Sunday's DraftKings classic slate runs 13 games, from DEN @ CAR and DAL @ IND to BUF @ MIN, on a $50,000 salary cap. Lock is Sun 11/8 at 1:00 p.m. ET (10:00 a.m. PT).
Our model's top-ranked play is Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA) at $9,300, with a ceiling of 45.7 and a DraftKings average of 30.1. That is the highest ceiling on the board. Josh Allen (BUF) is next at $7,400 with a 40.1 ceiling and a 28.5 average, which makes him the most affordable of the top quarterbacks. Jahmyr Gibbs (DET) costs a full $10,000 but brings a 42.6 ceiling and a 30.0 average.
The rest of the top tier is deep. Kenneth Walker III (KC) at $9,000 has a 40.3 ceiling, and Puka Nacua (LAR) at $8,800 matches that ceiling with a 24.1 average. CeeDee Lamb (DAL) sits at $8,300 with a 40.2 ceiling, a strong number for the price. Drake Maye (NE) at $7,000 has a 37.9 ceiling, and Chris Olave (NO) at $7,400 has a 36.6 ceiling.
The sheet gives no ownership figures, so we can't say where the crowd will land. It does list several DraftKings status tags worth checking before lock: Garrett Wilson (NYJ), A.J. Brown (NE), Mike Evans (SF), George Pickens (DAL) and Sam Darnold (SEA) all carry an OUT tag, as do DeVonta Smith (PHI), David Montgomery (HOU) and Cam Skattebo (NYG).
Our model's top lineup spends all $50,000 and leans on cheap salary at quarterback and flex. It pairs Malik Willis at QB for $5,100 with Gibbs and Chuba Hubbard ($6,500) at running back. Lamb ($8,300), Tetairoa McMillan ($6,900) and Caleb Douglas ($4,200) fill the receiver spots. Michael Mayer ($3,400) is the tight end, Greg Dulcich ($3,100) takes the flex, and the Eagles ($2,500) are the defense.
Set your lineups before 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, when the slate locks.
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