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If you thought last week's Friday slate was nice, wait until you get a load of this one! Thanksgiving weekend offers us not only great rivalries, but slates as big as the turkeys we had yesterday on two days! We've got a dozen games selected by DraftKings today. We begin at high noon with a showdown in Austin between K-State and Texas. The MACtion that would have been on Wednesday also kicks at noon with Ohio traveling to Bowling Green and Central Michigan hosting Eastern Michigan. Even the west coast is getting started early with San Diego State hosting Boise State.
The afternoon begins with New Mexico hosting Utah State. Iowa heads to Lincoln to take on Nebraska. Missouri heads to Fayetteville to get trampled by the Hogs. South Florida heads up I-4 to the Bounce House. Cincinnati tries to stay perfect in Greenville. UNLV heads up to the front range to take on Air Force. We have Colorado heading out to Salt Lake to take on Cincinnati's new favorite team. We close out with TCU in Ames to take on Iowa State. This is going to be a great one!
In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy college football lineup picks for DraftKings on 11/26/21 locking at noon eastern. I’ll be providing multiple player suggestions for players at quarterback, running back, and wide receiver, aiming to highlight one option apiece at the high, middle, and lower end of the salary scale. Good luck, RotoBallers.
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DraftKings CFB DFS Quarterbacks
Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati ($9,700)
There's not a lot I like in the upper tier of quarterbacks. If Dillon Gabriel ends up returning, he's an interesting option. If not, Ridder stands tall above the rest. Even in the blowout of SMU last weekend, Ridder racked up 41.06 DraftKings points before sitting the end of the game out. He was efficient throwing the ball and pulled off a big run. Ridder has 10 passing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns over the last month for the Bearcats. He has the highest ceiling at the position and a safe floor.
K.J. Jefferson, Arkansas ($7,900)
Jefferson threw for 326 yards on Alabama, so I'm not too worried about his floor. Here I'm intrigued by his upside. Jefferson also piles up yards on the ground, and against a run defense that is as bad as Missouri's, it's conceivable that Jefferson could put up some huge numbers here. Maybe Arkansas runs Jefferson less and lets the backs do most of the work, but I'll have some exposure to Jefferson in case that isn't what the Hogs decide to do.
Justin Rogers, UNLV ($5,700)
UNLV may have finally found the quarterback for this team. Cameron Friel did a solid job, but the Rebels took off against San Diego State once Rogers took the field. Rogers didn't even start the game, but threw for 305 yards. The Air Force defense is about as good as San Diego State's, and a week by the Falcons of watching tape on Rogers might make a difference, but for this price it's worth finding out if he can sling for 300 again.
Also consider: Logan Bonner, Utah State ($8,800); Kurtis Rourke, Ohio ($6,500); Haaziq Daniels, Air Force ($5,800); Timmy McClain, South Florida ($5,200)
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DraftKings CFB DFS Running Backs
Lew Nichols III, Central Michigan ($10,000)
If you haven't been watching MACtion this year, you probably think this price is ridiculous, especially when you know you're getting a touchdown from Breece Hall. However, this is a dream matchup for Nichols. Eastern Michigan is allowing 193.4 rushing yards per game and has surrendered 23 rushing touchdowns. Nichols has back-to-back games of over 200 rushing yards and has scored a staggering seven touchdowns in that time. He has four straight games with multiple touchdowns and six straight games with over 130 rushing yards. You can lock in a big one from Nichols here.
Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State ($9,100)
The Texas defense has allowed just shy of 200 rushing yards per game. Add in the fact that Skylar Thompson was carted off the field against Baylor last week, and you have Kansas State operating with a backup quarterback so they should lean on the run. The problem here is that we have seen this Kansas State offense stall out under Will Howard more times than I can count over the last two years. However, Vaughn has at least 100 rushing yards in four straight games and has scored eight touchdowns in that span. Add in the 15 receptions, and that's just more free points. With Howard having to dump the ball off to Vaughn as well, there is still potential here.
De'Montre Tuggle, Ohio ($6,000)
Bowling Green has allowed 194 rushing yards per game and a staggering 29 touchdowns on the ground in 11 games. It's not just because they played a couple of Power Five teams. The Falcons have allowed 12 rushing touchdowns in the last three games alone! Ohio will run with their quarterback(s) as well and at least one more running back. That caps Tuggle's upside, but there is still plenty here for this price.
Trelon Smith, Arkansas ($3,600)
The Arkansas backfield is kind of a mess right now and it's only exacerbated by the fact that K.J. Jefferson carries the ball a lot as well. Smith, Jefferson, Raheim Sanders, and Dominique Johnson all logged at least six carries against Alabama. Smith got more yardage in the same amount of carries as Johnson did, but both Sanders and Johnson found the end zone. There's going to be plenty of running room against Missouri. All three backs will likely get carries again, but I do like the fact that the one that was most effective last week is also the cheapest.
Also consider: Breece Hall, Iowa State ($9,300); Tavion Thomas, Utah ($8,500); Calvin Tyler Jr., Utah State ($6,200); Roschon Johnson, Texas ($5,500); Kelley Joiner, South Florida ($4,600)
DraftKings CFB DFS Wide Receivers
Trelon Burks, Arkansas ($8,200)
Burks has had some huge games this year, including against Alabama last week. The only way that Burks has a ceiling game is if Missouri can keep this close, but the Razorbacks have been known to get Burks some carries out of the backfield as well. They make it a point to get and keep Burks involved in the offense. Even though his ceiling may not be as high as others, his floor might be better.
Kalil Pimpleton, Central Michigan ($7,200)
Only Kent has been able to hold Pimpleton under 30 DraftKings points in the last three outings or under 20 since Week 6. Pimpleton is only 132 yards shy of 1,000 receiving yards on the season. I'll say he gets that against an Eastern Michigan team that allows 240.5 yards through the air. Considering that Pimpleton has also found the end zone in four of the last five games, I would think he gets there again as well.
Jaylon Robinson, Central Florida ($5,200)
Robinson hasn't been much of a factor in his two games back, but that is most likely because they were both blowouts. There's a chance that happens again if South Florida comes out flat like they did last week. However, Dillon Gabriel might return for UCF. If he does, the value of Robinson goes up exponentially. His numbers with Gabriel in there were much better than the last two games have been. Robinson is the kind of talent that you don't usually find in this price range. He's a perfect GPP dart.
Tre Tucker, Cincinnati ($4,800)
I like this a lot more if East Carolina hangs around, but Tucker has hauled in 13 passes for 165 yards and a touchdown in the two games since his disappearing act against Tulsa. Alec Pierce did score twice last week, but Tucker's target share over any other Cincinnati receiver is worth taking into consideration. It also wont hurt as much if Cincinnati keeps it on the ground against ECU due to less capital being invested.
Also consider: Deven Thompkins, Utah State ($8,900); Samori Toure, Nebraska ($6,000); Steve Jenkins, UNLV ($4,800); Austin Allen, Nebraska ($4,700); Jordan Whittington, Texas ($4,000)
