Week 10 CFB DFS picks: Conner Weigman, Isaac Brown lead DraftKings, FanDuel slates
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Houston quarterback Conner Weigman, a full go after an ankle injury, headlines Week 10 college football DFS lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel against a Cincinnati defense coming off a 49-25 loss.
Louisville running back Isaac Brown draws a Georgia Tech defense that allowed 281 rushing yards at Pitt, and Notre Dame’s CJ Carr faces a Miami pass defense ranked 101st in passing yards allowed. Picks cover DraftKings’ noon and evening slates and FanDuel’s noon slate, based on my Week 10 CFB rankings.
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Week 10 CFB DFS QB picks
Mississippi Rebels quarterback Trinidad Chambliss (6) reacts after a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Auburn Tigers | Petre Thomas-Imagn ImagesPlayerPriceRankTeamOpponentDK NoonDK 7 pmFD NoonConner Weigman$$$QB2HOUvs. CIN$8600–$11300Trinidad Chambliss$$QB8MISSvs. UGA–$8700$10700CJ Carr$$QB10NDvs. MIA–$8300$10400Mason McKenzie$$QB7BCvs. FSU$7500––JC French$/$$QB5CINat HOU$6900–$10100John Mateer$QB17OUat UF–$6700$8900QB outlooks
Conner Weigman, Houston
Weigman threw for 282 yards at Utah on a left ankle injury that had limited him in practice, and the open week gave him 14 days to heal. “He’s full go,” Houston coach Willie Fritz said. “He’s ready.” Tight end Patrick Overmyer is back too, and he leads all FBS tight ends with seven touchdown catches.
Utah’s Devon Dampier threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns against Cincinnati last week. Houston also converts a nation-best 60% of its third downs, so Weigman gets longer drives and more chances to score. He costs less on DraftKings than lower-ranked Drew Mestemaker, Ashton Daniels and Dampier.
Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss
Georgia has faced Chambliss twice and hasn’t solved him. He threw for 263 yards and ran for two touchdowns in a 43-35 loss in Athens last October, then threw for 362 yards in Ole Miss’ 39-34 Sugar Bowl win. “I think it’s his pocket presence people don’t give him enough credit for,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said.
Georgia held Florida to eight points last week, so this isn’t an easy matchup. Still, Chambliss ran for 65 yards and a touchdown against Auburn, and his legs give him a floor even if the Bulldogs take away the deep ball. He’s cheaper than lower-ranked Darian Mensah on both sites.
CJ Carr, Notre Dame
Miami leads the nation in run defense at 72.6 yards per game but ranks 101st against the pass at 227.9 yards allowed. That should put more of Notre Dame’s offense on Carr than on Nolan James Jr. and the backfield. Notre Dame also allows the fewest sacks per game in the country, so Carr should have time against a Miami defense that doesn’t create much pressure.
Carr threw for just 210 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-13 win over Navy. But in a matchup between the No. 1 Hurricanes and No. 4 Irish, he shouldn’t lose snaps to a blowout, and he’s cheaper than lower-ranked Aidan Chiles and Mensah on FanDuel.
Mason McKenzie, Boston College
Boston College committed 15 penalties in a 47-2 loss at Duke, and McKenzie threw for just 87 yards. Florida State is a much better matchup for him, because the Seminoles have lost three straight and gave up 397 rushing yards to Louisville last month.
McKenzie ran for 170 yards and two touchdowns at Georgia Tech two weeks ago, when Boston College ran for 399 yards as a team. That rushing production gives him a higher floor than lower-ranked LaNorris Sellers, Dampier and Sam Leavitt, who all cost more on DraftKings.
JC French, Cincinnati
Houston allows just 100.5 rushing yards per game, 20th nationally, but gives up 257.4 passing yards per game, fourth-most in the Big 12. That split should push more of Cincinnati’s offense through French, who threw four touchdown passes in the 37-24 upset of Texas Tech.
The risk is turnovers. French has thrown three interceptions in the last two games, including a pick-six against Utah, and Houston has forced a takeaway in eight straight conference games. Even so, the matchup favors the pass, and French costs less than several quarterbacks ranked below him on both sites.
John Mateer, Oklahoma
Oklahoma fired offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle after the 42-25 loss to South Carolina, and former Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten will call plays. “We need a change,” Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said. Mateer followed Arbuckle from Washington State, so a new play caller makes him harder to project.
He still threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns against the Gamecocks. Florida’s defense has improved, holding Texas to 278 total yards and Georgia to 101 passing yards. That makes Mateer a cheap quarterback to free up salary, not a ceiling play.
