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3 Daily Fantasy Football Players to Avoid in Week 15

Marcus Mariota gets a soft matchup against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 15, but he's shown surprisingly little upside of late. Who else should we avoid in NFL DFS?

We have loads of pieces on numberFire dedicated to helping you figure out which plays you should target in your daily fantasy football contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. And you should definitely check them all out.

But an underrated aspect of the DFS process is figuring out whom you shouldn't play. Narrowing down your short list of potential plays by avoiding those who are overpriced and/or in tough matchups goes a long way towards ensuring that you create optimal lineups.

Let's go through three guys to consider fading on this week's DFS main slates.