College Football DFS Picks: Week 6 CFB Saturday DraftKings Main Slate Breakdown

By Grant White @4thlinesports
Oct 4, 2024

It’s hard not to shed a tear knowing that we’re already onto Week 6 of the college football season and are nearly at the halfway point. Still, there’s plenty to look forward to from here to the end of the year. Conference races are just starting to heat up, the Top 25 has been a mess, and there’s no telling which 12 teams will make the expanded College Football Playoff. We’re soaking it all in again on Saturday with a handful of intriguing, if not exploitable, showdowns to take advantage of.

We’ve got you covered for DFS purposes, highlighting our preferred players from Saturday’s main slate.

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CFB DFS Quarterback Picks

Jaxson Dart (Ole Miss Rebels): $9,900 DraftKings

After last week’s convincing win over the Georgia Bulldogs and 53.66 fantasy points outburst, DFS punters are going to be lining up around the block to get a piece of Jalen Milroe. That makes this a perfect time to zig when everyone is zagging and rostering Jaxson Dart in an ideal buy-low spot.

Salary-wise, Dart comes in $500 cheaper than Milroe but he could be more effective. Prior to Week 5’s blunder, the Ole Miss Rebels’ quarterback was averaging 36.82 fantasy points per game, getting things done via the pass and on the ground. So far this season, Dart has thrown for 13 touchdowns and ran for three more, with all but one of those passing touchdowns and all of his rushing scores coming through the first four weeks. That sets Saturday’s clash versus the South Carolina Gamecocks as the ideal bounce-back spot for the senior pivot.

While South Carolina has looked good at times, it hasn’t truly been tested. The LSU Tigers picked the Gamecocks apart in Week 3, dropping 417 yards and 36 points on the hosts. Tigers’ signal-caller Garrett Nussmeier threw for two scores and 285 yards in the contest, representing the low bar of what we can expect from Dart.

A similar outcome is anticipated on Saturday, with Dart leading the Rebels back into the win column as -8.5 favorites. He threw for 261 yards and a touchdown in last week’s loss, significantly below his yearly average of 363.0 and 2.6. That makes him an immediate progression candidate, as the Rebels prove they’re worthy of a playoff spot.

Garrett Greene (West Virginia Mountaineers): $8,800 DraftKings

Much of the laudation this season has been directed at more prominent quarterbacks, but it’s time to give Garrett Greene his due. The West Virginia Mountaineers quarterback remains one of the most underappreciated fantasy contributors this season, moving the Mountaineers down the field with his arm and legs. We should see the best he has to offer as West Virginia takes on a porous Oklahoma State Cowboys defense.

Greene and the Mountaineers were stymied by the Penn State Nittany Lions in Week 1, but they’ve put together more robust offensive performances since then. In the three games after Week 1, Greene has thrown for 741 yards and seven touchdowns. Additionally, the Florida native has added 204 rushing yards while finding the end zone twice. In total, that’s translated to 86.04 fantasy points or 26.68 fantasy points per game.

Inevitably, those benchmarks will ratchet higher following Week 6’s tilt in Stillwater. The Cowboys let the Kansas State Wildcats go off for 559 yards in last week’s loss, which was still lower than the Arkansas Razorbacks’ 648 yards in Week 2. Altogether, Oklahoma State is giving up an average of 503.8 yards per game, looking equally deficient against the run and pass.

Points will be plentiful in this Big 12 showdown that features a total of 64.5. We expect Greene to account for a significant portion of that scoring, moving the ball downfield with ease. With bigger names drawing most of the attention, you can count on Greene to set your fantasy roster apart without compromising scoring.

CFB DFS Running Back Picks

Omarion Hampton (North Carolina Tar Heels): $8,700 DraftKings

Expectations were high for Omarion Hampton this season, but the North Carolina Tar Heels running back hasn’t disappointed. We weren’t sure if he could match last year’s output, in which he totaled 1,726 yards from scrimmage, including 1,504 rushing yards. Yet here we are in Week 6, with Hampton on pace to exceed those totals. Saturday’s ACC clash against the Pittsburgh Panthers is an ideal matchup to add to his growing totals.

Through five games, Hampton is operating at peak efficiency. He’s eclipsed the century mark in all but one of his outings, a Week 1 contest in which he was used sparingly against the Charlotte 49ers. In the four other games, the North Carolina native is averaging 145.3 yards per game, accounting for all six of his touchdowns. Further, Hampton has taken on a more prominent role in the passing game, with eight of his 13 receptions and 90 of his 107 receiving yards coming in the last three weeks.

Pitt doesn’t stack up well against the run. They’ve been burned for an average of 123.3 rushing yards per game, but they have yet to face a run-first team. The Cincinnati Bearcats and West Virginia Mountaineers combined for 339 rushing yards against the Panthers, and neither relies on the run as heavily as North Carolina. Moreover, this is Pittsburgh’s second road game of the season, and their resiliency will be tested against a raucous home crowd.

Hampton is priced as a premier back, and deservingly so. He is the bell cow on offense and will be the feature offensive player against the Panthers. We expect him to deliver a slate-leading performance in Week 6, and he is worth the investment in any format.

