College football DFS picks December 30: Do it yourself
By Mike Marteny
College football DFS wide receiver picks December 30:
Top Tier:
If Wake is to pull the upset on Wisconsin, they are going to need a big game from Jaquarii Roberson. Roberson closed the season with 28 receptions for 435 yards and four touchdowns over the last three games. It’s going to be a little tougher against Wisconsin, but I still see Roberson getting the best of these corners at least once. He’s the only true number one receiver on this entire slate. Oklahoma throws to about 35 different people and Florida’s pecking order is unclear at best. Don’t even get me started on Wisconsin’s passing game, or lack thereof.
Marvin Mims is likely the most talented receiver on the slate, but some teams have succeeded in taking him out of the game. Florida’s defense is good enough to do just that. Oklahoma relies a lot on secondary options anyway, so this makes Mims a very risky GPP only option.
Middle Tier:
I can see a clear path for Donavon Greene to have a big game as well. Wisconsin knows all about Roberson and they may just decide that they aren’t going to let him beat them. If that’s the case, Greene should find himself open a little more. Roberson did solidify his grip on the number one job in Greene’s absence though, so this only manifests if Wisconsin follows that game script.
We saw Wisconsin throw a little more against Minnesota. The primary benefactor of that was Jack Dunn. I still think Jake Ferguson is the better receiver, but Dunn sees a lot more targets. That’s mostly because teams blanket Ferguson. Honestly, I’m not sure Wake can cover either of them.
We saw Keon Zipperer have a couple of solid games with Pitts out earlier this season. I can see Zipperer being the leading Florida receiver in this game just because they likely wont change the playbook much. There are still going to be several routes designed around the tight end. Zipperer should be an absolutely steal at this price.
Bargain Shoppers:
Kemore Gamble’s highlight this year came when he scored twice in garbage time against Vanderbilt. Now he could find himself running the routes that were normally left for Toney. Gamble isn’t as fast as Toney, but he’s good enough to take advantage of some of these routes. He could match his season totals of nine catches for 147 yards and three touchdowns in this one game alone.
Oklahoma hasn’t thrown to the tight end much with Austin Stogner still injured. That has changed over the last couple of games with the emergence of Brayden Willis. Willis has six catches for 72 yards and a touchdown over the last two games. Florida is going to force Oklahoma away from the outside of the field, so we could see Willis be the answer to that defense from the Gators.
At this point, I would play Drake Stoops over Charleston Rambo. Rambo didn’t catch a pass against Iowa State and has been invisible over the last two months.
One of the minimum priced Florida receivers is going to have a good game, but which one? It seems that Justin Shorter probably has the best chance, but without seeing an updated depth chart, we are just guessing at this point