The Week 3 NFL preseason schedule opens with a two-game slate on Thursday, August 21. The action gets underway with Steelers vs. Panthers at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Patriots vs. Giants at 8 p.m. ET. All four teams will have a mix of starters and reserves playing, making it necessary to look deep into the NFL DFS player pool when building preseason NFL DFS lineups. Which players should you target in your preseason NFL DFS picks and NFL DFS stacks on Friday? 

Before locking in any NFL DFS lineups for Panthers vs. Steelers and Giants vs. Patriots on Thursday on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, you NEED to see what SportsLine's Jimmie Kaylor has to say.

Kaylor is a NFL and DFS expert for SportsLine, who opened the 2022 NFL season by winning DraftKings' NFL Showdown Thursday Kickoff Millionaire contest. He edged out over 355,000 other entrants in the contest and also has multiple five-figure tournament wins on his DFS resume. Kaylor has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America, and his background as a former college and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks.  

Now, Kaylor has turned his attention to the Thursday NFL preseason slate and locked in his top daily Fantasy football picks.

One of Kaylor's top DFS picks for Thursday is Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart. Part of Kaylor's Thursday NFL DFS strategy includes rostering Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson.

Kaylor is also targeting another under-the-radar player for Thursday who could post HUGE numbers and carry your lineups to victory! His NFL DFS picks could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing! You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in any lineups!

What are the top NFL preseason DFS picks for Thursday? And which player is a MUST-ROSTER? ... Join SportsLine now to see NFL expert and DraftKings Millionaire Maker winner Jimmie Kaylor's top picks, stacks, and player pools for FanDuel and DraftKings!

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