Injury analysis for Week 5 of NFL DFS on FanDuel and DraftKings

Injury analysis for Week 5 of NFL DFS on FanDuel and DraftKings Want access to the projections that power these picks? For a limited time we're offering a free one-week trial to all the sports that we cover - that's optimal lineups for NFL and MLB - for the same low price. Get started now! START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Quarterbacks Justin Fields FD 6400 DK 5200 Opponent LVProj Points FD - 14.42 DK - 15.11 Fields has now been named the starting quarterback for the rest of the season with the Bears going with the rookie slightly earlier than expected. His first game as a pro was an epic disaster through things did improve with the second go-around in Week 4. He was more efficient, completing 65% of his passes, though it was only on 17 attempts. Fields hasn’t gotten out and run much, with only six attempts and 21 total yards on the ground through two weeks. It will take a lot more than that to be fantasy viable, but there is hope it comes as he gets more comfortable in the offense. Trey Lance FD 6900 DK 5700 Opponent ARIProj Points FD - 17.79 DK - 18.48 It sure doesn’t look like Jimmy Garoppolo is going to play in this game so we could get another rookie quarterback under center for Week 5. Lance came in after Jimmy G went down with injury in Week 4 and was better as a fantasy quarterback than a real-life one. He only complete 50% of his passes (9-18), but they went for 157 yards and two touchdowns. It’s hard to get more out of less. And then he went on the ground for 41 yards on seven carries. Heading into Week 5 against the Cardinals, Lance is definitely fantasy-viable, especially at just $5700 on DraftKings. It looks like Teddy Bridgewater has cleared concussion protocol and will be under center for the Broncos on Sunday.   Running Backs Christian McCaffrey FD 10000 DK 8700 Opponent PHIProj Points FD - 0 DK - 0 There is increasing optimism that Christian McCaffrey will be able to return this week after missing part of Week 3 and all of Week 4 with a hamstring injury. He is way ahead of timeline if he actually took the field here on Sunday and it would make for a curious fantasy spot. He is coming reasonably priced on DraftKings for full PPR considering he had 17 targets through two weeks and change this season. The Panthers will give him the ball a ton if he can play, but it’s just odd to roster a guy coming off an injury and coming back so soon. We will...