College football’s Week 5 should be great for all college fantasy football options. There are currently 15 games with a projected over/under of at least 60 points, and five more of at least 70 points. Oklahoma-Texas Tech, Arizona-UCLA and Colorado State-Utah State are just a few of the matchups with shootout possibilities. Some other games with lower projected scores can still provide great opportunities for individual players. Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor against Northwestern (45 o/u) and TCU's Darius Anderson against Kansas (48.5 o/u) should both have good fantasy days, even if their teams don't light up the scoreboard. One of the best ways to build a DFS team is get your studs and then fill the rest of your lineup with players from the games where there will be lots of offense. Good luck in your DFS contests this week.
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Week 5 College Fantasy Football DFS Picks: QBs
Best Start: Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma vs Texas Tech ($9200). Hurts may seem like an obvious choice most weeks, and with 1253 total yards and 13 TDs already, he definitely should be. But he looks especially good this week as the Sooners host the Red Raiders in what Vegas projects as a very high-scoring game, with an over/under of 71 points.
Best Value: Khalil Tate, Arizona vs UCLA ($7600). Tate has looked much more like his old self this season, rushing for over 100 yards in two of the Wildcats' first three games while passing for 684 yards and scoring eight total TDs. This week he gets to go against UCLA, a defense that's giving up almost 40 points per game.Tate should put up some huge numbers against the Bruins.
Sleeper: Cristian Solano, Nevada vs Hawaii ($6700). Solano made a quiet return from injury in week 4 against UTEP, only passing for 182 yards and two TDs but adding 100 yards rushing on the ground. This week Nevada hosts a high-scoring Hawaii team in what should be a close game with a lot of points (both defenses are ranked in the bottom half of the country). Solano will definitely have every opportunity to improve on last week's numbers.
Week 5 College Fantasy Football DFS Picks: RBs
Best start: Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin vs Northwestern ($9000). In Week 4, Taylor reminded us why he is one of the top RBs in the country by stomping on a supposedly tough Michigan defense to the tune of 203 yards and 2 TDs. Taylor has exceeded 100 yards and had at least two TDs in every game this season. There's no reason to assume he won't do that again in Week 5 against a Northwestern defense currently giving up 150 yards per game on the ground. Taylor should run all over the Wildcats in this one.
Best Value: Jaylen Warren, Utah St vs Colorado St ($7000). Warren has scored at least 20 fantasy points in each of his first three games, leading the Aggies with 320 rushing yards and four TDs. The matchup against Colorado State has the highest over/under of the week at 72.5. That, combined with a Rams defense currently giving up 240 rushing yards per game, makes Warren an excellent value.
Sleeper: Joshua Kelley, UCLA at Arizona ($6000). Last week, Kelley finally started to look like his old self, topping 100 total yards for the first time this season and scoring a TD. Hopefully Kelley and UCLA's offense can continue their recent success as they go on the road against the Wildcats, who currently rank 120th in total defense. Considering the lack of defense on these two teams - UCLA's defense is actually worse than Arizona's at 125th - it's no wonder Vegas has this projected to be a shootout with a 72 point over/under. This game should have lots of points, and Kelley will get his share.
Week 5 College Fantasy Football DFS Picks: WRs
Best start: Sage Surratt, Wake Forest at Boston College ($7500). Surratt has opened the season averaging five receptions for 121 yards and just more than a TD per game. He is one of the main reasons Wake Forest's passing game is top 15 in the country. This week, Surratt and the Demon Decons go on the road against a Boston College pass defense currently ranked 98th in the country. That, coupled with a high over/under projection from Vegas (71 points), makes Surratt an excellent bet to cover his averages.
Best Value: Tyler Vaughns, USC at Washington ($6300). Although last week Vaughns took a backseat to his fellow WR Michael Pittman, he still put up double-digit fantasy points. In fact, Vaughns has put up at least 13 fantasy points in every game this season. This week the Trojans will need to pass the ball as they travel to Seattle to take on the Huskies, who are averaging just more than 40 points per game. Vaughns will have plenty of opportunities for another solid game as USC tries to keep pace.
Sleeper: Elijah Cooks, Nevada vs Hawaii ($5000). Cooks started the season with a bang, catching two TDs in Week 1 and scoring 25 fantasy points. He only managed 14 fantasy points across Weeks 2 and 3, but he showed up again last week with two more TDs and 24 fantasy points. This last big game coincided with the return of QB Cristian Solano. Cooks will be shooting for his first 100-yard receiving game of the season as the Wolfpack play host to Hawaii, and hopefully with a projected 66 point over/under this game will turn into a shootout.