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Week 2 DraftKings Tournament Picks

Stacks

Brock Purdy ($6,100) + Deebo Samuel ($6,800) + George Kittle ($5,500)

This is a classic leverage spot.

RB Jordan Mason will be one of the most popular plays on the slate – and rightfully so. But if he busts, it’ll likely be because the TDs didn’t go his way. And if the TDs didn’t go his way, that probably means they came from Purdy and the 49ers’ passing game.

If this stack hits, we’re at a massive advantage over the competition.

Samuel is an easy click right now over WR Brandon Aiyuk, who looked out of sorts in Week 1 after his lengthy holdout. Samuel led the 49ers with nine targets in the opener and got eight carries. He should be busy again this week in the passing and running games with RB Christian McCaffrey out.

It almost always makes sense to stack Kittle with Purdy. Here were Kittle’s DraftKings points in Purdy’s seven biggest games last year:

• 27.7
• 26.9
• 23.6
• 22.9
• 10.8
• 16.6
• 7.4

Kittle’s ceiling is as high as any TE on the slate – and he’s nearly $1,000 cheaper than the top guys at the position. 

Jared Goff ($6,400) + Amon-Ra St. Brown ($8,100)

Goff underwhelmed last week, which has him coming in at just 3% projected ownership despite a prime Week 2 spot.

He’s at home, where he averaged 277 yards and 2.5 TDs per game over the last two seasons. And he gets a Bucs defense that’s missing stud S Antoine Winfield and dealing with a few other injuries to starters.

Tampa Bay was a pass-funnel defense last year and projects to be the same this season. In their two 2023 meetings, Goff attempted 44 and 43 passes. He came away from those games with passing lines of 353-2-0 and 287-2-0.

St. Brown was even more disappointing than Goff in Week 1, catching just three balls for 13 yards. WR Jameson Williams was the star of that win, but the pendulum should swing back toward St. Brown this week. He has a juicy matchup in the slot against third-round rookie CB Tykee Smith.

Detroit's 29.5-point implied total is easily highest on the slate.

Also consider:

• Kyler Murray ($6,600) + Trey McBride ($6,000)
• Jayden Daniels ($6,200) + Terry McLaurin ($5,700)
• Baker Mayfield ($5,900) + Mike Evans ($7,500) + Chris Godwin ($6,000)

Running Backs

This isn’t a week to get fancy at RB. Breece Hall ($7,400), Kyren Williams ($6,800), and Jordan Mason ($5,200) are all at least $1,000 underpriced. 

They’ll all be chalky, so be thoughtful about how you’re using them. If the rest of your lineup is contrarian, feel free to use two of the three. If you’re already chalky, it’d be best to just use one.

Some lower-owned RBs to consider:

Jahmyr Gibbs, Lions ($6,600)

The pass-funnel Bucs defense is a better matchup for Gibbs than backfield mate David Montgomery. Gibbs missed the first game against Tampa Bay last year but scored 21.4 DK points in the playoff win.

Najee Harris, Steelers ($5,500)

We probably won’t see Harris handle 77% of the Steelers’ RB carries all season like he did in Week 1. But OC Arthur Smith has done crazier things. If Harris gets similar usage this week, he could go over 100 rushing yards vs. a bad Broncos run defense.

J.K. Dobbins, Chargers ($5,400)

Dobbins was electric in the opener and now gets a Panthers run defense that looked like one of the league’s worst even before losing DT Derrick Brown. Dobbins’ upside is boosted by the fact that he also controlled passing-game work last week (57% route rate, 12% target share).

Also consider:

• Jonathan Taylor, Colts ($7,700)
• Isiah Pacheco, Chiefs ($6,900)
• Derrick Henry, Ravens ($6,700)
• James Conner, Cardinals ($6,400)

Wide Receivers

Amari Cooper, Browns ($6,200)

It’s definitely not comfortable playing Cooper after his two-catch, 16-yard opener. But that’s exactly what makes him a strong tournament play at 3% projected ownership.

Cooper drew nine targets in Week 1 and soaked up a league-high 170 air yards. That included a deep ball that glanced just off his fingertips for a would-be 36-yard TD.

Both Cooper and his QB need to play better. But the Browns might get OT Jack Conklin (questionable, knee) back for Week 2. And they draw a Jaguars defense that’ll be missing starting DBs Tyson Campbell and Darnell Savage.

Demarcus Robinson, Rams ($4,000)

WR Cooper Kupp is a smash play even at high ownership. But don’t overlook Robinson, who will be a full-time player with increased target opportunity in an excellent matchup vs. the Cardinals.

Robinson is particularly intriguing in tournaments because of his TD upside. He scored four times over the Rams’ final seven meaningful games last season. And he led the team with eight end-zone targets over that stretch. Robinson saw one of the Rams’ three end-zone targets in this year’s opener (plus two other red-zone targets).

Also consider:

• Justin Jefferson, Vikings ($8,300)
• Amon-Ra St. Brown, Lions ($8,100)
• Cooper Kupp, Rams ($7,600)
• Mike Evans, Buccaneers ($7,500)
• Deebo Samuel, 49ers ($6,800)
• Rashee Rice, Chiefs ($6,700)
• Malik Nabers, Giants ($5,900)
• Jameson Williams, Lions ($5,300)
• Andrei Iosivas, Bengals ($3,800)
• Jalen McMillan, Buccaneers ($3,600)

Tight Ends

Trey McBride, Cardinals ($6,000)

The box-score production wasn’t big, but McBride got elite usage in the opener: An 89% route rate and a 29% target share. 

Big games are coming, potentially this week in a likely shootout vs. the Rams. That game has the slate’s second-highest over/under at 48 points. Arizona’s 24.5-point implied total is sixth-highest on the slate.

Last year’s Rams ranked 25th in adjusted fantasy points allowed to TEs.

Also consider: 

• Travis Kelce, Chiefs ($6,200)
• George Kittle, 49ers ($5,500)
• Brock Bowers, Raiders ($4,400)
• Taysom Hill, Saints ($3,900)
• Colby Parkinson, Rams ($3,100)

Defense/Special Teams

• Colts ($3,300)
• Jaguars ($3,100)
• Lions ($2,900)
• Packers ($2,600)

Jared Smola, Lead Analyst

Jared has been with Draft Sharks since 2007. He’s now Lead Analyst, heading up the preseason and weekly projections that fuel your Draft War Room and My Team tools. He currently ranks 1st among 133 analysts in draft rankings accuracy.