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DraftKings Showdown Monday Night Football: New York Jets vs New England Patriots

By Jon DeBuchananne

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 10: Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots celebrates after catching a 36 yard pass against the New York Giants during the fourth quarter in the game at Gillette Stadium on October 10, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 10: Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots celebrates after catching a 36 yard pass against the New York Giants during the fourth quarter in the game at Gillette Stadium on October 10, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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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 GPP Builds: Jets vs Patriots

Captain-

Julian Edelman – $16,800

With 56 targets on the season and no Josh Gordon, Julian Edelman is going to be the most heavily targeted receiver on the slate tomorrow night. While the matchup is difficult, Brady will supply Edelman with enough volume to make him my highest owned Captain.

Le’Veon Bell – $13,800

If you want to start a contrarian build, Bell and Jets D is a great way to start. While there is no good way to attack this defense, I would prefer the ground game if I am Sam Darnold and Adam Gase. Bell currently sees 39% of the team’s total touches and is someone who should be heavily featured in both your Captain and flex builds. Much like Michel though, you can fade him and add Darnold and a Jets pass-catcher against four Patriots to differentiate your lineups.

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

James White – $11,100

Unfortunately for White he only plays about 40% of snaps. When he is out there though, he is one of the focal points of this Patriots offense as he has touched the ball 49 times which is the second-most on the team. He is a must in Brady builds and can even be added with Michel Captained lineups as he is going to get 7-10 targets with Gordon out.

Jakobi Meyers – $8,400

While I prefer to have Dorsett as my third favorite Patriot Captain on this slate, Jakobi Meyers will be the lowest owned. When Gordon went down last week Meyers was elevated to the starting lineup and played 70% of snaps. I want as much of this Patriots passing attack that I can get and the pricing of Edelman, White, Dorsett, Meyers, Watson and Olszewski allow for a lot of different builds. HIGH RISK PLAY