These are important factors to consider in building an optimal lineup for taking home a tournament/GPP, separate from our DraftKings lineup suggestions for cash games and tournaments/GPPs. With the help of Collective Ownership Report metrics, let’s dive into Week 10 ownership themes that will provide context in assembling your tournament lineups.
Daily Fantasy Football Week 10: Quarterback
Collective Ownership Report has Marcus Mariota ($5700/QB16) well ahead of the pack for QB ownership this week, five percentage points head of Jay Cutler ($5300/QB22), presents an interesting case study on how many people will allow Smokin’ Jay back in their lives. This is a dirt cheap price for a quarterback who has demonstrated a high ceiling at points in his career. No one is touching Ryan Tannehill ($5300/QB22) after he burned people last week, though two scores were narrowly missed as Jarvis Landry fell short of the goal line and Tannehill missed deep with an open receiver.
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Aaron Rodgers ($7600/QB1) should go chalk by QB standards once again, as over the past month he’s regularly delivered on yards and red-zone pass production. The Titans’ pass D won’t scare way the public. Carson Palmer ($6500/QB8) doesn’t bring the same consistency but should get plenty of GPP appeal at home against the Niners’, saving $1100 off the QB ceiling.
Daily Fantasy Football Week 10: Running Back
David Johnson ($8400/RB1) is widely regarded as a free square this week against the Niners’ historically futile run defense. Ezekiel Elliott ($7900/RB2) remains a safe bet for chalk these days, no different against a Steelers unit allowing the fourth-most DraftKings points to opposing RBs. Melvin Gordon ($7100/RB4), Jay Ajayi ($7000/RB6) and Devonta Freeman ($6800/RB8) are destined to at least hit medium-owned due to projected workload in fine enough matchups.
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With so many backs profiling well on recent performance, workload certainty and matchup, we might actually see a week where Le’Veon Bell ($7700/RB3) doesn’t go chalk. Jonathan Stewart ($4900/RB23) is a bona fide featured back and will still go low-owned after a 42-yard week against the Rams, but does get enough work to potentially offset lack of targets at sub-5K. Collective Ownership Report projects him under 6 percent owned.
Daily Fantasy Football Week 10: Receiver
It took a long climb for league target-leader Mike Evans ($9000/WR2) to hit these price heights, and that shouldn’t deter ownership against a Bears defense allowing the most DK points to opposing receivers. Expect Alshon Jeffery ($6600/WR15) to join him in the chalk category due to his well-known track record with Jay Cutler. The public will take huge investment in Bears-Bucs given their respective secondary struggles.
MORE: Full WR rankings
Allen Robinson ($7000/WR8) bounced back last week but not a degree that will make the public forget how often he’s let down this season, at least not when faced with the prospect of the Texans third-most stingy D for opposing WRs. He could join equally-priced Dez Bryant ($7000/WR8) in low ownership of a demonstrated stud, though Bryant’s 19-yard day in Cleveland plays a huge part.
Daily Fantasy Football Week 10: Tight End
Jimmy Graham’s $5,300 price sits at TE5, he provides TE ceiling discount of $1600, and just made two one-handed touchdown grabs in primetime. Even a matchup with the vaunted Patriots won’t depress his ownership below medium-owned. Antonio Gates ($3900/TE9) tops 25 percent in Collective Ownership Report projections.
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Zach Ertz ($3700/TE9) could also make a popular play against Atlanta’s TE-friendly defense. Steep price and the Chiefs’ red “5th” against opposing TEs could make a Greg Olsen ($5900/TE3) a contrarian stud play.
