CFB DFS Top Plays: Week 5 – Saturday Main

Editor’s Note: We may not write up every player we consider to be a top play. Be sure to consult the chart at the bottom of the page. This page will be updated as necessary.

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Understanding optimal lineups for cash games is extremely important, even if you only play tournaments. Players in our cash pool are the ones we believe are the most underpriced, have the best floor/ceiling combo, and typically feature a relatively tight range of outcomes. These are the best plays on the board when considering price, context, and positional scarcity. These are usually pretty good options for GPPs as well.

The optimal GPP lineup will typically mix some of these cash-type plays with higher-variance options, often in correlated lineups. In cash games (where roughly 50% of the field gets paid out), we don’t worry about ownership, game stacks, or correlation. In large-field tournaments, we should be much more mindful of ownership. For more tournament content, check out our projections, and Friday’s live show, Establish The Show: The College Years, with Alex Hardin and Sean Newsham.

With all that said, these are our Top Plays considering the following factors: mean projection, matchup, upside, and value. Ownership is NOT considered here. Generally speaking, these players are what we consider to be “head-to-head and 50/50 considerations”.

They are listed in price descending order (NOT ranked by “best play”). At the bottom, you’ll find suggested rankings by site once salary is accounted for.

QUARTERBACK

Caleb Williams (USC – DK $10,500, FD $12,800) – The Heisman hopeful is continuing his stellar college career this year, displaying insane efficiency throwing the ball (11.88 yards per attempt), and he has the deepest wide receiver room in the country at his disposal. In a marquee spot at Colorado, his fantasy ceiling will be solely determined by how many points the Colorado offense can put on the board. In cash games, his floor may just be too high to ignore despite the price tag making you sacrifice at other spots in your lineup. GPP Recommendation: 0 to 1 pass catchers in stack.

Seth Henigan (MEM – DK $8,000) – Consistency has been the name of the game with Henigan so far this season, as he has lived in the mid-20s in terms of fantasy output (24 to 28 fantasy points in all four games with varying levels of opponents). He comes with meaningful cost savings to Caleb Williams, but there is quite a gap in both in floor and ceiling. If you are looking for just one piece of Memphis to prioritize in cash, our recommendation would be Blake Watson. However, playing him with Henigan is perfectly fine as well. GPP Recommendation: 1 to 2 pass catchers in stack.