Pick 'Em & Rip 'Em sponsored by PrizePicks: Week 2

PrizePicks is your go-to stop for daily fantasy sports, and before you set your lineup for Week 2 of the college football season, our DFS expert Matthew Dawson offers you his insight on the best picks and plays from Texas A&M-McNeese and beyond! We pick 'em, you rip 'em!

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After an exciting Week 1 for many college football fans, a full slate of Week 2 college football comes with a full slate of college football PrizePicks lineups. After a week where I doubled my PrizePicks account using MLB and college football lineups, I’m here to tell you what PrizePicks projections I have my eye on for this weekend’s college football slate.

*Numbers are subject to change*

Aggie of the Week

WR Noah Thomas
MORE THAN the receiving yards number when it comes out on the board...
If the number comes out at 50.5 yards or less, it is an auto-play for me...
Thomas was open last week. He is also an overwhelming size and talent for inferior competition. McNeese State’s largest cornerback is only 6-foot-1 and 187 pounds. At 6-foot-6, 200 pounds, I anticipate Thomas being a massive problem for a secondary that doesn’t have the physical tools to compete. McNeese’s secondary has been great through their first two games, but this is a different level of talent they haven’t seen yet.

Lineup of the Week

Rashod Owens, WR, Oklahoma State
MORE THAN 62.5 Receiving Yards
Everyone knows about star RB Ollie Gordon II, but not everyone knows about one of their several stud receivers Rashod Owens (except for Aggies, of course). Owens is a special talent at wideout. After a quiet 63 catches for 895 yards last season, he looks to take an even greater jump this year. With almost half of his targets coming from beyond 10+ yards and teams ready to load to box to stop Gordon, Owens is ready to be that dangerous deep threat against a rather unproven Arkansas secondary.

RJ Maryland, TE, SMU
MORE THAN 53.5 Receiving Yards
While Maryland only eclipsed 53.5 receiving yards four times last season, his big play potential and athleticism cannot be understated. He opened the season with a 162-yard performance on eight receptions in a miraculous comeback against Nevada. The following week against Houston Christian featured only 22 pass attempts from the offense and only 31 snaps for Maryland because the game was out of reach by halftime. SMU now faces a BYU team that lost valuable secondary pieces Eddie Heckard and Kamden Garrett in the offseason. I see Maryland having a big day.

Kalel Mullings, RB, Michigan
MORE THAN 45.5 Rushing Yards
Here’s something I didn’t think I would say: I don’t think Donovan Edwards is the best running back on his team. After a sophomore season where he decimated opposing defenses by averaging 7.1 yards per carry, his junior year slump had him drop to only 4.2 yards per carry, and his yards after contact per attempt went from 3.71 yards to only 2.67 yards. Kalel Mullings averaged 6.2 yards per carry last season and another 6.1 yards per carry this past weekend. In fact, it wasn’t until Michigan started using Mullings that their offense was even moving down the field effectively. I look for Mullings to keep vulturing carries from Edwards. But even with an average of 10+ carries per game last season, Edwards only had MORE THAN 51.5 rushing yards in the regular season once (when he had 52 against Penn State). For these reasons, I love Mullings.

Luke Lachey, TE, Iowa
MORE THAN 35.5 Receiving Yards
Death, taxes and a tight end being an integral part of an Iowa offense. Luke Lachey is entering his fourth year at Iowa and has shown he can be a weapon in this offense. He was injured last season in just the third game of the season and was required to miss their remaining ten games. However, he eclipsed 35.5 receiving yards in both games last season when he was healthy with Cade McNamara and accounted for over half of their receiving production in those games. The train didn’t stop in Week 1 where he had eight targets that led to six receptions and 68 yards receiving. Iowa hosts Iowa State to battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy. Last year against Iowa State, Lachey caught three passes for 58 yards.

Alan Bowman, QB, Oklahoma State
MORE THAN 0.5 INT
QB Alan Bowman and Oklahoma State take on Arkansas, who by no means has a great secondary. However, here is the number of interceptions by game from Bowman in his last five power conference games:

• UCF: 3
• Houston: 1
• BYU: 2
• Texas: 1
• Texas A&M: 2

That’s right, he has had an astounding NINE interceptions in his last five power conference games and has had at least one in all of them. I’m throwing this one in lineups this week for sure.

Other Dawson Selections

Donovan Edwards, Michigan - LESS THAN 51.5 Rushing Yards
Mike Wright, Northwestern - MORE THAN 32.5 Rushing Yards
Dylan Sampson, Tennessee - MORE THAN 70.5 Rushing Yards
Jordan Moore, Duke - MORE THAN 61.5 Receiving Yards
Quinn Ewers, Texas - LESS THAN 243.5 Passing Yards