Week 3 of the 2025-26 NFL season continues with a great Sunday slate. There are far more ways to get involved in the action than just via traditional betting. One of the more unique features on DraftKings this season is Pick6 Fantasy Football!
Here are my top Pick6 plays for the Week 3 Sunday slate.
Jalen Hurts More Than 0.5 Rushing + Receiving TDs
Jalen Hurts has not thrown the football much this season. Among quarterbacks who have played the duration of both games this season, he has the least amount of passing yards. Hurts has yet to throw a passing touchdown in either of the Eagles’ two wins. That trend could continue this week against a Rams secondary that ranks first in the NFL in defensive EPA/dropback. Hurts has once again excelled using his legs, both scrambling and with the tush push. He has three rushing touchdowns through two games and should keep it going against the Rams. Since the start of the 2022 regular season, Jalen Hurts has 55 rushing touchdowns in 57 games, a truly remarkable run. He should find the end zone with his legs again in this game.
Chase Brown More Than 15.5 Receiving Yards
Chase Brown is going to need to be great for the Bengals over the next couple of months. Joe Burrow is going to be out for an extended period of time. While Jake Browning has experience in this offense, coach Zac Taylor will want to make life easy on him. That means not just running the ball with Brown, but using him in the short passing game to give Browning an easy outlet. He had 18 receiving yards last week against Jacksonville, all of it coming after Browning came into the game. Brown averaged 16 receiving yards per game last season, and he should see a bump with Browning targeting him more than Burrow did.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba More Than 73.5 Receiving Yards
Jaxon Smith-Njigba has been incredible to start this season. The Seahawks traded DK Metcalf over the offseason, partially due to their full faith in Smith-Njigba to be their WR1 of the future. He had 1,100 receiving yards last season, despite sharing targets with Metcalf. New Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold has thrown to Smith-Njigba at an overwhelming rate to start the season. Smith-Njigba has taken 44.2% of the team’s targets, the largest target share in the NFL this season. The Saints rank 22nd in defensive EPA/dropback and 26th in defensive dropback success rate. Darnold should be able to attack their secondary, looking for his top target. He has had over 100 receiving yards in each game so far this season, and he should keep it going in this game.
What is DraftKings Pick6?
Pick6 is a peer-to-peer fantasy variant where you build a lineup (your “Pick Set”) of 2+ players and select whether you believe each will outperform their listed stat projection. Enter your Pick Set in Pick6 contests to compete against other users. Get enough picks correct and win a share of cash prizes.
How to Play
Create a Pick Set
Create a Pick Set by choosing 2+ players from the same sport and Pick Group (a set of picks available from a group of set competitions). For each player, simply select if you think they’ll have more or less than their listed stat projection. In each Pick Set, you can not pick the same player twice, and you must pick players from at least two different teams.
Enter an Amount
Once you finalize your Pick Set, choose your entry fee amount. Your entries will be automatically distributed into available contests, subject to your confirmation.
Sweat Your Picks
When the games go live, use the My Picks tab to follow your picks in real time to track how your players are performing against their projections and how they stack up against other users.
Compete for Prizes
Make enough correct picks and win a share of the contests’ guaranteed prizes. Any prizes won will be credited to your DraftKings account after contests are finalized.
Play at DraftKings Pick6 or by downloading the DraftKings Pick6 app on Apple or Google!
