NFL Preseason DFS Picks Week 1 DraftKings & FanDuel Tonight 8/14

He threw for over 3,400 yards in each of his final two seasons with Utah State while offering a small rushing floor.Tyler Huntley – Baltimore remains thin at quarterback with Lamar Jackson not expected to play much, if at all. Also a strong passer, Huntley completed 73.1% of his passes for 10.3 yards per attempt in his final season on his way to 3,092 passing yards.Trey Lance – Drafted fourth overall by the San Francisco 49ers, Lance is expected to play upwards of 25-30 snaps. He threw for 185 yards and a score in his lone game action.Kyle Lauletta – Baker Mayfield will not play in Cleveland’s first preseason game. Lauletta played his college ball at Richmond and passed for 3,737 yards in his final season. He also had 63 catches in his final three seasons, including 2020, where he played just three games.Jake Funk – Like Green Bay, Los Angeles is thin at running back following the injury to Cam Akers. He rushed for at least 875 yards in three straight seasons with Louisiana-Lafayette.Ty’Son Williams – JK Dobbins, Gus Edwards, and Justice Hill all project to see limited, if any, playing time this weekend. In 2017 and 2018, Taylor recorded 866 and 1,122 rushing yards, respectively.Raymond Calais – Playing in a thin Rams’ backfield, Calais should see increased work with Jones and Funk expected to work earlier in the game. Jackson played his college ball at Syracuse and recorded 1,023 yards as a senior in 2019.Ben Skowronek – A day-three rookie out of Notre Dame, Skowronek battled injury in 2020. He closed out his college career with 1,225 yards in his final season.Cody Thompson – Seattle will play tonight’s game with nine healthy receivers, but two were signed this week to deal with injuries to D’Wayne Eskridge and Penny Hart. Baker stands 6-foot-1, 210 pounds, and caught 51 balls for 659 yards as a senior in 2020.David Sills – A trend on this slate, the Giants project to play nine receivers with injuries to Kenny Golladay, Kadarius Toney, and John Ross. Palmer only caught 33 balls for 475 yards in 2021, but Tennessee grossly misused him in college.Devin Funchess – Mentioned above, Green Bay is thin at wide receiver. He caught 33 balls for 476 yards in his final season with Georgia in 2019.Jeremiah Haydel – A back of the roster player for the Rams, Haydel could play most of the second half. He is 6-foot, 170 pounds, and caught 40 balls for 408 yards as a senior.Landen Akers – Akers is in the same position as Haydel as a UDFA rookie out of Iowa State. Akers caught 18 balls for 269 yards as a senior with the Cyclones.Brycen Hopkins – The Rams have four tight ends, with Tyler Higbee and Jacob Harris missing this game. The Chiefs drafted Gray in the fifth round after he caught 29 balls for 285 yards in 2020 with Duke.Tre’ McKitty – Jared Cook isn’t expected to play much, if at all, in this game, leaving the Chargers with four tight ends. The Chargers drafted McKitty in the third round after he caught 23 balls for 241 yards with Florida State in 2019.Matt Bushman – The Raiders have five healthy tight ends right now, but Foster Moreau and Derek Carrier are known commodities within the offense. The Raiders brought in Bushman this offseason after catching 47 passes for 688 yards with BYU in 2019.Tanner Hudson – A perennial NFL preseason DFS hero, The Buccaneers project to sit Cameron Brate and play Rob Gronkowski for minimal snaps.