CFB DFS DraftKings Main Slate Breakdown: Week 15

by Jordan Vanek (vanekjordan) Last Updated 2025-12-04 17:26:35 Premium Content Part of the product CFB Premium

Using his experience as a former scout and staff member at Central Florida under Josh Heupel, Jordan Vanek takes an in-depth look at the upcoming CFB DFS main slate on DraftKings for Week 15. Formerly of The 33rd Team and 4for4 Fantasy Football, Jordan’s deep dive into the best stacks, running backs, and wide receivers is a must-read before you start building your lineups.

I love conference championship weekend because this is when teams empty the playbook and get far more aggressive. From a DFS standpoint, the 2 teams I’m lowest on compared to the field are BYU and Indiana — I just don’t see the same ceiling outcomes others will chase. On the flip side, I’m much higher on MIAOH/WMU than the field. Maction metrics get skewed all season long by terrible weather, and moving this game into a dome completely changes the environment. Both offenses should be far more efficient here, and it’s one of my favorite spots to attack on the slate.

There are some important injuries to monitor this weekend with the BYU WRs and some key defensive players, our CFB DFS projections and will be updated throughout Saturday’s slate. Our projections team will also be posting real-time updates in the RotoGrinders Discord and telling you what news came in to change the projection.

CFB DFS DraftKings Picks: Top Stacks, RBs, & WRs for Week 15

Indiana and Alabama continue to be the 2 teams on this slate that live in zone coverage, and they both disguise and rotate their zone looks really well. For Indiana, the goal is simple — force Julian Sayin into a mistake or two.

On the opposite end, the clear man-coverage team is Virginia. They’re going to test these Duke WRs again because they can generate pressure at a high rate. In the first matchup, Virginia pressured Mensah on over 40% of his dropbacks and recorded four sacks. If Duke can’t protect, I expect Virginia to get even more aggressive and create negative plays.

Georgia is one of the most interesting teams on the slate because their first- and second-half coverages against Alabama were completely different. Early on, they played softer and tried to disguise pressure — and Ty Simpson had an answer for everything. But once Georgia got physical at the line and got into Alabama’s receivers, things shifted fast. I expect them to test those WRs early this time.

Miami Ohio has lived in single-high looks all season in the MAC, and that won’t change against Western Michigan because of Broc Lowry’s mobility. I expect some man coverage with a linebacker spying him, since he created chunk plays scrambling. Most of the damage done to Miami Ohio this season has actually come from passers, not rushing QBs.

Game Stacks

Chandler Morris ($7,400, QB, Virginia)

Trell Harris ($5,000, WR, Virginia)

Cooper Barkate ($6,100, WR, Duke)

Darian Mensah ($7,000, QB, Duke)

Duke has allowed 6 quarterbacks to throw for 290+ yards this season, and Chandler Morris was one of them with 316. You can play Ji’Mari Taylor in this build, but I mainly want to get off his chalk and hope Morris steals a rushing TD. Trell Harris was carving up this Duke secondary in the first matchup, and he’s remained the focal point of the Virginia passing attack — leading the team with a 20%+ target share and 2.28 yards per route run during this recent stretch. Taylor is actually second on the team in targets, and while Jahmal Edrine and Kameron Courtney are viable, I don’t think you need them with stronger options elsewhere on the slate.

I was all-in on Cooper Barkate in the first meeting between these teams, and I’m going right back. The key this time is protection — Virginia generated a massive pressure rate in the first matchup, and Duke must keep Mensah clean to access his ceiling. Against single-high coverage, Mensah has averaged over 10 yards per attempt (per SIS), so the big game is absolutely in his range if he has time. I usually double-stack him, but here I think the production will primarily flow through Barkate, with others contributing situationally. Sahmir Hagans and Que’Sean Brown are the secondary pieces I like most, especially since Jeremiah Hasley likely stays in to block more to help with protection.

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