Set a winning lineup for DraftKing's NFL Sunday main slate by combining value picks in each roster slot and exploiting the best matchups, all within the confines of the salary cap. Every week, we evaluate all of your DraftKings options to identify the best values among the lower-priced options, as well as the matchups to play or avoid, so you can select the players who are worth their high price tags.
Value is determined by the number of DraftKings points you can expect for every dollar invested in putting that player in your lineup. A player may be an "Average" or even a "Good" value while also projected to outscore a player identified as a "great value," but when you consider the cap hit and the salary you can put towards other players, you may decide that the "Great" value outweighs that projection.
Players considered to be a "Great" value are those in the 90th percentile of projected value picks for the week. "Good" plays are in the 75th percentile or better. "Average" plays span the 25th to 74th percentiles, while "Shaky" plays are in the 10th-24th percentiles. "Poor" picks encompass single-digit percentiles. Only players projected to score 4 points or more are displayed.
Player salaries are drawn from DraftKings' main slate and are based on the ESPN player projections at the time of publication.
Best Plays for DraftKings DFS contests Player Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Puka Nacua LAR @LV WR 26.2 $8,400 Christian McCaffrey SF @ATL RB 22.8 $7,600 Ja'Marr Chase CIN @BAL WR 23.3 $8,100 Jahmyr Gibbs DET GB RB 27.4 $9,800 George Kittle SF @ATL TE 17.4 $5,700 Jordan Love GB @DET QB 21.9 $6,000 Kyren Williams LAR @LV RB 20.3 $7,000 Matthew Golden GB @DET WR 17.8 $6,000 C.J. Stroud HOU NYG QB 21.0 $5,700 J.J. McCarthy NYG @HOU QB 18.7 $4,800 Derrick Henry BAL CIN RB 21.6 $7,900 Malik Nabers NYG @HOU WR 18.7 $6,800 Titans D/ST TEN CLE DST 7.5 $2,600 Isaiah Likely NYG @HOU TE 14.8 $5,300 Ashton Jeanty LV LAR RB 17.6 $6,500 Justin Jefferson MIN IND WR 19.5 $7,300 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET GB WR 20.5 $7,800 Jets D/ST NYJ MIA DST 7.6 $2,900 Jalen Coker CAR TB WR 16.2 $6,100 Will Mallory IND @MIN TE 7.7 $2,600 Sam LaPorta DET GB TE 13.0 $4,800 Buccaneers D/ST TB @CAR DST 5.6 $2,200
Quarterbacks for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Joe Burrow Average
CIN @BAL QB 21.4 $6,900 Jared Goff Average
DET GB QB 20.2 $6,800 Lamar Jackson Good
BAL CIN QB 21.7 $6,700 Brock Purdy Good
SF @ATL QB 22.2 $6,600 Matthew Stafford Average
LAR @LV QB 20.7 $6,400 Jordan Love Great
GB @DET QB 21.9 $6,000 Bryce Young Average
CAR TB QB 19.3 $5,900 Kirk Cousins Average
LV LAR QB 18.4 $5,800 C.J. Stroud Great
HOU NYG QB 21.0 $5,700 Jacoby Brissett Poor
ARI DEN QB 15.7 $5,600 Baker Mayfield Average
TB @CAR QB 16.8 $5,500 Kyler Murray Good
MIN IND QB 19.5 $5,400 Michael Penix Jr. Shaky
ATL SF QB 16.0 $5,300 Deshaun Watson Shaky
CLE @TEN QB 15.6 $5,200 Geno Smith Average
NYJ MIA QB 17.3 $5,100 Bo Nix Average
DEN @ARI QB 17.5 $5,000 Daniel Jones Poor
IND @MIN QB 11.2 $4,900 J.J. McCarthy Great
