With a handful of big names sitting this week, Week 10 DFS is leaning hard on value and the right matchups. That opens the door for a lineup built around Trevor Lawrence, with the Jaguars quarterback paired with two of his pass catchers in a spot that looks tailor-made for production.
Lawrence is coming off a rough fantasy outing, finishing with 13.6 fantasy points in the Jaguars’ win over the Baltimore Ravens. The bounce-back opportunity is as clean as it gets against Tennessee.
The Titans have given up 19.4 fantasy points per game to opposing quarterbacks, seventh-most in the NFL, and they’ve been gashed through the air all season. Tennessee is allowing 258.3 passing yards per game, second-most in the league, and the last two weeks have only reinforced the problem: Deshaun Watson topped 300 passing yards against them, and Joe Burrow piled up 462.
One of Lawrence’s top stacking partners in this build is Parker Washington. He’s been the quarterback’s favorite target this year, and he leads the Jaguars in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. That connection matters in a lineup looking for salary-friendly upside.
Brenton Strange is the other Jaguars piece in the stack. He leads the team in receptions, which gives him a clear path to beating his price tag in DraftKings’ PPR format.
The rest of the lineup leans into players with defined roles and favorable usage. James Cook has been a steady fantasy producer all season, averaging 18.5 PPR points, fifth-most among running backs.
He draws a Jets defense that just watched Kenneth Walker III run for more than 100 yards and score three touchdowns, good for 34.1 fantasy points. Cook should have the rushing volume and goal-line work to follow that blueprint.
Kyren Williams also gets a major boost from the absence of Puka Nacua and Davante Adams. With those receivers out, the Rams’ offense has a clear opening, and Williams has already shown what that looks like.
In the two games Nacua missed this season, Williams posted 15.7 and 21.8 PPR points. He also saw his receiving role jump, finishing those games with eight catches for 82 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown.
Chris Olave remains one of the steadiest target earners on the slate. He’s ninth in the NFL with 83 targets, but the bigger number is his 28.1% target share, which ranks fourth among players on this slate. Even with Jordyn Tyson back, Olave still commanded a 38% target share last week.
The Colts’ reshaped receiver room also creates a path for Warren to see more work. Josh Downs and Keenan Allen were traded this week, and while some DFS players may chase the minimum-priced options, Warren stands out as the steadier play. He’s third on the Colts with 53 targets, just behind Downs and Allen, and those departures should push his volume up.
The lineup also includes Robinson, who will serve as Titans WR 1 for a second straight game with Carnell Tate out. In his first game in that role, Robinson put up 15.7 PPR points. If Tennessee is chasing the Jaguars, the target count should keep climbing.
The Dolphins round out the salary side of the build after their showing last week against the Detroit Lions. They draw a Colts offense that lacks a real threat at receiver and has a bad habit of turning the ball over.
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