It was a pretty good week 2 for the Daily Fantasy Football top picks. I rolled with Cam Newton and Greg Olsen, who finished first in their respective positions in fantasy points, and nabbed C.J. Anderson, who was a top-10 running back in fantasy.
My wide receiver, Odell Beckham didn’t do much, but three out of four isn’t bad in daily fantasy.
There are some major weaknesses to exploit in week 3. Here’s my week 3 Daily Fantasy top picks.
Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis
For many, Luck is an afterthought. The Colts aren’t very good and he’s yesterday’s news.
But I’m not giving up that quick. Luck was the can’t-miss quarterback for a reason. Sure, his offensive line isn’t very good, but San Diego isn’t known for pressuring quarterbacks.
And last I checked, when Luck was home in week 1 against a leaky pass defense, he totaled the most fantasy points of any player.
I love teams this week with their backs against the wall. This a must-win for the Colts and who do you think Indianapolis is going to turn to in their gameplan? This is Luck’s team, and so far this season, San Diego hasn’t been able to do much against the pass.
Game flow has contributed to that, but this will be the best quarterback the Chargers have played this season. Luck will put the team on his back and will tally plenty of pass attempts.
DeAngelo Williams, RB, Pittsburgh
He has the starting job for one more week and this should be a good one. Williams has been a monster in the first two weeks for the Steelers.
He has 237 yards rushing, three total touchdowns and 48.30 fantasy points, the best among running backs.
And while Philadelphia ranks toward the top-10 in the NFL in rushing yards allowed, it’s not an accurate assessment of how the defense has handled the run. Chicago and Cleveland were able to run the ball against the Eagles’s front.
They just didn’t commit to the run and didn’t have a good enough passing attack to balance out their offense.
Pittsburgh won’t have any trouble with that. Philadelphia is allowing 4.7 yards per carry in two games, ranking in the bottom-five of NFL teams. Williams makes the most of his final game as a starter and goes wild on the Eagles defense.
Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta
New Orleans’s pass defense is bad…again.
The Saints rank fourth from the bottom in passing yards allowed at 343 per game already. They did a good job of keeping the New York Giants out of the endzone last week, but that won’t continue this week.
Quarterback Matt Ryan has been particularly good at finding the endzone this year, going for five touchdowns in two games so far. And his favorite target usually does well against the Saints.
In nine games against New Orleans, Jones averages 89 yards per game and approximately nine targets per game. I’m expecting a bigger output in this game with a renewed sense of confidence from Ryan.
Jones already has two touchdown receptions on the season. I’m expecting more touchdowns in this one.
Delanie Walker, TE, Tennessee
Marcus Mariota has to throw to somebody, especially against Oakland’s worst rated pass defense.
There is some injury concern with Walker this week, but if he plays, expect to see plenty of balls his way.
Mariota doesn’t have any options on the outside, making Walker the primary weapon again for the Titans. And after a slow week 1, the Mariota/Walker connection heated up late against Detroit, leading Walker to netting 83 yards receiving and one touchdown.
The Titans will have to pass this week and without those options at wide receiver, I’m expecting a lot of targets for Walker.