NYG @HOU QB 18.7 $4,800 Malik Willis Shaky
MIA @NYJ QB 14.3 $4,700 Cam Ward Poor
TEN CLE QB 12.6 $4,600
Running Backs for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Jahmyr Gibbs Great
DET GB RB 27.4 $9,800 Bijan Robinson Average
ATL SF RB 20.2 $8,500 Jonathan Taylor Average
IND @MIN RB 16.2 $8,000 Derrick Henry Great
BAL CIN RB 21.6 $7,900 Christian McCaffrey Great
SF @ATL RB 22.8 $7,600 Kyren Williams Great
LAR @LV RB 20.3 $7,000 Chuba Hubbard Average
CAR TB RB 15.4 $6,700 Chase Brown Average
CIN @BAL RB 15.1 $6,600 Ashton Jeanty Great
LV LAR RB 17.6 $6,500 Josh Jacobs Average
GB @DET RB 13.1 $6,300 Aaron Jones Sr. Average
MIN IND RB 12.7 $6,200 Bucky Irving Average
TB @CAR RB 14.8 $6,100 Breece Hall Good
NYJ MIA RB 14.8 $6,000 Braelon Allen Shaky
NYJ MIA RB 9.4 $5,900 J.K. Dobbins Good
DEN @ARI RB 14.2 $5,700 Woody Marks Good
HOU NYG RB 14.3 $5,600 Ollie Gordon II Average
MIA @NYJ RB 12.4 $5,500 Quinshon Judkins Good
CLE @TEN RB 13.8 $5,400 RJ Harvey Average
DEN @ARI RB 11.6 $5,400 Tony Pollard Good
TEN CLE RB 14.5 $5,300 Jordan Mason Average
MIN IND RB 10.9 $5,200 Dylan Sampson Poor
CLE @TEN RB 6.1 $5,200 Kaelon Black Poor
SF @ATL RB 6.6 $5,100 Cam Skattebo Shaky
NYG @HOU RB 6.8 $5,100 Tyler Allgeier Good
ARI DEN RB 12.6 $5,000 Blake Corum Average
LAR @LV RB 10.3 $5,000 MarShawn Lloyd Poor
GB @DET RB 3.2 $4,900 Tyrone Tracy Jr. Poor
NYG @HOU RB 5.8 $4,800 Tyjae Spears Shaky
TEN CLE RB 6.6 $4,800 Mike Washington Jr. Shaky
LV LAR RB 5.7 $4,700 Samaje Perine Shaky
CIN @BAL RB 6.2 $4,600 Jaylen Wright Poor
MIA @NYJ RB 4.8 $4,500 Brian Robinson Jr. Shaky
ATL SF RB 6.3 $4,500 Justice Hill Average
BAL CIN RB 6.2 $4,200 Kenny Gainwell Average
TB @CAR RB 6.8 $4,100 Bam Knight Average
ARI DEN RB 7.1 $4,100
Wide Receivers for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Puka Nacua Great
LAR @LV WR 26.2 $8,400 Ja'Marr Chase Great
CIN @BAL WR 23.3 $8,100 Amon-Ra St. Brown Great
DET GB WR 20.5 $7,800 Drake London Good
ATL SF WR 18.3 $7,500 Justin Jefferson Great
MIN IND WR 19.5 $7,300 Nico Collins Good
HOU NYG WR 17.5 $7,200 Tetairoa McMillan Average
CAR TB WR 16.6 $7,100 Christian Watson Good
GB @DET WR 17.6 $7,000 Zay Flowers Good
BAL CIN WR 17.5 $6,900 Malik Nabers Great
NYG @HOU WR 18.7 $6,800 Tee Higgins Average
CIN @BAL WR 15.2 $6,600 Garrett Wilson Good
NYJ MIA WR 15.7 $6,500 Michael Wilson Shaky
ARI DEN WR 12.8 $6,200 Jalen Coker Great
CAR TB WR 16.2 $6,100 Matthew Golden Great
GB @DET WR 17.8 $6,000 Jameson Williams Poor
DET GB WR 11.1 $5,800 Emeka Egbuka Good
TB @CAR WR 14.2 $5,700 Josh Downs Poor
IND @MIN WR 8.6 $5,600 Jaylen Waddle Average
DEN @ARI WR 11.6 $5,500 Denzel Boston Average
CLE @TEN WR 12.5 $5,400 Jordan Addison Average
MIN IND WR 11.3 $5,300 Tre Tucker Average
LV LAR WR 10.7 $5,200 Carnell Tate Average
TEN CLE WR 11.7 $5,100 Malik Washington Average
MIA @NYJ WR 10.5 $4,900 Keenan Allen Shaky
IND @MIN WR 9.2 $4,800 Courtland Sutton Shaky
DEN @ARI WR 9.1 $4,700 Wan'Dale Robinson Poor
TEN CLE WR 8.6 $4,600 Adonai Mitchell Poor
NYJ MIA WR 7.5 $4,500 KC Concepcion Average
