Early DraftKings college football wide receiver picks October 19
Top Tier:
West Virginia’s pass defense is better than their run defense. Not that I care. CeeDee Lamb has more than 170 receiving yards in two of the last three games. The only game that he didn’t was the slog in Lawrence where it rained all morning. Lamb may not hit 170 here, but triple digits is likely.
Ja’Marr Chase even had a big game against Florida. It’s safe to say that he’s matchup proof. Even in a loaded receiver corps. Chase is the first option over Jordan Jefferson and probably will be even when Terrace Marshall returns.
The volume is still there for Tylan Wallace, but the struggles of Sanders are starting to take their toll. Baylor’s pass defense has been good, so I’m not as high on Wallace here. However, when you have a receiver that gets a dozen targets a game, you have to take notice.
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Middle Tier:
Clemson has looked more towards Justyn Ross than Tee Higgins on shorter fields lately. Higgins is still more of a game breaker type, but Ross seems to be the safer option. That said, both are good options against Louisville. Just look at what Wake’s tandem did last week.
With Jacob Breeland out for the season, I expect a huge jump in numbers for Johnny Johnson. Herbert will likely spread it around more, but Johnson is the most talented wideout on the roster. It would make sense that a larger share go his way. Jaylon Redd should see an uptick as well.
If Louisville is going to have to throw, I’m going to have lots of shares of Chatarius Atwell. Atwell has hauled in 15 passes over the last two games and had a three touchdown game earlier this year. The price is right to throw a dart with Atwell.
Albert Okwuegbunam has double digit DraftKings points in every game this season. Where else can you get that kind of production for the price? However, his upside has proven to be capped this year with Bryant spreading the ball around more.
Bargain Shoppers:
Dez Fitzpatrick has over 100 receiving yards in each of the last three games. Atwell is catching more passes, but Fitzpatrick is doing just as much with his slightly lower target volume. I would be careful about how heavily I go with Louisville, but there are some interesting options here.
The volume has gone way up for Trevon Clark since Modster took over at quarterback. Clark has 10 receptions for 137 yards with Modster under center, and he is still just $4,700. Cal’s offense still wont be all that explosive, but they certainly have potential against this Oregon State defense.
If RJ Turner and TJ Vasher were standing next to each other without jersey numbers on, you would have a hard time telling them apart. Teams are all over Vasher, so Duffey has looked to Turner, who is also a monster compared to most corners. Turner hauled in seven passes for 138 yards against Baylor last week. Look for a similarly big week here.
There is so much value at wide receiver, but R.J. Sneed stands out. Baylor throws a lot to a lot of receivers, but Sneed came up big against Texas Tech when the Bears needed him. I think he’ll see more targets this week. The same can be said for Washington’s Puka Nacua. He led the Huskies’ breakaway from Arizona.