The Sunday showdown is a single game, TB @ CHI, with a $50,000 cap and a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. It locks at 8:20 p.m. ET (5:20 p.m. PT).
One caveat comes first. Our projections are not built for this slate, so there are no model projections, ceilings or ownership numbers to report. What we have are DraftKings averages, and they are the only numbers behind the notes below.
Caleb Williams (CHI, QB) carries the highest average on the board at 20.9 and the highest salary at $10,800. D'Andre Swift (CHI, RB) follows at $10,000 and 19.5. On the Tampa side, Bucky Irving (TB, RB) averages 17.7 at $9,800. Luther Burden III (CHI, WR) is $9,000 and averages 15.0, while Emeka Egbuka (TB, WR) is $8,400 with an 11.9 average. Captaining any of these costs 1.5x the listed price, so the top names get expensive quickly.
The value case starts with Kyle Monangai (CHI, RB). He is $7,000 with a 16.3 average, a higher average than Burden at a noticeably lower salary. He does carry a Q tag from DraftKings, so check his status before lock. Chase McLaughlin (TB, K) is $5,000 and averages 11.1, which beats Egbuka's average at a much lower salary. The Buccaneers (TB, DST) cost $3,600 and average 10.0, the cheapest of the top eight.
We have no ownership data for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd is headed. Without it, the safest read is that the high-salary names atop the averages will draw attention.
Our model has not built a top lineup for this slate, so there is no lineup or total salary to share.
Lineups lock Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET.
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