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3 Daily Fantasy Football Players to Avoid in Week 7

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Jordy Nelson, WR, Green Bay Packers

FanDuel Price: $7,400

DraftKings Price: $6,800

The injury to Aaron Rodgers is an immediate downgrade to the entire Green Bay Packers offense, and although Brett Hundley is intriguing as a punt play, figuring out who to pair him with is difficult. Much of Jordy Nelson's value stems from his incredible touchdown connection with Rodgers, and with the plethora of other receiving options on the Packers, we may not see the same results with Hundley under center.

Also, the matchup isn't as good as you might think against the New Orleans Saints. The Saints defense is normally a punching bag we heavily attack, but they've quietly shown themselves to be a middle-of-the-road pass defense by our metrics (17th). Additionally, they're still showing themselves to be vulnerable to the run (29th), which could lead the Packers to a more run-heavy approach with Aaron Jones and Ty Montgomery.

Since we don't know where Hundley's targets will go -- nor whether the Packers will throw at the same volume -- Nelson is risky at his price, coming in as the WR10 on FanDuel and WR9 on DraftKings. If you use Hundley, it may make more sense to roll him out without a stack until we see how this passing situation shakes out.



Kenyatta Storin is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Kenyatta Storin also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username yatters. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in his articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.