Welcome to this edition of the NFL DFS Showdown SZN breakdown. The aim of this post is to look at the best players to build around and constructions to focus on for the night's NFL DFS showdown contests on Draftkings. We run the Showdown Contest simulations to see what differences we can find in projected ownership and likely exposure. Likewise, we take into account the whole lineup's projection and ownership.

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Showdown Captain ownership distributions

Justin Herbert is by far the highest edge here, and unlike past showdowns it is a significant amount. His +11.51% makes up the majority of positive edge overall, making him a priority in the slot. On the other hand we have Justin Jefferson (-6.13%) and Carson Wentz (-4.45%) taking up the most negative edges, though both of those are not ...