Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Jets vs. 49ers 9/9/24

This Monday night, the NFL presents Draftkings Football fans with a matchup between the New York Jets and the San Francisco 49ers. Let’s take a look at this NFL Game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the New York Jets vs. San Francisco 49ers Game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings single Game showdown contest.

Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules

You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.

The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.

*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.

Here are my Draftkings picks for this week’s New York Jets vs. San Francisco 49ers matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Christian McCaffrey, Running Back, San Francisco 49ers, $11,600

How important was running back Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers offense last season? Let’s review McCaffrey’s relevant player data from the 2023 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the 16 games that Christian McCaffrey played for the San Francisco 49ers in the 2023 NFL regular season, McCaffrey rushed for a league leading 1,459 yards, 21 rushing touchdowns, 30 rushing touchdowns, 67 receptions, 564 receiving yards, and seven receiving touchdowns.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 16 regular season contests that McCaffrey played for the San Francisco 49ers in the 2023 NFL regular season, McCaffrey averaged a massive 26.5 Draftkings points a game.

It is noteworthy that Christian McCaffrey’s outstanding statistical numbers earned the talented San Francisco 49ers running back the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award last season.

From a general matchup perspective, I like Christian McCaffrey’s chances of playing at a high level in this game. Why? McCaffrey will face a New York Jets defense that struggled to contain opposing running backs last season.

Through 17 games played in the 2023 NFL regular season, the New York Jets ranked an abysmal 27th in total rushing yards allowed a game to opposing offenses (124.1 yards). What did we learn? Clearly, the New York Jets were unable to contain opposing running backs in 2023.

*It should be noted that the San Francisco 49ers have officially listed Christian McCaffrey as questionable for tonight’s game. I fully expect McCaffrey to play tonight. Having stated that, I recommend that all readers check the official team injury reports that are released by the team an hour prior to kickoff.

In my opinion, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NFL regular season contest. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Christian McCaffrey as my captain for this one game WNBA DFS Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Brock Purdy, Quarterback, San Francisco 49ers $9,200

In addition to McCaffrey, San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy was without a doubt a key contributor to the San Francisco 49ers success of the offensive side of the football last season. In the 16 games that Purdy played for the 49ers in the 2023 NFL regular season, Purdy accumulated 4,280 passing yards and 31 passing touchdowns.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Aaron Rodgers, Quarterback (New York Jets) $9,000: Garrett Wilson, Wide Receiver (New York Jets) $9,800: Tyler Conklin, Tight End (New York Jets) $3,600.