Sunday's slate is a single-game showdown, CIN @ ATL, and it locks at 9:30 a.m. ET (6:30 a.m. PT). The format uses a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary, and the cap is $50,000.
At the top of our model's ranking sits Bijan Robinson (ATL) at $11,200, with a ceiling of 40.5, the highest on the board. Joe Burrow (CIN) is right behind at $10,400 with a 38.1 ceiling and a DraftKings average of 26.1, the best average of the group. Tee Higgins (CIN) at $10,000 has a 36.2 ceiling, and Ja'Marr Chase (CIN) at $10,800 carries a 34.6 ceiling. Chase Brown (CIN) at $9,600 has a 31.2 ceiling, and Drake London (ATL) at $9,000 comes in at 28.0.
Value is thinner, but Mike Gesicki (CIN) at $6,200 stands out. He carries a 19.1 ceiling and an 11.0 DraftKings average, which makes him the cheapest name among our top-ranked plays. Michael Penix Jr. (ATL) at $8,800 has a 24.6 ceiling and a 14.8 average, a lower price than the other quarterback on the slate. Tight on salary, those two are the more affordable ways into the main game stacks.
A few names are off the board. DraftKings lists Andy Dalton, Jack Strand and Zachariah Branch (all ATL) as OUT, and Brian Robinson Jr. and Trey Sermon (ATL) plus Andrei Iosivas, Tanner Hudson and Erick All Jr. (CIN) as IR. Ownership figures aren't available for this slate, so we won't guess where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup uses all $50,000. Bijan Robinson goes at captain for $16,800. The flex spots hold Ja'Marr Chase at $10,800, Joe Burrow at $10,400, Kyle Pitts Sr. at $5,400, Nick Folk at $4,800 and Colbie Young at $1,800. That build leans on the two highest-priced offensive pieces and fills out the back end with cheap salary.
Lock is Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ET, so get your lineups set before then.
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