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DFS Week 2 Lineups: Ricky Pearsall the Key Value Play Across Both Sites

DFS Week 2 Lineups: Ricky Pearsall the Key Value Play Across Both Sites

This week’s builds lean on shaky secondaries, reliable target-getters, and running backs with touchdown equity. Two platforms, two lineups, one goal: balanced floor with upside ceiling.

FanDuel Lineup

Play Breakdown:
Drake Maye gets the call in this build. Miami’s secondary made Daniel Jones look good last week, and Maye has the chance to follow that script — though I’m not fully “all in” until New England dials up designed runs for him. Pairing him with Hunter Henry creates a cheap QB–TE stack.

At RB, Jahmyr Gibbs brings efficiency and receiving juice, while Derrick Henry is Baltimore’s workhorse, the focal point of their offense with multi-touchdown upside every week.

At WR:

  • Hollywood Brown carries shootout potential.
  • Ricky Pearsall projects as San Francisco’s WR1 with George Kittle out. Don’t be scared off by Mac Jones — he’s shown he can feed his top receivers. Last year Brian Thomas Jr. averaged 16 PPG with Jones compared to 12.5 with Trevor Lawrence. That’s the template for Pearsall.
  • Zay Flowers complements Henry in Baltimore’s offense as their top underneath weapon.

A.J. Brown fills FLEX as Philly’s alpha WR, while the Lions defense is the home value play.

DraftKings Lineup

Play Breakdown:
Dak Prescott leads this lineup, stacked with CeeDee Lamb for the classic QB–WR pairing. Against the Giants, this combination carries both safety and explosive upside.

Chase Brown and Kyren Williams are the midrange RB plays priced for steady volume.

At WR:

  • CeeDee Lamb is the alpha.
  • Ricky Pearsall ties the lineup together as San Francisco’s WR1 with Kittle sidelined. Mac Jones is an upgrade in this context, given his history of feeding WR1s.
  • Tyquan Thornton is the cheap dart throw.

Hunter Henry repeats as TE, Amon-Ra St. Brown locks in FLEX as a target machine, and the Rams defense rounds out the roster as the budget DST.

FanDuel vs DraftKings

  • FanDuel: Takes a swing on Maye against Miami’s secondary, but limits exposure until his designed run usage ticks up. Spends big at RB with Gibbs and Henry.
  • DraftKings: Relies on the Dak–CeeDee stack, balances out with Brown and Williams at RB, and still finds room for Pearsall as the glue play.

The overlap: Ricky Pearsall as the WR1 value, Hunter Henry as the TE anchor, and Derrick Henry as the workhorse RB centerpiece.

DFS Angle of the Week

This slate is about exploiting weak secondaries and trusting target roles.

  • Miami can’t stop the pass, which set up Jones last week and now gives Maye opportunity.
  • Derrick Henry is the engine of Baltimore’s offense and always in play for a heavy workload and multiple scores.
  • Dak Prescott to CeeDee Lamb is the clean DraftKings stack with volume and touchdown equity.
  • Ricky Pearsall is the breakout candidate — Kittle is out, Mac Jones is under center, and Pearsall is lined up to be the top option.

If Maye delivers through the air and Dak–Lamb connect, both builds have the stability of Henry and the upside of Pearsall to swing tournaments.

Profit Tracker

I’m tracking results in units — each entry is worth $1, no matter what the actual buy-in is. It doesn’t matter if you’re playing in a $0.10 tournament, $1, $10, $100, or more — you scale to your comfort level. I spread my play around, but for this tracker, every tournament counts the same. This way, you’ll see a clear picture of success (or lack thereof) without dollar signs getting in the way.

Week 1 Results:

  • FanDuel: 2 units in → 11 units won (+9 units)
  • DraftKings: 2 units in → 3.6 units won (+1.6 units)
  • Total Week 1: +10.6 units

Season Total: +10.6 units