Editor’s Note: We may not write up every player we consider to be a top play. Be sure to consult the chart at the bottom of the page. This page will be updated, if necessary.
You don’t have to play cash games to understand why it’s important to grasp them. Players we consider for cash are the ones we believe are the most underpriced, have the best floor/ceiling combo, and feature a relatively tight range of outcomes.
In other words, these are the best plays on the board once price, slate context, and positional depth are accounted for. Those sound like pretty good options for GPPs as well.
The optimal GPP lineup will mix some of these cash-type plays with higher-variance options in correlated lineups. In cash games (where roughly 50% of the field gets paid out), we don’t worry about ownership, game stacks, or correlation. In large-field tournaments, our ACO (average cumulative ownership) should stay reasonably low. Please read this article and listen to Episode 237 of the podcast for more on large-field tournament strategy.
With all that said, these are our Top Plays considering the following factors: median projection, matchup, upside, and value. Ownership is NOT considered here. Generally speaking, these players are what we consider to be “head-to-head and 50/50 considerations.”
QUARTERBACK
Jordan Ta’amu ($10,000) – In a league that features seven brand-new head coaches, countless new coordinators and position coaches, and roster turnover that makes the college NIL era look like child’s play, continuity goes a long way in determining a player’s DFS viability in cash-game contests and small-field GPPs alike. Ta’amu returns for his fourth season with the Defenders and is rejoined by OC Fred Kaiss, HC Shannon Harris, and, most importantly, four of his five most-targeted receivers from a year ago. With Ta’amu at the helm, Kaiss’ offense ran a league-high 60.6 plays per game, dropping back on 60.0% of their offensive snaps, where they ranked second in YPA (7.4) and first in YPP (5.85). Along with an up-tempo, pass-first offense full of top-tier skill talent, Ta’amu flashed an ability to get it done on the ground himself, posting five different games with at least a 22.7% rush share. As far as safety goes, it doesn’t get much comfier than Ta’amu.
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