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Daily Fantasy NFL GPP Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - Week 5
Welcome back football fans. Week four in the NFL is here and DFSR has you covered. Earlier in the week, we look at our top cash game picks and now it's time to look at some stacks that help us get to the top of or GPP contests. Let's get started.
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High Upside Game Stack - Chargers/Browns
Justin Herbert FD 8200 DK 7100
Opponent CLE
Proj Points FD - 22.12 DK - 22.12
Mike Williams FD 7400 DK 7100
Opponent CLE
Proj Points FD - 14.9 DK - 17.88
Nick Chubb FD 9400 DK 8000
Opponent LAC
Proj Points FD - 17.94 DK - 18.46
There are a ton of ways I will be stacking this game in multi-entry GPP formats but let's start off with my favorite build. A lot of people will be going with the Eagles this week but there is one key stat that has me point towards Herbert/Williams as my top QB/WR stack. For GPP's we are always looking for big plays and Hurts faces the Cardinals who has allowed the fewest fewest deep completions and fewest yards on those deep plays while Herbert faces a Browns defense that has allowed the 5th most deep completions and 4th most yards on those plays.
That lines up very well with Mike Williams who has a 12.2 aDOT this season and has tallied double-digit targets, seven or mroe receptions and 100+ yards in two of three games with Keenan Allen out of the lineup. That leads us to Justin Herbert who has been terrific this season with 279 passing yards, multiple touchdowns, adn 23 or more fantasy points in three of four games and the game he underperformed, he was far less than 100% dealing with a rib issue. We will have to monitor Keenan Allen's status before we full-send on this stack but he missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday leading me to believe he will miss yet another game.
On the other side, I will be running it back with Nick Chubb in most of my builds in this game stack. He enters the game as one of just four running backs getting over 20 rush attempts per game, is second in rushing yards, and second in rushing touchdowns. He has also been invovled in the passing game with eight targets which is only five fewer than teammate Kareem Hunt. He now faces a Chargers defense that is fresh off giving up 131 rushing yards a touchdown to Dameon Pierce and overall, has given up the fourth most fantasy points to the runing back position.
Others I will be stacking in this game(in order of preference): Austin Ekeler, Gerald Everett, Amari Cooper, Kareem Hunt, David Njoku
Contrarian Stack - Washington Commanders
Carson Wentz FD 6800 DK 5700
Opponent TEN
Proj Points FD - 18.69 DK - 18.69
Terry McLaurin FD 6500 DK 6200
Opponent TEN
Proj Points FD - 9.67 DK - 11.71
Derrick Henry FD 8900 DK 8200
Opponent WAS
Proj Points FD - 19.35 DK - 20.94
This is most definitely a GPP-only build but presents a ton of upside and should be very low-owned. No one in their right mind wants to play Carson Wentz after the last two weeks where he has failed to put up double-digit fantasy points. This means you won't need a ton of exposure to clear the field and what I like ties into what I just talked about with Herbert and Williams. The Titans are giving up the second-most yards on deep passes and Wentz is tied for 6th in completed passes of 40 or more yards. He is prone to turnovers but has no fear of throwing it up and most of the time those got to Terry McLaurin who has the third-highest aDOT(15.4 yards) of all receivers with 200 or more yards. McLaurin also provides a ton of leverage sitting right in the middle of a ton of chalky wideouts(CeeDee, Mike Williams, Evans, Lockett, Olave to name a few).
Want more leverage with this stack? Run it back with Derrick Henry who is more expensive on DraftKings than both Nick Chubb and Austin Ekeler who are the chalky pay-up options on this slate. You never have to worry about Henry's volume as he is averaging 19 carries per game and is coming off his first 100-yard game of the season and also has rushing touchdowns in three straight. The only concern is the matchup as Washington has been a Top 10 run defense but the game script we are looking for here is Tennessee getting up early leading to another 20+ touches for Henry to go along with 40+ pass attempts from Wentz.
Value Stack - New York Jets
Zach Wilson FD 7200 DK 5300
Opponent MIA
Proj Points FD - 16.4 DK - 16.4
Garrett Wilson FD 6000 DK 5200
Opponent MIA
Proj Points FD - 12.46 DK - 15.21
Tyreek Hill FD 8400 DK 8000
Opponent NYJ
Proj Points FD - 20.4 DK - 24.7
While we are on the subject of deep balls and contrarian stacks let's talk about the New York Jets. They got their young quarterback in Zach Wilson back last week and while he was anything but efficient completing just 50% of passes, he ended up with 252 yards and a touchdown and tallied 20.8 DK points which was nearly a 4x return at his price. Well, that price only went up $100 this week in another plus matchup as MIA ranks 31st in pass defense, 30th in fantasy points to QB's, and has allowed the 7th most passing yards on deep passes this season. Helping him is a trio of wide receivers(Wilson, Moore, Davis) and a very consistent tight end(Conklin) but I lean toward the rookie wideout in my main stack as he is averaging 9.8 targets a game including a team-leading nine redzone targets. The value of this Jets stack also helps us to afford and run it back with Tyreek Hill who leads the league in receiving yards, ranks 5th in YAC yards, and has a 10.5 aDOT on the season.