CLE @TEN WR 9.1 $4,400 Chris Godwin Jr. Average
TB @CAR WR 8.8 $4,300 Brandin Cooks Poor
SF @ATL WR 6.4 $4,200 Marvin Harrison Jr. Poor
HOU NYG WR 7.5 $4,200 Omar Cooper Jr. Shaky
NYJ MIA WR 7.6 $4,100 Kendrick Bourne Average
ARI DEN WR 7.9 $4,000 Caleb Douglas Shaky
MIA @NYJ WR 7.2 $4,000 Rashod Bateman Shaky
BAL CIN WR 7.2 $3,900 Jaylin Noel Average
HOU NYG WR 8.6 $3,900 Malachi Fields Average
NYG @HOU WR 7.5 $3,800 Jahan Dotson Average
ATL SF WR 7.8 $3,700 Christian Kirk Average
SF @ATL WR 8.2 $3,600 Jalen Nailor Poor
LV LAR WR 5.8 $3,500 Isaac TeSlaa Average
DET GB WR 7.4 $3,400 Jerry Jeudy Shaky
CLE @TEN WR 6.0 $3,400 Ja'Kobi Lane Average
BAL CIN WR 6.8 $3,400 Laquon Treadwell Shaky
IND @MIN WR 6.0 $3,300 Dohnte Meyers Shaky
CIN @BAL WR 5.8 $3,300 Jordan Watkins Good
SF @ATL WR 7.5 $3,300 Konata Mumpfield Average
LAR @LV WR 6.2 $3,200 Savion Williams Good
GB @DET WR 8.0 $3,200 Marvin Mims Jr. Average
DEN @ARI WR 5.6 $3,100 Ted Hurst Good
TB @CAR WR 7.6 $3,000 Kevin Coleman Jr. Average
MIA @NYJ WR 5.9 $3,000
Tight Ends for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Brock Bowers Good
LV LAR TE 19.4 $7,700 Trey McBride Average
ARI DEN TE 16.3 $7,400 George Kittle Great
SF @ATL TE 17.4 $5,700 Isaiah Likely Great
NYG @HOU TE 14.8 $5,300 Sam LaPorta Great
DET GB TE 13.0 $4,800 Tucker Kraft Good
GB @DET TE 12.5 $4,700 T.J. Hockenson Average
MIN IND TE 10.8 $4,500 Harold Fannin Jr. Shaky
CLE @TEN TE 8.3 $4,200 Kyle Pitts Sr. Good
ATL SF TE 10.0 $4,000 Mark Andrews Average
BAL CIN TE 8.9 $3,900 Mike Gesicki Poor
CIN @BAL TE 7.1 $3,800 Michael Mayer Average
LV LAR TE 8.5 $3,700 Dalton Schultz Average
HOU NYG TE 8.7 $3,600 Tyler Higbee Average
LAR @LV TE 7.5 $3,500 Darren Waller Poor
CAR TB TE 5.9 $3,400 Kenyon Sadiq Poor
NYJ MIA TE 5.3 $3,300 Greg Dulcich Shaky
MIA @NYJ TE 5.8 $3,200 Cade Otton Average
TB @CAR TE 7.7 $3,100 Colby Parkinson Good
LAR @LV TE 8.2 $3,000 Evan Engram Average
DEN @ARI TE 5.8 $3,000 Elijah Higgins Poor
ARI DEN TE 4.1 $2,900 Tommy Tremble Shaky
CAR TB TE 5.0 $2,900 Mason Taylor Average
NYJ MIA TE 5.6 $2,800 Will Mallory Great
IND @MIN TE 7.7 $2,600 Erick All Shaky
CIN @BAL TE 4.5 $2,500
DSTs for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Vikings D/ST Good
MIN IND DST 8.2 $3,500 Texans D/ST Average
HOU NYG DST 7.7 $3,400 Broncos D/ST Poor
DEN @ARI DST 5.9 $3,300 49ers D/ST Poor
SF @ATL DST 5.0 $3,200 Rams D/ST Poor
LAR @LV DST 5.9 $3,100 Panthers D/ST Average
CAR TB DST 6.3 $3,000 Jets D/ST Great
NYJ MIA DST 7.6 $2,900 Browns D/ST Average
CLE @TEN DST 6.4 $2,800 Ravens D/ST Average
BAL CIN DST 5.8 $2,700 Titans D/ST Great
TEN CLE DST 7.5 $2,600 Bengals D/ST Average
CIN @BAL DST 5.5 $2,500 Lions D/ST Average
DET GB DST 5.1 $2,500 Cardinals D/ST Shaky
ARI DEN DST 4.7 $2,400 Colts D/ST Average
IND @MIN DST 5.3 $2,400 Dolphins D/ST Good
MIA @NYJ DST 5.3 $2,300 Packers D/ST Shaky
GB @DET DST 4.2 $2,300 Buccaneers D/ST Great
TB @CAR DST 5.6 $2,200 Falcons D/ST Shaky
ATL SF DST 4.2 $2,200 Giants D/ST Average
NYG @HOU DST 4.6 $2,100 Raiders D/ST Good
LV LAR DST 5.0 $2,000
