​NFL DFS Week 16: The Sunday Crossword

To win big money in Week 15's DraftKings Millionaire Maker GPP, one needed both chalk and swerve. Cam Newton (this week's price: $7,500), David Johnson ($5,800) and Jordan Reed (Saturday game) were all well-owned selections that made the top ticket. Despite being arguably the NFL's top wide receiving talent, Antonio Brown ($9,300) was only owned in 5% of the GPP and far less on 50/50s, and yet still piled up nearly 50 points. All this shows is that you cannot be afraid of anyone with the talent and opportunity—even if they are facing a tough matchup. And Brown has all the talent and opportunity you could ever want.

Watch Julio Jones ($8,300) be similarly avoided this week because of his matchup with Josh Norman and the Panthers. Todd Gurley ($6,200) against Seattle? He'll also be widely avoided. And, in truth, you won't see these guys listed below on my fairly generic ticket. But as I build more cards, they will find their place, especially Julio. On the other hand, David Johnson ($5,800) nearly hit 30% ownership last week and I just expect that number to grow as he did nothing to dissuade us.

There are several enticing QBs this week, and they're all expensive. But I don't want to monkey around with bigger risks, so you'll see me start my cards with Cam. But if you want Tom Brady ($7,500) or Russell Wilson ($7,200) or Carson Palmer ($7,000) or Ben Roethlisberger ($6,800), I'm totally on board. The cheaper running backs all carry some risk and I expect them to be selected early, but in a balanced way that does not overemphasize one guy.

San Diego and Oakland battle Thursday night while Washington tries to take the woeful NFC East division against Philadelphia on Saturday. Ignoring them, here are some nice options for your DFS ticket come Sunday:

QB

Cam Newton ($7,500) – A complete force of nature

Russell Wilson ($7,200) – White-hot

Ben Roethlisberger ($6,800) – He's driving a Maserati

Blake Bortles ($6,500) – Many will make this play against New Orleans

Teddy Bridgewater ($5,200) – Coming alive at the right time

RB

Devonta Freeman ($7,400) – Keep those receptions coming

Adrian Peterson ($7,300) – Still think he's a great bet

Todd Gurley ($6,200) – Seattle is too scary?

David Johnson ($5,800) – 33 touches yielded nearly 50 points; many, many will take him

Charcandrick West ($5,700) – Cleveland plays the run soft but will the stage be his alone?

Karlos Williams ($4,500) – Time to strut his stuff

Christine Michael ($4,400) – Great debut, but looking like a platoon

WR

Antonio Brown ($9,300) – Averaging a meager 34 points his last six weeks

Julio Jones ($8,300) – Already failed once against Carolina; he's doomed to repeat it right?

Allen Robinson ($7,500) – Great matchup

Mike Evans ($7,300) – Might get 20 targets

Sammy Watkins ($6,700) – Six touchdowns in four games

Jeremy Maclin ($6,000) – Best option for KC

Emmanuel Sanders ($5,800) – Bubkus for two weeks and then 16 targets

John Brown ($5,300) – All the opportunity you could wish for; now if he could only catch

Rueben Randle ($3,500) – With OBJ presumably out, he's a very cheap #1 wideout

TE

Gronk ($7,600) – High floor and high ceiling

Greg Olsen ($7,500) – High floor but lower ceiling

Julius Thomas ($5,100) – Did I mention New Orleans?

Will Tye ($3,500) – Should get even more action if OBJ is out

DEF

Kansas City ($4,200) – Double-digit fantasy points six of last seven games

Houston ($2,800) – Another backup QB to feast on

Minnesota ($2,500) – The Giants could collapse

My DraftKings Ticket

Cam Newton, Adrian Peterson, Karlos Williams, Mike Evans, Jeremy Maclin, Emmanuel Sanders, Will Tye, John Brown, Houston Defense

Craig Clark is a Daily Fantasy Sports expert who appears weekly on the Harris Football Podcast. You can follow him on Twitter @pcclark59.