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L.A.’s Josh Johnson and Dallas’ Landry Jones are both dealing with injuries and should be considered game-time decisions. If either gets a clean bill of health, they’re the safest play of the week. The duo has the most NFL experience by far, with each having over 1,300 passing yards in the majors. For the price, look to Landry. He’ll be operating the most successful collegiate passing attack, one that he played in during his time at Oklahoma.

The only player who projects to dominate their backfield is former Seahawk, Colt, Cowboy and Packer: Christine Michael. He’s a name people know and will likely be one of, if not the highest-owned rusher on the slate. St. Louis made Michael the first running back taken in the Skill Players Draft. They chose not to take another back until the seventh round. The Battlehawks also have the least appealing quarterback in Jordan Ta’amu. They’re likely to lean on the run unless Ta’amu impresses early.

Deebo Samuel is currently the best value wide receiver in fantasy football drafts. Damien Williams is the most misunderstood running back in the NFL.

Devin Singletary will be a top-5 running back in fantasy football. N’Keal Harry will break out this year.

The most exciting part of the 6-3, 215 pound Bryan Edwards’ prospect profile is his 17.9 (100th-percentile among qualified wide receivers) Breakout Age. This while competing for targets with former second-round pick, and current San Francisco 49ers rookie sensation, Deebo Samuel. A solid Combine can ensure Edwards is drafted on or before Day Two. That would make him an upside early-to-mid second round sleeper pick after top running backs are off the board.

Too many people are sleeping on Jalen Reagor after he played on a putrid TCU offense in 2019. A former long jump champion with an 18.7 (95th-percentile) Breakout Age and 36.7-percent (74th-percentile) College Dominator Rating quietly balled out. He averaged 20.8 yards per punt return in 2019, even returning one for a score. Always look for dynamism in wide receivers. Especially when their respective teams try to get the ball in their hands any way possible.

Najee Harris going back to school was inexplicable. Chuba Hubbard going back to school was predictable.

Travis Etienne going back to school was understandable. Curtis Samuel’s air yards vs. actual yards are amazing.

If running George Kittle at MVP, Jimmy Garoppolo ($14,000) in the flex is a near must-play. Kittle’s 26.5-percent Dominator Rating in the regular season was third among qualified tight ends. If he goes off, that means the 49ers’ passing game goes off. Garoppolo’s price tag makes him far too expensive to play in any scenario other than San Francisco hanging in a shootout with the Chiefs.

For Chiefs, the cheap options are Mecole Hardman ($6,000) and Demarcus Robinson ($6,500). Both are big-play threats tethered to Patrick Mahomes, but last week may have signaled a shift in their roles. How can anyone look at a miniature Tyreek Hill with signs pointing to a larger role and then opt for Robinson at $500 more?

Jalen Reagor left Texas Christian University early after an underwhelming junior season. However, he still displayed his smooth athleticism last year by compiling 384 yards and a touchdown on special teams. His impressive sophomore season in 2018 led to his 18.7 (95th-percentile among qualified wide receivers) Breakout Age and 36.7-percent (73rd-percentile) College Dominator Rating. If Reagor has a D.K. Metcalf-like fall on NFL draft day, he may turn into the best value in 2020 dynasty rookie drafts.

Despite incredible production evidenced by a 57.2-percent (98th-percentile among qualified wide receivers) College Dominator Rating, Tyler Johnson has been overlooked by draft analysts. ESPN inexplicably lists him outside the Top-20 wide receivers and Top-140 players overall on their 2020 NFL Draft Best Available. Covet him if he slips to the third round or later of the NFL draft and, in turn, the second round of dynasty rookie drafts.

Having a career season in the very year that their contract is due to expire is the dream for most quarterbacks. By this rationale, Dak Prescott’s dreams came true in 2019. He set new career marks with 4,901 (No. 2 among qualified quarterbacks) passing yards and 30 (No. 4), finishing with 78 (No. 5) Deep Ball Attempts and a 48.7-percent (No. 2) Deep Ball Completion rate. It’s not Prescott’s fault the team chose to overpay for a running back last year. That bill has now come due.

Ryan Tannehill attempted a mere 23.8 passes per game but was aided by the incredible efficiency of his teammates, benefiting from a +21.60 (No. 1) Supporting Cast Efficiency Rating. Though it should be noted that he paced his position when it came to True Passer Rating and Play Action Completion Percentage, while also posting top-six numbers in terms of Pressured Completion Percentage and Clean Pocket Completion Percentage. The Titans would be crazy to let Tannehill walk after all he achieved.

Does Sammy Watkins deserve truther status? New Marshawn Lynch nickname: Least Mode.

Damien Williams vs. Devonta Freeman: How contracts drive dynasty value and managing the immanent Julio Jones cliff year.

The Titans are for real. They’re 7.5-point road dogs to Kansas City, who just exacted a wild comeback on Houston. Derrick Henry defies logic, and while Kansas City’s defense has improved, Henry has obliterated better defenses than theirs for months. Over the past eight weeks, he’s averaged 159 rushing yards, with only two games under 149 and none under 86. We can’t, in good conscience, persuade anyone to fade the most unstoppable force in football right now.

Allen Lazard will be overlooked as a mid-to-low-range receiver option, especially after he disappeared last week. He came on strong late in the season though, so we’re keeping the faith this week. Aaron Jones will likely go under-owned against a ferocious 49ers DL that shut down Dalvin Cook last week, but Jones-Derrick Henry-Damien Williams is a mighty hard trio to to fade based on talent and expected opportunity.

In cash and tournaments, both Travis Kelce ($7,800) and George Kittle ($7,00) are great plays. Even running both in the same lineup is an option and is likely the best option in cash this week. Kittle is a must-stack for those playing Jimmy Garoppolo in tournaments. He’s accounted for 26.5-percent of his team’s passing yards and scores, second to only Mark Andrews among tight ends.

Jimmy Garoppolo ($7,600) and the 49ers are 7.5-point home-favorites this week, and they are a team that has excelled in that spot this year. They average a 6.6-point differential versus the spread when they’re favored at home and their games average an additional 4.6 points more than the total would indicate in this scenario. If Garoppolo can parlay his deep ball accuracy into a shootout, pivoting off KC/TEN stacks will be the path to win tournaments.