Fantasy Football: Rostership report and pivot plays from the highest-owned DFS targets in Week 18

The 2021 fantasy football regular season concludes with Week 18. Most leagues are either finished or hosting their fantasy championships, but there is still data to sift through for the full DFS slate on Sunday and Monday. Using PFF metrics, we can exploit the projected rostership numbers to identify value for DFS lineups.

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This report helps identify pivot players to target if you are looking to avoid highly rostered players in GPP tournaments. Optimizing cost and rostership percentage is what creates strong yet unique lineups crucial to winning large-field tournaments.

DraftKings Top 20 Players in Projected Rostership

Player	Team	OPP	POS	Salary	Rostership%
Antonio Gibson	WAS	NYG	RB	5800	20.44%
Jonathan Taylor	IND	JAC	RB	9300	17.57%
Justin Jefferson	MIN	CHI	WR	8100	17.08%
Dalvin Cook	MIN	CHI	RB	7800	14.99%
David Montgomery	CHI	MIN	RB	6800	13.63%
Josh Allen	BUF	NYJ	QB	8100	13.17%
A.J. Brown	TEN	HOU	WR	7000	12.81%
Christian Kirk	ARI	SEA	WR	6000	11.96%
Washington Football Team	WAS	NYG	D	3100	11.93%
D'Onta Foreman	TEN	HOU	RB	5700	11.59%
Zach Ertz	ARI	SEA	TE	5300	11.59%
Devin Singletary	BUF	NYJ	RB	6000	11.42%
Kyler Murray	ARI	SEA	QB	7400	11.00%
Sony Michel	LAR	SF	RB	6000	10.90%
Mike Evans	TB	CAR	WR	7100	10.47%
Brandin Cooks	HOU	TEN	WR	6300	10.25%
D.J. Moore	CAR	TB	WR	5800	10.25%
Tyler Higbee	LAR	SF	TE	4000	10.14%
Stefon Diggs	BUF	NYJ	WR	7800	9.79%
Cleveland Browns	CLE	CIN	D	2600	8.95%

FanDuel Top 20 Players in Projected Rostership

Player	Team	OPP	POS	Salary	Rostership%
Antonio Gibson	WAS	NYG	RB	6800	21.53%
Jonathan Taylor	IND	JAC	RB	10200	20.59%
Justin Jefferson	MIN	CHI	WR	8500	16.90%
Dalvin Cook	MIN	CHI	RB	8700	16.64%
David Montgomery	CHI	MIN	RB	7600	15.20%
D.J. Moore	CAR	TB	WR	6100	14.84%
Josh Allen	BUF	NYJ	QB	8800	14.30%
A.J. Brown	TEN	HOU	WR	7400	13.06%
Devin Singletary	BUF	NYJ	RB	6700	13.05%
Cooper Kupp	LAR	SF	WR	10000	13.04%
Zach Ertz	ARI	SEA	TE	5600	12.48%
D'Onta Foreman	TEN	HOU	RB	6900	12.41%
Christian Kirk	ARI	SEA	WR	6200	12.40%
Kyler Murray	ARI	SEA	QB	8400	11.45%
Sony Michel	LAR	SF	RB	7700	10.95%
Stefon Diggs	BUF	NYJ	WR	7700	10.41%
Mike Evans	TB	CAR	WR	7800	10.20%
Washington Football Team	WAS	NYG	D	5000	10.00%
Rashaad Penny	SEA	ARI	RB	7800	9.35%
Brandin Cooks	HOU	TEN	WR	7100	9.21%

Pivot Plays for Week 18

QB: TAYSOM HILL, NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Platform	Salary	Rostership
DraftKings	$6,200	3.0%
FanDuel	$7,700	2.8%

Hill has now started four games at quarterback for the New Orleans Saints and scored 17.4 fantasy points or more in three of them. This week, the Saints have a chance to sneak into the NFL playoffs. A win doesn’t guarantee a berth, but it improves their chances significantly. As usual, we hope that Hill leans into his main skill — running the football. He’s rushed at least 11 times in all four of his starts.

In a spot where Hill and the Saints need a win, they are lucky to draw the Atlanta Falcons as their opponent. Now long out of the playoff race, mostly due to their horrible defense, the Falcons are playing for just incentives and pride. Not to mention, Josh Allen just rushed for two touchdowns against them last week. Hill is in a great spot to stack up three or more total touchdowns at a reduced rostership percentage.