Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Cowboys vs. Jets 10/5/25
Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Jets
October 5, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Dallas Cowboys 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 Cowboys vs. Jets matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Dak Prescott, Quarterback, Dallas Cowboys
Veteran quarterback Dak Prescott has been the driving force behind the Dallas Cowboys success on the offensive side of the football this season. With that said, how has Prescott performed from a data standpoint in 2025? Let’s review the talented signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the four games that quarterback Dak Prescott has played for the Dallas Cowboys in the 2025 NFL regular season, Prescott has amassed 1,119 passing yards, six passing touchdowns, 22 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
More recently, in the Dallas Cowboys 40-37 victory over the New York Giants three weeks ago, Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott certainly played at a high level. More specifically, in the Cowboys defeat of the New York Jets, Prescott tallied a massive 361 passing yards and two passing touchdowns.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Dallas Cowboys win over the Giants just mentioned, Dak Prescott compiled a robust 26.1 Draftkings points.
I also like Dak Prescott’s matchup in this game. Why? The New York Jets defense has had issues containing the quarterback position in 2025. Upon the completion of four games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the New York Jets rank a dreadful 23rd in total Draftkings points allowed (20.1) to the quarterback position a game.
In my opinion, Dak Prescott is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Jake Ferguson, Tight End, Dallas Cowboys
In the four games that tight end Jake Ferguson has played for the Dallas Cowboys this season, Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott has targeted Ferguson 39 times. In those 39 targets just noted, Ferguson compiled 34 receptions, 223 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest: Justin Fields, Quarterback (New York Jets): Garrett Wilson, Wide Receiver (New York Jets): George Pickens, Wide Receiver (Dallas Cowboys): Nick Folk, Kicker (New York Jets).
