Fantasy Football: DFS Sleepers for NFL Wild Card Round

Much like Brock Osweiler, I didn’t feel like I’d be around during the NFL playoffs. But alas, here we are!

During the regular season I posted my weekly “1 Percent” sleeper picks for DraftKings and FanDuel over at FantasyWired.com. I scoured each game on the NFL schedule for desperation DFS plays that (almost) no one else would consider, hoping that they would hit.

This approach will be even more important during the playoffs this weekend. On a four-game slate, trying to give you someone with 1% ownership is going to be near impossible. So, we’re going to try and find some low ownership spots.

Raiders at Texans

Everyone outside of the defenses and Lamar Miller is in play for the purposes of this column. And I’ll be honest, I don’t hate the Raiders receiving game here. The Texans do have a good defense but the Broncos had a historically good pass defense and I feel like last week’s image will be stuck in people’s head when trying to roster the like of Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree. The fine folks at DraftKings are even trying to entice you with $5,200 and $5,300 prices, respectively. At $6,000 and $6,500 on FanDuel it’s a little tougher to stomach. Don’t forget Seth Roberts ($3,000 DK/$4,500 FD) either.

Connor Cook really tried to force the ball to Amari Cooper in Week 17. I think he’s going to have more success this week against a slightly weaker pass rush. Fire him up and enjoy the low ownership on him this week. Other deep sleepers include anyone in the Oakland running game not named Latavius Murray, so a couple punts to DeAndre Washington (3,300 DK/$4,500 FD) and Jalen Richard ($3,400 DK/$5,200 FD) are worth a look, but I don’t love either spot.

The Texans side of the ball is a little better. Lamar Miller ownership (if he’s a go) should be significant. DeAndre Hopkins had a nice Week 17 and I think will also see a fair amount of ownership. My favorite part of the Texans to target this year had been the cheap tight end game, but unfortunately C.J. Fiedorowicz and Ryan Griffin have turned into the Dwayne Allen and Jack Doyle of the South. The guy I like for low ownership and high upside here is Will Fuller ($4,400 DK/$5,000 FD). Fuller has the price combination and big play potential that I want when trying to slot in a lineup like this one a small slate. I do think the tight ends are playable here, but just know you have a high potential of getting 4 points if you roster one.

Both defenses are in play here and the Texans will likely be popular. The Raiders could end up being a sneaky play and if my man Brock is involved I think there is some …

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