Tuesday's DraftKings slate is a single-game showdown, KC @ DAL, with a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary under a $50,000 cap. Lineups lock Tue 11/3 at 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT).
At the top of our model's board sits Patrick Mahomes at $11,000, with a ceiling of 41.7 against a DraftKings average of 22.1. Kenneth Walker III follows at $9,800 with a 38.8 ceiling, and Dak Prescott at $10,400 carries a 36.6 ceiling. Javonte Williams is the most interesting of the group. At $8,200 he owns a 32.1 ceiling and a 20.9 average, the second-highest average among the players we rank, for less money than the three names above him.
The value plays are where this slate gets flexible. Travis Kelce at $6,800 has a 33.8 ceiling, far above his 12.7 average. Tyquan Thornton is the cheapest of the group at $4,200 and still shows a 31.8 ceiling, though his average sits at 6.9, so the upside comes with real variance. Xavier Worthy at $7,800 has a 29.1 ceiling and a 15.1 average.
The crowd is likely to pile onto the quarterbacks and Walker. Mahomes is projected at 67% ownership, Prescott at 54%, and Walker at 47%. CeeDee Lamb also projects at 47% at $9,000, even though his 26.0 ceiling is the lowest on our list of top plays. Williams is projected at 30% and Thornton at 18%, which makes both a way to separate from the field.
Our model's top lineup uses Williams at captain for $12,300, then adds Prescott ($10,400), Walker ($9,800), Jake Ferguson ($8,600), Brandon Aubrey ($4,600) and Ryan Flournoy ($4,000). The total comes to $49,700 of the $50,000 cap.
Set your lineups before lock at 12:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
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