3 best contrarian DFS plays for Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl matchup

Super Bowl LVIII, the final game of the 2023 NFL season is here and it features a rematch from Super Bowl LIV, game won by the Kansas City Chiefs.

After Sunday, we will have to wait several months to be able to enjoy NFL football again, giving us an offseason to follow the news and tinker with our dynasty league rosters. But with this game, we have one more chance to set a DFS lineup and try to win some cash before the season officially concludes.

We've already given you some ideas to help set an optimal lineup for the big game and now, it's time to discuss some contrarian options. With only one game on the slate, particularly one that will see millions of other players enter, you are absolutely going to have to hit on at least one contrarian player to have a chance to get into the big money.

With that in mind, here are some choices.

Salaries are based on DraftKings Showdown Captain Mode.

Kyle Juszczyk, FB, San Francisco 49ers- $800

Most teams around the league don't even use a fullback, so the 49ers' Kyle Juszczyk is a player who many will gloss right over when setting their lineups for that fact alone.

Juszczyk is not a player that is very involved in the 49ers' offensive game plan in terms of having the ball in his hands (he had only 19 total touches during the regular season) but he is a player that has a lot of experience making the most of the opportunities that he gets.

Christian McCaffrey has scored 25 total touchdowns this season (including the postseason) so there isn't much reason to take the ball out of his hands, even down around the goal line. But Juszczyk could be a weapon inside the 5-yard line but where he could come up with a big play or two in this game is in the passing game.

Juszczyk is a good receiver who can be just like a tight end down the field. The 49ers are going to have to come up with some plays we aren't used to seeing if they are going to get past the terrific defensive scheme set up by Steve Spagnuolo. Juszczyk is a guy they could use to sneak past this defense.

Noah Gray, TE, Kansas City Chiefs- $1800

There is no doubt that the Chiefs' No. 1 offensive weapon (outside of Patrick Mahomes) is tight end Travis Kelce. For that reason, he is the player the San Francisco defense is likely most concerned with stopping.

But Mahomes has shown how resourceful he is this season when options in the passing game have let him down so it is likely that someone is going to have to step out of the shadows to help the win a third Super Bowl in four years.

Noah Gray is not a superstar and likely would not be one even without Kelce on the roster. But that is what you are looking for in this spot because like Juszczyk, he is a player most everyone else in your DFS contest will look over because they don't feel he will contribute much with Kelce in the way.

Gray had at least one reception in 17 of the 19 games he has played in this season (including playoffs) and he found the end zone twice. Again, these are extreme longshots but if he were to catch two or three passes in this game and somehow score a touchdown, you would have a great pick in your lineup.

Kadarius Toney, WR, Kansas City Chiefs- $1400

Can you imagine this story?

This would be a gamble as there is no guarantee that Kadarius Toney even plays in this game. He has not played in a game since December 17 as the Chiefs have listed him as a gameday inactive for the past several weeks. The team said it was injury-related, but Toney, in an expletive-filled rant, seemed to refute that.

Toney caught just 27 passes for the Chiefs this season and he was ridiculed for several dropped passes and this offsides penalty that erased one of the best plays of the season.

But if Toney plays in this game, he'll have the chance to redeem himself in the biggest of ways. One bettor seems to believe in Toney or really wants to take a deep stab in the dark. But again, if you want to separate yourself from the pack, this is the kind of player you need.

While the majority of the players in your contest can focus on his drops and negative plays this season, you could choose to see it as a glass-half-full situation and remember that just one year ago, Toney set a Super Bowl record for the longest punt return ever in the game.