Howdy everyone. I don’t know about you but not all my teams made it to the fantasy playoffs so the best way to keep the fantasy fire burning is in Daily Fantasy. If you did make it to the playoffs and came to get some DFS goodies, hello to you as well. As always we shall be going off of the DraftKings App, using the Sun-Mon selection for our players.

Week 15 Fantasy Football DFS Optimal Lineup

Quarterback

Drew Brees vs Indianapolis Colts – $6,900

Last week Drew Brees had 6 total TDs; 5 through the air, 1 on the ground. There’s no way he’ll match that performance this Monday against the Colts but with his hot hand, Brees is very tempting. Since his return from injury Brees has been averaging 25.5 fantasy points per week. Seemingly coming back into our fantasy hearts without missing a beat. Not to mention, Brees has 12 TDs in the last 4 weeks.

Their opponent, on the other hand, has had some rough weeks in their past matchups. Last week they gave up 38 points to Jameis Winston and the Buccs. The week before that, Ryan Tannehill and the Tennessee Titans blew them up for 31 points. They lost the week prior to the Texans, so currently they are riding 3 straight loses. Winston ended up finishing as QB 1 last week against the Colts, so feel free to plug Brees in and worry no more.

Alternative QBs : Baker Mayfield @ Arizona Cardinals – $6,400, Jimmy Garoppolo vs Atlanta Falcons – $6,100

Running Back

Chris Carson @ Carolina Panthers – $7,500

With Rashaad Penny being placed on IR, Chris Carson is a slam dunk play in your lineups this week. Carson didn’t have much of a game last week against the Rams but that shouldn’t falter your thoughts. He has had double-digit performances 11 of 13 weeks and that was with Penny’s blowup games sprinkled in. Carson has only scored seven TDs, five on the ground, two through the air, but his usage on the team is the clear cut RB1 getting yardage on the ground.

It is no secret that the Carolina Panthers have been suffering this year against the run. Currently, they are ranked 28th against RBs, allowing an average of 139.2 rushing yards a game and have given up the most TDs to RBs with 24. If that’s not enough to persuade you, smart readers, then how do 5.3 yards a carry sound? Pretty sweet when you consider Carson’s current yards per carry at 4.4.

Alternative RB: Aaron Jones vs Chicago Bears – $7,300

Austin Ekeler vs Minnesota Vikings – $6,700

We all know how well Austin Ekeler played last week against the Jacksonville Jaguars. I know too well because he was on my bench. Luckily I had clinched a playoff birth in my league so the loss would not have impacted me.

Ekeler has been on a fantasy roll this whole season. Currently, Ekeler is averaging 20.8 fantasy points a game, this is of course including his huge game last week, but still fairly impressive. He has already doubled his yardage from last season (404) to this one (830) and surpassed his career receiving TDs (6) by two. With or without Melvin Gordon, Austin Ekeler is being used.