{"id":859347,"date":"2026-09-24T20:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/859347\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T20:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:12:14","slug":"flex-finder-week-3-adonai-mitchell-dontayvion-wicks-doing-work-in-new-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/859347\/","title":{"rendered":"FLEX Finder Week 3: Adonai Mitchell, Dontayvion Wicks doing work in new homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a nice rebound week for FLEX Finder in Week 2 despite some poor luck. JK Dobbins would have had run of the entire backfield had he not gotten hurt, and Rico Dowdle joined him on the injury report. Kaelon Black didn\u2019t quite get there but the circumstances for him getting there remained true \u2014 it would have been nice if Jordan James had remained a healthy scratch. The Saints kept feeding our two low-cost all-stars in an upset of the Ravens. Now all we do is simply: Try to do it again<\/p>\n<p>Rules for this weekly article:<\/p>\n<p>1) I will not recommend quarterbacks \u2014 There are plenty of good ones. You\u2019re on your own there.<\/p>\n<p>2) I will not recommend any running back who costs more than $5,000, wideout who costs more than $4,500, or tight end that costs more than $4,000 in <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.draftkings.com\/draft\/lineup\/create\/153768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">DraftKings\u2019 DFS slate<\/a> \u2014 This was an easy cutoff for what a FLEX really is.<\/p>\n<p>3) I consider any player who garners over 50 yards or scores a victory for the column \u2014 anything more you get out of that, well, great for you. Let\u2019s set expectations low because we are combing for outliers.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"George Pickens, Adonai Mitchell headline Week 3\u2019s Regression Files \" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/fantasy\/football\/news\/george-pickens-adonai-mitchell-headline-week-3s-regression-files\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"NFL: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790280733_479_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Denny Carter breaks down which pass catchers are likely to see positive regression, and which guys could see negative regression in Week 3 and beyond. <\/p>\n<p>    \u25b6 Running Backs<\/p>\n<p>Woody Marks, HOU \u2014 $5,000 \u2014 I haven\u2019t particularly liked anything that Marks has done so far this season as someone who has drawn two Texans games in Rotoworld Sunday coverage. He\u2019s had some nice gains at times, but mostly they\u2019ve come when the offensive line has conclusively won. However, the Colts defense has been just dreadful through two games this year \u2014 there are viral tweets (<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RomeovilleKid\/status\/2102437612846018762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">proven wrong, naturally, but not by much<\/a>) about how the 1,029 yards they\u2019ve allowed this year in two games are the most in the first two games of the season \u2014 and Marks is one of a few running backs in the FLEX line who conclusively gets work. If the game is a shootout, Marks will get passing game work. If the game is a blowout, the Texans will be incentivized to rest David Montgomery; I like Marks\u2019 chances here.<\/p>\n<p>Blake Corum, LAR \u2014 $4,600 \u2014 Corum paid off for us last week. This is a tougher test against the Broncos, but the Jaguars and Chiefs have both run the ball fairly well against them (the Chiefs moreso, obviously) and if Puka Nacua remains sidelined, the Rams will become a run-first, play-action heavy offense as they were against the Giants. Corum almost cracked 100 total yards in that same script against New York, so he paid even without needing a touchdown. Which is good, because he\u2019s not getting the red zone carries that Kyren Williams is.<\/p>\n<p>Keaton Mitchell, LAC \u2014 $4,300 \u2014 I did not like Mitchell at all this offseason \u2014 I thought he was overpaid and overhyped. However, with Omarion Hampton having a back-breaking fumble against the Raiders and Mitchell slated to face a Bills defense that has allowed 62 points in two games \u2014 not to mention running back reception touchdowns in each of those games \u2014 I think this is a situation where Mitchell could be a worthwhile punt at just $300 over the minimum. There was quite a bit of hype about Mitchell as a receiver in training camp, and if nobody else is going to catch the ball in Los Angeles, they might as well try Mitchell. <\/p>\n<p>Tank Bigsby, PHI \u2014 $5,000 \u2014 I feel like this is going to be a pretty chalky one, and because of the column publish date I would recommend a pivot if this read proves wrong, but with Saquon Barkley undergoing an MRI I think there\u2019s a real chance we get Bigsby as a lead back. I don\u2019t love this matchup for Bigsby \u2014 