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Week 3 NFL DFS Stacks and Picks
Patrick Mahomes + Travis Kelce
- Patrick Mahomes ($8,300 DraftKings, $9,200 FanDuel)
- Travis Kelce ($7,200 DraftKings, $8,000 FanDuel)
It’s basic, it’s ordinary, but it’s a staple. Patrick Mahomes to Travis Kelce has been a staple of our DFS lives for the past few years, and this week is no different.
Mahomes returned to form last week and turned in a solid fantasy performance against the Jaguars. He threw for 305 yards while completing 70.7% of his passes for 7.4 yards per attempt. He had two touchdowns to one interception while adding 30 yards on the ground.
The Bears have allowed over 9.0 yards per attempt to both Baker Mayfield and Jordan Love in back-to-back weeks, and now they get to face the reigning MVP.
Kelce was eased back into things in Week 2, running a route on 58% of the dropbacks. He saw nine targets, catching four balls for 26 yards and a touchdown.
He returned to an elite role very quickly. Kelce had a 23% target share and a 20% share of the team’s air yards. He also had a 27% first-read target rate, which is unsurprising.
This stack brings you into an uncommon roster construction this week, with most people’s lineups centered around the Vikings and Chargers game. If you’re going to avoid that game, you either need to be attacking ceiling, which we are here with Mahomes and Kelce, or getting great value, which I’ll talk about next.
C.J. Stroud + Nico Collins + Tank Dell
- C.J. Stroud ($5,300 DraftKings, $6,600 FanDuel)
- Nico Collins ($5,300 DraftKings, $6,900 FanDuel)
- Tank Dell ($3,600 DraftKings, $5,400 FanDuel)
If looking for a value stack, look no further than Houston. C.J. Stroud had a tough Week 1 against a stout and healthy Ravens defense. However, he came back slinging it in a trailing game script against Indianapolis. He attempted nearly 50 passes, throwing for almost 400 yards and two touchdowns en route to 25.46 DraftKings points. We can expect another trailing game script this week, with Houston sitting as over a touchdown underdog against Jacksonville.
Nico Collins and Tank Dell are very affordable stacking partners, costing just $8,900 on DraftKings between the two of them. Collins saw nine targets last week, catching seven balls for 146 yards and a touchdown en route to 30.6 DraftKings points. He’s seen a 23% target share on the year, including a hefty 22% first read target rate.
Tank Dell has slotted in nicely after the injury to Noah Brown. He caught seven of 10 targets last week for 72 yards and a touchdown. He had a 16% target share and a solid 17% first-read target rate, considering his cheap price.
If you want to use a Jacksonville runback, any of Travis Etienne Jr., Calvin Ridley, or Christian Kirk are viable options. This Texans stack should see a lot of volume in order to easily pay off their cheap price tags.
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Tua Tagovailo. + Tyreek Hill + Durham Smythe or River Cracraft
- Tua Tagovailoa ($7,000 DraftKings, $8,100 FanDuel)
- Tyreek Hill ($9,000 DraftKings, $9,600 FanDuel)
- Durham Smythe ($2,900 DraftKings, $4,800 FanDuel)
- River Cracraft ($3,400 DraftKings, $5,200 FanDuel)
This Dolphins passing offense gets a very exploitable matchup against the Broncos, who have barely been able to stop Jimmy Garoppolo and Sam Howell. Denver has allowed the fourth-highest completion percentage, seventh-most yards per attempt, and fifth-highest touchdown rate to opposing quarterbacks on the year.
Tua Tagovailoa is priced right around Kirk Cousins, who will undoubtedly be one of if not the highest-owned quarterbacks on the weekend. Tyreek Hill is a prime stacking partner who will also provide some leverage off of the similarly priced Justin Jefferson.
Jaylen Waddle is potentially going to miss, and if he does, that opens up Durham Smythe and River Cracraft as viable stacking partners as well. Smythe
Smythe has run a route on 91.3% and 96.9% of dropbacks in back-to-back weeks. He has just a 12% target share and an 11% first-read target rate. However, he’s cheap and is an easy stacking piece.
Cracraft could only be used if Waddle misses. He has a 26% first-read target rate on 29% route participation on the year. He lined up exclusively on the outside against New England, so he’ll likely slot into Jaylen Waddle’s role to an extent.
Kirk Cousins + Justin Jefferson + Jordan Addison + Keenan Allen or Mike Williams
- Kirk Cousins ($6,900 DraftKings, $7,800 FanDuel)
- Justin Jefferson ($9,300 DraftKings, $9,700 FanDuel)
- Jordan Addison ($5,500 DraftKings, $8,800 FanDuel)
- Keenan Allen ($7,600 DraftKings, $7,200 FanDuel)
- Mike Williams ($6,000 DraftKings, $6,800 FanDuel)
I tried to bury the lead for as long as possible, but this is the most appealing stack of the week, although it will come with the most ownership. If you choose to go this route, make sure you’re mindful of the rest of your build.
Kirk Cousins is coming off a 32.56 DraftKings point performance against Philadelphia. He now gets a softer matchup against the Chargers, who have allowed the second-most DraftKings points to opposing quarterbacks on the year.
Justin Jefferson has come out scorching hot, catching nine of 12 targets for 150 yards in Week 1 and 11 of 13 targets for 159 yards in Week 2. He’s running a route on 100% of the dropbacks, seeing a 29% target share and a 42% share of team air yards. He’s also seeing an elite 27% first-read target per route run. We’ve also watched this Chargers defense get shredded in recent weeks. You don’t need me to tell you he’s an attractive target.
Jordan Addison is projecting for very low ownership, and looks like a good way to get unique when playing this game. Addison has been operating mostly as a deep threat since to start the year. The Chargers have allowed wide receivers to catch 17-of-24 targets for 452 yards on throws of 10+ yards downfield.
Keenan Allen and Mike Williams both look poised to eat in this matchup.
Allen has been utilized more downfield this year than in years past.16% of his routes have come 20 or more yards downfield compared to just 7.5% last year. The Vikings are deploying almost exclusively zone coverage, which is good news for Allen. With Justin Herbert under center, Allen has been targeted on a team-high 23.9% of his routes against zone coverage. He also ranked in the top 15 in yards per route run against zone coverage in 2022.
In his career, Mike Williams has been targeted on just 18.1% of his routes against zone coverage, as opposed to 25.7% against man. However, he was targeted on 32% of his routes against zone coverage this past week. Who knows if Williams’ usage last week against zone coverage is sustainable? However, he’s certainly underpriced for his current usage. He saw 13 targets last week, catching eight balls for 83 yards.
Both running backs in Joshua Kelley and Alexander Mattison are appealing as well, as is T.J. Hockenson. I prefer the running backs in builds that aren’t as heavy with players in this game. Hockenson makes a lot of sense in theory, but I’ll likely just drop $500 to Andrews or find the $700 to Kelce if I find myself in that price range.
