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Week 2 NFL DFS Stacks and Picks
Josh Allen + Stefon Diggs + Gabe Davis + Davante Adams
- Josh Allen ($7,900 DraftKings, $9,200 FanDuel)
- Stefon Diggs ($8,000 DraftKings, $8,000 FanDuel)
- Gabe Davis ($5,800 DraftKings, $6,500 FanDuel)
- Davante Adams ($7,600 DraftKings, $7,500 FanDuel)
If you’ve read any of my position articles this week, it’s no surprise that this comes in as one of my top stacks of the weekend. Josh Allen‘s struggles against the Jets have been well-documented and don’t cause me any concern in this spot. He’s averaged 5.8 yards per attempt against the Jets since the start of 2022 and 7.7 yards per attempt against everyone else.
He gets a great matchup to bounce back with, as he’s a massive home favorite against the Raiders.
Stefon Diggs‘ role is matched by few in the league. Despite the difficult matchup, he was dominant in Week 1. Diggs caught 10 of 13 targets for 102 yards and a touchdown, totaling 29.2 DraftKings points. He ran a route on 92% of dropbacks and saw 33% of the team targets. He’s a lock in Josh Allen stacks. The next spot was between Gabe Davis and Dalton Kincaid, and in small fields, you can honestly get away with both options. In Buffalo’s blowout win over Pittsburgh last year, I won a contest with less than 100 people in it using a Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Gabe Davis, and Khalil Shakir stack.
However, for larger fields, you should just choose one, and I land on Davis. He saw little Week 1 usage, catching two of four targets for 32 yards. However, his role is strong and he doesn’t have any competitors behind him to take snaps. He ran a route on 94% of team dropbacks last week. Las Vegas ran zone coverage on 85% of their snaps last week, and Davis has far better splits against zone as opposed to man. He has an 18.2% target share against zone coverage compared to just 13.3% vs. man. His yards per route run is 1.81 vs. zone compared to a paltry 0.72 vs. man.
Davante Adams will soak up a lot of volume and will likely get even more first-read looks from Jimmy Garoppolo with Jakobi Meyers out. Josh Jacobs can also be played in these stacks instead of Adams, but I have a slight lean to Adams.
Patrick Mahomes + Travis Kelce + Kadarius Toney + Calvin Ridley
- Patrick Mahomes ($8,300 DraftKings, $9,000 FanDuel)
- Travis Kelce ($7,600 DraftKings, $8,500 FanDuel)
- Kadarius Toney ($4,600 DraftKings, $8,30 FanDuel)
- Calvin Ridley ($7,200 DraftKings, $5,300 FanDuel)
This is an expensive one, but it’s the most appetizing game environment of Week 2 between two potent offenses. Patrick Mahomes is the top quarterback in the league, and despite a pretty poor game for his standards, he still put up 20.54 DraftKings points. Mahomes shredded the Jaguars in the regular season last year, putting up 31.1 fantasy points, slinging it for 331 yards and four touchdowns. There’s no need to hesitate.
Travis Kelce was missed by Kansas City in Week 1, and he’ll likely be thrown right back into his voluminous role in Week 2. He had six catches for 81 yards and a touchdown in both their regular season and playoff matchup with the Jaguars last season. He’s looked 100% in practice, and I’m simply not going to overthink it. This defense is nothing special, and Kelce should eat.
Calvin Ridley saw alpha usage last week, running a route on 97% of dropbacks, seeing a 35% target share and 49% share of the team air yards. He caught eight of 11 targets for 101 yards and a touchdown against Indianapolis. He now gets another plus matchup against Kansas City, who allowed the most points per game to WR1s in 2022. He’s a perfect bring-back who should be able to rip big plays off.
Those three aren’t going to fly under anyone’s radar, which creates the need to add a low-owned piece to this stack. Hold your nose, and get ready to get ugly.
Kadarius Toney saw five targets in Week 1, catching one ball for one yard and having numerous countless drops that cost the Chiefs. Mahomes reiterated his confidence in Toney in the postgame press conference, and frankly, they don’t have many options. None of the other receivers have been able to earn targets consistently besides Toney. He only ran a route on 24% of the dropbacks last week but a 27% target rate per route run. The volume may not be plentiful, but he’s likely going to get the ball when he’s out there, and we’re expecting Kansas City to score a lot of points.
If it’s too ugly for you, I understand and you certainly can just play Mahomes, Kelce, and Ridley. If you choose that route, just make sure to differentiate elsewhere, as those three will come with ownership.
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Michael Pittman Jr. + Nico Collins
- Michael Pittman Jr. ($6,300 DraftKings, $7,200 FanDuel)
- Nico Collins ($4,800 DraftKings, $6,200 FanDuel)
You certainly can throw in Anthony Richardson and make this a game stack. However, you don’t have to. Michael Pittman Jr. had a very strong Week 1, seeing nine targets and earning a 20% target rate per route run. He ran a route on 98% of the dropbacks, seeing a 26% target share and 28% air yards share. This matchup is nothing to be afraid of, and Pittman is clearly Richardson’s top option.
C.J. Stroud is currently questionable with a shoulder injury, and if he were to miss, it would change my outlook for Nico Collins. Collins had a solid Week 1, catching six of eleven targets for 80 yards against Baltimore. His role was very promising, as he ran a route on 72% of the dropbacks with a 28% target rate per route run, 28% target share, and 64% air yards share.
Collins’ ceiling feels underappreciated, especially in a matchup with this below-average Indianapolis secondary. These two provide a nice mini-stack that correlates well while not breaking the bank.
Justin Fields + DJ Moore + Mike Evans
- Justin Fields ($7,600 DraftKings, $8,000 FanDuel)
- DJ Moore ($5,500 DraftKings, $6,100 FanDuel)
- Mike Evans ($6,200 DraftKings, $7,100 FanDuel)
A fourth stack! How about it?
Justin Fields had a lackluster Week 1, averaging 5.8 yards per attempt, throwing one touchdown, one interception, and losing one fumble while adding 59 yards rushing. The Bucs blitzed at the highest rate in the league last week, and Fields was elite against the blitz last year, ranking seventh in passer rating.
Todd Bowles loves sending extra rushers, which is the perfect recipe for Fields’ success. I always preach not to overreact to Week 1, so I’m not pressing the panic button on Fields. Kirk Cousins had 22.46 DraftKings points against Tampa Bay last week, and that was with two red zone turnovers and another lost fumble. If Cousins got to 30 DraftKings points (which was very within his range of outcomes), then our outlook on Fields might be different here.
Speaking of not overreacting to Week 1, how about DJ Moore? Moore ran a route on 94% of the dropbacks but only saw a 6% target share. He was seeing a lot of Jaire Alexander, which is no easy matchup.
Moore has shredded the Bucs in his career, as he spent the entirety of his career before this year in Carolina. In his last eight games against Tampa Bay, he’s averaged 10.8 targets, 6.6 receptions, and 88.3 yards. Obviously, a lot has changed, but he’s the top dog in Chicago, and I’m betting on them to bounce back this week.
The quarterback change in Tampa Bay didn’t seem to phase Mike Evans, as he caught six of 10 targets for 66 yards and a touchdown. His underlying usage was promising, running a route on 95% of the dropbacks and garnering a 30% target share and 50% share of team air yards. He’s the perfect big-play threat to speed this game up and make this stack explode.
