Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Seahawks vs. Jets 12/1/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the New York Jets and the Seattle Seahawks. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the New York Jets vs. Seattle Seahawks 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 Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Geno Smith, Quarterback, Seattle Seahawks $9,600

Talented Seattle quarterback Geno Smith has certainly been a key contributor to the Seahawks offense in 2024. Let’s review Smith’s relevant player data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 11 games that Geno Smith has played for the Seattle Seahawks in the 2024 NFL regular season, Smith has compiled 3,035 passing yards, 12 passing touchdowns, 224 rushing, and two receiving touchdowns.

More recently, in the Los Angeles Rams 26-20 victory over the Seattle Seahawks four weeks ago, quarterback Geno Smith tallied 363 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and 16 rushing yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Los Angeles Rams 26-20 win over the Seattle Seahawks just mentioned, Smith accumulated a whopping 28.1 Draftkings points.

I definitely like Geno Smith from a general matchup perspective. The reason? The New York Jets have had issues containing opposing quarterbacks this season. Let me be more specific. In the last four games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the New York Jets are ranked a rather low 29th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (22.8) to the quarterback position. Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 29th in any defensive category is clearly not good.

In summary, I think Geno Smith is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this game. For that specific reason, I am backing Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Jaxson Smith Njigba, Wide Receiver, Seattle Seahawks $8,400

In the 11 games that wide receiver Jaxson Smith Njigba has played for the Seattle Seahawks in the 2024 NFL regular season, Seattle starting quarterback Geno Smith has targeted Smith Njigba a massive 93 times. In those 93 targets just noted, Smith Njigba compiled 66 receptions, 755 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdown.

In conclusion, I fully expect Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxson Smith Njigba to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable New York Jets secondary on Sunday afternoon.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Aaron Rodgers, Quarterback (New York Jets) $8,400: Noah Fant, Tight End (Seattle Seahawks) $5,600.