Week 17 brings us the first big double game week of the MLS Fantasy Fall season, with 12 teams playing twice. The possibility of earning points from two games presents an ample opportunity to make some big moves on the leaderboards, so letās take a closer look at which DGW players to target at each position.
Goalkeepers
Bill Hamid | USA Today Sports Images
Bill Hamid leads the league with 87 saves and he ranks second in MLS with seven shutouts. Despite failing to keep a clean sheet over his last four games, heās in a good spot to get back on track with a pair of favorable home games vs. Orlando City and Toronto FC.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Bill Hamid |
DC |
vs. ORL, vs. TOR |
$6.0 |
2 |
Brad Guzan |
ATL |
at TOR, vs. MTL |
$6.0 |
3 |
Daniel Vega |
SJ |
vs. HOU, vs. LA |
$5.0 |
4 |
Brad Knighton |
NE |
vs. PHI, vs. HOU |
$4.5 |
5 |
Jesse Gonzalez |
DAL |
vs. VAN, at POR |
$6.0 |
6 |
Steve Clark |
POR |
at MTL, vs. DAL |
$5.0 |
7 |
Quentin Westberg |
TOR |
vs. ATL, at DC |
$5.6 |
8 |
Evan Bush |
MTL |
vs. POR, at ATL |
$5.5 |
9 |
Joe Willis |
HOU |
at SJ, at NE |
$5.4 |
10 |
Brian Rowe |
ORL |
at DC, at CLB |
$5.0 |
Defenders
Frederic Brillant (left) | USA Today Sports Images
With no clear cut defensive standouts this week, Frederic Brillant gets the nod here as the defender with the most bonus points of the double-game week defender core. In addition to his consistent bonus-point production, Brillant has a good shot at earning clean-sheet points from at least one of D.C. United's two home games this week.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Frederic Brillant |
DC |
vs. ORL, vs. TOR |
$6.5 |
2 |
Andrew Farrell |
NE |
vs. PHI, vs. HOU |
$5.5 |
3 |
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez |
ATL |
at TOR, vs. MTL |
$7.0 |
4 |
Steve Birnbaum |
DC |
vs. ORL, vs. TOR |
$6.5 |
5 |
Florian Jungwirth |
SJ |
vs. HOU, vs. LA |
$6.0 |
6 |
Jalil Anibaba |
NE |
vs. PHI, vs. HOU |
$5.5 |
7 |
Miles Robinson |
ATL |
at TOR, vs. MTL |
$6.5 |
8 |
Joseph Mora |
DC |
vs. ORL, vs. TOR |
$6.0 |
9 |
Franco Escobar |
ATL |
at TOR, vs. MTL |
$6.5 |
10 |
Michael Parkhurst |
ATL |
at TOR, vs. MTL |
$5.5 |
11 |
Leonardo Jara |
DC |
vs. ORL, vs. TOR |
$6.0 |
12 |
Reto Ziegler |
DAL |
vs. VAN, at POR |
$7.0 |
13 |
Larrys Mabiala |
POR |
at MTL, vs. DAL |
$7.5 |
14 |
Jorge Villafaña |
POR |
at MTL, vs. DAL |
$6.0 |
15 |
Jorge Moreira |
POR |
at MTL, vs. DAL |
$6.0 |
16 |
Bressan |
DAL |
vs. VAN, at POR |
$5.5 |
17 |
Matt Hedges |
DAL |
vs. VAN, at POR |
$7.0 |
18 |
Ryan Hollingshead |
DAL |
vs. VAN, at POR |
$6.0 |
19 |
Tommy Thompson |
SJ |
vs. HOU, vs. LA |
$6.5 |
20 |
Ali Adnan |
VAN |
at DAL, at SEA |
$6.1 |
Midfielders
Diego Valeri | USA Today Sports Images
Diego Valeri did not disappoint in Week 16, delivering a goal, three assists, and 21 fantasy points (42 for those savvy enough to captain him) to lead the Dream Team. Look for another big week from āEl Maestroā with two games in hand this week.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Diego Valeri |
