Sunday's DraftKings slate is a single-game showdown between LV and SF, and it locks at 4:25 p.m. ET (1:25 p.m. PT). The format uses a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary, with a $50,000 cap, so roster building comes down to choosing which star deserves the premium spot.
Brock Bowers (LV) tops our model's ranking at $10,800, with a ceiling of 30.8 and a DraftKings average of 21.8. Christian McCaffrey (SF) is right behind in price at $11,000, carrying a 30.3 ceiling and a 20.7 average. Brock Purdy (SF) at $10,400 owns a 30.4 ceiling, while Kirk Cousins (LV) costs $9,400 with a 28.9 ceiling and a 21.3 average. Those four sit within a couple of points of one another at the top end, which keeps the captain decision open.
The value tier is where lineups get built. Ashton Jeanty (LV) at $8,000 has a 28.0 ceiling, a strong number for the price even with a 16.9 average. Tre Tucker (LV) at $7,400 offers a 26.9 ceiling. Michael Mayer (LV) is the cheapest of our top-ranked names at $4,800, with an 18.1 ceiling. George Kittle (SF) at $9,000 projects a 27.9 ceiling against a 15.1 average.
The sheet gives no ownership data, so we won't guess where the crowd lands. Note the status tags: Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel Sr., Kurtis Rourke and Christian Kirk all carry SF tags (OUT for the first three, IR for Kirk), while Aidan O'Connell, Dont'e Thornton Jr., Chris Collier and Malik Benson carry LV tags.
Our model's top lineup spends all $50,000. It puts Bowers at captain for $16,200, then adds Kittle at $9,000, McCaffrey at $11,000, Cousins at $9,400, and two cheap pieces in Jack Bech at $2,000 and Kyle Juszczyk at $2,400. The cheap pair funds the stars.
Lineups lock Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET.
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