Fantasy Football 2014: Week One Daily Fantasy Values
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First up, DraftKings
1. Peyton Manning or Drew Brees — Right now, you are probably saying, value James, VALUE?! These are the two highest cost QBs on DraftKings, how in the world can that be value? Easy, I basically think both offer great value per fantasy point they should put up this week. Both are elite QBs, in high powered offenses, with cupcake match-ups. Sure, you can save here and go with lower cost options, but personally I ponied up for one of these two in most my match-ups.
2. Rashad Jennings — Hey, Giants fans, you might have heard of this guy once or twice. Jennings price is very low ($5,000), considering he should get a big amount of carries for the Giants on Monday. With the Giants passing offense sputtering, look for big blue to pound the rock, early and often.
3. Frank Gore — The 31 year old Gore isn’t exactly the most “sexy” fantasy player, but at $5,200 Gore has tremendous value this week. He’s going against a Dallas Cowgirls, I mean Cowboys, defense that might be historically bad (seriously, I think they are going to be really, really, bad). Like the Giants, the 49ers offense didn’t look great in the pre-season, which probably helped keep Gore’s value down. To put things into perspective, Trent Richardson is actually more expensive than Gore this week on DraftKings.
4. Emmanuel Sanders — At $4,8000, I think Sanders is a fantastic value. These values were set before Wes Welker‘s suspension and Sanders should see an uptick in production and targets with Welker out of the lineup. DraftKings is PPR, and I love Sanders chances for volume this week. It also helps that the Colts have a pretty weak secondary.
5. Eric Decker — Did I just really suggest using a Jets player in fantasy football? Do I have a fever? Well, I think Decker’s potential fantasy value overall has been very, very undervalued this year. Let’s be real, the Jets don’t have many other receiving options and Geno Smith has to throw the ball to somebody. Decker who had 87 and 85 receptions the past two years respectively, is great value at $5,2000.