.
If your QB scores 15-18 points, your best hope for a payout is in 50-50
or head-to-head contests. I’m looking at
players with decent shots at elite positional production.
Ryan Tannehill ($7,100) and Brian Hoyer are among the cheapest Week 5 starting
QBs. Tannehill is the ultimate boom-bust
candidate who, by virtue of a bottom-tier running game, is the deciding factor
for whether Miami wins. “Good” Tannehill
often leads his team to victory, and that’s what we’ll see Sunday. Meanwhile, barring a miraculous Jay Cutler
recovery, Hoyer is a dirt cheap QB facing one of the NFL’s worst defenses. No Kevin White? Potentially no Eddie Royal? Not a concern with Alshon Jeffery, Zach
Miller, and Jordan Howard picking up most of the slack. The Colts will score big in this one, and Hoyer
will need to sling it early and often to stay competitive.
DeAndre Washington ($4,700) Jalen Richard ($4,900) are among the
biggest DFS RB bargains you’ll find all season.
Latavius Murray is out, and so are some key members of a San Diego
defense that, while effective against the run, has been brutalized in the air. Derek Carr will move the ball with ease,
giving Oakland’s backfield tandem plenty of scoring opportunities. And of course, Baltimore’s RB duo of Terrance
West ($6,400) and Kenneth Dixon ($5,800) are affordable enough to take a chance
on in DFS (and of course are solid starts in standard leagues).
If Eddie Royal (questionable; $5,700) plays, he’s a perfect guy to
match with Hoyer in a boom-bust DFS lineup.
Otherwise, little-known Cameron Meredith ($4,500) will ascend to
relevancy. While I wouldn’t expect more
than five catches and 50 yards in this scenario, Meredith offers value at a
bottom-of-the-barrel price point.
Similarly, if Stefon Diggs misses Week 5, Charles Johnson’s ($4,700) big-play
ability would make him a fantastic flyer.
And if Dez Bryant misses another game, Cole Beasley ($5,500) or Terrance
Williams ($5,500) are primed to score against a Bengals unit that’s yielded the
third most passing TDs all season.