Best NFL DFS Picks Today: Top Value Plays for Sunday’s Seahawks-Titans Showdown Slate

Preseason Week 2 wraps up Sunday night with the Seahawks traveling to Nissan Stadium to face the Titans at 8 p.m. ET, and it’s the only game on the board — meaning DFS players are locked into single-game Showdown format on both DraftKings and FanDuel. Tennessee enters at 1-0 after a preseason-opening win, while Seattle is 0-1 following a 17-7 loss to the Cowboys in which the Seahawks rested most of their established starters.

Showdown format flattens the usual salary math: every player costs the same $7,600 on DraftKings and $12,000 on FanDuel, with an MVP/Captain slot that multiplies points. That means this isn’t really a “value” exercise in the traditional sense — it’s about identifying which backups, rookies, and depth players are actually going to see extended snaps and produce, since projected NFL DFS picks in preseason live and die on playing time more than talent. Here are five names worth building around for Sunday’s DraftKings lineup and FanDuel picks.

Jalen Milroe, QB — Seattle Seahawks ($7,600 DK / $12,000 FD)

Milroe looks like the best fantasy option in Seattle’s quarterback room this week. In the preseason opener against Dallas, he completed 5 of 8 passes for 36 yards and added 5 carries for 36 yards, including a 20-yard scramble, while working mostly behind backup blocking. Drew Lock played the bulk of the first half in that game, but Milroe’s dual-threat profile — he racked up 20 rushing touchdowns at Alabama in 2024 — gives him a rushing floor most preseason quarterbacks simply don’t have.

If Sam Darnold sits again Sunday behind the Titans’ deeper starting unit, Milroe should see extended run in the second and third quarters. His ability to create yardage with his legs even when the passing game sputters makes him a strong MVP/Captain candidate for cash game and GPP lineups alike. Quarterbacks with rushing equity are consistently the safer play in this format, and Milroe checks that box better than anyone else on Sunday’s slate.

Jadarian Price, RB — Seattle Seahawks ($7,600 DK / $12,000 FD)

Price is set to make his NFL debut Sunday after a lower-body issue kept him out of the preseason opener. Seattle used the final pick of the first round on the Notre Dame product as the presumptive replacement for departed starter Kenneth Walker III, and he was back to full practice participation and taking first-team reps this week — a clear signal the team wants to get him game reps before final roster cuts.

George Holani logged a team-high 12 carries against Dallas and remains in the mix, but coaches have signaled Holani could see a lighter workload Sunday to make room for Price. First-round draft capital combined with a clean bill of health and an expected role in the first half gives Price the highest upside of any running back on this slate. He’s a strong building block for GPP lineups where touchdown equity matters most, and he pairs well in a lineup with a Seahawks passing-game piece if Seattle’s offense finds the end zone early.

Nicholas Singleton, RB — Tennessee Titans ($7,600 DK / $12,000 FD)

Singleton led the Titans backfield with eight carries in Tennessee’s preseason opener, and as a fifth-round rookie the team is still evaluating for a roster spot, he should see another meaningful workload Sunday. Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears are both expected to get run with Tennessee’s starters for the game’s first stretch, but neither figures to play deep into the second half, opening the door for Singleton to handle bell-cow touches once the backups take over.

With Michael Carter, Julius Chestnut, and D’Ernest Johnson all buried further down the depth chart, Singleton is the clearest early beneficiary when Tennessee’s lead backs exit. Between-the-tackles volume in a contest where touchdown-scorer projection matters more than efficiency makes him a strong cash game piece — he’s the type of player built to rack up touches even if the per-carry average isn’t eye-popping.

Montorie Foster Jr., WR — Seattle Seahawks ($7,600 DK / $12,000 FD)

Foster was Seattle’s best offensive performer in the preseason opener, hauling in 5 of 7 targets for 36 yards and a touchdown against Dallas — leading the team in catches, yards, and targets. He also nearly added a 68-yard score, missed only by an overthrow from Lock. The undrafted Michigan State product has turned heads throughout training camp, and Sunday gives him another opportunity to build his case for a roster spot with extended snaps, since Seattle’s top three receivers — Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, and Rashid Shaheed — are unlikely to see the field.

Foster’s rapport with Seattle’s backup quarterbacks and his role as the clear top target among reserves make him one of the safer pass-catching options on the board. He offers a rare combination in this format: a proven role from last week’s tape plus a legitimate touchdown history already established. That’s the profile you want in a receiver slot for both cash games and larger-field GPP builds.

Elijah Arroyo, TE — Seattle Seahawks ($7,600 DK / $12,000 FD)

Arroyo is fighting for the No. 2 tight end job behind AJ Barner after a quiet rookie season, but the 2025 second-round pick out of Miami posted a 35-catch, 590-yard, 7-touchdown line in his final college season, and that pass-catching pedigree should translate into targets once Seattle’s backups take over Sunday. With Barner likely capped in snaps and the rest of Seattle’s receiving corps thinned out by starters sitting, Arroyo profiles as a value option who could see more volume than his depth-chart standing suggests.

Tight end is often the thinnest position in a Showdown pool during the preseason, and a receiving-focused player like Arroyo stacked into an offense expected to throw the ball with backup quarterbacks under center gives lineups a low-owned way to differentiate in tournament play.

Building Your Lineup

Because everyone is priced identically in Showdown format, roster construction here is about game-script projection rather than salary savings. Stacking Milroe with Foster or Arroyo captures the Seattle passing attack in one lineup, while pairing Price with a Seahawks pass-catcher builds around the same offensive stretch of the game. On the Tennessee side, Singleton stands alone as the clearest volume play given the uncertainty around the rest of the backfield and receiver rotation.

Defenses and special teams also carry a higher floor than usual in this format since they don’t split playing time — worth a spot in cash lineups even without a marquee name attached. For tournament-style DraftKings lineup builds, consider fading the obvious rookie names in the MVP/Captain slot in favor of a value piece like Arroyo to differentiate from the field, since ownership will likely concentrate heavily on Price and Singleton. Whatever combination you land on, prioritize players with a confirmed path to extended second-half snaps — in preseason DFS, playing time is the only stat that consistently predicts fantasy production, more than matchup, weather, or any traditional handicapping angle you’d use during the regular season.

For those still building out their FanDuel picks or looking to diversify across multiple books this weekend, keeping an eye on which backups get extended second-half run once final cuts approach will continue to matter through the rest of the preseason slate.