For the second week in a row, the NFL is treating us to two Monday Night Football matchups. In tonight’s doubleheader, the Tennessee Titans will face the Miami Dolphins on the road, and the Detroit Lions will host the Seattle Seahawks.
With two games this evening, there are more daily fantasy football contests to enter, with several options when it comes to making your DFS choices.
Let’s dive into my favorite DFS Monday Night Football picks as I lay out my best lineup for contests where you can choose players from both games.
DraftKings DFS Picks for Monday Night Football in Week 4
Quarterback: Tyler Huntley ($5,500)
Tyler Huntley is the third-cheapest of the four quarterbacks playing tonight, and he’s the only one with any rushing upside as well.
This is a bit of a risk, as we haven’t seen Huntley suit up for the Dolphins yet in a regular-season game.
Huntley, however, has a strong supporting cast to work with, even if it couldn’t lift Skylar Thompson last week. He can’t be as bad as Thompson, right?
Huntley comes into this matchup with far more starting experience than Thompson, and he’ll be facing a Titans defense that is expected to be without its best player, Jeffery Simmons.
Running Back: Jahmyr Gibbs ($6,900)
While Jahmyr Gibbs hasn’t erupted for a monster game just yet from a fantasy standpoint, he has been a model of consistency. In three games, he has produced 13.4, 10.6, and 16.3 PPR points so far.
After a standout rookie season, Gibbs has emerged as the more-utilized running back in Detroit’s backfield between him and Montgomery. Although Gibbs has 11 fewer carries than Montgomery, he has seen 18 more offensive snaps than the veteran running back.
This gives us a very high floor to work with, and we know Gibbs offers a very high ceiling with his ability both as a runner and receiver.
Running Back: Tony Pollard ($6,000)
Even after the Titans signed Tony Pollard to a three-year, $21,750,000 contract in free agency, there was uncertainty regarding his role this upcoming season with second-year running back Tyjae Spears in the mix.
However, through three games, Pollard has played 48 more offensive snaps and has 26 more rushing attempts than Spears.
While they’re nearly even in receptions for the season, Pollard has run 14 more routes than Spears, indicating that he has a much larger role in both the running and passing game.
The game script shouldn’t work against us in this matchup either, as the Titans are slight road underdogs and around league-average in pass rate over expected.
Wide Receiver: DK Metcalf ($6,800)
I like the Lions to beat the Seahawks tonight. I believe Seattle hasn’t really been tested yet because its three wins have come against Bo Nix, Jacoby Brissett, and Skylar Thompson.
Since I’m projecting a negative game script for them, it only makes sense to include the Lions’ best running back (Gibbs) and the Seahawks’ best wide receiver (DK Metcalf) in my DFS picks.
Of the Seahawks’ top-three receivers, Metcalf offers both the highest floor and ceiling on a weekly basis.
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Metcalf is also due for some positive regression from a big-play standpoint. For the season, he leads the team in average depth of target by 2.2 yards than the next closest receiver, yet is only third in explosive receptions (16+ yards). While he trails both Tyler Lockett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba in explosive plays, he had as many as the two players combined last season.
The Seahawks are also second in pass rate over expectation so far this season, and considering they haven’t had to play from behind much through three weeks, we could see a massive jump in passing volume as road underdogs.
Wide Receiver: Jaylen Waddle ($5,800)
This selection here is banking on the Dolphins’ passing game improving with Huntley under center.
After going for over 100 yards in Week 1, Jaylen Waddle has combined for 67 yards total over the last two weeks.
While the Titans have one of the NFL’s best cornerbacks in L’Jarius Sneed, he should be matched up against Tyreek Hill all game as opposed to Waddle.
The loss of Simmons also greatly hurts the Titans’ pass rush. Even with him in the lineup, their best pass rusher, the Titans rank 22nd in the NFL through three weeks in pass rush win rate. This should make life easier for Huntley with Waddle as a beneficiary.
Wide Receiver: Jaxon Smith-Njigba ($5,500)
The Lions’ pass defense has improved significantly from last year so far this season, but the team has struggled to defend opposing slot receivers.
For the season, the Lions have allowed the 11th-most fantasy points per game to slot receivers and are also 12th-worst in EPA per dropback.
Enter Smith-Njigba, who is the Seahawks’ primary slot receiver.
JSN may not be very highly owned after recording less than 50 receiving yards in two out of three games this season. However, as we saw in Week 2 against the Patriots when he had 12 receptions for 117 yards, Smith-Njigba offers plenty of upside from a fantasy perspective.
Tight End: Sam LaPorta ($5,700)
When looking at the tight ends for this slate, Sam LaPorta clearly stands out as the best option.
LaPorta has gotten off to a slow start this season, with just eight receptions for 94 yards in three games and zero touchdowns. However, he still has a major role in the Lions’ offense and easily offers the highest floor and ceiling of any TE available.
The catch is that LaPorta is $2,000 more than the next-most expensive tight end, but considering his price and lack of production so far, there could actually be low ownership here.
Flex: Tyler Boyd ($4,200)
So far this season, only two teams have played a greater percentage of their snaps in 11-personnel than the Titans at 79.1%.
As a result, WR3 Tyler Boyd has had a significant role in the Titans’ offense so far, even if the production hasn’t matched the playing time.
At $4,200, however, Boyd is a much more intriguing option than other similarly-priced Flex options in Jeff Wilson Jr., Jaylen Wright, and Kenny McIntosh.
Defense: Dolphins ($3,200)
This is an obvious pick to make when the opposing quarterback is Will Levis, as he leads all players with eight turnovers.
The Titans’ opponents this season have also scored three touchdowns on defense/special teams.
We’re paying a high price for the Dolphins here, but it’s hard to not want to go against a turnover machine in Levis.