Bhayshul Tuten (Virginia Tech Hokies): $7,600 DraftKings

It took a few weeks to get warmed up, but the Virginia Tech Hokies offense finally started clicking. Led by Bhaysul Tuten and Kyron Drones, the Hokies put up 34 points on 394 yards against the Miami Hurricanes last week. A repeat performance is expected as they take on an inferior Stanford Cardinal side.

While the offense as a whole has struggled this season, Tuten has cemented himself as a top performer week after week. Heading into Week 6, he’s rushed for at least 115 yards and a touchdown in four straight games. More impressively, the senior is averaging 124.5 yards on 19.3 carries per game, with seven of his eight scores coming in his most recent stretch.

Pour one out for the once-proud Cardinal. Stanford has struggled mightily over the past few seasons, failing to eclipse four wins since 2018. Those concerns are amplified in 2024, with the newly-minted ACC side getting burned against Power 4 teams. Two of their three opponents have surpassed 400 total yards, with the Clemson Tigers rushing for 150 yards in Stanford’s last showing.

Tuten has one of the beefiest workloads in the country, and he’ll be featured heavily against the Cardinal. He should have no problem breaking off a few big plays, keeping his scoring and rushing streaks intact. As you’ll see in our projections, Tuten has one of the highest ceilings with a more modest salary, making him a must-roster running back on the main slate.

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CFB DFS Wide Receiver Picks

Tre Harris (Ole Miss Rebels): $8,900 DraftKings

We’re leading off our wide receiver selections with a correlated play, highlighting Tre Harris as the elite pass-catcher he is. The Rebels wideout has been running around the field with a football magnet in his pocket, and we expect him to shine against the Gamecocks.

Somehow, Harris is already up to 49 receptions, 804 receiving yards, and five touchdowns. He’s hit double-digit receptions in each of the last three games, totaling a mind-numbing 495 receiving yards and three scores. Still, his workload and underlying metrics support that he’s on a completely sustainable path. The senior has been targeted at least 10 times in each outing this season, including 42 over his three-game sample. Likewise, he has an NFL-worthy 80.3% catch rate, with opposing defenses lacking the personnel to hamper his production.

Finding a way to roster Harris and Dart could be the key to unlocking fantasy supremacy in Week 6. As noted, South Carolina’s defense could be exposed by the Rebels’ dynamic duo, and their respective fantasy ceilings are contingent on both performing at optimum efficiency. We like Harris’ chances of ending the day as a top fantasy performer.

Kevin Concepcion (NC State Wolfpack): $6,700 DraftKings

One player you can use to offset Harris’ expensive salary is Kevin Concepcion. The NC State Wolfpack wide receiver is coming off one of the worst outings of his career and is in a prime bounce-back spot against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Concepcion’s best game of the year came back in Week 1’s win over the Western Carolina Catamounts. The sophomore went off for 121 yards and three touchdowns in that outing, failing to recapture the magic in any of his four proceeding games. Still, Concepcion has been the preferred receiving option in the Wolfpack’s passing attack, leading the team in receptions, yards, and touchdowns. Ongoing success is anticipated as Concepcion’s 49 targets are 26 more than the next closes NC State receiver.

Moreover, every Wake Forest defensive metric supports a strong offensive showing for Concepcion. The Demon Deacons rank 132nd of 134 FBS teams with a 74.5% opponent completion percentage. Similarly, they allow the fourth-most passing yards per game (330.3) and 10th-worst yards per completion (9.3).

Concepcion has fallen off many people’s radars, and that’s particularly true after last week’s five-yard effort. We haven’t lost faith in the underclassman, expecting him to vastly surpass the implied value of his salary.

De’Zhaun Stribling (Oklahoma State Cowboys): $6,100 DraftKings

We can still capitalize on an Oklahoma State Cowboys receiver without breaking the bank with Brennan Pressley. De’Zhaun Stribling has emerged as a top threat in the Cowboys’ air raid offense and his ceiling looks just as promising as Pressley’s heading into Saturday’s battle versus the Mountaineers.

Pressley has commanded most of the attention from opposing defenses, and Stribling has been the benefactor. The junior leads the team in receiving yards, going for 502 through the first five games of the season while nearly doubling Pressley’s 289 yards. Moreover, Stribling is just six receptions shy of the team lead, eating into Pressley’s workload over the past few weeks.

Over the past three weeks, Stribling has absorbed 26 targets to Pressley’s 30, out-gaining his teammate by a 381 to 163 margin and out-scoring him by a touchdown. As expected, Stribling has surpassed 157 receiving yards in two of those three games but still comes in with a substantially lower salary.

Saturday’s showdown between the Mountaineers and Cowboys will be one of the highest-scoring games of the week, and DFS players can benefit by adding players from both teams. Many are awaiting a breakout game from Pressley, but the smarter play is rostering Stribling, who is playing the best football of his career. We’re including him as one of our preferred wide receivers on the main slate.

We’ve got you covered for DFS purposes, highlighting our preferred players from Saturday’s main slate.

College football is back at FantasyLabs. Inside our Player Models, you’ll be able to utilize our Lineup Optimizer to effortlessly create up to 300 lineups for your DFS contests.

Here’s a brief snippet of what our models look like:

Let’s dive into this week’s slate!