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Week 5 NFL DFS Stacks and Picks
Patrick Mahomes + Rashee Rice + Travis Kelce or T.J. Hockenson
- Patrick Mahomes ($8,200 DraftKings, $9,200 FanDuel)
- Rashee Rice ($3,600 DraftKings, $5,000 FanDuel)
- Travis Kelce ($7,600 DraftKings, $8,789 FanDuel)
- T.J. Hockenson ($6,500 DraftKings, $6,800 FanDuel)
It’ll be interesting to see how Minnesota chooses to attack Patrick Mahomes this weekend. No team blitzes more than the Vikings, and Mahomes has shredded the blitz in his career. Regardless, Mahomes should be able to feast against this lackluster defense. He’s the best quarterback in the league, attacking a poor defense. Act accordingly.
Rashee Rice‘s role has steadily climbed week after week. He ran a route on 47% of the dropbacks last week, and that number has climbed every week. He’s seen a massive 32% target rate per route run to go along with a 23% first read target rate per route. That number is likely to come down as his routes increase, but it’s still promising to see Mahomes want to get him the ball.
I’m honestly fine if your plan is just to include Mahomes and Rice. I think Ertz profiles as a great play this week, so I wouldn’t fault you for forgoing the tight ends in this game for Ertz.
However, Travis Kelce ran a route on 83% of the dropbacks last week while seeing a 33% target share and 30% target rate per route run. He also saw a strong 20% first-read target rate. He’s always been Mahomes’ safety blanket, but they’re also, unsurprisingly, scheming up ways to get him the ball. He’s returning to form and is Mahomes’ clear top target.
The best runback in this game is T.J. Hockenson, and using him in Mahomes stacks may be uncommon as most people elect to use Kelce.
The matchup sets up great for Hockenson, with Kansas City allowing the second-highest catch rate and fifth-most yards per target to opposing tight ends.
Joshua Dobbs + Marquise Brown + Zach Ertz
- Joshua Dobbs ($5,200 DraftKings, $6,600 FanDuel)
- Marquise Brown ($5,000 DraftKings, $6,400 FanDuel)
- Zach Ertz ($3,500 DraftKings, $5,100 FanDuel)
Joshua Dobbs has surprisingly performed in the fantasy department, with 25.22, 17.06, and 23.4 DraftKings points over his last three games.
His consistent rushing usage is very promising, as he’s added 10.1, 5.5, and 4.8 DraftKings points on the ground over the last three weeks. He’s also faced two extremely challenging opponents in San Francisco and Dallas and now gets a soft landing spot against the reeling Bengals. Over the past three weeks, Cincinnati has allowed the seventh-most yards per attempt to opposing quarterbacks.
Marquise Brown has maintained a huge role in the Arizona offense to start the year. He’s run a route on 96% of the dropbacks while seeing a 27% target share and 40% share of the team air yards. His 26% first-read target rate per route is very encouraging, showing that the team is trying to get the ball into his hands.
He’s had a healthy 11.6-yard average depth of target as well. The 27% target share on the year is promising, but it’s bogged down from a lackluster Week 1. Brown has seen target shares of 34.5%, 33.3%, and 24.4% over the past three weeks.
Zach Ertz is a prime stacking target as well, as he caught six of ten targets last week for 53 yards and dropped a touchdown late that would’ve bolstered his score. His targets have come close to the line of scrimmage, but he racks them up and has a red zone role.
The matchup is great, with Cincinnati ranking in the bottom five in catch rate, yards per target, and touchdown rate to opposing tight ends.
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Tyreek Hill + Wan’Dale Robinson
- Tyreek Hill ($9,000 DraftKings, $9,400 FanDuel)
- Wan’Dale Robinson ($3,000 DraftKings, $5,400 FanDuel)
Tyreek Hill‘s usage to start the season has been nothing short of spectacular. He’s averaged a massive 3.92 yards per route run while seeing a 27% first-read target rate per route.
We’ve seen New York consistently deploy a blitz-heavy approach, which is great news for Hill. With Tagovailoa under center and blitzed, Hills has seen 35.7% of the targets and 4.51 yards per route run. His numbers are still great when teams don’t blitz, at 30.9% and 3.36 respectively.
Wan’Dale Robinson has worked his way back from injury and is carving out an elite role in this offense. He ran a route on 64% of the dropbacks last week, seeing a 22% first-read target rate and 27% target share. He saw six targets last week, catching five balls for 40 yards.
There’s not much to deliberate here, as he sees an elite target rate per route and is priced at the minimum. Miami has allowed the 10th-most DraftKings points to opposing receivers on the year, so the matchup is nothing to worry about.
You can include Tua Tagovailoa if you want, but you don’t have to. I could see Miami jumping out to a big lead thanks to Hill and then transitioning to a more run-heavy approach. Robinson could then soak up some volume in a comeback effort, with him and Hill both smashing in this spot.
