Daily Fantasy College Football Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings Week 14 - Friday Games

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Quarterbacks

Keenan Reynolds - FD 8900
Just in case you missed what this cat did last week; Reynolds completed 5 of 8 passes for 71 yards and one score. He also carried the ball 30 times for a whopping 277 yards and six scores. If you add that all up it comes to roughly 70 fantasy points or "awesome" depending how you look at it. Expecting a repeat performance may be wishful thinking, but Reynolds is going to run the ball, a lot. He carried the ball less than 20 times only twice all year. This kind of consistent volume and the added perk of rushing yards coming from the QB slot offers excellent safety for cash games. South Alabama will try to prepare for the Navy option as most do, but most also fail to contain this misdirection offense. Given last week’s performance I think you realize Reynolds can also be used in GPP formats. In addition, my Father-in-Law is a passionate Navy fan. That in itself is good enough reason to roll Reynolds.

Rakeem Cato - FD 9700 DK 9200
This game oozes fantasy awesomeness. The price tag is high and I really prefer to stack Cato with Johnson to hedge against lopsided touchdown distribution, but that may require the creative financing that only the Bernie Madoff’s of the world can figure out. I don’t think Cato offers much upside at this price, but it’s not totally out of the realm of possibility for him to exceed his price tag. Western Kentucky has real difficulty stopping, well, anyone. The question mark to this game is if WKU can score enough to keep it somewhat close. Vegas likes Marshall by three touchdowns with a total around 75. They’re great numbers to get behind, but if you don’t pair Cato with Johnson and Johnson has one of his four touchdown games you could be sunk. The same applies to Johnson, as Cato could easily be the guy that hogs all the scores. That’s the rub with big dollar guys; they need the scores to hit value. They usually score and that’s why their prices are high, but a few times a year the touchdown dice just roll funny.

Consider: Dane Evans, Shane Carden, Justin Holman, Jake Rudock

Running Backs

Devon Johnson - FD 10000 DK 10500
I’m almost excited to bring you Devin Johnson. Look, we’re in week 14 and by now shouldn’t need the stats on guys like Johnson. The whole CFB world knows he’s a stud capable of ripping off 200+ games every week. Western Kentucky plays defense much like a colander collects liquid. Devon Johnson is my top play across all sites and all formats. Touchdowns are volatile, of course, but I absolutely love the makeup of this game. DJ averages a ridiculous 8.5 yards per carry and Western Kentucky ranks 113th against the run. That’s a recipe for fantasy sex magic (technical term). A hot knife through butter won’t be able to describe what happens to the WKU rush defense. I love Johnson and you should too.

Kenneth Farrow - FD 6700 DK 5800
Ryan Jackson - FD 5400 DK 4100
This play is more about value than raw points. Farrow scored four touchdowns last week as Houston went to a run heavy attack. I feel like a broken record here so I won’t rehash how Houston’s season has gone, but know this; since Ward Jr. took over at QB the Cougars have has a much improved offense. That’s not to say they magically turned into Oregon, cause they haven’t. In fact, the offense still isn’t great and can be inconsistent at times. This week shouldn’t be one of those times. I’m also not going to rehash how awful SMU’s season has gone. Just know they suck something of the suckiest kind and there really isn’t much good to talk about. Unless you count the fact just about any viable player makes for a solid fantasy play against them. Farrow and Jackson both offer decent value at their respective price points. Don’t be afraid to play both as they should both see decent volume relative to price.

Jahwan Edwards - FD 8500
Ball St. is turning back to Ozzie Mann who opened the season as their starter at QB. Mann was benched for six weeks in favor of Milas. Milas is done for the year and Mann has one last crack to showcase what he can do. Edwards is a senior and this will be one of his last collegiate games. I think Ball St. will lean heavily on their talented back to try and finish strong with a victory against Bowling Green. Edwards did just fine in the beginning of the season with the ineffective Mann under center. BG has had their troubles stopping solid backs so Edwards could be in for a nice day.

 

Wide Receivers

Tommy Shuler - FD 6200 DK 6700
Wide receiver isn’t great as a whole as has been the case more often than not towards the end of the season. Shuler hasn’t always been consistent this year, but he is Marshall’s top wide out and this game figures to be explosive. I really like Shuler on Fanduel and pretty much have him everywhere. Draftkings is a little different for me as I find myself allocating dollars to other positions. Shuler is the third Marshall player on the list today and it should make sense by now why you keep seeing the Thundering Herd. WKU plays an up tempo game with little defense. Marshall is one of the best non-power conference teams around. I’m a fan of the Marshall stack.

Tajae Sharpe - FD 8200
Sharp may not be the safest guy on the block, but he shouldn’t be considered risky either. Last game was a dud, but much of that can be contributed to Frohnapfel leaving the game due to injury. Froh is expected back under center and Sharpe is the top receiving threat for this UMass team. Rshard Higgins is the best receiver on the board, but his price tag is tough to swallow. Sharp offers similar upside at a much cheaper price, although still kind of high. Fanduel is not as generous as Draftkings when it comes to punt options at wide receiver as a result from the PPR scoring difference and price ranges. I am generally willing to spend more at WR on Fanduel because of this and Sharpe comes in as your top big money guy. He’s capable of a homerun as well so he can be played in both formats.

Keevan Lucas - DK 8300
Keyarris Garrett - DK 4900
East Carolina is slightly above average against the pass, but this will be one of the better wide out pairings they have faced all year. Lucas is coming off a 14 catch game and Garrett is slowly becoming more consistent in his own right. Tulsa actually deploys a balanced offense, but only in effort. They struggle at times to run the ball, but they don’t seem to get away from trying. That’s actually a good thing because even though the talent is on the outside Tulsa keeps the defense honest by sticking to the run game. There’s little doubt ECU will score some points so I see this game going one of two ways. One; Tulsa plays catchup the whole game. Two; Tulsa has perfect synergy on offense and is surgical with the ball. In both scenarios Lucas & Garrett should prosper. Having them in your lineup will help you prosper.

 

Tight Ends

Casey Pierce - FD 4500
Pierce is the closest thing to Jace Amaro we’ve seen all year. He’s one of the most consistent TE’s in the country, if not the most consistent. Pierce is the main receiving option for Kent St. and considering they don’t have much of a run game that’s saying something. Sort of. He is still a tight end and it is Kent St. I’m running Pierce pretty much everywhere, but if not I like Jake Duzey.

 

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