Mike’s Player Grid 15.24

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

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Welcome back to my (Mjohnson86) Player Grid. I am changing up the format of my Player Grid this year to be more direct about the players I like at each position and keep myself from casting too wide of a net. We have plenty of strategy talk and full game write-ups on every game here at OWS, this year I’m going to use this article to give direct answers on who I think the best tournament plays are each week. Also, note that just because a player isn’t on here doesn’t mean they are a bad play, I’m just intentionally trying to limit the players I list to about 3 QBs, 5 to 7 RBs, 6 to 8 WRs, and 2 or 3 TEs and that means that some plays don’t make the cut – we can’t play everyone. Feel free to drop me feedback in Discord or on Twitter about the new format and if you like this better or last year’s. Enjoy!!

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. 

(Side note:: You’ll notice at the bottom of this article that Fanduel will have its own Player Grid this year)

Draftkings Player Grid

Quarterback ::

• Josh Allen // Jared Goff – I expect this game to be a potential shootout and Allen’s ceiling goes without saying. Goff has clear paths to a big game if things get wild and should carry low ownership and pass catchers whose salaries are depressed.
• C.J. Stroud – Stroud’s salary is the lowest we’ve seen in a year as he goes into a game with clear stacking options and shootout potential
• Joe Burrow – The Titans are very hard to run on and the Bengals are really good at throwing the ball. Tennessee has faced four other top-10 DVOA offenses this season and has given up point totals of 42, 52, 34, and 30 in those games. Sometimes it doesn’t have to be complicated.
• Salary Savers: Jameis Winston, Cooper Rush, Aaron Rodgers

Running Back :: 

• Joe Mixon – Mixon has started and finished nine games this season. He has at least 17 Draftkings points in eight of those games, with six games of 24.9 or more. The Dolphins have the 24th ranked run defense and just gave up 400 yards of offense to Aaron Rodgers and the Jets.
• Jahmyr Gibbs – I expect Gibbs to be heavily utilized in a potentially high-scoring game environment at low ownership.
• James Conner – Should be utilized in a good matchup where the Cardinals can control things on the ground. Can add points through receptions as well.
• Rico Dowdle – Dominating touches in the Cowboys backfield and has a strong matchup.
• Chuba Hubbard – Back to a workhorse role with Jonathon Brooks out of the picture. Chuba should have 20+ touches in a plus matchup.
• Salary Savers: Rachaad White // Sean Tucker, Tank Bigsby, Tyjae Spears (if Pollard is out)
• Bonus:: Derrick Henry – Really it just comes down to how long Henry stays on the field and if he’s the one who does the early scoring for the Ravens in this one. A team with Super Bowl aspirations may rest him early if/when they get out in front and if the Giants

Wide Receiver :: 

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