FanDuel NFL Week 9 Cheat Sheet: Daily Fantasy Rankings, Projections, Stacks (Free Download)

The downloadable cheat sheet includes a breakdown by position of our favorite plays across all salaries. Projections and recommended game format plays are included, alongside our favorite stacks of the week. Updates will be made up until the slate locks, as injuries and projections are bound to change.

Downloadable Week 9 FD Cheat Sheet

QB Analysis

Let’s start at the top with Russell Wilson, who is the most expensive quarterback on FanDuel this week. Tampa Bay has a great run defense, and a dreadful pass defense. They are allowing two passing touchdowns per game, and 20.4 FD points per game. The quarterback field this week in terms of safe floors is pretty limited. Wilson is a solid cash game play, but there are guys about $1,000 cheaper in good spots too.

Both Matthew Stafford and Derek Carr are in prime spots. Oakland took advantage of a weakened Houston secondary last week, and can do the same this week. The Lions are allowing 289 passing yards per game, and 21 FD points per game. Oakland is allowing a whopping 2.7 passing touchdowns per game, and 284 yards per game.

In tournaments, names like Kirk Cousins, Josh Allen, Aaron Rodgers, and Jameis Winston stand out. The Vikings offense has been rolling, and while Cousins isn’t my favorite part of it this week, ownership should be low to moderate. Washington is a targetable defense for Allen, allowing 1.8 passing touchdowns per game this season. Seattle’s secondary is not as strong as the last few years, and Winston is going to be a boom or bust candidate. If you are in on Godwin and Evans like myself, then Winston is worth a shot in a tournament to maximize upside.

RB Analysis

Christian McCaffrey is matchup proof, and given there is still plenty of ways to get him into a lineup at his price, he is the top option once again. So far this season he has a 19.4 FD point floor, and 34.4 FD point ceiling. Dalvin Cook is my guy this week, going up against Kansas City who has been crushed by the run. They are allowing over 160 all-purpose yards, and have allowed 1.2 touchdowns per game. Cook is a safe option in cash games, and despite higher ownership, he is a terrific tournament play.

Nick Chubb is a strong volume play this week, going up against a middle of the road Denver run defense. Cleveland are road favorites, and this is a game where things should be in control for them. Chubb has seemingly been matchup proof as well. Aaron Jones is a fine target against a bottom ten run defense, and his work in the passing game has also been a big plus. Can we trust the Jets offensive options even against Miami? Probably not, but a $7,000 Le’Veon Bell against the worst defense in the league is enticing. The volume has been there for Bell, and I like him as an RB2 or FLEX option.

Derrick Henry is a strong value back this week, and not just because Tevin Coleman ripped them apart last week, but Henry is the only play I like for Tennessee. The Panthers are allowing 23.6 FD points per game to opposing backs this season and are dead last against the run.

WR Analysis

Both Mike Evans and Chris Godwin are priced as the two most expensive options this week. Seattle’s defense hasn’t allowed a lot of passing touchdowns, but the production is certainly going to be there. Both have had strong games, and we haven’t seen them put it together yet, but the Buccaneers stack is alive and well. Stefon Diggs has been in good form, and while Adam Thielen is returning, the Vikings are in a good road spot with upside this week. On the flip side of that game, both Tyreek Hill and Sammy Watkins are viable GPP plays. Minnesota’s defense in the addition of Matt Moore likely starting again should keep ownership low.

In the lower $7,000s you can find some big names like Odell Beckham and Adam Thielen. Both find their price tags below their usual rate, and are seeing above average targets. Allen Robinson is the name I am really after in this spot, as Philadelphia are allowing 29.8 FD points per game, and Robinson is over 25% of Chicago’s targets.

TE Analysis

There is a pretty clear cut set of options this week, and if you want safe volume, you have to pay up. Darren Waller is in a great spot, as Detroit is allowing 64 receiving yards per game to opposing tight ends, and this is the third highest on the main slate. Seattle is allowing the most, and both Tampa Bay tight ends are banged up, but Brate stands a better chance of playing. TJ Hockenson is a low end tournament option, with Oakland allowing 63 receiving yards and 0.87 touchdowns per game to opposing tight ends.

DEF Analysis

I mentioned Carolina’s struggles against the run, and if they can even just limit Derrick Henry to an average day, they stand a great shot. For one Tennessee is tied for the most sacks allowed this season, and Carolina is averaging over four per game. We can obviously pick on the Redskins and Dolphins with the two defenses facing them, the Jets and Bills. Philadelphia is a strong tournament play against a Chicago offense that continues to struggle. Sorry, we don’t have the easy plug and play New England defense, but there are a handful of strong defenses, and if you are in need of salary relief, the Panthers are my favorite.