POR |
at MTL, vs. DAL |
$11.0 |
2 |
Alejandro Pozuelo |
TOR |
vs. ATL, at DC |
$11.0 |
3 |
Carles Gil |
NE |
vs. PHI, vs. HOU |
$10.5 |
4 |
Cristian Penilla |
NE |
vs. PHI, vs. HOU |
$8.5 |
5 |
Cristian Espinoza |
SJ |
vs. HOU, vs. LA |
$8.5 |
6 |
Luciano Acosta |
DC |
vs. ORL, vs. TOR |
$10.0 |
7 |
Pity Martinez |
ATL |
at TOR, vs. MTL |
$10.0 |
8 |
Nani |
ORL |
at DC, at CLB |
$9.5 |
9 |
Magnus Eriksson |
SJ |
vs. HOU, vs. LA |
$7.5 |
10 |
Jamiro Monteiro |
PHI |
at NE, at NYC |
$9.5 |
11 |
Saphir Taider |
MTL |
vs. POR, at ATL |
$10.0 |
12 |
Sebastian Blanco |
POR |
at MTL, vs. DAL |
$10.0 |
13 |
Juan Agudelo |
NE |
vs. PHI, vs. HOU |
$7.0 |
14 |
Paxton Pomykal |
DAL |
vs. VAN, at POR |
$9.3 |
15 |
Diego Fagundez |
NE |
vs. PHI, vs. HOU |
$7.0 |
16 |
Julian Gressel |
ATL |
at TOR, vs. MTL |
$9.0 |
17 |
Inbeom Hwang |
VAN |
at DAL, at SEA |
$7.4 |
18 |
Michael Barrios |
DAL |
vs. VAN, at POR |
$7.9 |
19 |
Yordy Reyna |
VAN |
at DAL, at SEA |
$8.5 |
20 |
Haris Medunjanin |
PHI |
at NE, at NYC |
$9.0 |
21 |
Vako |
SJ |
vs. HOU, vs. LA |
$6.5 |
22 |
Lucas Rodriguez |
DC |
vs. ORL, vs. TOR |
$7.5 |
23 |
Darlington Nagbe |
ATL |
at TOR, vs. MTL |
$7.5 |
24 |
Ulises Segura |
DC |
vs. ORL, vs. TOR |
$6.0 |
25 |
Shea Salinas |
SJ |
vs. HOU, vs. LA |
$7.0 |
26 |
Chris Mueller |
ORL |
at DC, at CLB |
$6.5 |
27 |
Diego Chara |
POR |
at MTL, vs. DAL |
$7.4 |
28 |
Alejandro Bedoya |
PHI |
at NE, at NYC |
$7.5 |
29 |
Yackson Yueill |
SJ |
vs. HOU, vs. LA |
$7.5 |
30 |
Tomas Martinez |
HOU |
at SJ, at NE |
$8.0 |
Forwards
Wayne Rooney | USA Today Sports Images
Wayne Rooney was a bit of a bust in D.C.ās Week 14 double-game week, but with a lack of elite double game week forward options, itās back to the well as he leads all DGW forwards with 106 points. Up first is a favorable home matchup with Orlando City on Wednesday before hosting a TFC side who have shipped five goals across their last two games.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Wayne Rooney |
DC |
vs. ORL, vs. TOR |
$11.0 |
2 |
Brian Fernandez |
POR |
at MTL, vs. DAL |
$11.0 |
3 |
Chris Wondolowski |
SJ |
vs. HOU, vs. LA |
$8.0 |
4 |
Mauro Manotas |
HOU |
at SJ, at NE |
$9.5 |
5 |
Danny Hoesen |
SJ |
vs. HOU, vs. LA |
$7.5 |
6 |
Dominique Badji |
DAL |
vs. VAN, at POR |
$7.0 |
7 |
Jesus Ferreira |
DAL |
vs. VAN, at POR |
$7.0 |
8 |
Teal Bunbury |
NE |
vs. PHI, vs. HOU |
$7.0 |
9 |
Fredy Montero |
VAN |
at DAL, at SEA |
$9.3 |
10 |
Kacper Przybylko |
PHI |
at NE, at NYC |
$7.0 |
11 |
Carlos Vela |
LAFC |
at COL |
$12.0 |
12 |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
LA |
at SJ |
$10.5 |
13 |
Tesho Akindele |
ORL |
at DC, at CLB |
$6.5 |
14 |
Maxi Urruti |
MTL |
vs. POR, at ATL |
$7.5 |
15 |
Brandon Vazquez |
ATL |
at TOR, vs. MTL |
$5.0 |
16 |
Sergio Santos |
PHI |
at NE, at NYC |
$7.0 |
17 |
Darwin Quintero |
MIN |
vs. CIN |
$10.0 |
18 |
Heber |
NYC |
vs. PHI |
$9.0 |
19 |
Juan Caicedo |
NE |
vs. PHI, vs. HOU |
$7.5 |
20 |
Terrence Boyd |
TOR |
vs. ATL, at DC |
$5.4 |