Super Wild Card Weekend has three games on Sunday, which opens up all kinds of roster construction options for DFS enthusiasts on DraftKings.
Let’s take advantage of one of the final weekends of football we have left this season and find some fantasy football wins with some of my favorite plays from the Sunday slate!
Top DFS Picks for Super Wild Card Weekend Games on Sunday on DraftKings
Editor’s Note: The Buffalo Bills/Pittsburgh Steelers game will be played on Monday, January 15.
Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen has been nothing short of fantasy football royalty over the last four years by finishing as the QB1 or QB2 overall in four straight seasons — my goodness.
His ceiling is sky-high weekly with his dual-threat upside, which produced an absurd 15 rushing TDs this year.
Sure, one could certainly try to make a case against paying top dollar for Allen by pointing out his turnovers, sporadic passing production over the final month of the season, or the Steelers’ high-pressure defense causing some issues for him.
However, no one has as high of a fantasy ceiling as Allen in this matchup, which makes him well worth paying a premium price for in this slate.
Jaylen Warren, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
This price for a player like Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jaylen Warren — a big-play threat with a consistent role on the ground and in the passing game — feels a bit low. Warren has 10 double-digit fantasy performances in full-PPR formats this season, which has been aided in large part by his 61 receptions.
Sure, his production as a runner can be a bit inconsistent, but his high floor as a pass catcher makes him a reasonably priced option for the Sunday slate.
CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys
The production from Dallas Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb this year has been nothing short of spectacular.
His 135 receptions, 1,749 yards, and 12 TDs are all career highs and have the 24-year-old set up a top-five pick in fantasy football heading into next season.
There is no reason you shouldn’t continue to take advantage of Lamb’s dominant play while the Cowboys are still in the postseason. He has caught a minimum of 13 passes in two straight games. You did not read that incorrectly, which means he needs to be in your lineup.
Quick note: If you aren’t going to roll with Allen at quarterback, then I would aim to stack Lamb with QB Dak Prescott for your DFS lineup.
George Pickens, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
It was a strange week for Steelers WR George Pickens. After posting two straight games with 100+ yards receiving, he failed to see a single target against the Baltimore Ravens in the season finale.
The strange lack of involvement in the passing game for Pickens is equally as strange as the quarterback situation for the Steelers. QB Mason Rudolph has been named the starter against the Bills, while QB Kenny Pickett was active but did not see the field in Week 18 against Baltimore. For the record, that sounds a heck of a lot like Pickett got benched, but I digress.
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It may be tough for fantasy managers to simply remove their disappointment from Pickens’ goose egg of performance in the season finale, but he did post the two highest receiving yardage totals of his career in the consecutive games preceding their Week 18 matchup.
Expect Pickens to get involved early and often against Buffalo with Rudolph under center.
Dalton Kincaid, TE, Buffalo Bills
Bills TE Dalton Kincaid has been volatile as a fantasy producer this year, which is the case for many rookie TEs. For example, if you combine his production from Weeks 15 and 16, you’ll see a horrific stat line of one catch for seven yards on four targets.
Then, combine his stats from his last two games — 11 receptions for 171 yards — and you can start to see why he is so tough to trust.
Ultimately, his 15 targets over the last two games suggest Allen could continue to rely on him in big moments, which could lead to another productive game for the dynamic rookie tight end on Sunday.
Dallas Cowboys Defense
The Cowboys’ defense is capable of putting up some big fantasy performances with pressure on the quarterback and a ball-hawking secondary.
This week, they’ll face off against the red-hot quarterback of the Green Bay Packers — Jordan Love — who has been on a tear over the last two months of the season.
If the Cowboys can heat the young quarterback early in this contest, we could see some mistakes from Love in his first career start in the postseason.
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