2022 MLS Fantasy Round 16 DGW Positional Rankings

Schuyler Redpath

We’ve made it past the midway mark of the fantasy season, and Round 16 presents a golden opportunity to make some big gains in the standings. An eye-popping 18 teams are on a double-game week, opening up loads of potential to pile up fantasy points.

Let’s take a closer look at the top players at each position in this week’s DGW-heavy fantasy rankings.

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Teams on a DGW: ATL, ATX, CIN, CHI, CLB, CLT, DAL, HOU, LA, LAFC, MIN, MTL, NYC, PHI, POR, RBNY, SEA, TOR

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Goalkeepers

The LA Galaxy and Toronto FC are the only teams with two home games this double-game week, making Jonathan Bond an attractive option considering he’s the fourth-highest scoring DGW goalkeeper this season.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Jonathan Bond	LA	vs. MIN, vs. MTL	$7.8
2. Stefan Frei	SEA	vs. MTL, at TOR	$7.7
3. Steve Clark	HOU	at POR, vs. CLT	$9.0
4. Sean Johnson	NYC	at CIN, vs. ATL	$9.5
5. Maxime Crepeau	LAFC	vs. DAL, at VAN	$8.2

Value Goalkeepers

Value Goalkeepers
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Roman Celentano	CIN	vs. NYC, at NE	$5.1
2. Rocco Rios Novo	ATL	at RBNY, at NYC	$5.4
3. Quentin Westberg	TOR	vs. CLB, vs. SEA	$5.7

Defenders

Alexander Callens leads all defenders with 120 fantasy points; throw in a double-game week and he’s a borderline no-brainer with matchups at FC Cincinnati and home against Atlanta United.

The NYCFC center back continues to be an attacking threat on set pieces, which meshes well with his ability to collect bonus fantasy points on the defensive end.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Alexander Callens	NYC	at CIN, vs. ATL	$11.7
2. Bill Tuiloma	POR	vs. HOU, at NSH	$9.8
3. Diego Palacios	LAFC	vs. DAL, at VAN	$9.4
4. Kai Wagner	PHI	at CHI, at CLB	$10.7
5. Julian Araujo	LA	vs. MIN, vs. MTL	$9.3
6. Alex Roldan	SEA	vs. MTL, at TOR	$6.8
7. Jesus Murillo	LAFC	vs. DAL, at VAN	$9.5
8. Adam Lundkvist	HOU	at POR, vs. CLT	$8.0
9. Nouhou Tolo	SEA	vs. MTL, at TOR	$6.5
10. Jonathan Mensah	CLB	at TOR, vs. PHI	$9.7

Value Defenders

Value Defenders
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Luca Petrasso	TOR	vs. CLB, vs. SEA	$4.2
2. Dario Zuparic	POR	vs. HOU, at NSH	$4.6
3. Josecarlos Van Rankin	POR	vs. HOU, at NSH	$5.7

Midfielders

Nicolas Lodeiro added another assist in last week’s 3-0 triumph over Sporting Kansas City. He’s averaging over eight points per game across the last three rounds.

With favorable matchups at home against CF Montréal and at Toronto, look for Lodeiro to continue to be the star of the show during Seattle’s DGW.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Nicolas Lodeiro	SEA	vs. MTL, at TOR	$10.6
2. Paul Arriola	DAL	at LAFC, vs. MIA	$11.1
3. Luciano Acosta	CIN	vs. NYC, at NE	$12.0
4. Alejandro Pozuelo	TOR	vs. CLB, vs. SEA	$11.1
5. Emanuel Reynoso	MIN	at LA, vs. RSL	$10.8
6. Sebastian Driussi	ATX	at CLT, at COL	$11.0
7. Maxi Moralez	NYC	at CIN, vs. ATL	$10.0
8. Xherdan Shaqiri	CHI	vs. PHI, at SJ	$10.6
9. Lewis Morgan	RBNY	vs. ATL, at SKC	$11.1
10. Daniel Gazdag	PHI	at CHI, at CLB	$9.9
11. Sebastian Blanco	POR	vs. HOU, at NSH	$7.2
12. Diego Fagundez	ATX	at CLT, at COL	$9.2
13. Jonathan Osorio	TOR	vs. CLB, vs. SEA	$9.4
14. Thiago Almada	ATL	at RBNY, at NYC	$9.9
15. Cristian Roldan	SEA	vs. MTL, at TOR	$9.1
16. Gaston Gimenez	CHI	vs. PHI, at SJ	$8.6
17. Yimmi Chara	POR	vs. HOU, at NSH	$9.3
18. Albert Rusnak	SEA	vs. MTL, at TOR	$8.3
19. Jose Cifuentes	LAFC	vs. DAL, at VAN	$7.7
20. Chris Mueller	CHI	vs. PHI, at SJ	$7.4

Value Midfielders

Value Midfielders
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Memo Rodriguez	HOU	at POR, vs. CLT	$4.8
2. Franco Fragapane	MIN	at LA, vs. RSL	$4.8
3. Eryk Williamson	POR	vs. HOU, at NSH	$5.9

Forwards

Valentin "Taty" Castellanos comes with a warning this week, as he’s one yellow card away from being suspended. If we can avoid any whammies in NYCFC’s first match at FC Cincinnati, he comes with big upside as one of the most lethal attackers in MLS.

The NYCFC talisman scored from the spot last week, and if he gets two swings at the piñata, there’s a good shot he connects.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Valentin Castellanos	NYC	at CIN, vs. ATL	$9.9
2. Cristian Arango	LAFC	vs. DAL, at VAN	$8.5
3. Chicharito	LA	vs. MIN, vs. MTL	$8.2
4. Carlos Vela	LAFC	vs. DAL, at VAN	$9.6
5. Sebastian Ferreira	HOU	at POR, vs. CLT	$9.9
6. Jesus Ferreira	DAL	at LAFC, vs. MIA	$9.3
7. Jesus Jimenez	TOR	vs. CLB, vs. SEA	$8.2
8. Jordan Morris	SEA	vs. MTL, at TOR	$8.6
9. Brian Rodriguez	LAFC	vs. DAL, at VAN	$8.5
10. Brandon Vazquez	CIN	vs. NYC, at NE	$9.1

Value Forwards

Value Forwards
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Dejan Joveljic	LA	vs. MIN, vs. CLT	$5.5
2. Thor Ulfarsson	HOU	at POR, vs. CLT	$4.0
3. Will Bruin	SEA	vs. MTL, at TOR	$4.2

Captain

Captain
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Nicolas Lodeiro	SEA	vs. MTL, at TOR	$10.6
2. Valentin Castellanos	NYC	at CIN, vs. ATL	$9.9
3. Paul Arriola	DAL	at LAFC, vs. MIA	$11.1

MLS Fantasy Weekly Winner

Congratulations to fantasy manager Oscar Natonek, who led JNFP'S 11 to the top of the Round 15 leaderboard! With the help of three Portland Timbers players who returned double-digit points, Alex earned a $150 MLSstore.com gift card for their efforts.