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If you’re on the clock in the 15th round, you shouldn’t be thinking about getting unique with players who aren’t being drafted in every league. That’s too big of a reach. 

But in the 19th round of a large-field best ball tournament like DraftKings’ $20M Millionaire tournament, it’s a winning strategy. That’s because it can separate our teams during the best ball playoffs. In other words, the real +EV bet is scrolling down for players who are not being drafted to avoid overlapping with other rosters via unique usability.

The following is an ETR aggregated list of unique players to scroll down for in the last two rounds of large-field tournaments. This list will be updated weekly throughout the offseason as players gain steam and no longer meet the minimum 200 ADP threshold.

Did not meet the minimum threshold (but who our projections are high on in this range): Tre’ Harris, Sean Tucker, Cade Otton, Calvin Ridley, Nicholas Singleton, Germie Bernard, Emmett Johnson, Cooper Kupp, Pat Freiermuth, Terrance Ferguson

 

Players with an ADP of 200+ worth considering

 

Bills RB Ray Davis (199.1)

Most players confuse Ty Johnson’s consistent role for every-down usage if James Cook were out, even though Johnson’s reached double-digit touches in only two games with Buffalo. The last time Cook was out, it was actually Davis who out-touched Johnson 23-4 with 23/152/0 against the Jets. For what it’s worth, Ty is also entering the final year of his deal.

 

Rams TE Colby Parkinson (202.8)

As mentioned above, only Trey McBride (last season’s TE1) and Jake Ferguson (TE8) recorded more red-zone targets than Parkinson last year. Assuming he’s on the team’s roster in Week 1 (rather than being released to save $5.5 million against the cap), his featured usage inside the 20 makes him a last-round steal.

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