Most Expensive 49ers vs Cardinals Players on DraftKings
Sep 25, 2015 at 2:00 PM
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Each year, daily fantasy sports are becoming more and more popular. With DraftKings, you are given a $50,000 salary cap to create your NFL roster and compete with others that did the same thing. Select nine players who each count a specific amount against your salary cap. There is a total of
$7,000,000 in prizes and a $1,200,000 first place prize for week!
This week, WR Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons remains the most expensive player available with a salary cap figure of $9,000. Which San Francisco 49ers players are the most expensive for week 3 of the NFL season?
Find the top 10 listed below. The 49ers will travel to play the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday, September 27.
Player - Salary
QB Colin Kaepernick - $6,300
WR Anquan Boldin - $5,400
WR Torrey Smith - $5,400
RB Carlos Hyde - $5,400
QB Blaine Gabbert - $5,000
RB Reggie Bush - $3,800
TE Vernon Davis - $3,200
RB Mike Davis - $3,200
FB Bruce Miller - $3,000
RB Jarryd Hayne - $3,000
On the other side of the ball, here are the top 10 most expensive Cardinals available.
Player - Salary
QB Carson Palmer - $6,600
WR Larry Fitzgerald - $5,800
RB Andre Ellington - $5,700
WR John Brown - $5,700
QB Drew Stanton - $5,000
QB Matt Barkley - $5,000
RB Chris Johnson - $4,000
WR Michael Floyd - $4,000
RB David Johnson - $4,000
Defense/Special Teams - $3,100
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