Draftkings NCAA Picks: James Madison vs. Texas State 10/28/25

Later today, the NCAA presents Draftkings football fans with an NCAA regular season matchup featuring the James Madison Dukes and the Texas State Bobcats. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the James Madison Dukes vs. Texas State Bobcats game let’s review the rules for 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 tonight’s James Madison vs. Texas State matchup.

Draftkings NCAA Football DFS Picks

Captain-Alonza Barnett III, Quarterback, James Madison $11,000

Junior quarterback Alonza Barnett III has been the driving force behind the James Madison Dukes success on the offensive side of the football in 2025. Having stated that, how has Dukes performed from a data perspective? Let’s review Barnett III’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NCAA regular season to better shed light on his overall contributions to his team.

In the seven games that quarterback Alonza Barnett III has played for the James Madison Dukes in the 2025 NCAA regular season, Barnett III has amassed a 1,252 passing yards, nine passing touchdowns, 266 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the seven games that quarterback Alonza Barnett III has played for the James Madison Dukes in 2025, Barnett III has averaged 23.7 Draftkings points a game.

Last week, in the James Madison Dukes dominant 63-27 victory over the Old Dominion Monarchs, James Madison quarterback Alonza Barnett III certainly played at a high level. In the James Madison’s defeat of Old Dominion, Barnett III tallied 295 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 153 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in James Madison’s win over Old Dominion, Alonza Barnett III amassed a rather impressive 62.1 Draftkings points.

Additionally, I like Alonza Barnett III’s matchup in this game. Why? The Texas State Bobcats defense has had issues defending the quarterback position in 2025. Let me be more specific. Upon the completion of eight games played in the 2025 NCAA regular season, in relation to the other 135 teams in the nation, the Texas Bobcats defense ranks a dreadful 115th in total passing yards allowed (266.3) to the quarterback position a game.

In my view, Alonza Barnett III is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NCAA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing James Madison Dukes quarterback Alonza Barnett III at the captain position for this one game NCAA Football DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well in this NCAA regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Wayne Knight, Running Back (James Madison Dukes) $9,200: Landon Ellis, Wide Receiver (James Madison Dukes) $6,600: Beau Sparks, Wide Receiver (Texas State Bobcats) $8,400: Chris Dawn Jr., Wide Receiver (Texas State Bobcats) $7,400.