Week 10 DFS Contrarian

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Contrarian means opposing or rejecting popular opinion; going against the current practice. Being a contrarian in fantasy football is difficult because it's not chalk as the DFS kids would call it today. Risk is involved, but it could be a league-winning selection. Contrarian is where the big money is made within DFS, especially in large tournaments, because you'll submit more unique lineups than your competitors.

Do mix in one or two of these players within a lineup to maximize individuality.

Do not create your entire lineup based on the contrarian picks below.

Key for charts:

• Player = recommended contrarian play
• Opponent = Home or away and the opponent
• FD Roster % = This week's FanDuel roster percentages
• FD Salary = FanDuel salary to roster the player
• DK Roster % = This week's DraftKings roster percentages
• DK Salary = DraftKings salary to roster the player

CONTRARIAN QUARTERBACKS

The Arizona Cardinals' defense is the second-worst team in the NFL in opponent QB passer rating allowed at 102.3, and they're allowing the fourth-most fantasy points to opposing QBs. Despite not having WR Drake London, Taylor Heinicke played well in his first start for the Falcons with 288 total yards, one TD, and one INT. Heinicke should play better this week with London returning to the field, playing an easier defense, and becoming more familiar with the offense.

The last three games haven't been kind to Brock Purdy. He went nine straight games without throwing an interception. However, he's thrown five interceptions in those three games and suffered a concussion. Purdy accounted for 422 total yards against Cincinnati in his last game. The Jaguars have a good pass defense, but they've given up yards when facing above-average QBs. Purdy is due a get-right game in the touchdown department. He'll play with all the skill position stars this week, and Trent Williams is questionable.

The passing volume in Washington is massive. Sam Howell has attempted 41 or more passes in five of his last six games. Howell has also thrown three or more TD passes every other week for four weeks. Last week, he threw only one TD, which means this is the big game. If you need more evidence, then defense fantasy points allowed to QBs have also spiked in connection to Howell's big TD games. Atlanta ranked 27th, Philadelphia ranked 31st, and this week, Seattle ranks 25th in fantasy points allowed to QBs.

Will Levis proved he wasn't a fluke last week with a good follow-up performance against a solid Pittsburgh defense. Levis faces a much easier Buccaneers pass defense this week, which ranks in the bottom third in most pass defense categories. They also have both starting CBs listed as questionable. The Titans will be without Treylon Burks, but it won't be much of a loss as he's been injured for most of the season. Levis is cheap in a good matchup, which could turn great if the Buccaneers are missing starting CBs.