FanDuel Studs to Target in Week 13

LeSean McCoy

FanDuel Salary: $7,800
numberFire Projected Points: 14.6

LeSean McCoy's season got off to a rough start with multiple hamstring injuries keeping him from receiving the full workload that Rex Ryan and his coaching staff envisioned at the beginning of the season. But in recent weeks, he's been the bell cow, receiving at least 18 touches in each of his last six games. As a result, his fantasy stock is rising, and his price doesn't yet truly reflect his near-every-down status.

McCoy's matchup in Week 13 isn't necessarily ideal. While the Texans currently ranked 20th against the run per our numbers, much of their inadequacy came from early season struggles, as they've held running backs to 11 or fewer fantasy points in each of the last four games. But Mark Ingram and Chris Ivory, the two most notable backs the Texans' have faced in this four-game stretch, have struggled on the ground recently. Meanwhile, McCoy has been hitting his stride, scoring at least 15 FanDuel points in five out of his last six games.

Part of McCoy's secure fantasy floor comes from his role in the passing game, having received at least five targets in each of the last three games. And with McCoy's primary change-of-pace partner, Karlos Williams, reportedly sidelined with a shoulder injury and questionable to play on Sunday, McCoy's opportunity level, coupled with the Bills' status as home favorites make the less than favorable matchup easy to look past.