Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Texans vs. Seahawks 10/20/25
Houston Texans vs. Seattle Seahawks
October 20, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
On Monday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Houston Texans and the Seattle Seahawks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Houston Texans 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 Monday night’s Texans vs. Seahawks matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-C.J. Stroud, Quarterback, Houston Texans $10,200
Veteran quarterback C.J. Stroud has been a solid contributor for the Houston Texans offense this season. With that said, how has Stroud performed from a data standpoint in 2025? Let’s review the talented signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to better shed light on Stroud’s overall contributions to his team.
In the five games that quarterback C.J. Stroud has played for the Houston Texans in the 2025 NFL regular season, Stroud has amassed 1,076 passing yards, eight passing touchdowns and 122 rushing yards.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the five games that C.J. Stroud has played for the Houston Texans in 2025, Stroud is averaging a robust 16.8 Draftkings points a contest.
Two weeks ago, in the Houston Texans dominant 26-0 shutout win over the Tennessee Titans, Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. In the Texans defeat of the Tennessee Titans, Stroud tallied 233 passing yards and two passing touchdowns.
Looking at the data just presented, in the Texans victory over the Titans just mentioned, Stroud accumulated 18.4 Draftkings points.
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, C.J. Stroud is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Jaxson Smith-Njigba, Wide Receiver, Seattle Seahawks $11,800
In the six games that Jaxson Smith-Njigba has played for the Seattle Seahawks in the 2025 NFL regular season, Seattle starting quarterback Sam Darnold has targeted Jaxson Smith-Njigba a massive 56 times. In those 56 targets just mentioned, Smith-Njigba accumulated 42 receptions, 696 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Sam Darnold, Quarterback (Seattle Seahawks) $10,400: Nico Collins, Wide Receiver (Houston Texans) $11,200: AJ Barner, Tight End (Seattle Seahawks) $4,400.
