Daily Fantasy Football Running Back Values for FanDuel and DraftKings - Week 2 9/18/16

We covered our main cash game plays in our Week 2 Picks where we touched on DeAngelo Williams, C.J. Anderson, Rashad Jennings and T.J. Yeldon. For this piece we will touch on some of the cheaper targets you can use for salary relief and/ or GPP upside.

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RUNNING BACK VALUES

Danny Woodhead FD 6400 DK 5200
Opponent JAX
Proj Points FD - 14.92 DK - 17.21
Melvin Gordon FD 6600 DK 4800
Opponent JAX
Proj Points FD - 11.03 DK - 12.39
It's going to be interesting to see how the Chargers handle their business going forward. It was looking like Keenan Allen had come back to solidify the volume receiver slot Philip Rivers could really excel with. And then bam, torn ACL and they are sort of back to the drawing board. The passes will have to go somewhere and Woodhead is clearly a solid candidate. He led the team in carries in Week 1 (16/89) while also seeing seven targets in the passing game (5/37). He isn't the goal line guy which hurts the TD upside, but that's reflected in his price. He's close to a cash game play this week.

Speaking of that touchdown upside, that's more Melvin Gordon's area. He was out-carried by Woodhead last week (16-14) but got into the end zone twice. He's clearly the goal line back in this offense and around for series as well. Woodhead has the pass catching piece which doesn't equal out the TD's (though it's close) but Gordon is in a good spot if you're reaching just for the end zone.

Legarrette Blount FD 6000 DK 4000
Opponent MIA
Proj Points FD - 14.15 DK - 14.83
James White FD 5600 DK 4000
Opponent MIA
Proj Points FD - 12.05 DK - 14.72
Look, you really never know with the Patriots. Just when it seems they have a clear plan of attack with their personnel they'll just go completely off board and do something different. That of course is why they can compete and win almost no matter who they have on the field. Last week? No Gronk and no Brady. No problem. Blount led the way with New England playing the clock game and controlling the time of possession (34 to 26 minutes in their favor). I'm tempted to say they work the same strategy this week, but there's just enough uncertainty that I can't 100% pull the trigger on Blount in cash games. But the matchup is choice against the Dolphins and it sure seems like they'll just try and pound Miami on the ground.

Meanwhile, White didn't get much in the way of carries but did have 7 targets (5/40). I'm adding him here mostly because we've seen this story before with a new Patriot RB emerging just when you thought the last one was safe.

Jeremy Langford FD 6500 DK 4600
Opponent PHI
Proj Points FD - 14.14 DK - 15.51
The Bears went in Houston as substantial underdogs (+6) and the game played out much as planned. That isn't the case this week against the Eagles. Chicago is -3 favorites at home on Monday Night. It's tough evaluating the Philly D right now coming off a game against the hollowed-out shell of RGIII and the rest of the Browns. Eagles were dominant in the game for sure, but again that team blows. That being said, Chicago might not be leaps and bounds better, but coming in as the favorite has me at least intrigued on Langford. In a losing effort he still got 17 carries against an above average run defense. The DraftKings price is really where I'm looking coming in at sub $5k and still in line for somewhere in the neighborhood of twenty touches.
 

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