Daily Fantasy College Football Week 8: Top Sleepers and DraftKings Projections
Saturday is almost here, which means you don't have much longer to set DraftKings lineups for Week 8 of daily fantasy college football.
But don't worry. We've done a little research, too.
Everybody wants to find a couple of sleepers, and the following five players are priced at $5,000 or less. Plugging them into a lineup provides a high-upside, cost-efficient option that allows flexibility.
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Eric Dungey, QB, Syracuse ($5,000)
Baylor's Seth Russell will be an immensely popular play, but his $9,400 price tag likely makes the second quarterback a low-salary guy.
Perhaps the most reliable option will be Eric Dungey, who has scored at least 18.7 DFS points as the Syracuse starter. Last week, he tallied a season-high 26.5 points despite losing two fumbles.
Syracuse hosts Pittsburgh on Saturday, and it's not an outstanding matchup overall. But the two dual-threat quarterbacks the Panthers have played—Iowa's C.J. Beathard and Georgia Tech's Justin Thomas—combined for a total of 498 yards and two touchdowns.
Dungey's ceiling isn't tremendously high, but his floor is appealing.
Projection: 172 pass YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; 68 rush YDS, 1 TD
Raekwon James, RB, Kent State ($4,300)
While Trayion Durham received the first shot at the starting job when Nick Holley went down, a sub-3.0-yard average gave Raekwon James a chance in Week 7—and he didn't waste it.
The freshman running back logged 20 carries for 85 yards, adding eight receptions for 56 yards during a five-point victory over Massachusetts.
Kent State probably can't keep up with Bowling Green's high-powered offense, but that doesn't spell disaster in the slightest. James has proved he's a pass-catching threat, and that'll come in handy when his team is inevitably trailing Bowling Green.
Although he's averaged 12.9 DFS points over the last four weeks, James has yet to score a touchdown. But this week, James will finally reach paydirt.
Projection: 71 rush YDS, 1 TD; 5 REC, 42 YDS
Keith Harrington, RB, Washington State ($3,700)
Be careful not to get overly infatuated with Keith Harrington, but he's a weekly double-digit player who can provide salary relief—and he's entertaining, too:
Just once in six games has the running back tallied fewer than 10.5 points. That's mostly because Harrington regularly contributes as a receiver, considering he has 23 catches this season.
What's most intriguing, though, is Washington State will face an Arizona defense that has surrendered 177.4 rushing yards per game and allowed a total of 15 rushing touchdowns.
Harrington should break off a couple of big runs, snag a few passes and find his way into the end zone once during a high-scoring contest.
Projection: 43 rush YDS, 1 TD; 4 REC, 37 YDS
Quenton Bundrage, WR, Iowa State ($4,300)
When Baylor steps onto the field, everyone knows what's coming: points, points and more points. But the Bears offense executes so quickly that opponents will have plenty of snaps.
And, more importantly, a team like Iowa State will be forced to throw, throw and throw some more, because Baylor will almost certainly build an early lead.
Allen Lazard is the Cyclones' No. 1 receiver, but Quenton Bundrage can rack up targets. The senior wideout has steadily improved throughout the season, which was an expected development after Bundrage missed all of 2014 due to injury.
Over the last two weeks, he's snagged 10 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown. Expect Bundrage to continue his trend on Saturday.
Projection: 7 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TD
Canaan Severin, WR, Virginia ($4,100)
Similar to Bundrage and Iowa State, Canaan Severin and Virginia are bound to be trailing—probably right away, too.
The biggest difference, though, is Severin has established himself as the top receiver. Plus, North Carolina's secondary hasn't faced a player of the senior's caliber. Severin has scored a touchdown in three of his last four games.
Additionally, UNC is listed as 17.5-point favorites, according to Odds Shark. So, the Cavaliers are expected to be playing catch-up for most of the matchup, and Matt Johns really doesn't have options besides Severin and Taquan Mizzell.
Virginia won't win, but Severin will put up solid numbers.
Projection: 6 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD
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