Set a winning lineup for DraftKing's NFL Week 17 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. $ Ashton Jeanty LV NYG RB 22.3 $6,100 Michael Mayer LV NYG TE 10.4 $2,500 De'Von Achane MIA TB RB 23.8 $8,500 Taysom Hill NO @TEN TE 10.7 $2,700 Jacoby Brissett ARI @CIN QB 22.7 $5,700 Jonathan Taylor IND JAC RB 20.9 $7,800 Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA @CAR WR 23.2 $8,600 Drake Maye NE @NYJ QB 23.9 $6,800 Tre Tucker LV NYG WR 11.5 $3,800 Kenneth Gainwell PIT @CLE RB 14.8 $5,600 AJ Barner SEA @CAR TE 10.7 $3,600 Trey McBride ARI @CIN TE 20.1 $7,500 Dylan Sampson CLE PIT RB 13.2 $5,100 Ja'Marr Chase CIN ARI WR 21.9 $8,300 Geno Smith LV NYG QB 17.0 $4,400 Jakobi Meyers JAC @IND WR 14.1 $5,300 A.J. Brown PHI @BUF WR 17.9 $7,000 Chimere Dike TEN NO WR 10.9 $4,100 Giants D/ST NYG @LV DST 8.6 $2,900 Cardinals D/ST ARI @CIN DST 5.8 $2,300 Titans D/ST TEN NO DST 6.9 $2,800
Quarterbacks for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Josh Allen Average
BUF PHI QB 21.3 $7,000 Drake Maye Great
NE @NYJ QB 23.9 $6,800 Jalen Hurts Good
PHI @BUF QB 22.0 $6,600 Joe Burrow Average
CIN ARI QB 20.9 $6,500 Trevor Lawrence Good
JAC @IND QB 21.1 $6,100 Sam Darnold Average
SEA @CAR QB 18.1 $5,900 Jacoby Brissett Great
ARI @CIN QB 22.7 $5,700 Baker Mayfield Shaky
TB @MIA QB 16.4 $5,600 Jaxson Dart Average
NYG @LV QB 17.9 $5,400 Tyler Shough Good
NO @TEN QB 18.4 $5,200 Aaron Rodgers Poor
PIT @CLE QB 13.9 $5,000 Bryce Young Shaky
CAR SEA QB 14.4 $4,900 Shedeur Sanders Poor
CLE PIT QB 13.5 $4,800 Philip Rivers Poor
IND JAC QB 13.2 $4,700 Cameron Ward Average
TEN NO QB 14.1 $4,500 Geno Smith Great
LV NYG QB 17.0 $4,400 Quinn Ewers Average
MIA TB QB 14.3 $4,300 Brady Cook Shaky
NYJ NE QB 11.9 $4,100
Running Backs for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ De'Von Achane Great
MIA TB RB 23.8 $8,500 James Cook Average
BUF PHI RB 18.5 $8,000 Jonathan Taylor Great
IND JAC RB 20.9 $7,800 Saquon Barkley Good
PHI @BUF RB 19.1 $7,600 Chase Brown Average
CIN ARI RB 17.1 $7,400 Travis Etienne Jr. Average
JAC @IND RB 16.4 $7,100 Jaylen Warren Average
PIT @CLE RB 14.3 $6,600 TreVeyon Henderson Good
NE @NYJ RB 15.9 $6,400 Bucky Irving Good
TB @MIA RB 15.5 $6,200 Ashton Jeanty Great
LV NYG RB 22.3 $6,100 Rico Dowdle Average
CAR SEA RB 13.4 $6,000 Rhamondre Stevenson Average
NE @NYJ RB 11.9 $5,900 Kenneth Walker III Average
SEA @CAR RB 13.6 $5,800 Breece Hall Average
