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 four 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. $ De'Von Achane MIA CIN RB 26.8 $8,800 Jahmyr Gibbs DET PIT RB 25.1 $8,500 Bijan Robinson ATL @ARI RB 25.3 $8,700 Aaron Jones MIN @NYG RB 14.8 $5,200 Ashton Jeanty LV @HOU RB 15.7 $5,600 Quinshon Judkins CLE BUF RB 16.4 $6,000 Jacoby Brissett ARI ATL QB 20.7 $5,300 J.J. McCarthy MIN @NYG QB 19.2 $4,900 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET PIT WR 22.6 $8,400 Drake London ATL @ARI WR 19.0 $7,000 Harold Fannin Jr. CLE BUF TE 12.9 $4,500 Gardner Minshew II KC @TEN QB 17.5 $4,500 T.J. Hockenson MIN @NYG TE 8.9 $3,000 Texans D/ST HOU LV DST 12.2 $4,000 Jameson Williams DET PIT WR 16.8 $6,400 Marvin Harrison Jr. ARI ATL WR 14.9 $5,600 DK Metcalf PIT @DET WR 14.1 $5,400 Justin Jefferson MIN @NYG WR 15.5 $6,000 Darren Waller MIA CIN TE 9.5 $3,500 Rashee Rice KC @TEN WR 18.8 $7,400 Gunnar Helm TEN KC TE 7.9 $2,900 Giants D/ST NYG MIN DST 7.1 $2,600 Jets D/ST NYJ @NO DST 5.5 $2,100
Quarterbacks for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Josh Allen Average
BUF @CLE QB 21.4 $7,200 Dak Prescott Poor
DAL LAC QB 18.8 $6,700 Joe Burrow Shaky
CIN @MIA QB 18.7 $6,500 Jared Goff Average
DET PIT QB 19.3 $6,300 Bo Nix Shaky
DEN JAC QB 17.7 $6,100 Justin Herbert Good
LAC @DAL QB 20.4 $6,000 Trevor Lawrence Shaky
JAC @DEN QB 18.2 $5,900 Jaxson Dart Average
NYG MIN QB 19.1 $5,800 Baker Mayfield Average
TB @CAR QB 18.1 $5,700 C.J. Stroud Good
HOU LV QB 18.7 $5,500 Tyler Shough Average
NO NYJ QB 18.2 $5,400 Jacoby Brissett Great
ARI ATL QB 20.7 $5,300 Bryce Young Good
CAR TB QB 17.6 $5,100 Aaron Rodgers Average
PIT @DET QB 16.6 $5,000 J.J. McCarthy Great
MIN @NYG QB 19.2 $4,900 Kirk Cousins Average
ATL @ARI QB 16.4 $4,800 Shedeur Sanders Shaky
CLE BUF QB 14.5 $4,600 Gardner Minshew II Great
KC @TEN QB 17.5 $4,500 Cameron Ward Average
TEN KC QB 14.8 $4,400 Geno Smith Poor
LV @HOU QB 12.0 $4,300 Brady Cook Poor
NYJ @NO QB 12.2 $4,200 Quinn Ewers Good
MIA CIN QB 15.9 $4,000
Running Backs for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ De'Von Achane Great
MIA CIN RB 26.8 $8,800 Bijan Robinson Great
ATL @ARI RB 25.3 $8,700 Jahmyr Gibbs Great
DET PIT RB 25.1 $8,500 James Cook Good
BUF @CLE RB 19.5 $7,700 Travis Etienne Jr. Average
JAC @DEN RB 14.5 $7,000 Chase Brown Average
CIN @MIA RB 15.4 $6,900 Bucky Irving Average
TB @CAR RB 15.9 $6,700 Woody Marks Average
HOU LV RB 14.7 $6,600 Javonte Williams Good
DAL LAC RB 16.0 $6,400 Rico Dowdle Good
CAR TB RB 16.1 $6,300 RJ Harvey Average
DEN JAC RB 13.6 $6,200 Jaylen Warren Average
PIT @DET RB 14.0 $6,100 Quinshon Judkins Great
CLE BUF RB 16.4 $6,000 Breece Hall Good
NYJ @NO RB 15.4 $5,900 Omarion Hampton Good
LAC @DAL RB 13.8 $5,800 Tyrone Tracy Jr. Average
NYG MIN RB 13.4 $5,700 Ashton Jeanty Great
