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 Portfolio Manager 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

Some notes on captain exposures and edges:

Highest exposure captain: Jahmyr Gibbs (32%, +3% edge) Other main captains at 16% exposure: Amon-Ra St. Brown (+2% edge) and Jared Goff (+4% edge) Negative edges (-3% to -4%): Chuba Hubbard, Tetairoa McMillan, Bryce Young

Showdown FLEX ownership distributions

Some notes on flex exposures and edges. ...