When the Steelers signed Russell Wilson to a one-year contract this offseason, it wasn’t necessarily a shock since Pittsburgh wanted to improve at quarterback. The Steelers are now 4-0 under Wilson entering a Thursday Night Football matchup against the Cleveland Browns at 8:15 p.m. ET. Wilson makes pass-catchers like George Pickens, Pat Freiermuth and running back Jaylen Warren more attractive options in the NFL DFS player pool, so how should they factor into your NFL DFS strategy and Steelers vs. Browns DFS stacks? Before locking in any NFL DFS lineups for Steelers vs. Browns 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.
This season, some of Kaylor’s top picks in Showdown DFS slates include Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed, (4-138-1, 33-1), Bills quarterback Josh Allen (263-4), and Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins (509-4). Anyone who followed his picks is way up.
Now, Kaylor has turned his attention to Browns vs. Steelers on Thursday Night Football in Week 12 and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine.
Top NFL DFS picks for Steelers vs. Browns
One of Kaylor’s top NFL DFS picks for Thursday Night Football is Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy. The 25-year-old has 30 targets over three games since Jameis Winston took over as the starting quarterback and has more than 70 yards in all three contests. Jeudy had six receptions for 142 yards and a touchdown last week with his 11 targets leading all Cleveland players.
Jeudy is averaging 56 yards per game this season, the second-most of his five-year career. He was the No. 15 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, so there’s no doubt he has the talent of a WR1 in the league and playing with a quarterback with a live arm like Winston fits his skillset. The Browns traded two picks to the Broncos for Jeudy and it’s clear they’ve wanted to utilize him in the offense. Jeudy has been significantly more productive with Winston than with Deshaun Watson and Kaylor expects that connection to continue on Thursday Night Football.
Kaylor is also targeting Browns quarterback Jameis Winston. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft has never been shy about trying to make a big play in the passing game. That can sometimes hinder his team’s success, but for Fantasy football players, a quarterback trying to make a huge play nearly every time he takes a snap is exactly what you hope for.
Winston is QB9 in Fantasy football on a points-per-game basis over his three starts with the Browns and he threw for 395 yards and two touchdowns last week against the Saints. Despite losing 35-14, Winston was QB6 in Fantasy football. Winston has more than 40 attempts in all three starts with Cleveland and with the Steelers allowing the fourth-fewest rushing yards per game this season, the Browns may ask Winston to throw often again on Thursday. See who else Kaylor likes right here.
How to set Steelers vs. Browns NFL DFS lineups, player pool
Kaylor is also targeting another undervalued player who could explode for huge numbers in Browns vs. Steelers. 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 an NFL DFS expert who won a prestigious Millionaire Maker tournament, and find out.