LV @HOU RB 15.7 $5,600 Michael Carter Average
ARI ATL RB 11.3 $5,400 Tony Pollard Good
TEN KC RB 13.0 $5,400 Kareem Hunt Average
KC @TEN RB 10.8 $5,300 Kimani Vidal Shaky
LAC @DAL RB 9.2 $5,300 Jordan Mason Shaky
MIN @NYG RB 9.1 $5,200 Aaron Jones Great
MIN @NYG RB 14.8 $5,200 Kenneth Gainwell Good
PIT @DET RB 14.2 $5,100 Nick Chubb Poor
HOU LV RB 6.5 $5,100 David Montgomery Average
DET PIT RB 9.7 $5,000 Audric Estime Average
NO NYJ RB 10.2 $5,000 Malik Davis Poor
DAL LAC RB 3.0 $4,900 Tyjae Spears Shaky
TEN KC RB 8.8 $4,900 Isiah Pacheco Average
KC @TEN RB 9.5 $4,800 Jaylen Wright Poor
MIA CIN RB 3.2 $4,800 Chuba Hubbard Average
CAR TB RB 10.2 $4,800 Tyler Allgeier Average
ATL @ARI RB 8.4 $4,700 Devin Singletary Shaky
NYG MIN RB 7.7 $4,700 Rachaad White Poor
TB @CAR RB 5.6 $4,700 Dare Ogunbowale Poor
HOU LV RB 1.1 $4,600 Emari Demercado Average
ARI ATL RB 9.8 $4,600 Evan Hull Average
NO NYJ RB 9.5 $4,500 Samaje Perine Shaky
CIN @MIA RB 6.7 $4,400 Ty Johnson Shaky
BUF @CLE RB 6.6 $4,200 Trayveon Williams Poor
CLE BUF RB 5.7 $4,000
Wide Receivers for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Ja'Marr Chase Average
CIN @MIA WR 19.9 $8,600 Amon-Ra St. Brown Great
DET PIT WR 22.6 $8,400 CeeDee Lamb Average
DAL LAC WR 17.9 $7,800 Nico Collins Average
HOU LV WR 17.4 $7,500 Rashee Rice Great
KC @TEN WR 18.8 $7,400 George Pickens Poor
DAL LAC WR 14.7 $7,300 Drake London Great
ATL @ARI WR 19.0 $7,000 Michael Wilson Shaky
ARI ATL WR 14.0 $6,900 Jaylen Waddle Poor
MIA CIN WR 13.1 $6,800 Tee Higgins Average
CIN @MIA WR 14.4 $6,600 Chris Olave Average
NO NYJ WR 14.8 $6,500 Jameson Williams Great
DET PIT WR 16.8 $6,400 Mike Evans Shaky
TB @CAR WR 13.4 $6,300 Wan'Dale Robinson Average
NYG MIN WR 14.0 $6,200 Ladd McConkey Average
LAC @DAL WR 13.9 $6,100 Justin Jefferson Great
MIN @NYG WR 15.5 $6,000 Emeka Egbuka Poor
TB @CAR WR 11.3 $5,900 Tetairoa McMillan Average
CAR TB WR 13.6 $5,800 Courtland Sutton Good
DEN JAC WR 13.5 $5,700 Marvin Harrison Jr. Great
ARI ATL WR 14.9 $5,600 Jakobi Meyers Good
JAC @DEN WR 13.0 $5,500 DK Metcalf Great
PIT @DET WR 14.1 $5,400 Brian Thomas Jr. Average
JAC @DEN WR 12.2 $5,400 Chris Godwin Shaky
TB @CAR WR 11.0 $5,300 Troy Franklin Poor
DEN JAC WR 7.9 $5,200 Khalil Shakir Shaky
BUF @CLE WR 9.8 $5,100 Jordan Addison Average
MIN @NYG WR 10.8 $5,000 Keenan Allen Average
LAC @DAL WR 11.0 $4,800 Parker Washington Poor
JAC @DEN WR 6.1 $4,600 Adonai Mitchell Good
NYJ @NO WR 11.2 $4,500 Jalen Coker Good
CAR TB WR 10.4 $4,400 Xavier Worthy Average
KC @TEN WR 9.5 $4,400 Jerry Jeudy Shaky
CLE BUF WR 8.5 $4,300 Chimere Dike Good
TEN KC WR 10.5 $4,200 Darius Slayton Average
NYG MIN WR 9.4 $4,200 Jayden Higgins Average
HOU LV WR 8.8 $4,100 Darnell Mooney Poor
ATL @ARI WR 6.4 $4,000 John Metchie III Average
NYJ @NO WR 9.2 $4,000 Tre Tucker Good
LV @HOU WR 9.1 $3,900 Ryan Flournoy Shaky
