Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett has been a man on the move. The ninth-year NFL veteran is playing for his fifth different team over the last five years, but he's trying to prove he can be a starting quarterback in the NFL. Brissett has started 16 games over the last four seasons entering this year and was named the starting quarterback over Drake Maye at the end of training camp. Any starting quarterback is someone daily Fantasy football players need to seriously consider for NFL DFS picks, so when the Patriots play the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football, how should you factor Brissett into your NFL DFS strategy?
Aaron Rodgers will make his MetLife Stadium return after tearing his Achilles in Week 1 on New York's home turf last season, so should that affect your NFL DFS strategy? Despite throwing for fewer than 200 yards in his first two games this season, could a breakout be coming to make Rodgers a must-roster for Patriots vs. Jets DFS lineups? Before locking in any NFL DFS lineups for Jets vs. Patriots on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out the NFL DFS lineup advice, strategy and player stacks from SportsLine NFL daily Fantasy expert Jimmie Kaylor.
Kaylor is a NFL and DFS expert for SportsLine, who opened the 2022 NFL season by winning DraftKings' NFL Showdown Thursday Kickoff Millionaire contest. He edged out over 355,000 other entrants in the contest and also has multiple five-figure tournament wins on his DFS resume. Kaylor, who cashed big all season in 2022, has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America, and his background as a former college and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel.
Kaylor hit on epic NFL DFS picks for SportsLine members throughout the 2022 and 2023 seasons. In 2022, he was all over Travis Kelce's four-touchdown performance against the Raiders on Monday Night Football, Kirk Cousins' 460-yard, four-TD performance on Thanksgiving Day, and T.J. Hockenson's 13 catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns in Week 15. In 2023, he hit on Ja'Marr Chase's massive Week 5 performance (15 catches, 192 yards, three TDs), D.J. Moore's eight catches for 230 yards and three touchdowns in Week 14, and De'Von Anchane's breakout performance (233 total yards, four TD's) in Week 3. Anyone who followed his picks is way up.
This season, in the Sao Paulo game one of Kaylor's top picks was Green Bay wide receiver Jayden Reed, who caught four passes for 138 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 33 yards and a score, and James Cook, who scored three touchdowns on Thursday Night Football against the Dolphins.
Now, Kaylor has turned his attention to Patriots vs. Jets on Thursday Night Football in Week 3 and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Jets vs. Patriots
One of Kaylor's top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football is Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The 40-year-old quarterback is returning to the place where it all went wrong for him last season, MetLife Stadium. After playing their first two games on the road, Rodgers makes his second career start for the Jets at home after tearing his Achilles on the fourth play of the season last year. Although Rodgers hasn't produced elite Fantasy football numbers this season, he's provided stability in New York after completing at least 60% of his passes in both starts with three touchdowns compared to one interception while averaging 171.5 passing yards per game this year.
Jets fans have long waited to cheer on a quarterback the caliber of Rodgers for the entirety of a game and you can be sure MetLife Stadium will support him on Thursday. The Patriots surrendered 327 passing yards to Geno Smith last week as the Jets and Rodgers will look to capitalize against a team with some of the lowest expectations entering the 2024 NFL season.
Kaylor is also targeting Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson. The fourth-year running back has averaged more than 70 total yards per game in back-to-back seasons and he's rushed for at least 80 yards in each of his first two games this year. Even with the Patriots lacking big-play options at receiver and teams expecting New England to utilize a run-heavy approach, Stevenson is averaging 100.5 rushing yards per game this season. The Patriots have the fifth-highest rush percentage (57.7%) in the NFL through two games.
The Jets have one of the best secondaries in the NFL, which often deters teams from passing against them. New York allowed the second-fewest passing yards in the NFL last year. The Jets have also struggled defending the run this season, allowing 155 yards per game on the ground this year, which ranks 25th in the NFL. Jordan Mason rushed for 147 yards on 28 carries at 5.3 yards per rush in Week 1 and Kaylor expects the Patriots to try to attack the New York rush defense in ways San Francisco did so well. See who else Kaylor likes right here.
How to set Patriots vs. Jets NFL DFS lineups, player pools
Kaylor is also targeting another undervalued player who could explode for huge numbers in Jets vs. Patriots. This pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You can only see who it is, and the rest of Kaylor's NFL DFS picks, at SportsLine.
So who is Jimmie Kaylor including in his optimal NFL DFS lineups for Thursday Night Football, and which under-the-radar NFL DFS picks offer huge value? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a DFS expert who won a prestigious millionaire maker tournament, and find out.
