FanDuel NFL Week 2 GPP Tournament Picks: Daily Fantasy Advice & Strategy

We have an excellent slate of games on the Main Slate for FanDuel this week. There are two totals over 50 and three over 48. We also have a couple of middling totals that will be great pivot games to work with. Not only that, but we have also essentially all of the top offenses on the slate, minus Seattle, and New Orleans who are in the primetime games. I expect ownership to be somewhat spread out but will touch on that below. It was a very high scoring Week 1, and I am expecting more of the same in Week 2. Secondaries had major issues in communication and keeping up on the defensive side.

Ownership Corner

The Dallas-Atlanta game is going to be talked up as a game to get exposure to this week, and I certainly agree. The passing attacks on both sides are very intriguing, making the running back slight pivots at lower ownership. Baltimore is coming off a flawless Week 1 performance where Lamar Jackson, Mark Andrews, and Marquise Brown all hit on a stack. They should be one of the more popular stacks this week against Houston. Now here is where things might be spread out a bit, the Chiefs don’t get a standout matchup but they are still the Chiefs. The Bucs-Panthers game has big-time potential and is one to get exposure to as well. Green Bay and Detroit are in line with Bucs-Panthers to being a shootout as well.

You have some one-off teams like Arizona, Minnesota, Indy, and Buffalo that are all in spots where they should see lower ownership in comparison to the names listed above. Jonathan Taylor is likely to be the super high owned back because he is so cheap and his workload just got a lot safer with the Marlon Mack injury. Next week we hopefully will see his salary adjusted.

High Priced Tournament Plays

ike Evans – $7,400 – WR  – Projection: 16.1

Mike Evans is coming off of another down game against New Orleans, as he has a track record of doing so. He had just four targets but did have a two-yard touchdown. Chris Godwin is in concussion protocol and Evans is working back to full strength after being questionable to play in Week 1. Evans will get a tremendous matchup against the Panthers, who lost James Bradberry this offseason and are dealing with a very young secondary.

Derrick Henry – $8,300 – RB  – Projection: 21.6

Derrick Henry is going up against a bottom five-run defense from 2019 and is monster favorites. Henry’s 30-touch workload on Monday night is just about everything we needed to see for how they would give him 300+ rushing attempts this year. Even if Henry carries some ownership, the upside is immense against Jacksonville. They allowed the second-most fantasy points per game to opposing backs last season.

Kyler Murray – $8,000 – QB  – Projection: 23.1

The Cardinals offense is headed for a big year and while they have to deal with a good Washington pass rush, Murray’s mobility and game plan to get the ball out quick should be in place again. Murray started to bring that rushing upside late last season and carried it over into Week 1. Washington allowed the 8th most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks last season, as their secondary isn’t as strong as the defensive line. Murray projects very well with our GPP projections.

Evan Engram – $6,000 – TE  – Projection: 9.8

Evan Engram has been banged up for most of his career and Week 1 was the first game I can recall watching him in a while He had seven targets in the offense, but only caught two of them. As long as Engram is healthy he will have decent volume and upside. Engram will be a low owned option against the Bears this week, who allowed the 5th most receptions to opposing tight ends last season.

Value Tournament Plays

Matthew Stafford – $7,200 – QB  – Projection: 20.8

If you want to go a bit cheaper or maybe build a different stack, the Lions should be trailing in this one and have a positive game script for the passing attack. Marvin Jones and TJ Hockenson are interesting stacking options and of course, you can round his game out as a whole with Davante Adams. Stafford looked relatively sharp in the Week 1 collapse against Chicago, and that was a tough matchup as is this one. Green Bay’s secondary is decent, but that game flow also allowed Kirk Cousins to rack up 22 FD points.

Mike Williams – $5,800 – WR  – Projection: 10.5

Another team expected to be trailing is the Los Angeles Chargers as they will welcome the Kansas City Chiefs. Despite battling a shoulder injury before Week 1, he had nine targets and hauled in four of them for 69 yards. Williams has big-time upside with the deep balls and this is a game he should be utilized a lot with the Chargers trailing. The Chiefs limiting wide receivers is very noticeable to every optimizer and projection set, so ownership should be rather low here.

Michael Gallup – $6,000 – WR  – Projection: 13.3

I had a tough debate with Michael Gallup or CeeDee Lamb here and I am likely not the only one. Both are well in play and are quite cheaper than Amari Cooper. This Falcons secondary was torched by Seattle and this is coming off a season where the Falcons defense struggled for about three quarterers of it. Gallup had just five targets but that isn’t a big concern for me. This should be a back and forth affair and an incredible game stack.

Jonnu Smith – $4,900 – TE  – Projection: 9.3

If you are trying to jam in multiple high-priced options, Jonnu Smith under $5,000 is where you need to look to make that happen. He gets the Jaguars this week, who was in the bottom half in 2019 against tight end and fantasy points allowed. Smith saw seven targets in Week 1, catching four of them for 36 yards and a touchdown.