Ja’Marr Chase, Jaylen Waddle and DeVonta Smith were the top three receivers taken in the 2021 NFL Draft, and they didn’t wait long to make their mark on the league. All three players had touchdowns in their first games and rewarded those who rostered them in their NFL DFS lineups. Chase overcame the drops that plagued him during preseason, while the Alabama pair of Waddle and Smith were major factors in their teams’ victories. The one pass-catcher drafted before all of them, Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts, had a quiet opener with just 31 receiving yards, disappointing anyone who selected him with their NFL DFS picks.
Should you make Pitts part of your Week 2 NFL DFS stacks or should you roll with one of the three rookie receivers who are still only boasting modest price tags in the NFL DFS player pool? Before locking in any NFL DFS picks on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out the NFL DFS advice, player rankings, stacks and top daily Fantasy football picks from SportsLine’s Mike McClure.
McClure is a predictive data engineer and pro DFS player with almost $2 million in career winnings. He uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every snap of NFL action in every game, taking factors such as matchups, statistical trends and injuries into account. This allows him to find the best DFS values that he shares only with members at SportsLine.
On Thursday, McClure was extremely high on Washington quarterback Taylor Heinicke, putting him near the top of his exposure rankings on both sites. The result: Heinicke had 336 passing yards and two touchdowns, returning well over 20 points on FanDuel and DraftKings. Anybody who had him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable day.
Now, McClure has turned his attention to the Sunday slate and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see them by heading to SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Week 2
One of McClure’s top NFL DFS picks for Week 2 is Cardinals running back Chase Edmonds ($4,900 DraftKings, $6,000 FanDuel). Edmonds was a major factor in both the running and passing games in Week 1, as he rushed 12 times for 63 yards and caught four passes for 43 yards. It marked his third career game with over 100 yards from scrimmage.
After operating as a backup during the past three seasons, the Cardinals clearly saw enough in Edmonds to bump him up the depth chart and let Kenyan Drake walk in free agency. Edmonds and James Conner both had 16 touches in Week 1, but Edmonds doubled the former Steelers in yards, 106 to 53. Now, he faces a Vikings run defense that was shredded last week, allowing the Bengals‘ Joe Mixon and his 127 rushing yards to lead the league entering Week 2.
Part of McClure’s optimal NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb ($6,400 DraftKings, $6,800 FanDuel). The second-year wideout posted a 7-104-1 stat line in Week 1’s loss to the Bucs, Lamb’s third career 100-yard receiving game.
Perhaps even more promising than the gaudy stats was that Lamb was targeted 15 times in the game. That’s four more than any game he had last season and six more than any full game he played with Prescott. Lamb has clearly earned the trust of his quarterback and he could be in line for even more targets since wide receiver Michael Gallup was placed on injured reserve ahead of Week 2.
How to set NFL DFS lineups for Week 2
McClure is also targeting an undervalued player who is set to explode for huge numbers in Week 2. This pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You can only see who it is here.
So who is Mike McClure putting in his optimal NFL DFS lineups for Week 2? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a daily Fantasy expert with nearly $2M in winnings, and find out.
