4 DraftKings Studs to Target in Week 15
Le'Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
DraftKings Price: $9,300
Projected Points: 22.4
Antonio Brown is having a career year, and JuJu Smith-Schuster returns from his one-game suspension riding a 20.4% target share in his last four games. But the most reliable option with guaranteed volume for the Pittsburgh Steelers week-to-week is still Le'Veon Bell.
Not only does Bell rank 12th in carries (63) over the last four weeks, but his 40 targets in that span rank seventh overall among all NFL players. With the extra work in the passing game, Bell's averaged 30.07 DraftKings points per game since Week 11. This week, Bell faces the New England Patriots, who have the 31st overall rushing defense according to our metrics.
As noted by Warren Sharp of sharpfootballstats.com, the Steelers have averaged a league-high 73% passing ratio in neutral game scripts the last four weeks. In the team's first nine games, Pittsburgh averaged a more balanced 55% passing ratio in one-score situations. If that approach does not change, Bell should continue providing the receiving floor noted earlier. (And if the Steelers choose to run the ball more, Bell is the obvious beneficiary.)
Our models have Bell outscoring the next closest running back (Alvin Kamara) by 1.9 DraftKings points.
