The Monday showdown is a single-game slate, SEA @ LAC, with a $50,000 cap and a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. It locks Mon 11/9 at 2:00 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. PT).
Our model's top projected play is Justin Herbert of LAC at $9,400. His ceiling of 30.3 is the highest on the board, well above his DraftKings average of 16.2. Omarion Hampton, also LAC, is next at $8,400 with a 27.1 ceiling and a 15.8 average. Sam Darnold of SEA costs $9,800 and carries a 24.7 ceiling against a 13.2 average. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the most expensive piece at $11,400, with a 20.5 ceiling.
The value plays are where this slate can be built. Tre' Harris of LAC is $6,600 with a 23.4 ceiling, nearly 17 points above his 11.0 average, which makes him the best ceiling-per-dollar option our model sees. At kicker, Cameron Dicker of LAC is $4,200 with a 16.2 ceiling, and Jason Myers of SEA is $4,000 with a 15.2 ceiling. Those cheap ceilings help fund an expensive captain.
The crowd is headed toward the quarterbacks. Herbert is projected at 67% ownership and Darnold at 54%, with Zach Charbonnet of SEA at 47%. Smith-Njigba is also at 47%. Hampton sits at 30% and Dicker at 28%, so a lineup that pairs Hampton's ceiling with Herbert's popularity offers some separation without leaving the top projections behind. Myers is the lowest-owned of the top plays at 17%.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,600 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Omarion Hampton in the captain slot at $12,600, then adds Ladd McConkey at $10,200, Justin Herbert at $9,400, Tre' Harris at $6,600, AJ Barner at $6,200 and Quentin Johnston at $4,600. It is a heavy LAC build that pays for the captain by taking cheaper skill players at the end.
Set your lineups before the 2:00 p.m. ET lock on Monday.
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