Week 16 is dedicated to Gardner Minshew. With Jalen hurts (Shoulder) in Dallas, Minshew will start for the Eaglesand he has top-10 potential as a Fantasy quarterback.
Minshew has started two games for the Eagles in 2021 (without A.J. Brown on the roster) and scored 22 Fantasy points in Jets in week 13 and 18 points against the cowboys in week 18. The game in Dallas is tough, but Trevor Lawrence just fired up this defense for 34 Fantasy points in Week 15.
I don’t expect Minshew to replicate that, but he could be the fifth quarterback this season to reach the top 20 in points against Dallas. Philadelphia’s coat of arms is amazing — Brown, DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goodert — and Minshew threw two touchdown passes to Goedert against the Jets last season.
It stinks to lose Hurts in the Fantasy semi-finals, but Minshew is a terrific fallback option. He is one of my favorite sleepers in any position in week 16.
Every Friday, you can find this column about sleepers and DFS games on DraftKings and FanDuel. I will also include our Friday show notes from fantasy football Today on CBS Sports HQ, which gives a game-by-game breakdown of starts, seats, favorite props and favorite DFS plays. This should help you make linear decisions each week.
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Week 16 sleepers
Week 16 Preview
OVERVIEW OF DFS GAMES AND LINEUPS
These are game previews from our Fantasy Football Today show on CBS Sports HQ Friday from me, Adam Aizer and Dave Richard. Player accessories are from Caesars Sportsbook.
Invoices to Bear (Dave Richard)
Saints to Browns (Adam Aiser)
bengals to patriots (Jamey Eisenberg)
Texas to Titans (Dave Richard)
Falcons to crows (Adam Aiser)
the Lions to Panthers (Jamey Eisenberg)
sea hawks to Chiefs (Dave Richard)
giants to vikings (Adam Aiser)
Commanders to 49ers (Jamey Eisenberg)
Eagles at the Cowboys (Dave Richard)
- Noteworthy injury: Jalen Hurts (shoulder)
- Start or Sit: Start Gardner Minshew
- DFS Game: Gardner Minshew ($4,800 DraftKings / $6,100 FanDuel)
- Prop to play: Gardner Minsher on 1.5 touchdown passes (+123)
DFS Compositions
DraftKings
QC: Taysom Hill (at the CLE) $4,800
RB: Derrick Henry (vs. HOU) $8,600
RB: Jerick McKinnon (compared to SEA) $5,900
WR: DK Metcalf (at KC) $7,100
WR: DJ Moore (vs. DET) $5,500
WR: Terry McLaurin (to SF) $6,200
TE: Jordan Akins (at TEN) $2,900
FLEX: JK Dobbins (vs. ATL) $5,800
DST: Ravens (vs. ATL) $3,200
Let’s have some fun with Hill at quarterback in this lineup. He should be lucky enough to make plenty of runs against the Browns, and he’s scored at least 18 Fantasy points in three of his last five games in 2021 when he’s lined up at quarterback.
Hill’s cheap price allows me to play Henry, who owned the Texans, and McKinnon, who is on fire right now. I also like Dobbins at flex, and this is my start to the week.
Metcalf should get a chance to play a big game with Tyler Lockett (finger) out, McLaurin should chase points in San Francisco and Moore has a great game against Detroit. I love those receivers, and Akins is a sneaky tight end in his game against Tennessee.
FanDuel
QC: Sam Darnold (compared to TED) $6,700
RB: Miles Sander (at DAL) $7,100
RB: JK Dobbins (vs. ATL) $7,000
WR: Amon-Ra St. Brun (to CAR) $8,400
WR: DJ Moore (vs DET) $7,100
WR: Marquise Goodwin (to KC) $5,800
TE: Taysom Hill (at CLE) $6,500
FLEX: Jerick McKinnon (vs SEA) $7,300
DST: Bengals (to NE) $4,000
Hill is even more appealing on FanDuel, where you can play him at close range. And I’m going to stack Darnold in that lineup with Moore considering their game against the Lions.
I also have McKinnon and Dobbins in this lineup, and I expect a lot of production from these running backs. Sanders should also have the chance to play a big game against Dallas, and in a start with Gardner Minshew in Week 13 at the Jets in 2021, Sanders had 142 total yards with three catches.
Since I’ve stacked Darnold and Moore in this lineup, I’ll be back with St. Brun for the Lions. And I will play Goodwin in this formation since he should do well with Tyler Lockett (finger).
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