Griffin Wong gives his top DFS plays for the DraftKings Thanksgiving Millionaire contest on Thursday.

A lot of feasting will be done on Thursday. In a literal sense, hundreds of millions of Americans will sit around the dinner table all around the country, chowing down on turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce to their hearts’ content. Similarly, on the gridiron, the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, and Cincinnati Bengals will be feasting on unsuspecting defenders.

DraftKings users could have the chance to benefit from all the feasting, through the Millionaire featured DFS contest. Contest entrants will pick one quarterback, two running backs, three wide receivers, a FLEX, and a defense, and the highest-scoring entrant will win $1 million. With a $5 entry fee, it’s a low-risk, high-reward proposition. I won’t be entering the contest, but if I were, here’s how I’d craft my lineup:

Set your DraftKings fantasy football lineups here: NFL $2.75M Thanksgiving Millionaire [$1M to 1st] (Thu)

Quarterback

Lamar Jackson ($6,800)

Jackson has had a fairly slow first four games since returning from a hamstring strain, failing to record more than 204 passing yards in any game, being a non-factor as a runner, and finishing with single-digit fantasy points twice. He’s also been listed on the injury report with three separate lower-body ailments, which isn’t exactly a good sign for his performance coming off of a short week. But I know better than to doubt Jackson, the league’s best running quarterback ever and the all-time career leader in adjusted yards per attempt and passer rating. He has an incredibly friendly matchup on Thursday against a Cincinnati defense that has allowed the second-most fantasy points per game to opposing quarterbacks and ranks dead last by expected points added.

Other Considerations: Patrick Mahomes ($6,500), Dak Prescott ($6,300), Joe Burrow ($6,000), Jordan Love ($5,500)

Running Back

Josh Jacobs ($6,800)

Jacobs missed last week with a bone bruise in his knee, allowing Emanuel Wilson ($5,800) to rack up 29.5 FPTS, but he’s set to return after the one-game absence. Prior to his injury, Jacobs had been on a roll, recording 18 or more FPTS in four of the prior five games that he both started and finished, and he’s been as reliable as any at finding the end zone, scoring in eight different games. As long as he’s fully healthy, he should receive a fairly heavy workload. Detroit’s rushing defense has been good, as it has limited opponents to the fewest fantasy points, but it has faced a friendly slate of opponents and is once again dealing with a litany of injuries to defensive contributors. Jacobs had 66 yards and a score (14 FPTS) against the Lions in the Packers’ Week 1 win.

Kareem Hunt ($5,300)

Hunt has clearly established himself as the Chiefs’ top running back option ahead of Isiah Pacheco ($5,000), and in last week’s overtime win over the Indianapolis Colts, he recorded his first 100-yard game since Week 2 in 2024, taking 30 carries for 104 yards and a score (24 FPTS). The 30-year-old has really rounded into form after a slow start to the season, and by yards over expectation per attempt, he ranks 14th in the league. Besides, I’d back nearly any player against the Cowboys defense, which has given up the seventh-most FPTS per game to opposing running backs and allowed the seventh-most touchdowns on the ground.

Other Considerations: Jahmyr Gibbs ($8,800), Derrick Henry ($7,300), Javonte Williams ($6,300)

Wide Receivers

Rashee Rice ($7,500)

I’m continuing to hammer the mid-afternoon game by targeting Kansas City’s number one receiver, who’s recorded 18 or more FPTS in four of his five games since returning from a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Rice leads the team in target rate, and he’s been among the league’s better receivers at generating separation, which could be huge against a Dallas secondary that has several starters questionable. The Cowboys have been even worse against opposing receivers than running backs, conceding the second-most fantasy points per game to wideouts and allowing three more touchdowns than any other team. Dallas has also missed the 10th-most tackles, so Rice could impart further damage after the catch.

George Pickens ($7,000)

Pickens is arguably the league’s hottest receiver, amassing 18 catches, 290 yards, and two touchdowns across his last two games (32.5 FPTS per game) and trailing only Jaxon Smith-Njigba in receiving yards overall. Prescott clearly trusts him, and as one of the league’s better passers in the intermediate and deep zones, he’s well-suited to take advantage of Pickens’ big-play ability. On paper, the Chiefs — who have conceded the seventh-fewest fantasy points per game to wideouts — are a challenging matchup, but they’ve been exploitable by receivers who can generate yards after the catch, and the 24-year-old ranks third in yards after catch over expectation.

Andrei Iosivas ($4,300)

Iosivas took advantage of Ja’Marr Chase ($8,000)‘s absence last week to post a solid four-catch, 61-yard (10.6-FPT) performance, and this week, he’ll have the chance to be the No. 2 target once again with Tee Higgins ($6,000) sidelined with a concussion. Plus, while Joe Flacco ($5,000) has been solid in his spot role, the Bengals’ offense should enjoy a massive boost with Burrow returning from turf toe. The Ravens’ defense has been better since it got fully healthy, but all in all, Baltimore has still allowed the seventh-most fantasy points per game to opposing wideouts, and every slot corner not named Kyle Hamilton — who only plays about a quarter of his snaps there — has struggled.

Other Considerations: Chase ($8,000), Amon-Ra St. Brown ($7,800), Zay Flowers ($6,100), Christian Watson ($4,700)

Tight End

Brock Wright ($2,800)

Wright is my budget option so I can be aggressive elsewhere in my lineup. Detroit’s tight end has been a backup for most of the season, but Sam LaPorta’s likely season-ending back injury thrust him into a starting role, and I don’t think his DFS salary has fully caught up to that reality yet. He’s no LaPorta, but he had higher success rates than the former All-Pro Second Teamer in both 2023 and 2024 and has good chemistry with Jared Goff ($5,800), having played his entire career with the Lions. Wright has never been a high-volume guy, but he’s efficient, with two of his 14 catches this season going for touchdowns. Green Bay has allowed the 17th-most FPTS per game to tight ends, including the ninth-most touchdowns, and it only has one elite coverage safety in Xavier McKinney.

Other Considerations: Travis Kelce ($5,000), Mark Andrews ($3,600), Luke Musgrave ($2,700)

Flex

Chase Brown ($6,500)

After an extremely slow start to the season, Brown has picked it up, scoring 15 or more FPTS in each of his last five games and recording at least 99 rushing yards on three separate occasions. It’s possible that his workload could dip somewhat with a superior passer in Burrow under center, but it could also open up opportunities in the passing game, since Burrow is much better on throws behind the line of scrimmage than Flacco is. After having one of the league’s best rush defenses last season, the Ravens have regressed towards the middle of the pack, allowing the 13th-most FPTS per game to opposing running backs and the 11th-most yards per attempt.

Defense & Special Teams

Baltimore Ravens ($3,000)

Despite Burrow’s return and the fact that I’m generally high on Iosivas and Brown for their DFS salaries, this is a slate full of incredible offenses and Cincinnati probably has the weakest of the bunch. Baltimore’s defense has re-discovered its form after its bye week, nabbing at least one interception in each contest and recording eight or more FPTS in each of its last four games — a span in which it’s allowed a combined 45 points. The Ravens might not be able to bank on intercepting Burrow, the most accurate quarterback in NFL history, but they should be able to record a few sacks, given that the Bengals have had the fourth-worst pass-blocking grades this season. Baltimore’s offense should also be able to control possession against a defense that has allowed the third-longest average drives, keeping the defense fresh.

Other Considerations: Lions ($3,200), Packers ($2,600), Bengals ($2,200)