Daily fantasy leagues like DraftKings and FanDuel have taken the country by storm in recent years. Fans can build their own lineups each week based on a fictitious salary cap and compete against each other for money, but there are also free leagues that you can join.
We decided to take a look at who the top SEC performers are at quarterback, wide receiver and running back each week in these daily fantasy tournaments.
These rankings are based on the DraftKings scoring system for the following Week 5 SEC games:
Arkansas at Tennessee, Ole Miss at Florida, Eastern Michigan at LSU, Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State at Texas A&M, South Carolina at Missouri and Alabama at Georgia.
The points and salary for each player is only available for those that were in the lineups of tournament participants. Therefore, a few under-the-radar performances might not be included in these rankings.
TOP 5 QUARTERBACKS
- Kyle Allen, Texas A&M, $7,500 (30.38 points —two pass TDs, 322 passing yards, 300-plus passing yards bonus, 65 rushing yards)
- Will Grier, Florida, $5,400 (26.04 points —four passing TDs, 271 passing yards, -8 rushing yards)
- Dak Prescott, Mississippi State, $7,900 (24 points — 210 pass yards, rushing TD, 96 rushing yards)
- Jake Coker, Alabama, $5,500 (19.4 — passing TD, 190 passing yards, rushing TD, 28 rushing yards, fumble)
- Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee, $8,000 (15.98 points — 232 passing yards, rushing TD, seven rushing yards)
TOP 5 WIDE RECEIVERS
- Fred Ross, Mississippi State, $3,500 (24.3 points —103 receiving yards, 11 receptions, 100-plus receiving yards bonus)
- Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M, $5,000 (24.1 points — 141 receiving yards, seven receptions, 100-plus receiving yards bonus)
- Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina, $6,300 (22.2 points — 102 receiving yards, nine receptions, 100-plus receiving yards bonus)
- Nate Brown, Missouri, $3,500 (21.3 points — two receiving TDs, 33 receiving yards, six receptions)
- Drew Morgan, Arkansas, $4,700 (19.8 points — 110 receiving yards, five receptions, 100-plus receiving yards bonus, eight rushing yards)
(Alabama wide receiver Calvin Ridley had five receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown, which would put him at 23 DraftKings points. However, he was not in the lineup for anyone in our tournament. Therefore, his cost is unknown).
TOP 5 RUNNING BACKS
- Leonard Fournette, LSU, $9,800 (44.3 points — three rushing TDs, 233 rushing yards, 100-plus rushing yards bonus)
- Alex Collins, Arkansas, $7,600 (30.4 — two rushing TDs, 154 rushing yards, 100-plus rushing yards bonus)
- Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt, $6,000 (28.6 points — rushing TD, 155 rushing yards, 100-plus rushing yards bonus, 21 receiving yards, two receptions)
- Nick Chubb, Georgia, $8,600 (24.1 points — rushing TD, 146 rushing yards, 100-plus rushing yards bonus, -5 receiving yards, one reception)
- Derrick Henry, Alabama, $7,900 (22.8 points — rushing TD, 148 rushing yards, 100-plus rushing yards bonus, fumble)
Pat Donohue is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers Ole Miss and Mississippi State. Follow him on Twitter @SportsDownPat.
