College Fantasy Football: Expert DFS picks, sleepers for Week 1 DraftKings contests

Josiah Connor

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College football is back! Week 1 of the 2021 season gets underway with plenty of awesome matchups. When picking your DraftKings DFS lineups, look for options from games with high scoring projections. Louisville vs. Ole Miss and Tulane vs. Oklahoma are a couple examples of games with a high over/unders.

Be sure to double check to make sure all your games (and players) are still playing before finalizing your lineups. Also, take a look at the CFBDynasty top plays in college DFS this week, and join CFBDynasty as a member for weekly college fantasy football rankings, college DFS advice, and much more.

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Week 1 College Fantasy Football DraftKings Picks: QBs

TIER 1: Best plays

Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati vs. Miami Ohio ($9,200)

Jack Plummer, Purdue vs. Oregon State ($7,800)

TIER 2: Value plays

Will Rogers, Mississippi St. vs. Louisiana Tech ($8,700)

Clayton Tune, Houston vs. Texas Tech ($6,800)

TIER 3: Sleeper plays

Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland vs. West Virginia ($7,200)

Dustin Crum, Kent State @ Texas A&M ($6,500)

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Week 1 College Fantasy Football DraftKings Picks: RBs

TIER 1: Best plays

Leddie Brown, West Virginia @ Maryland ($8,000)

Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M vs. Kent St. ($6,100)

TIER 2: Value plays

C.J. Verdell, Oregon vs. Fresno State ($6,000)

Johnny Ford, Florida Atlantic @ Florida ($5,500)

TIER 3: Sleeper plays

Chez Mellusi, Wisconsin vs. Penn State ($5,000)

Zach Charbonnet, UCLA vs. LSU ($4,500)

Week 1 College Fantasy Football DraftKings Picks: WRs/TEs

TIER 1: Best plays

Marvin Mims, Oklahoma vs. Tulane ($7,700)

Kayshon Battle, LSU @ UCLA ($8,300)

TIER 2: Value plays

David Bell, Purdue vs. Oregone State ($7,800)

Jalen Cooper, Fresno State @ Oregone ($6,800)

TIER 3: Sleeper plays

Jordan Whittington, Texas vs. Louisiana-Lafeyette ($5,000)

Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M vs. Kent State ($5,300)

Josiah Connor