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QUARTERBACK
Kirk Cousins, WAS at DET ($5,900) - Cousins offers significant savings as the 15th-most expensive quarterback, $2,000 off the top price (Tom Brady), with a great matchup against a porous Lions defense. Pick a defensive passing category and chances are Detroit ranks last in the NFL: Touchdowns allowed? Last (17). Completion percentage allowed? Last (73.7). Passer rating allowed? Last (119.3). The Lions are so bad, all six quarterbacks they've faced posted a 100-plus passer rating. Expect Cousins to be the seventh. What's more, he's likely to be overlooked by owners as he's on the road while a number of higher-profile quarterbacks have enticing home matchups.
Matt Ryan, ATL vs. SD ($7,200) - It's easy to pay up for Ryan, though he's still only the third-most expensive quarterback. The Falcons are at home in what is expected to be a track meet with the Chargers. So if you're reluctant to fade the top quarterbacks, then Ryan might be the best bet of the top shelf this week. He likely will be highly owned, but would it surprise anyone if a Ryan-Julio Jones pairing was the foundation for most winning DFS teams this week? Don't overrate what the Chargers did to the inexperienced Paxton Lynch last week at home, either. Ryan will earn his money against a Chargers secondary that gave up 317 yards, two touchdowns and 7.93 YPA to Derek Carr two weeks ago in its first game without the injured Jason Verrett.
RUNNING BACK
Jay Ajayi, MIA vs. BUF ($4,500 - Ajayi might not average 8.2 yards per carry again this week, but he could have 25 attempts for the second week in a row as the Dolphins' new lead back. As expected, his price did not adjust over night to his expanded role, giving him significant value against a middling Buffalo rush defense. The Bills allowed 4.75 yards per rush last week against the 49ers, and Ajayi could gash them, as well. At least enough to earn his money.
Spencer Ware, KC vs. NO ($5,800) - Jamaal Charles is still dealing with his knee injury and likely won't get much more than 11 touches he had last week. Ware, who totaled 163 yards and a score last week, faces a New Orleans defense that allows 117.8 rushing yards per game (26th). The Saints' offense doesn't travel, either, which means Ware should get plenty of fourth-quarter carries as the Chiefs burn clock. At $5,800, Ware ranks 10th in price this week, offering nice value.
WIDE RECEIVER
Julio Jones, ATL vs. SD ($9,200) - Sure, he's expensive, but pairing him with Matt Ryan could end up as the best play of the week. A shootout against a secondary that can be exploited is a good situation for any receiver. For perhaps the league's best wideout it's child's play.
Jamison Crowder, WAS at DET ($4,300) - Pairing DeSean Jackson with Kirk Cousins was the initial pick against what could be the league's worst secondary, but Jackson is nursing a shoulder injury. So, let's go with Crowder, who has a team-leading 10 red-zone targets and has scored three touchdowns this year. Crowder's targets have waned the last three weeks after totaling 25 in the first three games, but that likely will change Sunday as the Redskins move the ball at will. Even better, Crowder is cheap.
TIGHT END
Hunter Henry, SD at ATL ($3,600) - If this game becomes a shootout as expected, Henry should be heavily involved. And he comes at half the price of the week's top TE (Rob Gronkowski). Henry has scored in three consecutive games and had eight targets last week against Denver. The 6-foot-5 rookie appears to be becoming a trusted red-zone target for Philip Rivers, as well, getting five targets inside the 20 the last three weeks. Sidetone: At the risk of being too Redskins-centric, we'll only mention that the Lions struggle badly against tight ends and Vernon Davis, who scored last week, could capitalize in place of the injured Jordan Reed at a cheap, cheap price ($2,900).
