It’s Week 1, and we’re ready for some football, which means we’re ready for some fantasy football! This will be the first of 18 weeks worth of Draft Kings DFS content for Belly Up Fantasy Sports. I’ll give you good plays and values this year to help you win some big money on DraftKings. So let’s go and dive into this season and win some big money in 2022.

Quarterbacks

Kirk Cousins – $6,100

Last season, Cousins faced Green Bay once and went for 341 yards and three touchdowns. I like Cousins this week because this matchup will be close; Oddsshark currently has it at 46.5 over/under with a spread of 1.5. Cousins will need to pass a lot in this game, and that’s what coach Kevin O’Connell wants. Look for Cousins to put an equal, if not better, performance than last year; he finished QB6 that week. Currently, he’s DraftKings’ ninth most expensive QB, and saving that $1,500 for another position will better your chances of winning this week.

Sleeper: Jameis Winston – $5,300

Famous Jameis is back, and he’s getting a good warm-up match against Atlanta this week. Jameis started his campaign last year with a five-touchdown outing against the Packers. And last year, he didn’t have Michael Thomas to help elevate his game. In 2022 he’ll have Thomas and first-round pick Chris Olave to throw passes to, which should help his production downfield. At $5,300, he’s in the last tier for starting quarterbacks, and it feels like he’ll produce at a higher level.

Running Backs

Aaron Jones – $6,700

This is a steal considering the news about Allen Lazard coming out late in the week. Jones will be getting heavily targeted in this offense that just looks shooken up. I’m expecting Rodgers will test all his rookies and new guys in this game, but he’ll probably stick with his studs in Jones and AJ Dillon to handle goal-line and red zone work. At $6,700, Jones is a nuclear game waiting to happen.

Sleeper: Elijah Mitchell – $5,400

The weather report calls for rain and possibly 20 mph winds in Chicago on Sunday. Look for this to be a game made for the 49ers’ run game, and Mitchell will be the lead dog. Everyone wants to call it a running back by committee, but Mitchell took 80% of the carries last year when he was healthy. Even if he gets TDs poached, I think he’ll have a good enough yardage day to make his $5,400 value worth it.

Wide Receivers

Marquise “Hollywood” Brown – $6,200

The Cardinals are without Rondale Moore, DeAndre Hopkins and Zach Ertz is questionable. Needless to say Brown is looking at a big opportunity to get get a massive workload out the gate against the Chiefs. Brown at $6,200 is the biggest steal I see for the wide receivers.

Sleeper: Randall Cobb – $3,400

Speaking on a bad situation in Green Bay, no Lazard, Christian Watson, and Romeo Doubs are rookies, and Sammy Watkins is Sammy Watkins. Insert Cobb, an 11-year veteran who has played nine of those with Aaron Rodgers. Cobb is a slot receiver and will move the chains for the Packers in this game. At $3,400, Cobb has a lot of value on your loaded DFS team.

Tight Ends

Travis Kelce – $6,600

Kelce is the second most expensive tight end on Draft Kings and should be taken by anyone trying to win big money this week. The Chiefs need to rely on Kelce more than ever, and he should be a target hog in this high-scoring affair. Kelce believe it, or not is worth every penny of that $6,600 value.

Tyler Conklin – $3,500

Conklin has been a steady riser in the Jets camp and with a possible negative game script facing the Ravens this week. I expect Joe Flacco to target Conklin early and often in this game. Conklin at $3,500 is a cheap bet to go off and have a good game this week on Draft Kings.

Wrap Up

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