Saturday night's DraftKings classic slate covers seven games: UL @ UNC, MINN @ PSU, TEX @ LSU, UTAH @ ARIZ, STAN @ VT, PUR @ IOWA and SCAR @ ARK. Lineups lock at 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT), and the salary cap is $50,000.
A note on the numbers first. Our projections are not built for this slate, so we can't hand you a model-driven ranking. What the fact sheet does give us is DraftKings averages, and those point squarely at quarterback. Lincoln Kienholz (UL) tops the board at a 29.2 average for $8,200. LaNorris Sellers (SCAR) follows at 28.9 for $8,800, and Sam Leavitt (LSU) sits at 28.8 for $9,000. Devon Dampier (UTAH) at 27.7 and Noah Fifita (ARIZ) at 27.0 round out the quarterbacks, priced at $8,600 and $8,400. Away from the position, Koby Howard (PSU, WR) averages 24.3 at $6,500, and Wayshawn Parker (UTAH, RB) averages 24.0 at $8,300.
On value, Howard stands out. His 24.3 average comes at $6,500, well below the quarterbacks at the top of the list. Ethan Grunkemeyer (VT, QB) is the other name to note, averaging 23.7 at $7,900, the cheapest of the high-average quarterbacks. Several tags matter before lock. Howard carries a Q tag, as do Lawayne McCoy (UL), Cam Coleman (TEX) and Ismail Mahdi (ARIZ). Sellers and Parker are tagged P, while Kamari Moulton (IOWA) and Ryan Estrada (MINN) are both OUT.
We don't have ownership figures for this slate, and our model has no lineup to share, so there is no total salary to report either. Check the tags above, weigh the quarterback prices against the averages, and make your own calls.
Lock is Saturday at 7:00 p.m. ET.
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