NYJ NE RB 14.2 $5,700 Kenneth Gainwell Great
PIT @CLE RB 14.8 $5,600 Tony Pollard Average
TEN NO RB 12.7 $5,500 Tyrone Tracy Jr. Good
NYG @LV RB 13.9 $5,400 Zach Charbonnet Shaky
SEA @CAR RB 10.2 $5,300 Michael Carter Good
ARI @CIN RB 13.3 $5,200 Dylan Sampson Great
CLE PIT RB 13.2 $5,100 Tyjae Spears Average
TEN NO RB 10.0 $5,000 Devin Singletary Average
NYG @LV RB 9.6 $4,900 Audric Estime Average
NO @TEN RB 9.5 $4,900 Ameer Abdullah Poor
IND JAC RB 4.0 $4,800 Raheim Sanders Poor
CLE PIT RB 4.2 $4,800 Rachaad White Shaky
TB @MIA RB 6.4 $4,700 Emari Demercado Shaky
ARI @CIN RB 7.2 $4,700 Tank Bigsby Poor
PHI @BUF RB 2.0 $4,600 Trayveon Williams Poor
CLE PIT RB 3.3 $4,600 Chuba Hubbard Shaky
CAR SEA RB 7.7 $4,500 Ty Johnson Shaky
BUF PHI RB 6.2 $4,500 Jaylen Wright Poor
MIA TB RB 5.3 $4,500 Samaje Perine Average
CIN ARI RB 8.2 $4,400
Wide Receivers for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Jaxon Smith-Njigba Great
SEA @CAR WR 23.2 $8,600 Ja'Marr Chase Great
CIN ARI WR 21.9 $8,300 Chris Olave Good
NO @TEN WR 18.2 $7,200 A.J. Brown Great
PHI @BUF WR 17.9 $7,000 Mike Evans Average
TB @MIA WR 14.2 $6,500 Michael Wilson Average
ARI @CIN WR 14.1 $6,400 Tee Higgins Good
CIN ARI WR 14.7 $6,300 Jaylen Waddle Average
MIA TB WR 13.8 $6,100 DeVonta Smith Average
PHI @BUF WR 12.9 $6,000 Tetairoa McMillan Average
CAR SEA WR 12.7 $5,900 Stefon Diggs Average
NE @NYJ WR 13.4 $5,800 Wan'Dale Robinson Average
NYG @LV WR 13.2 $5,700 Emeka Egbuka Poor
TB @MIA WR 5.6 $5,500 Marvin Harrison Jr. Good
ARI @CIN WR 13.5 $5,400 Jakobi Meyers Great
JAC @IND WR 14.1 $5,300 Brian Thomas Jr. Average
JAC @IND WR 11.9 $5,200 Khalil Shakir Shaky
BUF PHI WR 10.3 $5,100 Chris Godwin Average
TB @MIA WR 10.8 $5,000 Michael Pittman Jr. Good
IND JAC WR 11.8 $4,900 Parker Washington Average
JAC @IND WR 9.9 $4,800 Alec Pierce Poor
IND JAC WR 8.7 $4,700 Kayshon Boutte Poor
NE @NYJ WR 6.4 $4,600 Adonai Mitchell Good
NYJ NE WR 10.5 $4,500 Jalen Coker Average
CAR SEA WR 8.9 $4,400 Rashid Shaheed Average
SEA @CAR WR 9.7 $4,300 Josh Downs Average
IND JAC WR 9.7 $4,200 Chimere Dike Great
TEN NO WR 10.9 $4,100 Mack Hollins Good
NE @NYJ WR 10.6 $4,000 Jerry Jeudy Shaky
CLE PIT WR 7.3 $4,000 Darius Slayton Average
NYG @LV WR 8.9 $3,900 Malik Washington Poor
MIA TB WR 6.0 $3,900 Cooper Kupp Good
SEA @CAR WR 9.7 $3,800 Tre Tucker Great
LV NYG WR 11.5 $3,800 Jack Bech Good
LV NYG WR 8.9 $3,700 John Metchie III Average
NYJ NE WR 7.8 $3,700 Elic Ayomanor Shaky