Week 10 CFB DFS RB picks
Louisville Cardinals running back Isaac Brown (1) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter of the game against the Florida State Seminoles | Chris Carter-Imagn ImagesPlayerPriceRankTeamOpponentDK NoonDK 7 pmFD NoonIsaac Brown$$$RB3LOUat GT––$10000Cole Tabb$$RB4CINat HOU$7800–$9400Fluff Bothwell$$RB6MSSTvs. VAND$7100––Godspower Nwawuihe$$RB8ARMYvs. AF–$6200–Keyjuan Brown$RB7LOUat GT––$7500Makhi Hughes$RB10HOUvs. CIN$6700–$7500Bo MacCormack III$RB16BCvs. FSU$4900––RB outlooks
Isaac Brown, Louisville
Georgia Tech fell to 2-6 with a 34-11 loss at Pitt, where Damon Ferguson Jr. ran for 185 yards and the Panthers rushed for 281. “I’m tired of saying it,” Georgia Tech coach Brent Key said. The Yellow Jackets were allowing about 210 rushing yards per game before that loss.
Brown needed just nine carries to run for 139 yards and three touchdowns against Stanford, and he added a touchdown catch. His 97-yard touchdown against Florida State showed he can break a long run at any point, which is the best thing to have against a defense this bad at stopping the run.
Cole Tabb, Cincinnati
Houston’s run defense is the toughest test on this list, allowing 100.5 yards per game. But Tabb has topped 100 yards and scored in three straight games, and Cincinnati is second in the Big 12 at 229.4 rushing yards per game.
The Stanford transfer has 752 yards and 10 touchdowns, and his 48-yard touchdown against Utah came on one of just 14 carries. He doesn’t need a heavy workload to pay off, and he’s cheaper than Wayshawn Parker on both sites.
Fluff Bothwell, Mississippi State
Check Bothwell’s status first. He left the 31-3 loss at Texas in the fourth quarter, and Mississippi State coach Jeff Lebby wouldn’t discuss it. “The injury part of it, I won’t talk anymore about it,” Lebby said.
If he’s cleared, the matchup is good. Vanderbilt has lost five straight and ranks 79th nationally in run defense. Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea said late changes lead “to disorganization on the snap.” With Kamario Taylor out for the season and AJ Swann hurt, Mississippi State has every reason to give Bothwell 20-plus carries.
Godspower Nwawuihe, Army
Air Force rates poorly against the run and has been without nose guard Chaz Barnett since an early-season injury. Army leads the nation at 342.5 rushing yards per game, so the Black Knights should run straight at that weakness in a Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy game.
The sophomore from Garland, Texas, ran for 100 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries at Memphis. Air Force also lost quarterback Liam Szarka for the season, which should make the Falcons more dependent on their own ground game and keep this a short, run-heavy game in which Army’s backs get most of the touches.
Keyjuan Brown, Louisville
This Georgia Tech defense gives up enough rushing yards for two Louisville backs to pay off. Keyjuan Brown ran for two touchdowns on 13 carries at Syracuse, and the Cardinals have scored at least 34 points in three straight games.
Pitt gave Ferguson 31 carries against the Yellow Jackets. If Louisville builds a lead, the South Atlanta High School product should get the late carries that Isaac Brown doesn’t need, which makes him a cheaper way to target the same matchup on FanDuel.
Makhi Hughes, Houston
Hughes got 19 carries at Utah to Re’Shaun Sanford’s three, and that kind of workload is rare for a back in this salary range. He ran for 52 yards and a touchdown in that game, his fourth score of the season.
Utah’s backs broke runs of 64 and 30 yards against Cincinnati last week. Hughes is also the cheapest way to add a third Houston player to a Weigman stack.
Bo MacCormack III, Boston College
Florida State coach Mike Norvell said Louisville’s 397 rushing yards against his defense were “awful,” and the Seminoles haven’t fixed it. They allow 6.3 yards per carry during a three-game losing streak.
MacCormack ran for 155 yards and three touchdowns at Georgia Tech before Duke held him to 24 yards. The bruising back has had more carries since Evan Dickens hurt his knee against Pittsburgh, and he’s one of the cheapest ways to target one of the noon slate’s weakest run defenses.
Week 10 CFB DFS WR/TE picks
Vanderbilt wide receiver Junior Sherrill (0) celebrates after defeating NC State | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect (Reuters)PlayerPriceRankTeamOpponentDK NoonDK 7 pmFD NoonTre Richardson$$$WR3LOUat GT––$9100Amare Thomas$$WR6HOUvs. CIN$7300–$8500Junior Sherrill$$WR2VANDat MSST$6700––Reed Harris$$WR5ASUvs. COL–$6800–Isaiah Sategna$$WR9OUat UF–$7000$7400JV Gibson$WR12CINat HOU$5200–$7100Jaron Tibbs$WR14KSUvs. OKST$5400––Rocky Beers$TE2OUat UF–$4300$6300Garrett Oakley$TE4KSUvs. OKST$3800––Jeremiah Hasley$TE6DUKEat NCST––$5400WR/TE outlooks
Tre Richardson, Louisville
With leading receiver Lawayne McCoy out injured, Richardson is Louisville’s top target. He caught a career-high 10 passes for 140 yards against Stanford and added 49 rushing yards.
