If there was ever a time and place to start playing daily fantasy football this is the time and Draft Kings is the place.We have been playing for years over at Draft Kings and let's just say that this was a very merry holiday season for the entire Fantasy Alarm crew. Whether you won your league championship this season or didn't even make the playoffs there is still plenty of time (about four more weekends to be exact) to make this the greatest fantasy football season ever!!
This is the Daily Fantasy College Football Playbook for January 1st and 2nd. There is another playbook posted for the Wednesday games as well which you can find here. The playbook has a few more names listed than normal since I wanted to provide some Friday only options. Overall there are 3 games on Wednesday, 5 on Thursday and 4 on Friday. The quarterback position has plenty of quality options but it will be hard to afford Marcus Mariota on Draftkings in particular. The running back position is tricky with just a few values out there. You will likely need to save some money at Wide receiver when making out your lineups. Best of luck the next few days and hit me up on twitter @tedschuster or via e-mail at ted@fantasyalarm.com if you have any questions.
Here is the Daily Fantasy College Football Playbook for January 1st & 2nd:
| Quarterbacks | ||||
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Marcus Mariota | Oregon | 10,300 | 10,900 | Guaranteed Points but hard to use on DK |
| Jameis Winston | Florida St | 6,300 | 8,600 | Hard to not use him on DK |
| Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee | 8,500 | 7,400 | Much better play on FD |
| Jake Waters | Kansas St | 7,500 | 9,500 | Great option on DK |
| Mason Rudolph | Oklahoma St | 5,200 | 5,000 | Best cheaper option |
| Nick Marshall | Auburn | 7,900 | 9,100 | Big Upside with his running ability |
| Runningbacks | ||||
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | 11,000 | 10,200 | GPP only due to price |
| Jeremy Langford | Michigan St | 9,200 | 9,000 | Auburn defense has real issues |
| David Cobb | Minnesota | 7,100 | 8,600 | could get 30+ carries |
| Dalvin Cook | Florida St | 5,400 | 7,100 | Finally getting most of the carries |
| Royce Freeman | Oregon | 7,000 | 7,800 | Stud Freshman in high powered offense |
| James Connor | Pittsburgh | 9,400 | 8,900 | Like him more as an option on FD |
| Shock Linwood | Baylor | 5,900 | 7,700 | not many cheap RB options |
| D Washington | Washington | 5,500 | 6,400 | Only use on Friday only slate |
| Mark Weisman | Iowa | 4,900 | 5,300 | Only use on Friday only slate |
| Wide Receivers | ||||
| Player | Team | Draftkings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Sammie Coates | Auburn | 5,400 | 5,800 | Wisconsin won't be to handle his speed |
| Tony Lippett | Michigan St | 5,900 | 6,300 | Should be priced higher |
| Antwan Goodley | Baylor | 5,500 | 7,000 | Best option if you Baylor exposure |
| Rashad Greene | Florida St | 6,600 | 7,500 | Oregon's best corner is out |
| Bud Sasser | Missouri | 5,300 | 5,700 | Great value play who is consistent |
| Alex Erickson | Wisconsin | 3,700 | 4,800 | Coach Alvarez wants to stretch field |
| Devin Smith | Ohio St | 4,800 | 5,800 | Alabama has been giving long passes |
| Amari Cooper | Alabama | 9,700 | 8,800 | Best WR going but hard to fit in lineup |
| Tyler Lockett | Kansas St | 9,100 | 9,500 | Great GPP combo with Waters |
| Tyler Boyd | Pittsburgh | 7,800 | 7,700 | Very consistent |
| D Greenberry | Houston | 4,300 | 5,500 | Nice value play on DK |
| Jordan Payton | UCLA | 3,800 | 5,300 | Better play on Friday only |
| Pig Howard | Tennessee | 4,000 | 4,700 | Pair with Dobbs or only play on Friday |
| Tight Ends | ||||
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Nick O'Leary | Florida St | 4,100 | 4,700 | Best TE going if u can afford him |
| Josiah Price | Michigan St | 3,100 | 3,000 | Best value play on Thursday |
| Jake Duzey | Iowa | 3,600 | 3,300 | Best Friday TE |