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One popular strategy for Head2Head’s Salary Cap game is to grab a few players you love, and then fill out your roster as best you can with the remaining salary. This is a great strategy if you want to ensure you own someone like Le’Veon Bell Week 1, but you never draft high enough to actually grab him. You can absolutely win with this kind of strategy, especially if the players you love peform as well as you expect them too. I, however, am not built for that kind of strategy.

When it comes to fantasy, I am borderline obsessed with getting value. When I play in keeper leagues, I almost never keep players in the first few rounds, often keeping lesser players because they are better values. I feel like if I get good enough value, I can overcome a lack of what some people would consider to be true studs.

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This is especially true for Head2Head’s Salary Cap game. I will gladly roster Le’Veon Bell, but if I do, it will only be because I got such great value at other positions that I had the maximum left to spend on a running back or Flex. While this may not necessarily be likely, it is a possibility, because there are a ton of great values available at running back and receiver. Let’s run through some of the values you should target in Head2Head Salary Cap leagues.

David Johnson , ARI, $14.9

I guess on some level, someone had to be the fifth highest priced running back, but I still can’t help but feel it is a bit ridiculous Johnson costs $1.1 less than Le’Veon Bell. If I pay for any of the top running backs, it will almost certainly be Johnson.

Dalvin Cook , RB, MIN, $13.1

I’m slightly concerned Dalvin Cook will lose some carries (perhaps even goal line carries) to Latavius Murray . That being said, Cook got a ton of work to start last season despite the presence of Murray and Jerick McKinnon . Cook was every bit as good as Kareem Hunt , Melvin Gordon and Leonard Fournette before he got hurt, and I don’t know how you can justify paying more for any of those guys.

Joe Mixon , RB, CIN, $11.0

This seems so obvious I almost don’t know what to say. I believe Mixon is a better player than a few of the players priced above him, and just about all of the players priced below him. He was just hitting his stride last season when he got hurt, and I expect him to pick up where he left off.

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Jay Ajayi , RB, PHI, $9.9

Everything I wrote about Joe Mixon applies to Ajayi. Ajayi has more competition for touches in Philadelphia, but at least he doesn’t have to worry about LeGarrette Blount vulturing touchdowns. I believe Ajayi is an above average player, and if he plays like he did down the stretch and in the playoffs but with a few more touchdowns, he will be a very nice value.

Lamar Miller , RB, HOU $9.4

It feels like fantasy players are punishing Miller for not being as good as we thought he would be when he left Miami, thus overlooking that he is pretty good right now. Miller averaged 15.4 fppg in the six games Deshaun Watson started, and even though I’m not scared of Alfred Blue and D’Onta Foreman stealing touches, it doesn’t hurt that Foreman isn’t practicing right now and may not be ready for Week 1.

Ty Montgomery , RB, GB, $7.2

At the very least, Ty Montgomery should get most of the running back receptions for what we expect to be a good offense for as long as Aaron Rodgers is healthy. He has a chance for more carries with Aaron Jones is out, and he could run a ton of routes out of the slot if the Packers trade or release Randall Cobb . Montgomery feels like a nice value considering he is so much cheaper than guys like Giovani Bernard , Chris Thompson and Theo Riddick who I consider to be similar players.

Emmanuel Sanders , WR, DEN, $8.9

Sanders seems like an obvious bounce back candidate, but based on his ADP, I suspect he is relatively low-owned despite the inviting price. Injuries and terrible quarterbacks limited him last season, but he had at least 76 receptions, 1,032 receiving yards and five touchdowns in each of his previous three seasons in Denver. That is his floor when he is healthy, and if Case Keenum is at least competent, Sanders is capable of so much more.

Tyreek Hill , WR, KC, $11.3

I love the fantasy players who discount Tyreek Hill ’s production last season because it was the result of so many big plays. When you are quite possibly the fastest player in the NFL, you can probably bank on at least a few big plays. Now that he has a quarterback who should actually be good at throwing the ball down the field, I see no reason to believe Hill will be worse than in 2017, and he even has some room to grow.

Jordy Nelson , WR, OAK, $7.6

I get that there are plenty of questions about Jordy Nelson , but he is still a big red zone target, and I refuse to believe he is a worse receiver than Michael Crabtree . It isn’t fair to simply pencil Nelson in for Crabtree’s production from last season, but even if Nelson’s floor is lower than that, his ceiling is higher, as well.

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Sterling Shepard , WR, NYG, $8.4

Shepard was miscast as a number one receiver last year, though he did have three games with at least 130 receiving yards. Those games may be hard to come by, but he is a very good slot receiver who should benefit from all the defensive attention paid to Odell Beckham , Saquon Barkley and Evan Engram .

Taywan Taylor , WR, TEN, $6.1

Taylor is worth a flyer if you need a cheap receiver, though he would be close to a must-play if Rishard Matthews is out. Even if Matthews returns, Taylor should be the primary slot receiver in an offense that should throw the ball far more often than in 2017.