Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Panthers vs. Dolphins 10/5/25
Miami Dolphins vs. Carolina Panthers
October 5, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Miami Dolphins and the Carolina Panthers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Miami Dolphins vs. Carolina Panthers 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 Dolphins vs. Panthers matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-De’Von Achane, Running Back, Miami Dolphins $12,400
Veteran running back De’Von Achane has certainly been a standout performer for the Miami Dolphins in 2025. With that said, how has Achane performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review Achane’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to better shed light on the talented running back’s overall contributions to his team.
In the four games that running back De’Von Achane has played for the Miami Dolphins in the 2025 NFL regular season, Achane has amassed 246 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, 19 receptions, 143 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the four games that De’Von Achane has played for the Dolphins this season, Achane has averaged a rather impressive 19.1 Draftkings points.
Three weeks ago, in the New England Patriots 33-27 victory over the Miami Dolphins, Miami running back De’Von Achane played rather well. Let me be more specific. In the Patriots defeat of the Dolphins just noted, Achane tallied 30 rushing yards, eight receptions, 92 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that De’Von Achane has the potential to post a high number of DFS points on any given night. Additionally, the data indicates that Achane has a massive usage rate within the Miami Dolphins offense. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in this week’s regular season matchup with the Carolina Panthers.
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, De’Von Achane is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Miami Dolphins running back De’Von Achane at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Tua Tagovailoa, Quarterback (Miami Dolphins) $11,400: Jaylen Waddle, Wide Receiver (Miami Dolphins) $10,400: Tetairoa McMillan, Wide Receiver (Carolina Panthers) $9,400: Malik Washington, Wide Receiver (Miami Dolphins) $4,800.
