San Antonio Brahmas vs. DC Defenders
April 20, 2025 5:00 pm EDT
This Sunday afternoon, the UFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the DC Defenders and the San Antonio Brahmas. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the DC Defenders vs. San Antonio Brahmas 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 San Antonio Brahmas vs. DC Defenders matchup.
Draftkings Picks
Captain-Jordan Ta’amu, QB, DC Defenders $10,600
Talented quarterback Jordan Ta’amu has been the driving force behind the DC Defender success this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran quarterback performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Ta’amu’s relevant game data from the 2025 UFL regular season to answer that question.
In the three games that quarterback Jordan Ta’amu has played for the DC Defenders this season, Ta’amu has tallied 606 passing yards, five passing touchdowns and 14 rushing yards.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the three games that Jordan Ta’amu has played this season, Ta’amu is averaging a robust 14.2 Draftkings points a contest.
More recently, in the DC Defenders convincing 27-15 win over the St. Louis Battlehawks last week, DC quarterback Jordan Ta’amu certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Ta’amu amassed 243 passing yards and three rushing touchdowns in the Defenders victory over the Battlehawks.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, quarterback Jordan Ta’amu can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue in this week’s matchup with the San Antonio Brahmas.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings UFL 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, Jordan Ta’amu is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this UFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with DC Defenders quarterback Jordan Ta’amu at the captain position for this one game Draftkings UFL Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Chris Rowland, WR, DC Defenders $7,000
In addition to quarterback Jordan Ta’amu, wide receiver Chris Rowland has been a key contributor for the DC Defenders this season. Let’s examine Rowland’s game data from the 2025 UFL season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In three games played in the 2025 UFL season, DC quarterback Jordan Ta’amu has targeted wide receiver Chris Rowland 18 times. In those 18 targets, Rowland has compiled eight receptions, 129 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this UFL game (Draftkings price noted): Kellen Mond, Quarterback (San Antonio Brahmas) $10,000: Jacob Harris, Wide Receiver (San Antonio Brahmas) $5,000: Matt McCrane, Kicker (DC Defenders) $4,800.
