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DraftKings Showdown Thursday Slate – Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

By Jon DeBuchananne

JACKSONVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 18: Leonard Fournette #27 of the Jacksonville Jaguars runs with the ball during the second half against the Pittsburgh Steelers at TIAA Bank Field on November 18, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 18: Leonard Fournette #27 of the Jacksonville Jaguars runs with the ball during the second half against the Pittsburgh Steelers at TIAA Bank Field on November 18, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TN – SEPTEMBER 15: Derrick Henry #22 of the Tennessee Titans runs the ball and stiff arms Rock Ya-SIn #34 of the Indianapolis Colts at Nissan Stadium on September 15, 2019 in Nashville,Tennessee. The Colts defeated the Titans 19-17. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Each week I will be breaking down the DraftKings Showdown Slates on Monday, Thursday and Sunday night football. The DraftKings showdown slate is one of the more unique game styles that you can pick from on DraftKings.

When playing a showdown lineup you will notice that it is far different from a standard DraftKings contest. Instead of selecting a full roster of position players you have a Captain slot paired with five flex positions. The player you select as your Captain will score 1.5x the standard fantasy point value for each statistic but drafting a player as the Captain will cost you more salary than using them in your flex position. The DraftKings Showdown slate will consist of the same scoring as all other contests not counting the Captain bonus.

Some numbers to keep in mind when building lineups for your showdown slates. Last season the winning lineup had a running back or wide receiver in the Captain slot 71% of the time on the largest prize pool showdown contests.

All Captain selections are major flex considerations

DraftKings Showdown Slate Week 1 GPP Builds: Jaguars vs Titans

Captain-

Derrick Henry – $15,900

Last season Henry erupted for 238 yards and four touchdowns against the Jaguars in what would start his end-of-season tear. This season new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith has made sure to continue the ground and pound offensive style that the Titans finished last season with. Henry comes into Thursday night football averaging 17 carries a game and 4.9 yards per carry. I expect this Jaguars defense to have some pride tomorrow night after an embarrassing performance last season. With so little offensive weapons in a low scoring game, Henry is one of your Captain’s but I will focus most builds around Leonard Founette.

Leonard Fournette – $14,700

Leonard Fournette is getting the lions share of the snaps (92%) and carries this season, while also adding value in the passing game. This Titans defense is much better suited against the pass than the run, as they rank 21st vs the run and 5th against the pass in DVOA via the footballoutsiders. Since Minshew took over as quarterback, Fournette is his second most targeted receiver. Fournette’s value in the passing game makes him a better play than Henry this week. I am expecting 14-20 carries and 3-5 catches in what will be my most owned Captain play.

Other Captain options to differentiate your lineups and give you a chance at the 250k top prize. 

Delanie Walker – $12,300

Since coming into the league Marcus Mariota has targeted his tight ends at second highest rate (27.7%) making Delanie Walker a sneaky Captain pick tomorrow night. At the moment Walker leads the Titans in targets (12), receptions (9) and touchdowns (2) and is the top playmaker for a struggling passing attack. I will have some shares of Walker in the Captain slot, while I also will be using him heavily in the flex. HIGH RISK PLAY

D.J. Chark Jr. – $11,400

If Chark gets lined up against Malcolm Butler for the majority of tomorrow night, Chark could end up as the highest scoring player on the slate. In his first game with Minshew last week, Chark caught 7 of 9 passes and a touchdown as he is currently Minshew’s favorite target. While I will only have a few shares of Chark as my Captain, he will be one of the receivers that I look to utilize in a lot of my flex lineups.