The Sunday 11/08 main slate is a full 11-game card, running from LAR @ WAS to ARI @ SEA, with a $50,000 salary cap on DraftKings classic. Lock is 1:00 p.m. ET (10:00 a.m. PT), so there is no late window to lean on.
Our model puts Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA) at the top of the board. At $9,300 he carries a ceiling of 45.7, the highest on the slate, and a DraftKings average of 30.1. Jahmyr Gibbs (DET) is right behind on average at 30.0 with a 42.6 ceiling, though his $10,000 price takes a big bite out of the cap. Kenneth Walker III (KC) at $9,000 shows a 40.3 ceiling and a 24.6 average, while Puka Nacua (LAR) matches that ceiling at $8,800 with a 24.1 average.
The value end is where the board gets interesting. Drake Maye (NE) costs $7,000 at QB and brings a 37.9 ceiling and a 22.1 average, a lot of upside for the price. Malik Nabers (NYG) at $7,300 has a 39.6 ceiling, and Chris Olave (NO) at $7,400 sits at 36.6. CeeDee Lamb (DAL) is $8,300 with a 40.2 ceiling and a 22.2 average. Several key names carry an OUT tag on DraftKings, including Garrett Wilson (NYJ), A.J. Brown (NE), Mike Evans (SF) and Sam Darnold (SEA), so check the final pool before building.
We don't have ownership figures for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd is headed.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,700 of the $50,000 cap. It pairs Patrick Mahomes ($6,100) with Christian McCaffrey ($8,000) and Chuba Hubbard ($6,500) at running back. Smith-Njigba ($9,300), Rashee Rice ($6,400) and Adonai Mitchell ($4,500) fill out the receivers, with Greg Dulcich ($3,100) at tight end, Noah Gray ($2,900) at FLEX and the Saints ($2,900) on defense.
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