Ivan Herrera 
Welcome back to another exciting season of CFB! We are starting Week one action on Thursday with a big 11 game slate. There are many great matchups, but the highlight of the slate is Florida visiting Utah in a rematch of last year’s exciting matchup.
*All prices listed are for DraftKing’s 11 game slate. I like the players listed in my article that are part of FanDuel’s four game slate as well but I’ll post my notes on Discord Thursday morning for that slate specifically*
Core Plays:
The QBs:
Braylon Braxton (TLSA) $9,500:
John Rhys Plumlee (UCF) $10,600:
Darren Grainger (GAST) $7,400: The senior is in a good spot to start his final year at GAST. The dual threat QB threw for just under 2500 yards and ran for 734 yards to go along with his 24 total touchdowns. This game should be closer than most think so Grainger should use both parts of his game to avoid being upset by Rhode Island.
The RBs:
Jermaine Brown Jr (UAB) $6,200:
The WRs:
Taylor Morin (WAKE) $6,200:
Kahtero Summers (URI) $3,900:
The Pivots:
The QBs:
Mitch Griffis (WAKE) $8,300: Taking over the starting job from Sam Hartman, Griffis has big shoes to fill. But luckily for him three of Wake’s top four in receptions last season are still with the team, and they all had over 550 yards. Griffis only had one start last season which was against VMI where he threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns. His matchup against Elon should ease him into the starting role as the Phoenix struggled to slow down the top QBs they faced last season.
Brennan Armstrong (NCST) $8,900:
Kasim Hill (URI) $5,400: Hill is entering his third year as Rhode Islands starter after throwing for 4,862 yards and 37 touchdowns in his first two. In those two seasons, Hill faced two Division One schools and threw for 392 yards and three touchdowns without throwing an interception. His matchup against Georgia State should prove to be a good matchup for him as the Panthers were ranked 74th against the pass last season.
Jaden Rashada, QB (ASU) $9,800
The RBs:
Sean Tyler (MINN) $7,300: The Western Michigan transfer is getting a great matchup to start his Gopher career. Last season with the Broncos, Tyler ran for 1027 yards and scored eight touchdowns. Nebraska’s rush defense last season gave up 189.1 yards per game which had them ranked as the 23rd worse rush defense. The only thing that scares me in Week 1 is that Minnesota has said they’ll start the season with a committee in the backfield so early on Tyler may not see the carries he will later in the year.
The WRs:
Isaiah Wooden (SOUT) $3,900: Wooden is SUU’s big play WR, as last season he averaged over 20 yards per reception. Like mentioned up top in the Rashada section, this game involves two strong passing teams playing against shaky pass defenses, so we will be seeing the ball flying all over the field.
Brant Kuithe (UTAH) $3,700: Utah has a good trio of WRs; Devaughn Vele, Money Parks, and Mycah Pittman, who are all going to get opportunities for Utah on Thursday. But, I like the value that Utah’s starting TE has. The Utes are one of the best schools when it comes to using their TEs. Over the past three seasons, Utah TE’s have averaged 7.2 receptions and a touchdown per game.
Jalin Conyers (ASU) $4,100: The second TE on this list, Conyers can be a sneaky way to get exposure to the ASU offense. In ASU’s last five games last season, Conyers had over five receptions in four of them and scored five touchdowns as well. With a true freshman, Jaden Rashada, being named starting QB Conyers should be used as a big bodied safety blanket. Conyers’ production will also be helped out by ASU’s top WR being out the first half of the game.
Other Players to consider:
- Justin Miller, QB (SOUT) $6,000
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