NFL DFS bargain bin- Week 1 Sunday slates

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NFL DFS bargain bin – Week 1 Wide Receivers

Jarvis Landry, CLE vs. TEN (DraftKings- $5,600/ FanDuel-$6,300/ FantasyDraft-$10,300/ Yahoo-$16)

Odell Beckham, Jr. naturally has gotten all the hype in Cleveland’s receiving corps this offseason and summer, but Landry remains an integral part of the offense that should only be more effective with OBJ’s inclusion. The sure-handed veteran wasn’t quite as prolific in his first Browns campaign as he’d been during several of his Dolphins seasons, but the transition to Baker Mayfield at quarterback and the rookie’s subsequent acclimation surely played a part. As it was, Landry still generated an impressive 81-976-4 line across 16 games.

Beckham, by his own admission, enters Week 1 hampered by a hip injury. That alone could indirectly result in a slight tick up in Landry’s targets, and at the same time, Beckham’s mere presence is still enough of a threat to warrant double- or triple-coverage schemes that could leave Landry isolated one-on-one frequently. Then, it’s worth noting the Titans allowed a robust 19 touchdowns to wide receivers last season, along with averages of 37.6 DK/FantasyDraft and 30.1 FanDuel points per game to the position.

Especially on PPR sites, Landry shapes up as a very strong fantasy-point-per dollar play, while also factoring in that he should benefit from an even more effective and accurate Mayfield right from the jump.

John Brown, BUF at NYJ (DraftKings- $4,300/ FanDuel-$5,500/ FantasyDraft- $8,500/ Yahoo-$17)

As alluded to earlier in Allen’s entry, Brown is one of the second-year quarterback’s new weapons and could be put right to work against an exploitable scheme and secondary. The Jets’ various weaknesses against the pass in last season’s defense were already highlighted in Allen’s entry, and although it’s a new day for Gang Green with Gregg Williams making the calls on that side of the ball, the coordinator’s aggressive tendencies could also yield a big play or two, as explained earlier.

Meanwhile, Brown got off to a fast start in Baltimore last season before fizzling in the second half with the inconsistent Lamar Jackson at the controls. Allen is more polished than Jackson as a passer and poses nearly as big a running threat, which should help keep New York’s defense on its heels. What’s more, Brown’s speed led to him checking in fifth among all qualifying receivers last season in average targeted air yards per look (16.3), and that type of downfield profile could prove especially rewarding if it holds up against one-on-one coverage on a couple of Williams’ patented blitzes.