Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Jets vs. Buccaneers 9/21/25
New York Jets vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
September 21, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
On Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the New York Jets and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Jets vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 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 Jets vs. Buccaneers matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Baker Mayfield, Quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers $10,600
Veteran quarterback Baker Mayfield was the driving force behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers success on the offensive side of the football in 2024. With that said, how did Mayfield perform from a statistical perspective? Let’s review the talented quarterback’s relevant key player game data from the 2024 NFL season to answer that question.
In the 17 games that quarterback Baker Mayfield played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2024 NFL season, Mayfield amassed a robust 4,500 passing yards, 41 passing touchdowns, 378 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 17 games that quarterback Baker Mayfield played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season, Mayfield averaged 20.1 Draftkings points a game.
Now that we have determined how Baker Mayfield played last season, let’s shift our focus to 2025. In the two games that Baker Mayfield has played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2025 NFL regular season, Mayfield has compiled 382 passing yards, five passing touchdowns and 72 rushing yards.
Two weeks ago, in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay signal caller Baker Mayfield played exceptionally well. More specifically, in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win over the Falcons, Mayfield tallied 167 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and 39 rushing yards.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NFL Football showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In my view, Baker Mayfield is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Mike Evans, Wide Receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers $10,200
In addition to quarterback Baker Mayfield, veteran rookie wide receiver Mike Evans has been a key contributor for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this season. Through two games played in 2025, Mike Evans has amassed ten receptions and 107 receiving yards.
Flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Breece Hall, Running Back (New York Jets) $9,000: Sterling Shepard, Wide Receiver (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) $3,600.
