Mike’s FD Player Grid 8.25

Mike Johnson (MJohnson86) has racked up nearly $500,000 in DFS profit as an NFL tournament player with success in all styles of contests

This is a list of players that stand out to me at each position from using my “Checking the Boxes” criteria outlined in my course you can find in our Marketplace. This list is a starting point, from which I build out lineups using game theory and roster construction concepts with the mindset being to find the best plays with big ceilings. Low ownership is a bonus, but not a must. 

Quarterback ::

• Bo Nix // Dak Prescott – Elite game environment and we know what both of these QBs are capable of. Nix has the best possible matchup, and Dak has incredible weapons. If Jaxson Dart can score almost 30 fantasy points with his supporting cast, then Dak can get us 25 to 30 as well.
• Daniel Jones – The Colts could easily score five or six touchdowns in this spot and it isn’t hard to imagine a scenario where Jones accounts for four of them.
• Joe Flacco – Flacco allows you to access the upside of the Bengals offense and passing game for a modest salary. You can pair him with Chase Brown or Tee Higgins for cheap and still afford the expensive RBs.

Running Back::

• Jonathan Taylor – He’s got a fever, and the only prescription is more touchdowns. 
• Christian McCaffrey – 19+ Fanduel points in all seven games this season, with 38.6 in George Kittle’s first game back against a good Falcons defense. 
• Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia finally got their offense cooking last week and that should eventually lead to a Saquon breakout game.
• Rico Dowdle – Dowdle’s salary on Fanduel is highly appealing in a matchup with the 32nd-ranked run defense in the league.
• Bijan Robinson – The biggest concern for Bijan is the game environment might keep his usual high pass game involvement in check, while also putting him at risk of losing playing time in the second half.
• Chase Brown – The Bengals are expected to score a lot of points here and to play from ahead for the first time all season. Brown could finally give us the type of production we expected when the year began.
• Derrick Henry – This matchup is far from intimidating against a Bears defense that has looked good against weaker opponents recently and even without Lamar Jackson the Ravens should be able to run the ball here.

Wide Receiver ::