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Major Injuries Soaring NFL Fantasy Sleepers To Must Play

By John Fazio

FanDuel NFL: MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: Rob Gronkowski #87 of the New England Patriots celebrates his four yard touchdown catch with teammates James White #28 Chris Hogan #15 and Tom Brady #12 during the third quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
FanDuel NFL: MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: Rob Gronkowski #87 of the New England Patriots celebrates his four yard touchdown catch with teammates James White #28 Chris Hogan #15 and Tom Brady #12 during the third quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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A slew of incredible injuries on both offense and defense are turning the DFS world upside down and elevating NFL fantasy sleepers to the front here in week sixteen.  Here are the value monsters if the studs are ruled out:

John Kelly  (Rams)
The most expensive and best point producing RB in football (Todd Gurley) has a bad knee and is officially questionable.  If he cannot play, Kelly will take the lead spot with relief from C J Anderson if Kelly is ineffective.  The Cardinals’ porous run defense makes him a NFL fantasy sleepers key play.

Calvin Ridley and Mohamed Sanu
The most expensive WR on the slate (Julio Jones) is questionable and if ruled out, Ridley and/or Sanu will see a greatly enhanced target share.  One note of caution, the Falcons are at Carolina which does diminish some of their value, as QB Ryan performs much better at home.

TJ Jones and Andy Jones  (Detroit)
Lead WR Golladay is questionable while back-up Ellington is already out.  This leaves both minimum salary Jones’ as the top receivers.  Brandon Powell may also get some targets.

Alfred Blue  (Houston)
With top RB Lamar Miller already out, Blue takes over the lead duties and should see plenty of carries.  D’Onta Foreman will step in if Blue is ineffective but in the 1 game Blue was handed 20 carries he posted just under 20 DK points.  He comes at a low-cost.

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Matt Breida  (San Fran)
Priced at only $4200 on DraftKings, Breida comes with a 30 ceiling and is the team’s top RB.  The Bears won’t be able to stack the line per normal because 2 of their best secondary defenders are out.  They will need some extra help from their linebackers on pass defense which should give Breida some room.

Blake Jarwin  (Dallas)
Injuries have promoted Jarwin to the top TE spot.  He has seen 7 targets the last 2 weeks, not finding the end zone yet.

Davante Adams  (GB)
Cobb is now listed as doubtful which makes Adams the clear #1 target for Aaron Rodgers and is a key NFL fantasy sleepers play.  Top RB Aaron Jones is injured which will make the passing game even more necessary.

Evan Engram  (Giants)
With Beckham already out and Sterling Shepard amazingly ineffective, TE Engram (priced at $4600 on DK) is getting more targets than the average receiver and producing.  Worth a look.

Taylor Heinicke  (Carolina)
Priced at $4000 on DK, he replaces the injured Cam Newton as the starting QB.  He had a fairly good preseason and faces a weak Falcon secondary.  He will be lightly owned and could surprise.

Dante Pettis  (San Fran)
A key NFL fantasy sleepers play.  His ceiling is 32,  he faces a secondary missing 2 of it’s best pieces, and he comes at a $4300 price tag.

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