Quarterback

Phillip Rivers, LA Chargers, $7,200

The Chargers are a bad football team and this has no bearing on their fantasy value. Rivers has attempted the fourth-most passes this season at 305 throws and is third in passing yards at 2,315. This is mostly a function of how good they are at losing. They are 0-3 in the past three weeks and have attempted a pass on more than 70% of their snaps in that span. 

Ownership is going to gravitate to Seattle/Tampa Bay and Oakland/Detroit. Both games have totals trending downward since lines have opened.

LA/Green Bay is the third-highest total of the slate and is on the rise. This won’t be the last Charger in this article.

Running Back

Nick Chubb, Cleveland Browns, $8,100

Nick Chubb is getting an incredible amount of volume each week and is going to be significantly lower owned that the high-priced backs in CMC and Dalvin Cook. Paying down to the mid-range price backs is going to automatically give you a unique build. With Chubb, you don’t have to sacrifice the touches either.

Chubb has been given 17 touches in every game this season and has hit at least 85 yards in seven of seven outings. 

He’s also just been churning out yards and bonuses lately. He’s hit the 100-yard bonus in three of his past four games and has had 125 scrimmage yards four of his past five. 

Now he’s a three-point favorite against the Broncos who are starting a quarterback throwing his first NFL pass. 

Chris Carson, Seattle Seahawks, $8,200

Chris Carson has carried the ball 20 times in five straight games and the Seahawks are still wholly committed to the run. They have rushed on 48.3% of their plays, good for the fourth-highest rushing rate in the NFL. 

Carson has also been utilized as a pass-catcher more this season. He has five games of at least three catches so far.

Finally, Carson is a six-point favorite at home in a game with a high total. The scoring potential is there for him with Vegas predicting 50.5 points to be scored and the game script should be great for Carson as nearly a touchdown favorite.

Wide Receiver

Tyrell Williams, Oakland Raiders, $6,300

The best part about stacking Oakland/Detroit is that both teams have relatively concentrated, especially in their scoring production. This is important on Fanduel where touchdowns matter even more.

Tyrell Williams has six red zone targets and four targets within the opponent’s ten-yard line. These marks are second and first among all Raiders receiving options. He’s been dominating the scoring potential for Oakland on the season while playing two fewer games than Darren Waller. 

Tight end is a thin position this week so Waller is going to be popular but his touchdown projection is objectively low. He has scored in two games of seven whereas Williams has scored in five of five. Williams is a better play than Waller at a discounted price.

Mike Williams, LA Chargers, $5,700

One of these days Mike Williams is going to capitalize on his air yards and when he does, we will be there to reap the rewards.

Since returning from an injury in Week 5 Williams has 507 air yards. He is the only player with more than 500 air yards over those four weeks.

There are 14 players with 350 plus air yards in that span. The 13th and 14th players on that lust by fantasy points are Keenan Allen and Williams.

Doubling down with both Chargers receivers and Rivers is a great way to capitalize on the volume the duo has seen.

Tight End

T.J Hockenson, Detroit Lions, $5,000

T.J Hockenson at $5,000 might be the most downright disrespectful price of Week 9. He is behind players like Chris Herndon and Ricky Seals-Jones (potentially non-starters on bad offenses) among many other bad plays at the position.

Hockenson is third on the Lions with seven red zone targets despite exiting early once this season. The Lions/Raiders game is tied for the highest total on the slate at 50.5 points.

The Raiders have also been beaten consistently by tight ends: they are third in points allowed to tight ends at 16.7. He’s a great mini-stack with Tyrell.

Defense

Carolina Panthers, $4,000

Fanduel doesn't do drastic discounts for bad defenses in worse spots so Carolina is the definitive play over there this week. However, they aren’t projecting to be a top-three owned defense on the slate. People seem to be glossing over how bad Ryan Tannehill is over a 92 game sample:

• 2.6% interception rate
• 2.8 sacks per game
• 6.8  adjusted yards per attempt

This season the Panthers lead the league with 4.3 sacks per game and are third with 2.3 takeaways per game. Fire up the Panthers in an obvious spot that will go under-owned.