2022 Week 1 College DFS Player Picks

Dorian Thompson-Robinson

Ah week 1 is finally here! We’ll be watching games every day from Thursday through Monday!

For fantasy purposes, week 1 is the most difficult to optimize your lineup. Not only will there be unlisted suspensions and hidden injuries, a large portion of the games are lopsided. 

Behind the scenes, we’re working on our algorithm that will hopefully be ready for week 4/5. Week 4/5 is perfect because each player has 3-4 games of stats for a baseline of data. We’ll be factoring that data in alongside weather and betting metrics! 

Early Games - Saturday

Top Starts

These players are the anchor to your lineup. Anyone listed in best bets is typically a high price that you’re paying for excellent value. While you don’t win many matchups on these alone, you’ve got to hit on these picks.

PositionNameSalaryGame InfoTeamAbbrevAvgPointsPerGame
QBDillon Gabriel9200UTEP@OU 09/03/2022 03:30PM ETOU35.02
QBDorian Thompson-Robinson9000BGSU@UCLA 09/03/2022 02:30PM ETUCLA26.96
PositionNameSalaryGame InfoTeamAbbrevAvgPointsPerGame
RBZach Charbonnet7900BGSU@UCLA 09/03/2022 02:30PM ETUCLA21.53
RBZach Evans7800TROY@MISS 09/03/2022 04:00PM ETMISS22.63
RBDevon Achane7600SHSU@TA&M 09/03/2022 12:00PM ETTA&M18.18
PositionNameSalaryGame InfoTeamAbbrevAvgPointsPerGame
WRJosh Downs8200UNC@APPST 09/03/2022 12:00PM ETUNC23.04
WRNathaniel Dell7800UH@UTSA 09/03/2022 03:30PM ETUH22.39
Value Picks

Middle tier players are another must-hit scenario where you’re commonly identifying players with a higher propensity for volume. 

QBTaulia Tagovailoa8700BUFF@UMD 09/03/2022 12:00PM ETUMD22.34
QBClayton Tune7900UH@UTSA 09/03/2022 03:30PM ETUH20.58
RBKenny McIntosh6600ORE@UGA 09/03/2022 03:30PM ETUGA8.67
RBRaheim Sanders6400CINCY@ARK 09/03/2022 03:30PM ETARK9.05
WRJonathan Mingo7000TROY@MISS 09/03/2022 04:00PM ETMISS12.93
WRZay Flowers6300RU@BC 09/03/2022 12:00PM ETBC13.38
Sleeper Picks

When identifying a long shot or sleeper, sometimes people can get lucky. We like to play probability. So we’re looking to identify high-scoring games that a WR3 might pop for example. 

QBDevin Leary7500NCST@ECU 09/03/2022 12:00PM ETNCST24.65
QBFrank Harris7300UH@UTSA 09/03/2022 03:30PM ETUTSA24.16
QBJaren Hall7200BYU@USF 09/03/2022 04:00PM ETBYU24.33
RBUlysses Bentley IV5600TROY@MISS 09/03/2022 04:00PM ETMISS12.4
RBCamerun Peoples4900UNC@APPST 09/03/2022 12:00PM ETAPPST15.62
WRRakim Jarrett5900BUFF@UMD 09/03/2022 12:00PM ETUMD14.16
WRPuka Nacua5700BYU@USF 09/03/2022 04:00PM ETBYU15.52
WRJoshua Cephus5500UH@UTSA 09/03/2022 03:30PM ETUTSA14.17

Late Games - Saturday

Top Picks

These players are the anchor to your lineup. Anyone listed in best bets is typically a high price that you’re paying for excellent value. While you don’t win many matchups on these alone, you’ve got to hit on these picks.

PositionNameSalaryGame InfoTeamAbbrevAvgPointsPerGame
QBC.J. Stroud9500ND@OSU 09/03/2022 07:30PM ETOSU30.95
PositionNameSalaryGame InfoTeamAbbrevAvgPointsPerGame
RBSean Tucker7800UL@SYR 09/03/2022 08:00PM ETSYR25.76
RBTreVeyon Henderson7500ND@OSU 09/03/2022 07:30PM ETOSU23.54
PositionNameSalaryGame InfoTeamAbbrevAvgPointsPerGame
WRRashee Rice8200SMU@UNT 09/03/2022 07:30PM ETSMU15.58
WRJaxon Smith-Njigba8000ND@OSU 09/03/2022 07:30PM ETOSU25.35
Value Picks

Middle tier players are another must-hit scenario where you’re commonly identifying players with a higher propensity for volume. 

QBTanner Mordecai7900SMU@UNT 09/03/2022 07:30PM ETSMU28.69
QBMalik Cunningham7200UL@SYR 09/03/2022 08:00PM ETUL32.92
RBJo’quavious Marks6900MEM@MSST 09/03/2022 07:30PM ETMSST17.52
RBTiyon Evans6000UL@SYR 09/03/2022 08:00PM ETUL16.41
WRJosh Vann6300GAST@SCAR 09/03/2022 07:30PM ETSCAR11.96
WRMarvin Harrison Jr.6100ND@OSU 09/03/2022 07:30PM ETOSU8.58
Sleeper Picks

When identifying a long shot or sleeper, sometimes people can get lucky. We like to play probability. So we’re looking to identify high-scoring games that a WR3 might pop for example. 

QBSeth Henigan5800MEM@MSST 09/03/2022 07:30PM ETMEM23.94
QBGarrett Shrader5600UL@SYR 09/03/2022 08:00PM ETSYR21.58
RBJase McClellan5900UTST@BAMA 09/03/2022 07:30PM ETBAMA12.56
RBTavion Thomas5800UTAH@UF 09/03/2022 07:00PM ETUTAH19.39
WRTayvion Robinson5700MIAOH@UK 09/03/2022 07:00PM ETUK11.98
WRJa’Corey Brooks5600UTST@BAMA 09/03/2022 07:30PM ETBAMA6.6
WRMac Hippenhammer5400MIAOH@UK 09/03/2022 07:00PM ETMIAOH13.3

Staff Picks

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