Daily Fantasy College Football Picks for DraftKings – Week 1 – 9/1/18

Daily Fantasy College Football Picks for DraftKings - Week 1 - 9/1/18 Holy cow, has it even set in yet that college football is just back on DraftKings? I honestly never thought we'd see the day where Saturdays in the fall were back to sweating out our favorite NCAA plays on the gridiron. But here we are. We are back handing out plays for the biggest slates on Saturday and wading through a sometimes enormous player pool. We've got you covered for CFB on DraftKings for Week 1. Getting started with DFS college football? We'll have you covered all season long. You can also sign up to access our NFL and MLB projections and lineup optimizers for NFL and MLB. Your subscription will also include access to premium content, our members only chatroom, and more! START YOUR FREE TRIAL Quarterback Will Grier West Virginia DK 10,500 Opponent - Tenn Grier comes into the season as an experienced redshirt senior who is currently in the discussion for the nation's best quarterback.  That’s the kind of certainty I like entering Week 1 of an extremely fluid college landscape.  In addition to Grier being an NFL-quality quarterback, he has a plethora of talent around him in returning starting receivers Sills V, Jennings, and Simms. Coming off a season where he threw for almost 3500 yards and 34 TD's, I fully expect him to pick up where he left off. The Vols weren’t very good at defending the pass last year and at times downright dreadful.  New Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt, who earned his stripes a Defensive Coordinator for GA, Bama, and FSU, has devoted much of his time this fall to coaching up the defense and specifically the secondary.  Pruitt deploys an aggressive press coverage and has vowed he won't change now that he's in Tennessee. That sounds good and all, but they won't be ready Week 1 for arguably the best passing offense in the land. The game is being played in Charlotte, NC. with WVU as a 10 point favorite and a total hovering around 61.  I think Tennessee's offense will surprise a bit here and push the game flow ultimately leading to more offense for both teams.  Grier could have been the highest priced QB on the slate so I'm happy to spend roster him at a slight discount.  WG is dollars well spent! Jordan Ta'amu Ole Miss DK 9,900 Opponent - Texas Tech Almost everything I said above is basically true here as well, but for a few bucks less.  Ta'amu has quite a ways to match the sheer talent of Grier, but he checks just about every other box.  His core group of receivers return from last...