DAL LAC WR 7.0 $3,800 Malik Washington Average
MIA CIN WR 7.5 $3,800 Pat Bryant Average
DEN JAC WR 8.4 $3,700 David Sills V Poor
ATL @ARI WR 5.7 $3,700 Xavier Legette Shaky
CAR TB WR 6.9 $3,600 Jalen Nailor Good
MIN @NYG WR 8.6 $3,500 Cedric Tillman Shaky
CLE BUF WR 6.1 $3,300 Tre Harris Good
LAC @DAL WR 8.8 $3,300 Elic Ayomanor Average
TEN KC WR 7.5 $3,300 Mason Tipton Average
NO NYJ WR 6.2 $3,200 Jack Bech Average
LV @HOU WR 7.0 $3,200 Isaiah Hodgins Shaky
NYG MIN WR 5.5 $3,200 Van Jefferson Good
TEN KC WR 7.9 $3,100 Isaiah Bond Average
CLE BUF WR 6.7 $3,000 Isaiah Williams Average
NYJ @NO WR 5.9 $3,000
Tight Ends for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Trey McBride Average
ARI ATL TE 17.4 $7,600 Brock Bowers Good
LV @HOU TE 14.0 $5,600 Kyle Pitts Good
ATL @ARI TE 12.5 $5,000 Travis Kelce Average
KC @TEN TE 11.3 $4,700 Harold Fannin Jr. Great
CLE BUF TE 12.9 $4,500 Jake Ferguson Average
DAL LAC TE 10.0 $4,400 Dalton Kincaid Poor
BUF @CLE TE 8.3 $4,300 Dalton Schultz Average
HOU LV TE 10.2 $4,200 Oronde Gadsden II Good
LAC @DAL TE 10.7 $4,100 Juwan Johnson Average
NO NYJ TE 9.3 $4,000 Brenton Strange Average
JAC @DEN TE 8.3 $3,900 Theo Johnson Average
NYG MIN TE 8.9 $3,700 Mike Gesicki Poor
CIN @MIA TE 7.0 $3,600 Darren Waller Great
MIA CIN TE 9.5 $3,500 Cade Otton Poor
TB @CAR TE 5.5 $3,400 Dawson Knox Shaky
BUF @CLE TE 6.3 $3,300 Chigoziem Okonkwo Average
TEN KC TE 6.8 $3,200 T.J. Hockenson Great
MIN @NYG TE 8.9 $3,000 Gunnar Helm Great
TEN KC TE 7.9 $2,900 Evan Engram Average
DEN JAC TE 6.8 $2,900 Pat Freiermuth Average
PIT @DET TE 6.4 $2,800 Jonnu Smith Average
PIT @DET TE 6.1 $2,700 Darnell Washington Good
PIT @DET TE 6.6 $2,600 Jeremy Ruckert Poor
NYJ @NO TE 4.2 $2,600 Ja'Tavion Sanders Shaky
CAR TB TE 4.7 $2,500 Greg Dulcich Shaky
MIA CIN TE 4.7 $2,500 Taysom Hill Shaky
NO NYJ TE 4.4 $2,500
DSTs for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Texans D/ST Great
HOU LV DST 12.2 $4,000 Bills D/ST Shaky
BUF @CLE DST 7.3 $3,500 Saints D/ST Average
NO NYJ DST 7.7 $3,400 Chiefs D/ST Shaky
KC @TEN DST 6.4 $3,300 Broncos D/ST Shaky
DEN JAC DST 6.2 $3,200 Lions D/ST Shaky
DET PIT DST 6.0 $3,100 Buccaneers D/ST Poor
TB @CAR DST 5.5 $3,000 Jaguars D/ST Poor
JAC @DEN DST 5.1 $2,900 Cowboys D/ST Average
DAL LAC DST 6.5 $2,900 Panthers D/ST Poor
CAR TB DST 4.8 $2,800 Vikings D/ST Average
MIN @NYG DST 5.6 $2,800 Dolphins D/ST Average
MIA CIN DST 6.0 $2,700 Falcons D/ST Average
ATL @ARI DST 6.2 $2,700 Giants D/ST Great
NYG MIN DST 7.1 $2,600 Cardinals D/ST Average
ARI ATL DST 5.2 $2,600 Titans D/ST Good
TEN KC DST 6.2 $2,500 Bengals D/ST Good
CIN @MIA DST 6.2 $2,500 Chargers D/ST Average
LAC @DAL DST 5.7 $2,400 Steelers D/ST Average
PIT @DET DST 4.5 $2,300 Browns D/ST Good
CLE BUF DST 5.7 $2,200 Jets D/ST Great
NYJ @NO DST 5.5 $2,100 Raiders D/ST Good
LV @HOU DST 4.9 $2,000