well, let\u2019s reframe this: I don\u2019t love how the Eagles offensive line is playing. But the volume could be there to make him a good pick anyway. <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"10 Fantasy Football Takeaways from Week 2: Josh Downs and Parker Washington on the rise\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/fantasy\/football\/news\/10-fantasy-football-takeaways-from-week-2-josh-downs-and-parker-washington-on-the-rise\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"NFL: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790280734_595_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Parker Washington is looking like a breakout star and Josh Downs now has the runway cleared to be the Colts\u2019 WR1 for the foreseeable future. <\/p>\n<p>    \u25b6 Wide receivers<\/p>\n<p>Dontayvion Wicks, PHI \u2014 $4,100 \u2014 We have gone back to the Wicks well. The Bears turned Bryce Young into a downfield passer and I\u2019m not reading much into the Vikings game because of the weather. Wicks had a 27-yard catch against the Titans en route to a 74-yard day last week and Makai Lemon seems to be being brought along slowly. Dallas Goedert is in the MRI room. Wicks is going to find plenty of volume here. <\/p>\n<p>Adonai Mitchell \u2014 $4,300 \u2014 12 targets and available for $4,300 is a pretty decent combination for DFS purposes. Mitchell has gone over 60 yards in both starts with Geno Smith and the Jets are also given a matchup against the Lions, who are currently running a secondary that can best be described as DJ Reed and veteran flotsam. Rock Ya-Sin, Chuck Clark, Roger McCreary. As Norm MacDonald once intoned: All the stars are here. Mitchell leads the NFL in targeted air yard percent at 56.69 percent. If Smith can\u2019t find a deep ball to Mitchell here he\u2019s not trying hard enough. <\/p>\n<p>Denzel Boston, CLE \u2014 $4,500 \u2014 Part of me hates picking players who have had two touchdowns in two games because it\u2019s fairly obvious that attention is coming. Boston isn\u2019t sneaking up on anyone the way he snuck up on the entire Buccaneers secondary on his catch-and-run score last week. But none of the underlying stats say anything other than that this will continue as long as the passing game floor doesn\u2019t fall out in Cleveland. Boston has garnered 51.9 percent of Cleveland\u2019s targeted air yards, a top-10 rate. Maybe someone else does score here, but this looks like a reliable 50-yard game. <\/p>\n<p>Devaughn Vele, NO \u2014 $4,400 \u2014 Vele has 16 targets and 133 yards with a touchdown in two games, the Saints play a Raiders defense that I think has been better than expected but has little in the way of cornerback depth. And all eyes are on Chris Olave first. Vele\u2019s price has steadily risen over the first two weeks of the season \u2014 we have played him all three weeks \u2014 and I\u2019m going to be sad when he\u2019s off the table. <\/p>\n<p>Tyquan Thornton, KC \u2014 $3,700 \u2014 Patrick Mahomes flashed a better deep ball than we\u2019ve seen in years against the Colts on Sunday Night. \u201cOK, OK, that\u2019s nice,\u201d you may say, \u201cbut it was the Colts.\u201d Fair! On the other hand, they are playing the Dolphins this week. Thornton leads the Chiefs in targeted air yards through two weeks, and he is available for a pittance in DFS contests. He only needs one catch to get there. <\/p>\n<p>Dart&#8217;s injury makes Week 3 &#8216;bleak&#8217; for Giants<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Daugherty and Denny Carter review Jaxson Carter&#8217;s leg injury incurred during the game against the Rams, and why his absence makes the Giants&#8217; Week 3 look pretty &#8216;bleak&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 Tight ends<\/p>\n<p>Oronde Gadsden, LAC \u2014 $3,500 \u2014 Suddenly, Gadsden is the last man standing in the room here after David Njoku hit injured reserve and Charlie Kolar pretended to hit injured reserve but still remains out. We saw some big Gadsden games last season and the Chargers receivers have not looked impressive so far. I think changes could be coming for this offense and, as with my Keaton Mitchell hunch, I like playing into this Bills defense right now. <\/p>\n<p>Terrance Ferguson, LAR \u2014 $2,700 \u2014 As of this writing I have no idea if Puka Nacua will play, but Sean McVay said he always want to err on the side of caution on soft tissue injuries and Nacua didn\u2019t practice on Wednesday. We saw how involved Ferguson was last week with Nacua sidelined, and if there\u2019s a weak point on this Broncos pass defense it\u2019s the linebackers and the spaces they sometimes must vacate. I like Ferguson to get them in the blender and to continue to prove Denny\u2019s assertion that he\u2019s a psyop wrong in Week 3. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was a nice rebound week for FLEX Finder in Week 2 despite some poor luck. 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