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Jacksonville Jaguars AFC Championship Game DFS Sleepers

by Adam Markowitz

1/15/18

NFL

Jacksonville Jaguars

Marcedes Lewis

Of all of the teams that have reached the AFC Championship Game in recent years, few have been more surprising than the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jags won the AFC South this season and pulled off a massive upset in Pittsburgh last weekend. Now, they're 60 minutes of football away from reaching their first Super Bowl in franchise history.

Though the likelihood of Jacksonville actually beating the New England Patriots is slim, if last week's game against the Steelers is any indication, there could be a few men who come out of nowhere to beat their Projected Fantasy Points totals at Dober Games.

Marqise Lee (8.56 Dober Fantasy Points Per Game)
Projected Fantasy Points vs. Patriots: 7.0

Marqise Lee had a tough week against Pittsburgh. He was targeted six times and only caught three passes for 28 yards. Blake Bortles was all over the place when he was throwing the ball in his direction, and we have to think that at some point, Jacksonville's top receiver is going to come through in a big way.

Lee had a few huge games this season, notably when he had seven receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown against Indianapolis in Week 15.

History suggests that Lee is a man to fade in this game. He only caught a total of seven passes for 132 yards in two games against playoff teams since September and has just three catches for 28 yards in two postseason games. Still, we have high hopes for him going forward, especially if the Patriots force Blake Bortles to put the ball in the air more than not.

T.J. Yeldon (7.37 Dober Fantasy Points Per Game)
Projected Fantasy Points vs. Patriots: 5.5

T.J. Yeldon has quietly had an incredibly productive season for the Jaguars. He only had his hands on the ball last week eight times, but he turned those eight touches into 77 yards and a touchdown.

Leonard Fournette has been used and abused over the course of the last several weeks. He's Jacksonville's workhorse, and at times, he's the only man who has a pulse in this offense. Still, Fournette isn't going to be going at this by himself against New England, and if the Jaguars are playing from behind, that could mean more snaps for Yeldon and fewer for Fournette.

The fact that Yeldon only has a Projected Fantasy Points total of 5.5 seems a bit insulting; He's tallied at least 7.20 Dober Fantasy Points in three of his last four games.

Marcedes Lewis (4.74 Dober Fantasy Points Per Game)
Projected Fantasy Points vs. Patriots: 4.5

Marcedes Lewis didn't catch a single pass last week in Pittsburgh, but he's still an asset in the short passing game. He only caught 24 balls this year, but Lewis also had five touchdowns, including three against Baltimore in Week 3.

The fact of the matter is that this makes Lewis a dangerous play in the AFC Championship Game. It's possible the only way he beats this Projected Fantasy Points total is if he scores a touchdown. Still, this game figures to be more of a shootout than what Jacksonville is used to playing, and Leonard Fournette isn't going to have three rushing touchdowns in this game the same way that he did against the Steelers last week.