NFL DFS Stacks: Week 5 (Premium Content)

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Deebo Samuel - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Samuel has morphed into an alpha in the early stages of the season, putting up a 32.31% target share, which ranks 5th in the NFL. Samuel ranks 9th in expected fantasy points and 4th in fantasy points above expectation (PFF). This tells us that he's getting a fantastic workload while performing at an elite level. We […]

Trey Lance - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Lance makes his first career start with Jimmy Garoppolo sidelined with a calf injury. Lance showed off his fantasy upside last week, totaling 20+ fantasy points in only one half of football. You have to love the fact that he rushed seven times for 41 yards in limited playing time. While the Cardinals defense has been great […]

Josh Jacobs - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Jacobs returned to action against the Chargers last week, rushing 13 times for 40 yards while catching each of his five targets for 17 yards. Kenyan Drake only played 35% of the snaps, so this is encouraging usage for Jacobs. You love to see those five targets. If we start seeing Jacobs utilized more in the passing […]

Darren Waller - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

There's not much to say about Waller, as he's an every-week Top-2 tight end, no matter the matchup. He's coming off a solid game against the Chargers where he caught 4-of-7 targets for 50 yards and a touchdown. We haven't seen a spike week since Week 1, but there's always the chance that Waller goes […]

Damien Williams - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Williams takes over the Bears' backfield with David Montgomery sidelined, immediately vaulting into RB2 territory. Williams should dominate touches and make an impact in the passing game, potentially putting him as one of the top waiver wire adds of the year. He goes up against a Raiders defense that ranks 26th in fantasy points per game (PPR) […]

Justin Herbert - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Herbert takes on a tough Browns defense, but it's better to attack them through the air, as they rank 1st in rush DVOA but 13th in pass DVOA. The Chargers passing game ranks 11th in DVOA, so we could see them find some success through the air. They'll have to watch out for Myles Garrett, who […]

Austin Ekeler - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Ekeler has established himself as an elite fantasy running back, averaging 21.6 fantasy points per game (PPR), ranking as RB3 so far this season. Ekeler ranks 6th among running backs with 20 targets. He's already put up 12 red-zone carries in four games after posting only 17 in 10 games last season. We now have […]

Curtis Samuel - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Samuel returned to action in Week 4, playing 37.31% of the snaps while catching all four of his targets for 19 yards. He had a -1.3 average depth of target, which demonstrates that he'll be acting as the safety valve for Heinicke, soaking up the underneath targets and dump-offs. It's likely that we'll see an […]

Jameis Winston - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Winston continues to be an underwhelming fantasy quarterback, averaging only 21.5 pass attempts per game this season. However, this is the perfect matchup for head coach Sean Payton to let Winston loose, as Washington is giving up the most fantasy points per game to opposing quarterbacks. The Saints would be wise to attack this defense through […]

Taylor Heinicke - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Heinicke has been fantastic as a fantasy quarterback so far, finishing as QB12, QB10, and QB5 in his three starts. The problem here is that he's taking on a Saints defense that ranks 6th in pass DVOA. However, they just allowed Daniel Jones to complete 28-of-40 passes for 402 yards (10.1 Y/A) with two touchdowns and one […]

Terry McLaurin - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

McLaurin continues to see terrific usage, putting up a 31.4% target share (7th) and 46.1% air yard share (5th), establishing himself as an alpha in this offense. Washington's defense has been a massive disappointment, putting the team in pass-heavy game scripts which obviously favors McLaurin. He goes up against a Saints defense that ranks 25th […]

Alvin Kamara - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Kamara continues to see limited usage in the passing game, coming off a game where he did not even receive a target against the Giants. This is the perfect opportunity for Sean Payton to get Kamara going in the passing game, as Washington's strength is in run defense (11th in rush DVOA). Perhaps the Saints can […]

Jared Goff - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Goff had a decent fantasy day against the Bears despite the fact that the Lions only scored 14 points, completing 24-of-38 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns. He's averaging 40.25 pass attempts per game, so the high volume keeps him firmly on the streaming radar. This is a good spot against a Vikings defense […]

Justin Jefferson - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Jefferson continues to produce, coming off a game where he caught 6-of-7 targets for 84 yards and a touchdown. The second-year wideout has now scored a touchdown in three consecutive games. He's in a smash spot against a Lions defense allowing 10.55 yards per target (29th) to opposing wideouts. We could see Jefferson hit his […]

