Week 5 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Picks for Every Game (2023 Fantasy Football)

Welcome to my Weekly DFS Cheat Sheet. If you love The Primer, my weekly fantasy football novella, you’ll thoroughly enjoy this cliff notes addition. For my in-depth thoughts on the players listed here, see the Primer for my full breakdowns, but if you’re a DFS degen like myself rifling through numerous lineups only minutes before lock, you’ll love this listicle of players I want to target for each game.

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Week 5 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet

London

JAX vs. BUF

• Top shelf captains: Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Travis Etienne
• Contrarian captains / Flex plays: Christian Kirk, Dalton Kincaid, BUF DST, Zay Jones

Sunday Main Slate

HOU vs. ATL

• Core Plays: Bijan Robinson, Robert Woods
• GPP Only: Nico Collins, Tank Dell

CAR vs. DET

• Core Plays: David Montgomery, Sam LaPorta
• GPP Only: N/A

TEN vs. IND

• Core Plays: Anthony Richardson, Michael Pittman, DeAndre Hopkins
• GPP Only: Alec Pierce

NYG vs. MIA

• Core Plays: Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill, De’Von Achane
• GPP Only: Raheem Mostert

NO vs. NE

• Core Plays: N/A
• GPP Only: Chris Olave

BAL vs. PIT

• Core Plays: Lamar Jackson, Zay Flowers
• GPP Only: Mark Andrews, Najee Harris, Jaylen Warren

PHI vs. LAR

• Core Plays: Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua, Tyler Higbee, Dallas Goedert
• GPP Only: D’Andre Swift, Tutu Atwell

CIN vs. ARI

• Core Plays: Ja’Marr Chase, James Conner
• GPP Only: Marquise Brown, Zach Ertz

NYJ vs. DEN

• Core Plays: Breece Hall, Garrett Wilson, Courtland Sutton
• GPP Only: Jaleel McLaughlin, Zach Wilson, Tyler Conklin

KC vs. MIN

• Core Plays: Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Alexander Mattison, T.J. Hockenson
• GPP Only: Justin Jefferson

Sunday Main Slate Core Plays

QB

• Patrick Mahomes
• Anthony Richardson
• Tua Tagovailoa
• Lamar Jackson
• Matthew Stafford

RB

• Bijan Robinson
• Alexander Mattison
• David Montgomery
• De’Von Achane
• James Conner
• Breece Hall

WR

• Tyreek Hill
• Ja’Marr Chase
• Puka Nacua
• Michael Pittman
• DeAndre Hopkins
• Courtland Sutton
• Zay Flowers
• Garrett Wilson
• Robert Woods

TE

• Travis Kelce
• T.J. Hockenson
• Sam LaPorta
• Tyler Higbee
• Dallas Goedert

Sunday Night Football

DAL vs. SF

• Top shelf captains: Brandon Aiyuk, Tony Pollard, Brock Purdy, George Kittle, Christian McCaffrey
• Contrarian captains / Flex plays: CeeDee Lamb, Brandin Cooks

Monday Night Football

GB vs. LV

• Top shelf captains: Jordan Love, Aaron Jones, Davante Adams
• Contrarian captains / Flex plays: Jimmy Garoppolo, Jakobi Meyers, Josh Jacobs, GB DST, Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson

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