Week 11 FanDuel Tournament Pivots
Wide Receiver
Chalk:
As always, Odell Beckham and Antonio Brown figure to be popular top-end options this week. T.Y. Hilton should get plenty of love against a weak Tennessee Titans secondary. If paying down at the position, Jamison Crowder ($6,300) and Cameron Meredith ($5,600) should both be popular options.
Pivots:
Allen Robinson, $7,300 (at Detroit Lions): Despite averaging 13.3 targets over his past three weeks, putting up back to back solid performances against tough defenses, and drawing a terrific matchup this week, there really hasn't been much hype around Allen Robinson this week. Guys, garbage time stats count just the same as other stats at the end of the day. So, will someone please tell me why we are ignoring A-Rob against the Detroit Lions, who rank dead last in Adjusted Defensive Passing NEP per play when he is $1,100 cheaper than he was a month ago?
Stefon Diggs, $6,800 (vs Arizona Cardinals): "But, Patrick Peterson!" Bruce Arians said the Arizona Cardinals are going to "Put Peterson on him and hope it works." in reference to trying to slow Stefon Diggs' recent record stretch. I get the concern -- Patrick Peterson is the truth. But, what if Stefon Diggs kind of is, too? He just embarrassed a solid Washington Redskins secondary, and is now averaging 9 catches on 11.5 targets for 108 yards in the six games he hasn't been dealing with an injury. Over the past three games, he has accounted for a ridiculous 35.9 percent target market share for the Vikings, as Sam Bradford is clearly locked in on him.
Also worth noting -- Peterson has covered the slot on just 11 percent of his snaps this season, per Pro Football Focus (PFF). Diggs has run 58 percent of his routes out of the slot, and Minnesota has heavily utilized him in the slot recently. Also noted by PFF, of Diggs’ 12-catch, 158-yard performance on Sunday, 11 catches and 153 yards came out of the slot. Considering we've never seen Peterson spend the majority of his snaps in the slot, it's hard to take Arians' word as gold in this instance.
Diggs has unprecedented volume at his disposal and a price tag that still hasn't caught up to his production. Many will be scared off by a potential matchup with Peterson, which should leave Diggs lower-owned than the likes of Crowder and Donte Moncrief at similar price tags.