Kirk Cousins - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Cousins laid an egg against the Browns, limited to a 52.6% completion rate and 5.3 yards per attempt. He has a great chance to bounce back against a Lions defense allowing 10.25 yards per attempt to opposing quarterbacks. This is a smash spot for Cousins, especially if Cook is limited again and the Vikings are […]

T.J. Hockenson - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Hockenson has had a pair of duds in his last two games, combining for only six catches for 52 yards, but he should get back on track in this projected high-scoring affair. The Vikings are giving up 10.09 yards per attempt, so the Lions passing game should be able to get back on track in […]

D'Andre Swift - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Swift is coming off a dud game against the Bears where he was limited to only 16 yards on eight carries while catching 4-of-6 targets for 33 yards, but the usage was promising. Swift out-snapped Jamaal Williams 73.24% to 29.58%, demonstrating that the dynamic second-year back has a growing role in this offense. Williams will continue to […]

Aaron Jones - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Jones ceded more touches to A.J. Dillon last week, as the second-year back rushed 15 times for 81 yards while catching his one target for 16 yards. If this continues, it would really cap Jones' weekly ceiling. The good news is that Jones continues to be used in the passing game, averaging 3.25 targets per game, which […]

Davante Adams - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Adams had a slow game against the Steelers, but he's still second in the NFL with a 36% target share. If the Bengals are able to keep pace with this high-octane Packers offense, we could see a spike week from Adams as the two teams go shot for shot. I could definitely see this happening, […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 4

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 4 matchup analysis and start/sit column for fantasy football. Week 3 was another exciting week, but it's already time for Week 4! For those who are not familiar, each week I'll be analyzing every game from the Sunday slate, helping you optimize your fantasy lineups and take down your opponent. Be […]

Kirk Cousins - Week 4 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Cousins is absolutely balling out right now, completing 73.9% of his passes while averaging 306 yards per game and 7.7 yards per attempt. He's thrown eight touchdowns with zero interceptions. The most encouraging part about this start is the volume, as the Vikings have been run-heavy in the last two years, but Cousins is averaging […]

Derrick Henry - Week 4 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Henry is currently averaging an absurd 34 touches per game, including a career-high 4.3 targets per game. The uptick in usage in the passing game is huge for Henry's fantasy value, particularly in full-PPR formats. Henry gets another projected positive game script with the Titans as 7.5-point road favorites against the hapless Jets. The Jets […]

Dak Prescott - Week 4 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Prescott should be able to turn in a strong performance against a pass-funnel Panthers defense. The Panthers have limited opposing running backs to only 2.19 YPC (1st) and rank first in rush DVOA. The Cowboys have shown a willingness to adapt their offensive philosophy depending on their opponent. The last time they faced such a […]

D.J. Moore - Week 4 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Moore has quickly established himself as the alpha in this offense, leading the team in air yard share (40.79%) and target share (30.69%). We could see him get even more targets with Christian McCaffrey sidelined. While the Cowboy's defense has been much improved and cornerback Trevon Diggs (87.1 PFF Coverage Grade) has been incredible this season, Moore is playing […]

Josh Allen - Week 4 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Allen woke up from his season-long slumber last week, completing 32-of-43 passes for 358 yards and four touchdowns while adding another touchdown on the ground. He finished as QB1 for the week against the underachieving Washington Football Team defense. Allen gets another great spot against a Texans defense that has given up 8.01 yards per […]

Michael Pittman Jr. - Week 4 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Pittman currently leads the Colts in snaps (94.12%), air yards (302), and target share (26.67%). He's racked up 24 targets in his last two games, establishing himself as the clear alpha in this offense. The issue here is Pittman could have to deal with cornerback Xavien Howard (73.3 PFF Coverage Grade). We could also see the Colts […]

Carson Wentz - Week 4 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Wentz has finished as QB19, QB17, and QB31 so far this season. He's only averaging 6.5 yards per attempt and playing hurt with his ankle injuries. While Wentz should be in better shape for this game, it's a tough matchup against a Dolphins defense that limited Josh Allen to 5.4 yards per attempt two weeks ago. The […]

NFL DFS Stacks: Week 4 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hi RotoBallers, and thanks for joining me! I'm very proud to bring you our weekly tournament stacks article this season for you, our loyal RotoBaller reader, and valued premium subscriber. The NFL season is in full swing, so it's time to dig deep and […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 3

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 3 matchup analysis and start/sit column for fantasy football. Week 2 was another jam-packed week of action, but it's already time for Week 3! For those who are not familiar, each week I'll be analyzing every game from the Sunday slate, helping you optimize your fantasy lineups and take down your […]