Thursday's DraftKings showdown is a single game, JAX @ BAL, with a $50,000 salary cap and a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. The slate locks Thu 11/5 at 8:15 p.m. ET (5:15 p.m. PT).
Our model's top plays start with Derrick Henry (BAL) at $10,200, who carries a ceiling of 40.5, the highest on the board. Zay Flowers (BAL) is right behind in salary at $10,400 with a 36.0 ceiling. On the JAX side, Trevor Lawrence is $10,600 with a 31.9 ceiling and a DraftKings average of 20.7, the best average among the top group. Parker Washington ($9,400, ceiling 31.8) and Bhayshul Tuten ($9,800, ceiling 27.4) round out the upper tier.
The value plays sit further down the salary ladder. Austin Reed (BAL) is $8,000 with an 18.5 ceiling, while Brenton Strange (JAX) at $7,400 and Jakobi Meyers (JAX) at $7,000 carry ceilings of 17.2 and 16.6. Our model's lineup also reaches for two cheaper pieces, Rashod Bateman at $3,800 and Chris Rodriguez Jr. at $3,400, which is what lets it afford several expensive FLEX spots.
Availability matters on a one-game slate. DraftKings lists Lamar Jackson (BAL) as IR, along with Tyler Huntley, Skylar Thompson, Tyler Loop and Adam Randall. Kedon Slovis and Elijah Sarratt (BAL) are tagged OUT, as is CJ Williams (JAX). We have no ownership figures for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,700 of the $50,000 cap. Trevor Lawrence is the captain at $15,900, joined by Rashod Bateman ($3,800), Parker Washington ($9,400), Bhayshul Tuten ($9,800), Brenton Strange ($7,400) and Chris Rodriguez Jr. ($3,400) in the FLEX spots.
Get your lineups set before the slate locks Thu 11/5 at 8:15 p.m. ET.
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