TEN NO WR 6.9 $3,600 Mason Tipton Poor
NO @TEN WR 5.7 $3,500 Tyler Lockett Shaky
LV NYG WR 6.4 $3,400 Adam Thielen Shaky
PIT @CLE WR 5.7 $3,400 Xavier Legette Poor
CAR SEA WR 5.5 $3,400 Kevin Austin Jr. Shaky
NO @TEN WR 5.8 $3,200 Isaiah Williams Shaky
NYJ NE WR 5.5 $3,100 Van Jefferson Average
TEN NO WR 5.8 $3,000 Malachi Corley Shaky
CLE PIT WR 5.5 $3,000 Marquez Valdes-Scantling Average
PIT @CLE WR 6.7 $3,000
Tight Ends for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Trey McBride Great
ARI @CIN TE 20.1 $7,500 Harold Fannin Jr. Good
CLE PIT TE 12.3 $5,000 Hunter Henry Average
NE @NYJ TE 10.9 $4,500 Tyler Warren Good
IND JAC TE 12.4 $4,400 Dallas Goedert Good
PHI @BUF TE 11.0 $4,300 Juwan Johnson Good
NO @TEN TE 10.4 $4,200 Dalton Kincaid Poor
BUF PHI TE 7.8 $4,100 Brenton Strange Average
JAC @IND TE 8.9 $4,000 Darren Waller Average
MIA TB TE 9.1 $3,800 AJ Barner Great
SEA @CAR TE 10.7 $3,600 Mike Gesicki Shaky
CIN ARI TE 7.4 $3,500 Theo Johnson Average
NYG @LV TE 8.1 $3,400 Chigoziem Okonkwo Average
TEN NO TE 7.8 $3,300 Cade Otton Poor
TB @MIA TE 4.7 $3,200 Dawson Knox Shaky
BUF PHI TE 6.4 $3,100 Mason Taylor Average
NYJ NE TE 7.1 $3,000 David Njoku Poor
CLE PIT TE 4.4 $3,000 Pat Freiermuth Shaky
PIT @CLE TE 5.7 $2,900 Darnell Washington Average
PIT @CLE TE 5.9 $2,800 Gunnar Helm Average
TEN NO TE 6.7 $2,800 Taysom Hill Great
NO @TEN TE 10.7 $2,700 Ja'Tavion Sanders Poor
CAR SEA TE 4.2 $2,700 Jonnu Smith Average
PIT @CLE TE 5.2 $2,600 Greg Dulcich Shaky
MIA TB TE 4.1 $2,500 Michael Mayer Great
LV NYG TE 10.4 $2,500 Elijah Higgins Average
ARI @CIN TE 6.1 $2,500
DSTs for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Patriots D/ST Average
NE @NYJ DST 8.1 $3,900 Seahawks D/ST Poor
SEA @CAR DST 6.6 $3,700 Saints D/ST Poor
NO @TEN DST 6.1 $3,500 Jaguars D/ST Poor
JAC @IND DST 6.3 $3,400 Steelers D/ST Average
PIT @CLE DST 7.3 $3,300 Bengals D/ST Shaky
CIN ARI DST 6.1 $3,200 Buccaneers D/ST Average
TB @MIA DST 6.4 $3,100 Bills D/ST Shaky
BUF PHI DST 5.5 $3,000 Giants D/ST Great
NYG @LV DST 8.6 $2,900 Titans D/ST Great
TEN NO DST 6.9 $2,800 Raiders D/ST Shaky
LV NYG DST 4.8 $2,700 Eagles D/ST Average
PHI @BUF DST 5.7 $2,600 Browns D/ST Average
CLE PIT DST 5.4 $2,500 Colts D/ST Good
IND JAC DST 5.7 $2,400 Cardinals D/ST Great
ARI @CIN DST 5.8 $2,300 Dolphins D/ST Good
MIA TB DST 5.3 $2,200 Panthers D/ST Good
CAR SEA DST 5.2 $2,100 Jets D/ST Average
NYJ NE DST 4.6 $2,000
