| | | | Sunday, October 6, 2024 | | Welcome to Week 5! | | | | Who is here to save your Fantasy season? | | Is it Curtis Samuel, finally set to play a significant role after slow-rolling the start to his Buffalo Bills tenure following a preseason turf toe injury? Or maybe it's per-route data legend, Bo Melton. Some of us are actually relying on Trey Sermon and Alexander Mattison this week. I know that others even are going as far as to trust Antonio Gibson in Week 5! It took just one month for us to descend to complete desperation. | | My Week 5 Fantasy savior is none other than New York Giants rookie RB Tyrone Tracy! With both Malik Nabers and Devin Singletary sidelined, the Giants might be the most desperate among us. New York needs a playmaker to step up, and Tracy might just be him! | | | | Hopefully, you don't find yourself getting any more desperate than plugging in waiver wire "league winner" Dontayvion Wicks this week. However desperate the situation, I am here to help you sort it out! Welcome back to another Sunday! Welcome back to chaos! | | Week 5 NFL DFS Helper | | The DFS Helper should help point you in the right direction, but feel free to reach out to me on Twitter if you have any further questions! I try to respond to tweets throughout the week; I also have a weekly Twitter Q&A each Sunday morning to answer any lineup setting questions you have. Good luck this weekend everybody! | | DraftKings Main Slate Tiers | | Quarterback | Tier 1 -- Cash Game Considerations
Jayden Daniels ($6,800), Jordan Love ($6,500), Lamar Jackson ($7,500) | Tier 2 -- Preferred Tournament Options
Jordan Love ($6,500), Jayden Daniels ($6,8000, Matthew Stafford ($5,500), Joe Flacco ($5,500) | | Running Back | Tier 1 -- Cash Game Locks
None | Tier 2 -- Cash Game Consideration
Tyrone Tracy ($4,300), Jordan Mason ($7,400), Josh Jacobs ($6,400), Kenneth Walker ($6,800) | Tier 3 -- Preferred Tournament Options
Josh Jacobs ($6,400), Kyren Williams ($7,600), Tyrone Tracy ($4,300), Jordan Mason ($7,400), Derrick Henry ($7,800), Kenneth Walker ($6,800), Jerome Ford ($5,800) | | | Wide Receiver
| Tier 1 -- Cash Game Locks
Dontayvion Wicks ($5,000) | Tier 2 -- Cash Game Consideration
Jayden Reed ($6,500), Deebo Samuel ($6,800), Brian Thomas Jr. ($5,900), Josh Downs ($5,100), Stefon Diggs ($6,900), Jordan Whittington ($4,600), Bo Melton ($3,300) | Tier 3 -- Preferred Tournament Options
Bo Melton ($3,300), Brian Thomas Jr. ($5,900), Deebo Samuel ($6,800), Tutu Atwell ($4,900), DK Metcalf ($7,000), Diontae Johnson ($6,100), Michael Pittman ($6,000), Josh Downs ($5,100), Terry McLaurin ($6,100) | | Tight End | Tier 1 -- Cash Game Consideration
Tucker Kraft ($3,500) | Tier 2 -- Preferred Tournament Options
David Njoku ($5,000), Cole Kmet ($4,300), Trey McBride (Q - $5,900), Tucker Kraft ($3,500) | | | | FanDuel Main Slate Tiers | Quarterback
| Tier 1 -- Cash Game Considerations
Lamar Jackson ($8,800), Jayden Daniels ($8,700), Jordan Love ($8,200) | Tier 2 -- Preferred Tournament Options
Jordan Love ($8,200), Matthew Stafford ($6,700), Jayden Daniels ($8,700), Justin Fields ($7,600), Joe Flacco ($6,800) | | Running Back | Tier 1 -- Cash Game Locks
None | Tier 2 -- Cash Game Consideration
Tyrone Tracy ($4,800), Kenneth Walker ($7,400), Jordan Mason ($8,700), Derrick Henry ($9,200), Trey Sermon ($5,900) | Tier 3 -- Preferred Tournament Options
Josh Jacobs ($7,000), Tyrone Tracy ($4,800), Kenneth Walker ($7,400), Kyren Williams ($8,400), Derrick Henry ($9,200), Brian Robinson ($7,700) | | | Wide Receiver
| Tier 1 -- Cash Game Locks
Dontayvion Wicks ($5,900) | Tier 2 -- Cash Game Consideration
Jayden Reed ($7,200), Brian Thomas Jr. ($6,300), Michael Pittman ($6,100), Josh Downs ($6,000), Deebo Samuel ($8,000), Stefon Diggs ($7,600), Jordan Whittington ($5,400) | Tier 3 -- Preferred Tournament Options
Brian Thomas Jr. ($6,300), Tutu Atwell ($5,600), Michael Pittman ($6,100), Dontavion Wicks ($5,900), Bo Melton ($4,300), Josh Downs ($6,000), George Pickens ($6,000), Courtland Sutton ($5,700), DK Metcalf ($8,200), Terry McLaurin ($6,600), Deebo Samuel ($8,000), Amari Cooper ($6,200), Brandon Aiyuk ($6,700) | | Tight End | Tier 1 -- Cash Game Consideration
Tucker Kraft ($5,300), Jake Ferguson ($6,200) | Tier 2 -- Preferred Tournament Options
Trey McBride ($Q - $6,500), Cole Kmet ($5,200), Tucker Kraft ($5,300) | | | | Optimal FanDuel Lineup | | *Be sure to check back for updates on Sunday.* | QB -- Jordan Love
RB -- Jordan Mason
RB -- Derrick Henry
WR -- Dontayvion Wicks
WR -- Jayden Reed
WR -- Brian Thomas Jr.
TE -- Tucker Kraft
FLEX -- Tyrone Tracy Jr.
D/ST -- Raiders | | Tournament FanDuel Lineup | | Designed for large-field tournaments | QB -- Jayden Daniels
RB -- Derrick Henry
RB -- Josh Jacobs
WR -- Tutu Atwell
WR -- Terry McLaurin
WR -- Brian Thomas Jr.
TE -- Trey McBride (Q - be ready to pivot)
FLEX -- Courtland Sutton
D/ST -- Raiders | | Week 5 Rankings Update | | | Quarterback
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