Georgia Tech’s run defense is so bad that the Yellow Jackets will have to commit extra defenders to stopping the Browns. That should leave the Vanderbilt transfer in more one-on-one coverage, and Louisville can use him on the ground too. He costs less than Jeremiah Smith and Jackson Harris on FanDuel.
Amare Thomas, Houston
Thomas caught five passes for 133 yards at Utah while Weigman played hurt, and he has six touchdown catches this season. Utah tight end Hunter Andrews scored on a 59-yard catch against Cincinnati last week, so the Bearcats can be beaten deep.
Overmyer’s return adds another red-zone target. But a tight end with seven touchdown catches also draws safeties toward the middle of the field, which should give Thomas more room downfield.
Junior Sherrill, Vanderbilt
Sherrill has caught a pass in 45 straight games, the longest active streak in the FBS, and he’s had at least four catches in nine straight. The Nashville native tied his career high with eight catches at Kentucky and leads Vanderbilt with 706 receiving yards.
Mississippi State just let Arch Manning complete 16 of 20 passes for 220 yards and three touchdowns. Freshman quarterback Jared Curtis looks for his senior receiver more than anyone, so Sherrill should get plenty of targets against a defense that couldn’t stop Texas through the air.
Reed Harris, Arizona State
Harris caught one pass for 4 yards in Jake Fette’s first start, a 27-20 loss to BYU, because the Cougars kept “sprinting that free safety over to Reed a lot of the times,” according to Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham.
He still drew six targets, so the freshman quarterback keeps looking for him. Colorado is 3-5 and just ended a five-game losing streak. Harris still leads the Sun Devils in receiving yards, and his low point against BYU makes him cheaper than lower-ranked Isaiah Sategna III, Joseph Williams and Deuce Alexander on the evening slate.
Isaiah Sategna III, Oklahoma
Witten takes over an offense that ranks next-to-last in the SEC in yards per game, and getting the ball to Sategna should be one of his first fixes. Sategna caught a 36-yard touchdown pass from Mateer against South Carolina.
He also returned a punt 88 yards for a touchdown against UTEP, so he has more than one way to score. Florida’s defense has improved, but Sategna is cheaper on FanDuel than lower-ranked Jordan Faison and Griffin Wilde.
JV Gibson, Cincinnati
Houston’s strong run defense and weak pass defense should push more of Cincinnati’s offense toward French and his receivers. Gibson caught a touchdown pass in each of Cincinnati’s first three games and had 43 receiving yards in the Texas Tech upset.
The Cougars give up 257.4 passing yards per game, and Gibson is the cheapest way to stack French in a Cincinnati-Houston game that should feature plenty of passing.
Jaron Tibbs, Kansas State
Oklahoma State gave up 51 points, 581 yards and 309 passing yards in a loss at Iowa State. “The most disappointing thing, I think, about that is defensively what they were able to do at will against us,” Oklahoma State coach Eric Morris said.
Blake Barnett replaced Dillon Duff after three straight three-and-outs at Colorado and threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns. He keeps the starting job with Avery Johnson unlikely to return this season. Tibbs caught a 31-yard pass that set up Kansas State at the Colorado 3-yard line late in regulation.
Rocky Beers (TE), Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s new play caller spent 17 NFL seasons as a tight end, and Beers is a natural fit for Witten’s offense. The Colorado State transfer caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Mateer against South Carolina.
He’s listed as a receiver on DraftKings, so compare him with the receivers in your flex pool rather than by his tight end ranking. He’s a cheap tight end with touchdown upside in an offense that’s about to change.
Garrett Oakley (TE), Kansas State
Oakley caught Barnett’s touchdown pass to tie Colorado at 21 late in regulation and converted a third-and-9 with an 11-yard catch earlier in the game. Barnett already trusts him in big moments.
Oklahoma State couldn’t stop Iowa State’s passing game, and pairing Oakley with Tibbs gets you two of Barnett’s top targets for less than $10,000 on DraftKings.
Jeremiah Hasley (TE), Duke
NC State fired Dave Doeren in late October, and interim coach Todd Goebbel’s defense entered its 31-10 win over Cal allowing 380 yards per game, 12th in the ACC. The Wolfpack rank 109th in adjusted defensive expected points added.
Hasley caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Walker Eget in Duke’s 47-2 rout of Boston College, which made the Blue Devils bowl-eligible at 6-2. He had 40 catches for 454 yards and six touchdowns last season, and Eget throws to him near the goal line.
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