The Week 13 NFL DFS main slate is loaded with 12 games, which means there are plenty of potential stud and sleeper picks for daily fantasy football players to choose from. Our DraftKings lineup features a few big stars and a couple of value players who could end up making or breaking our chances at cashing in tournaments.
We built our lineup around a low-cost QB-WR Jaguars' stack and a couple of sub-$6K sleepers who should provide production and value at the WR/TE/flex spots.
Before we break down all of our picks, here are the most notable scoring rules for DraftKings contests: Full-point PPR, four-point passing TDs, three-point bonuses for 100 rushing yards, 100 receiving yards, and 300 passing yards.
WEEK 13 DFS LINEUPS: FanDuel
DraftKings Picks Week 13: NFL DFS lineup for GPP tournaments
Sunday main slate, $50,000 budget
QB Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars @ Lions ($5,900). Lawrence is coming off his best outing this season last week, scoring 28.9 DraftKings points. Lawrence was efficient, completing 29-of-37 passes for 321 yards and three touchdowns. He's also scored at least 20 DraftKings points in back-to-back games, which is great for a starting quarterback who has yet to have a $6K salary. Lawrence has a favorable Week 13 matchup against a Lions' defense that has the 29th-ranked pass defense and allows the most DraftKings points per game to QBs (26.0) this season. This is a great spot to start Lawrence, who is starting to put things together under head coach Doug Pederson.
RB Josh Jacobs, Raiders vs. Chargers ($7,900). Jacobs was the standout star of Week 12, posting an incredible 303 total yards and two touchdowns against the Seahawks. He also scored a career-high 51.3 DraftKings points, which is something we might not see against from an RB the rest of this season. The veteran running back is averaging 23 DraftKings points per game in his past five outings and will now face a bad Chargers' run defense. Los Angeles is giving up 151.4 rushing yards per game and the fourth-most DraftKings points per game to RBs (29.6) this season. Jacobs should put on an absolute show against the Chargers and have a much higher ownership percentage this week than he had last week (3.23 percent).
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RB Cordarrelle Patterson, Falcons vs. Steelers ($5,900). Patterson will fly the under the radar due to the current state of the Falcons' offense. However, the versatile running back has played well since returning from injury in Week 9. He has scored double-digit DraftKings points in three out of his past four games and recorded 10.1 DraftKings points in Week 12 against the Commanders. Without second-year tight end Kyle Pitts (knee) in the lineup and Atlanta lacking playmakers at the WR spot, the Falcons will need Patterson to be a factor in the passing game. Last week against the Commanders, he had three receptions (five targets) for 19 yards, but we know the upside is there for much more.
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WR Keenan Allen, Seahawks vs. Raiders ($6,500). Allen is starting like the star wide receiver we've come to know him as, which is good news for Chargers fans and DFS players. The vet had five receptions and double-digit DraftKings points last week for the second consecutive contest, scoring a season-high 15.9 DraftKings points. Allen will now face a Raiders' defense that does not have standout cornerbacks on the boundary, which should set up another big performance for the star receiver. Vegas has allowed nine touchdowns to WRs this season and has the 26th-ranked pass defense.
WR Christian Kirk, Jaguars @ Lions ($6,300). Kirk had a quiet performance last week against the Ravens, as Marvin Jones and Zay Jones stole the show. The veteran wide receiver did have nine targets, though, and he should bounce back against the Lions' 29th-ranked pass defense. Detroit allows the second-most DraftKings points per game to WRs (41.5) this season, so Kirk, who's averaging 16 DraftKings points per game, has both a high floor and high ceiling.
WEEK 13 PPR RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Kickers
WR Garrett Wilson, Jets @ Vikings ($5,300). The rookie wide receiver shined last week against the Bears, scoring 26.4 DraftKings points in a 21-point win. It was the third time in the past four weeks that Wilson had 15 or more DraftKings points. In those games, the former Ohio State star had over 90 yards and at least five receptions. Wilson should have similar success against a Vikings' defense that allows the most receiving yards to WRs and the sixth-most DraftKings points per game to the position this season.
TE Foster Moreau, Chargers @ Raiders ($3,600). Moreau found the end zone for the second time in the past three weeks against the Seahawks on Sunday. All told, he posted three receptions (seven targets) for 33 yards and the score. Thanks to steady targets and big-play ability, Moreau will be able to make some noise against a Chargers' defense that has allowed the 10th-most DraftKings points per game to TEs (13.0) this season.
WEEK 13 STANDARD RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Kickers
FLEX George Kittle, 49ers vs. Dolphins ($5,000). The star tight end scored 5.6 DraftKings points in last week's win over the Saints, but we're hoping that means he'll have lower ownership this week. Kittle should be able to go off against a Miami defense that has allowed the third-most DraftKings points per game to TEs this season (16.4). If he can look like the Kittle we saw in another favorable matchup against the Cardinals a couple of weeks ago (24.4 DK points), he'll go a long way toward helping us cash.
DEF Seahawks @ Rams ($3,600). The Seahawks' defense looked horrible last against the Raiders, allowing 40 points and 303 total yards of offense to Josh Jacobs. However, they should fare better against the Rams, who were allowing the most DK points to D/STs even before they were missing Cooper Kupp (ankle) and Matthew Stafford (neck). Backup QB Bryce Perkins threw two interceptions and was sacked three times in last week's loss to the Chiefs, and more of the same figures to be in order this week.
