Week 16 is all about Gardner Minshew. With Jalen Hurts (shoulder) out at Dallas, Minshew will start for the Eagles, and he has top-10 potential as a Fantasy quarterback. Minshew started two games for the Eagles in 2021 (without A.J. Brown on the roster) and scored 22 Fantasy points at the Jets in Week 13 and 18 points against the Cowboys in Week 18. The matchup at Dallas is tough, but Trevor Lawrence just lit up this defense for 34 Fantasy points in Week 15. I don’t expect Minshew to replicate that, but he could be the fifth quarterback this season to top 20 points against Dallas. The weapons for Philadelphia are amazing — Brown, DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert — and Minshew threw two touchdown passes to Goedert against the Jets last season. It stinks to lose Hurts in the Fantasy semifinals, but Minshew is a tremendous fallback option. He’s one of my favorite sleepers at any position in Week 16.
Every Friday, you can find this column on sleepers and DFS plays on DraftKings and FanDuel. I’m also going to include our Friday show notes from Fantasy Football Today on CBS Sports HQ, which gives a game-by-game breakdown of starts, sits, favorite props and favorite DFS plays. It should help you with some lineup decisions each week.
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Week 16 Sleepers
Week 16 Preview
DFS GAME PREVIEWS & LINEUPS
These are game previews from our Fantasy Football Today show on CBS Sports HQ on Friday from me, Adam Aizer and Dave Richard. The player props are from Caesars Sportsbook. Bills at Bears (Dave Richard) Saints at Browns (Adam Aizer) Bengals at Patriots (Jamey Eisenberg) Texans at Titans (Dave Richard) Falcons at Ravens (Adam Aizer) Lions at Panthers (Jamey Eisenberg) Seahawks at Chiefs (Dave Richard) Giants at Vikings (Adam Aizer) Commanders at 49ers (Jamey Eisenberg) Eagles at Cowboys (Dave Richard) Injury of note: Jalen Hurts (shoulder)Start or Sit: Start Gardner MinshewDFS play: Gardner Minshew (DraftKings $4,800/FanDuel $6,100)Prop to play: Gardner Minsher over 1.5 passing touchdowns (+123) DFS Lineups DraftKings QB: Taysom Hill (at CLE) $4,800 RB: Derrick Henry (vs. HOU) $8,600 RB: Jerick McKinnon (vs. SEA) $5,900 WR: DK Metcalf (at KC) $7,100 WR: D.J. Moore (vs. DET) $5,500 WR: Terry McLaurin (at SF) $6,200 TE: Jordan Akins (at TEN) $2,900 FLEX: J.K. Dobbins (vs. ATL) $5,800 DST: Ravens (vs. ATL) $3,200
Let’s have some fun with Hill at quarterback in this lineup. He should get the chance for plenty of carries against the Browns, and he scored at least 18 Fantasy points in three of his final five games in 2021 when he lined up at quarterback. Hill’s cheap price allows me the chance to play Henry, who has owned the Texans, and McKinnon, who is on fire right now. I also like Dobbins at flex, and he’s my Start of the Week. Metcalf should have the chance for a big game with Tyler Lockett (finger) out, McLaurin should be chasing points at San Francisco and Moore has a great matchup against Detroit. I love these receivers, and Akins is a sneaky tight end in his matchup with Tennessee.
FanDuel QB: Sam Darnold (vs. DET) $6,700 RB: Miles Sanders (at DAL) $7,100 RB: J.K. Dobbins (vs. ATL) $7,000 WR: Amon-Ra St. Brown (at CAR) $8,400 WR: D.J. Moore (vs. DET) $7,100 WR: Marquise Goodwin (at KC) $5,800 TE: Taysom Hill (at CLE) $6,500 FLEX: Jerick McKinnon (vs. SEA) $7,300 DST: Bengals (at NE) $4,000 Hill is even more appealing on FanDuel, where you can play him at tight end. And I’ll stack Darnold in this lineup with Moore given their matchup against the Lions. I also have McKinnon and Dobbins in this lineup as well, and I’m expecting plenty of production from those running backs. Sanders should also have the chance for a big game against Dallas, and in one start with Gardner Minshew in Week 13 at the Jets in 2021, Sanders had 142 total yards with three catches.
Since I stacked Darnold and Moore in this lineup, I’ll come back with St. Brown for the Lions. And I’ll play Goodwin in this lineup since he should do well with Tyler Lockett (finger) out.