Sonic’s MME Pool 15.24
Sonic is a Milly Maker winner and large-field tournament mastermind who focuses on mass-multi-entry play
Threading the Needle
Taking a slightly different approach this week because, frankly, there aren’t any low-owned secondary stacks that really light my fire. Sure, I could have cobbled together a couple of lukewarm combos like Andre Iosivas/Nick Westbrook-Ikhine or Parker Washington/Davante Adams and pitched the usual “cheap guy with leverage against chalky teammate + touchdown upside” narrative. But honestly? Everything feels too thin this week to justify a full writeup. And that’s saying something coming from a guy who isn’t afraid to sling it into tight windows.
That said, I do have Elijah Moore (Michael Woods) and Noah Gray making appearances in this article, but they’re more “lower-owned one-offs” than true correlation pieces since their 4x scores won’t necessarily elevate the overall game environment. This week is particularly fun because some of the cheaper pieces with ceiling potential are priced similarly to medium projection-driven plays that will carry ownership. Let’s dig in and see where we can find some overlooked upside without narrowing our path to first place.
LOWER-OWNED TREASURES
Running Back
- Saquon Barkley ($8600) 8% pOWN – We loved him last week because of the matchup—and rightfully so. But honestly, is Saquon ever really fazed by matchup? Are the Steelers suiting up Jack Lambert and Mean Joe Greene this week? Probably not. Sure, he’s less likely to smash than last week, but football is random, and Saquon is awesome.
- Jahmyr Gibbs ($7500) 3% pOWN – I like him a bit more in mid-sized fields due to his strong floor, even if David Montgomery’s presence caps his upside. In the hottest game of the week, though, at this ownership? I’ll roll with him in large fields too, especially when the rest of my roster leans chalky. Swap out your Chase Brown/Hunter Henry combo for Gibbs/Mark Andrews, and you’re getting similar upside while slicing your ownership by 25 percentage points.
- Alvin Kamara ($7700) 7% pOWN – The field was flocking to smash the button on AK in previous weeks, but now the loss of Derek Carr gives us low ownership — even though Jake Haener checks it down more often. A complete systemic failure of the Saints offense is certainly on the table, but so is Kamara racking up north of eight receptions and a touchdown as the last weapon standing.
