Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Broncos vs. Jets 10/12/25
Denver Broncos vs. New York Jets
October 12, 2025 9:30 am EDT
This Sunday morning, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Denver Broncos vs. New York Jets game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings single game showdown contest.
Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules
You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.
The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.
*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.
Here are my Draftkings picks for this week’s Broncos vs. Jets matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Bo Nix, Quarterback, Denver Broncos $10,800
Quarterback Bo Nix has certainly been a standout performer for the Denver Broncos this season. With that said, how has Nix performed from a data perspective in 2025? Let’s review the veteran signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to better shed light on his overall contributions to his team.
In the five games that quarterback Bo Nix has played for the Denver Broncos in the 2025 NFL regular season, Nix has amassed 1,103 passing yards, eight passing touchdowns, 100 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
More recently, in the Denver Broncos dominant 28-3 win over the Cincinnati Bengals two weeks ago, Denver quarterback Bo Nix certainly played at a high level. More specifically, in the Broncos defeat of the Bengals, Nix tallied 328 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 17 ushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Denver Broncos victory over the Bengals just mentioned, Bo Nix compiled a rather impressive 29.7 Draftkings points.
I also like Bo Nix’s matchup in this game. Why? The New York Jets defense has had issues containing the quarterback position in 2025. Upon the completion of five games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the New York Jets rank a rather low 25th in total Draftkings points allowed (20.1) to the quarterback position a game.
In my view, Bo Nix is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Courtland Sutton, Wide Receiver, Denver Broncos $10,000
In addition to quarterback Bo Nix, wide receiver Courtland Sutton has been a key contributor for the Denver Broncos in 2025.
In the five games that wide receiver Courtland Sutton has played for the Denver Broncos this season, Denver quarterback Bo Nix has targeted Sutton 37 times. In those 37 targets just noted, Nix has compiled 26 receptions, 365 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.
Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Justin Fields, Quarterback (New York Jets) $10,600: Mason Taylor, Tight End (New York Jets) $5,200: Wil Lutz, Kicker (Denver Broncos) $5,000.
