DraftKings Fantasy Football 2015: Pro Bowl, Super Bowl Optimum Lineup

Fantasy Pro Bowl?! Yes, it is a thing. Thank goodness, for degenerates like us.

Draft Kings keeps our money-grab fantasies alive with the Pro Bowl-Super Bowl "Desert Bowl." See, daily fantasy laws require there to be more than one game on the schedule, so they combine the Super Bowl with the Pro Bowl here. Pure DFS genius.

This is a tricky one because Pro Bowl playing time tends to vary widely, but if you're in, we're in.

Here are our position-by-position rankings of the top plays this week and next:

Quarterbacks

You might love the talent and the wide-open Pro Bowl, but there is no telling how much the Pro Bowl quarterbacks will play. It is more likely the backups who will get the bulk of the duty when the game is most loose in the second half.

If you roll the dice on a Pro Bowl guy, go with a bargain like Andy Dalton...seriously. Wouldn't it be poetic justice for all those who criticize him for even being in the game?

The Super Bowl quarterbacks are the more wise selections. We would rather have Russell Wilson attacking the Pats with the play-action pass than Tom Brady facing the No. 1 pass defense in football.

RK	Name	Salary	PPG
1	Russell Wilson	$7,600	21.9
2	Tom Brady	$7,900	20.1
3	Andrew Luck	$6,400	23.7
4	Drew Brees	$5,900	21.7
5	Matt Ryan	$5,000	19.9
6	Matthew Stafford	$5,500	17.4
7	Tony Romo	$6,100	18.7
8	Andy Dalton	$4,500	15.4
9	Tarvaris Jackson	$3,000	0.0
10	B.J. Daniels	$3,000	0.0
11	Jimmy Garoppolo	$3,000	1.7

Running Backs

We like motivated players. Sure, Marshawn Lynch and LeGarrette Blount are the Super Bowl workhorses, but the pending free agents in the Pro Bowl are interesting plays, especially with the defenses to be lax. They are certainly motivated to make headlines before free agency.

We go with Mark Ingram as the top play because of his reduced price. If you're spending on a premium guy, you have to figure Lynch is going to get at least one opportunity to grab his crotch in front of the world...as much as we hate to say it.

Lynch and Blount will get more snaps, but one of the Pro Bowl plays could go off in a more wide-open game. Here is how we would line them up for your daily lineups:

RK	Name	Salary	PPG
1	Mark Ingram	$2,900	15.8
2	Marshawn Lynch	$7,800	19.8
3	LeGarrette Blount	$5,500	7.7
4	DeMarco Murray	$5,100	24.0
5	Justin Forsett	$3,100	16.2
6	Jamaal Charles	$4,400	17.1
7	C.J. Anderson	$3,200	14.6
8	Alfred Morris	$2,400	11.9
9	Shane Vereen	$5,000	10.1
10	Brandon Bolden	$1,000	1.1
11	Robert Turbin	$1,700	4.5
12	Jonas Gray	$2,000	8.5
13	Marcel Reece	$1,600	5.1
14	John Kuhn	$1,000	1.4
15	James Develin	$1,000	1.0
16	Will Tukuafu	$1,000	0.3
17	Christine Michael	$1,000	2.0
18	James White	$1,000	3.7

Wide Receivers

You can bet the NFL will want rookie phenom Odell Beckham to put on a show regardless of what elite talent is covering him. The Super Bowl's elite defenders make the lesser receiving talents in that game equally sketchy plays.

Beckham looks like a sure thing for fireworks even if he has a high price.

One thing about the Pro Bowl receivers, you have to consider their quarterback cohorts. As we said above, we like Dalton to surprise people. He is going to potentially have the benefit of working with A.J. Green.

Also, Andrew Luck has T.Y. Hilton on his team, but we expect the game to be a little tighter early. That is why Hilton is a bit down on our board. 

RK	Name	Salary	PPG
1	Odell Beckham Jr.	$7,800	26.4
2	Julian Edelman	$7,700	17.1
3	Antonio Brown	$7,600	25.7
4	Brandon LaFell	$5,500	13.4
5	Jermaine Kearse	$4,800	8.0
6	A.J. Green	$7,400	17.1
7	Emmanuel Sanders	$5,400	19.7
8	Jordy Nelson	$6,200	20.3
9	Randall Cobb	$6,200	19.6
10	Golden Tate	$5,800	17.4
11	T.Y. Hilton	$6,900	17.4
12	Doug Baldwin	$6,300	11.4
13	Danny Amendola	$4,000	4.4
14	Ricardo Lockette	$2,900	2.7
15	Chris Matthews	$1,000	0.0
16	Brian Tyms	$1,000	1.6
17	Kevin Norwood	$1,700	1.9
18	Matthew Slater	$1,000	0.0
19	Bryan Walters	$1,000	0.8
20	Josh Boyce	$1,000	0.0

Tight Ends

Jimmy Graham told the NFL media this week he plans to dunk after a Pro Bowl touchdown, per NFL.com's Kevin Patra. It sounds like something destined to happen. The league needs the drama for its struggling all-star showcase:

"

One hundred percent. Hopefully, they get me the ball. I'm for sure (going to dunk). Hopefully I won't get fined this time. Last time that fine was a little bit steep, especially for a preseason game.

"

Rob Gronkowski is a solid play, too, but going with Graham over Gronk saves you some money.

RK	Name	Salary	PPG
1	Jimmy Graham	$6,200	14.7
2	Rob Gronkowski	$8,100	18.5
3	Luke Willson	$4,800	5.9
4	Greg Olsen	$4,400	13.7
5	Martellus Bennett	$3,100	14.2
6	Jason Witten	$3,900	10.5
7	Tim Wright	$1,700	4.9
8	Cooper Helfet	$1,000	3.9
9	Tony Moeaki	$1,700	3.9
10	Michael Hoomanawanui	$1,000	1.0
11	RaShaun Allen	$1,000	0.0

Defense/Special Teams

We don't expect any of the offenses to be real sloppy with the football or poor in pass protection. We figure there is little to gain by going with one of the Super Bowl defenses over the Pro Bowl defenses. There might be just a few points difference despite a $2,300-$3,000 gap in price. Save your coins here.

If you are picking a Pro Bowl defense—yes, we know, there is no defense played in the Pro Bowl, but turnovers are not banned—go with Team Carter over Team Irvin. Irvin's team has more turnover-prone quarterbacks.

RK	Name	Salary
1	Team Carter	$1,000
2	Team Irvin	$1,000
3	Patriots	$3,300
4	Seahawks	$4,000

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