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NFL 2021 Week 2 DraftKings Picks: Fantasy Football Start, Sit, Sleepers

Pat Mayo goes position-by-position breaking down the Sunday NFL slate, giving his Week 2 DraftKings picks for GPPs.

Pat Mayo and Chris Raybon go position-by-position, providing their Week 2 DraftKings picks for the NFL Sunday Main Slate.

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Week 2 — Injuries | Rankings | Debate | RB | WR | QB | TE | DST

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2021 NFL Week 2 DraftKings Picks: Show Index

00:00 Intro
1:41 RB
14:08 DAL/LAC
28:48 Cheap RBs
41:22 WR
55:38 TE
1:04:17 STACKS/QB
1:11:34 DST
1:21:25 Play The Best Plays


2021 NFL Week 2 DraftKings Picks: Tournament Plays (GPPs)

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Tournament plays are more volatile players (boom or bust) who can help differentiate your lineup in giant GPPs. Mixing a few of these names, along with the safer cash-game options, is a great way to construct a GPP roster.

QB

Josh Allen ($7,200)
Dak Prescott ($6,800)
Teddy Bridgewater ($5,400)

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RB

Christian McCaffrey $9,900
Najee Harris $6,300
Chris Carson $6,100
Darrell Henderson $5,700

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WR

Keenan Allen $7,000
CeeDee Lamb $6,400
Allen Robinson $6,200
Jamison Crowder $4,500
K.J. Osborn $3,300
Donovan Peoples-Jones $3,000


TE

Tyler Higbee $4,100
Dalton Schultz $3,300


D/ST

Saints $3,100
Steelers $3,000
Cardinals $2,900

NOTE: Picks for Sunday’s main slate only

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Pat Mayo is an award-winning video host and producer of long and short-form content, and the host of The Pat Mayo Experience daily talk show. (Subscribe for video or audio). Mayo (@ThePME) won the 2020 Fantasy Sports Writing Association Daily Fantasy Writer of the Year and Golf Writer of the Year awards, along with the Fantasy Sports Trade Association Best Sports Betting Analyst award, and was a finalist for four FSWA Awards in 2020 (Best Podcast, Best Video, Daily Fantasy Writer of the Year, Golf Writer of the Year). His 21 FSWA nominations lead all writers this decade and are third-most all-time. Mayo has been recognized across multiple sports (Football, Baseball & Golf), mediums (Video, Writing & Podcasting), genre (Humor), and game formats (Daily Fantasy and Traditions Season Long). Beyond sports, Mayo covers everything from entertainment to pop culture to politics. If you have a fantasy question, general inquiry or snarky comment, ship it to Mayo at ThePatMayoExperience@gmail.com and the best will be addressed on the show.


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