Jacksonville Jaguars - Fantasy News

Jaguars at Steelers DFS Sleepers

by Adam Markowitz

1/10/18

NFL

Jacksonville Jaguars

Allen Hurns

The Pittsburgh Steelers are consistently the easiest team to figure out in all of fantasy sports. Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell are going to have huge days, and if there's another big night to be had, it usually belongs to JuJu Smith-Schuster. Everyone else in the lineup is generally touchdown-dependent, making this a tough squad to find sleepers on.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are completely different. Their receiving corps is deep and without any given superstars, and though Leonard Fournette dominates the backfield, there are a few others who could creep up and beat their Projected Fantasy Points total in the Divisional Round of the playoffs.

Chris Boswell (9.75 Dober Fantasy Points Per Game)
Projected Fantasy Points vs. Jaguars: 9.0

Kicking in Pittsburgh is generally a nightmare, but Chris Boswell has had a really good season for the Steelers. He booted 35 field goals in the regular season, three of which came against these Jaguars back in Week 5.

Boswell has made some clutch kicks in the past, including some rare long ones here at Heinz Field. If the Jacksonville defense plays as stout in this one as it did in Week 5, there will be plenty of chances for Boswell to put three points on the board.

Boswell will likely need three field goals to reach his Projected Fantasy Points total, but we think he could do much more damage than that on Sunday.

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

Blake Bortles obviously isn't a polished passer, but the one thing he has been able to do in his career is put up garbage points when games are out of reach. This game feels like one in which Jacksonville will be playing from behind, and that could benefit Marqise Lee.

We're getting a nice price on Lee here with a Projected Fantasy Points value of just 7.0. Lee hasn't caught a ball since December 10, but the Jacksonville offense will need him to be dominant in this game to have a shot at this upset.

We'll take our chances on a man who scored at least 7.0 Dober Fantasy Points in seven out of eight games from October 15 through December 10.

Allen Hurns (8.09 Dober Fantasy Points Per Game)
Projected Fantasy Points vs. Steelers: 6.0

Does anyone remember when Allen Hurns posted over 1,000 receiving yards with 10 touchdowns? It was only two short years ago that was the case.

Hurns has only totaled 961 receiving yards in 22 games since that point, and he was shutout last week against Buffalo.

Blake Bortles has to have a better game this week than he did against the Bills, though, and Hurns figures to be one of the primary beneficiaries. We love his chance to get into the end zone on Sunday, and even if he doesn't, three or four receptions should do the trick.

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

It's been an up-and-down season for T.J. Yeldon in Jacksonville, but this game plays right into his hands. He's the best pass-catching back in the Jaguars' backfield, and the common belief around the league is that Leonard Fournette needs to have less pressure on his back to succeed.

Perhaps instead of letting Fournette chug into the Pittsburgh front seven 20 or 25 times, Yeldon will get his hands on the ball out of the backfield instead. We've already seen him post several games this season with at least three receptions, and if Yeldon can get there again, there's a good chance he inches up near double-digits of Dober Fantasy Points.

Darrius Heyward-Bey (0.93 Dober Fantasy Points Per Game)
Projected Fantasy Points vs. Jaguars: 1.0

Even the most optimistic fan of Darrius Heyward-Bey knows that he isn't going to be on the field all that often against the Jaguars on Sunday. He only took a total of 89 snaps this season, and 31 of them came in the game that Antonio Brown got hurt in back in Week 15.

In fact, Heyward-Bey only has four offensive touches all season long, totaling 79 yards.

But the one thing we know about Heyward-Bey is that he's ridiculously fast and always seems to make a big impact in these huge games. The Steelers will work the ball into his hands once or twice in this one, and we merely need him to break free for a double-digit gain to wrap up a win on Dober Play Cards.