4 NFL FanDuel Studs to Target in Week 6

Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons

FanDuel Price: $8,500
Projected Points: 17.4

If I told you about a wide receiver who has scored just three touchdowns since the beginning of last season, I doubt many of you would instantly think of that guy being worth paying up for on FanDuel. But what if I told you about a wide receiver who has already topped 20.0 FanDuel points twice this season without needing a touchdown? You'd probably jump all over that.

That's where we are with Julio Jones, whose red zone usage with the Falcons continues to be one of the biggest mysteries in the NFL.

Despite his lack of touchdowns, Jones remains an elite NFL wide receiver, ranking fifth in the league with 29.9% of his team's targets and averaging 112.8 receiving yards through five games this year.

We already discussed how great of a spot the Falcons passing offense is in this week, and that certainly includes Jones, who will be up against a Buccaneers secondary that has given up the second-most FanDuel points per game to opposing WR1s this season. According to Pro Football Focus, none of Tampa Bay's top three cornerbacks rank inside the top-75 at their position, leading our models to project Jones to rack up the second-most receiving yards of any wide receiver in Week 6.

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