Monday's Madden showdown is a single game, CHI @ NO, with a $50,000 cap and a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. The slate locks Mon 11/2 at 4:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. PT).
At the top of our model's ranking is Travis Etienne Jr. (NO) at $10,800, with a ceiling of 31.6 and a DraftKings average of 16.6. D'Andre Swift (CHI) is right behind at $10,000 with a 30.8 ceiling and a 15.6 average. Caleb Williams (CHI) costs $10,400 and carries a 29.6 ceiling, while Tyler Shough (NO) sits at $9,200 with a 28.3 ceiling. The four are separated mostly by ceiling and price, with Etienne offering the highest ceiling at the highest salary.
The value plays start with Juwan Johnson (NO) at $7,200, whose 27.2 ceiling is close to the top-tier numbers at a much lower price. Colston Loveland (CHI) is $6,600 with a 21.1 ceiling, and Jordyn Tyson (NO) is $6,200 with an 18.3 ceiling. Rome Odunze (CHI) at $8,400 has an 18.9 ceiling, a steeper price for a lower ceiling than the cheaper options.
The crowd is likely to gather around the quarterbacks and the lead back. Caleb Williams is projected at 67% ownership, Shough at 54% and Etienne at 47%. Williams is the chalkiest player on the board by a wide margin. Swift (30%), Johnson (33%) and Odunze (30%) all come in lower, and Loveland is at 20%, which could help set a lineup apart.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,700 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Colston Loveland in the captain slot at $9,900 and fills the flex spots with Caleb Williams ($10,400), D'Andre Swift ($10,000), Rome Odunze ($8,400), Juwan Johnson ($7,200) and the Bears ($3,800).
Lineups lock Mon 11/2 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
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