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. $ Drew Lock SEA ARI QB 18.4 $4,000 Puka Nacua LAR @WAS WR 25.5 $8,800 Jahmyr Gibbs DET @MIA RB 28.2 $10,000 Ollie Gordon II MIA DET RB 17.3 $5,600 Brock Purdy SF LV QB 24.1 $6,800 J.J. McCarthy NYG @PHI QB 19.2 $4,800 Christian McCaffrey SF LV RB 22.8 $8,000 Chuba Hubbard CAR DEN RB 18.8 $6,500 Jonathan Taylor IND DAL RB 20.8 $7,500 Kenneth Walker III KC NYJ RB 24.3 $9,000 George Kittle SF LV TE 16.9 $6,000 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET @MIA WR 21.8 $8,100 Giants D/ST NYG @PHI DST 7.7 $2,800 CeeDee Lamb DAL @IND WR 21.7 $8,300 Eli Raridon NE GB TE 10.1 $3,500 Treylon Burks WAS LAR WR 10.3 $3,600 Greg Dulcich MIA DET TE 8.9 $3,100 Matthew Golden GB @NE WR 18.3 $7,000 Packers D/ST GB @NE DST 6.1 $2,400 Isaiah Likely NYG @PHI TE 13.2 $5,000 Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA ARI WR 23.4 $9,300 Denzel Boston CLE @NO WR 13.0 $5,000 Cardinals D/ST ARI @SEA DST 4.6 $2,000
Quarterbacks for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Drake Maye Good
NE GB QB 23.0 $7,000 Brock Purdy Great
SF LV QB 24.1 $6,800 Jared Goff Average
DET @MIA QB 21.1 $6,600 Dak Prescott Average
DAL @IND QB 20.7 $6,500 Jordan Love Average
GB @NE QB 19.2 $6,300 Matthew Stafford Shaky
LAR @WAS QB 18.7 $6,200 Patrick Mahomes Average
KC NYJ QB 19.8 $6,100 Jayden Daniels Good
WAS LAR QB 21.3 $6,000 C.J. Stroud Average
HOU @LAC QB 18.2 $5,900 Tyler Shough Poor
NO CLE QB 16.9 $5,700 Bryce Young Average
CAR DEN QB 17.4 $5,500 Bo Nix Average
DEN @CAR QB 16.9 $5,400 Kirk Cousins Shaky
LV @SF QB 16.6 $5,300 Malik Willis Good
MIA DET QB 18.9 $5,100 Justin Herbert Poor
LAC HOU QB 14.3 $5,000 Geno Smith Shaky
NYJ @KC QB 15.5 $4,900 J.J. McCarthy Great
NYG @PHI QB 19.2 $4,800 Daniel Jones Shaky
IND DAL QB 15.0 $4,700 Gardner Minshew II Poor
ARI @SEA QB 13.3 $4,500 Joe Milton III Average
PHI NYG QB 15.4 $4,100 Shedeur Sanders Good
CLE @NO QB 16.7 $4,000 Drew Lock Great
SEA ARI QB 18.4 $4,000
Running Backs for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Jahmyr Gibbs Great
DET @MIA RB 28.2 $10,000 Kenneth Walker III Great
KC NYJ RB 24.3 $9,000 Christian McCaffrey Great
SF LV RB 22.8 $8,000 Kyren Williams Average
LAR @WAS RB 17.5 $7,600 Jonathan Taylor Great
IND DAL RB 20.8 $7,500 Javonte Williams Good
DAL @IND RB 18.4 $7,300 Josh Jacobs Average
GB @NE RB 17.1 $6,800 Chuba Hubbard Great
CAR DEN RB 18.8 $6,500 Braelon Allen Poor
NYJ @KC RB 9.3 $6,300 Saquon Barkley Average
PHI NYG RB 13.1 $6,200 Rhamondre Stevenson Good
NE GB RB 15.5 $6,100 Breece Hall Shaky
NYJ @KC RB 11.2 $6,000 Ashton Jeanty Good
LV @SF RB 15.2 $5,900 Zach Charbonnet Average
SEA ARI RB 11.2 $5,800 Woody Marks Good
HOU @LAC RB 15.3 $5,700 Ollie Gordon II Great
MIA DET RB 17.3 $5,600 Cam Skattebo Good
NYG @PHI RB 14.6 $5,600 Kaelon Black Average
SF LV RB 10.7 $5,500 Tyler Allgeier Shaky
ARI @SEA RB 9.6 $5,400 Quinshon Judkins Good
CLE @NO RB 14.9 $5,400 Jonah Coleman Good
DEN @CAR RB 14.9 $5,300 Jadarian Price Average
SEA ARI RB 11.3 $5,300 Mike Washington Jr. Poor
LV @SF RB 7.2 $5,200 Blake Corum Average
LAR @WAS RB 10.2 $5,100 Rachaad White Average
WAS LAR RB 12.2 $5,100 Seth McGowan Poor
IND DAL RB 4.9 $5,000 Alvin Kamara Average
NO CLE RB 11.5 $5,000 Emmett Johnson Poor
KC NYJ RB 7.6 $4,900 Dylan Sampson Average
CLE @NO RB 9.0 $4,900 J.K. Dobbins Average
DEN @CAR RB 8.5 $4,800 Omarion Hampton Average
LAC HOU RB 9.1 $4,800 Bam Knight Shaky
ARI @SEA RB 8.2 $4,700 Kimani Vidal Average
LAC HOU RB 9.1 $4,700 MarShawn Lloyd Poor
GB @NE RB 3.9 $4,600 Devin Singletary Average
NYG @PHI RB 8.6 $4,600 Elijah Mitchell Average
PHI NYG RB 8.9 $4,500 Sione Vaki Poor
DET @MIA RB 4.5 $4,500 Kendre Miller Average
NO CLE RB 9.8 $4,500 Austin Ekeler Shaky
WAS LAR RB 7.0 $4,400 Keaton Mitchell Shaky
LAC HOU RB 6.6 $4,200 Corey Kiner Shaky
NE GB RB 5.7 $4,100
Wide Receivers for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Jaxon Smith-Njigba Great
SEA ARI WR 23.4 $9,300 Puka Nacua Great
LAR @WAS WR 25.5 $8,800 CeeDee Lamb Great
DAL @IND WR 21.7 $8,300 Amon-Ra St. Brown Great
DET @MIA WR 21.8 $8,100 Christian Watson Average
GB @NE WR 16.6 $7,500 Chris Olave Shaky
NO CLE WR 14.9 $7,400 Malik Nabers Good
NYG @PHI WR 18.0 $7,300 Nico Collins Poor
HOU @LAC WR 14.4 $7,200 Matthew Golden Great
GB @NE WR 18.3 $7,000 Tetairoa McMillan Shaky
CAR DEN WR 14.2 $6,900 Michael Wilson Shaky
ARI @SEA WR 13.7 $6,700 Garrett Wilson Shaky
NYJ @KC WR 13.2 $6,600 Rashee Rice Average
KC NYJ WR 14.5 $6,400 George Pickens Average
DAL @IND WR 13.8 $6,300 Jalen Coker Shaky
CAR DEN WR 12.5 $6,200 Jameson Williams Good
DET @MIA WR 14.6 $6,100 Jaylen Waddle Average
DEN @CAR WR 11.8 $5,700 Stefon Diggs Average
WAS LAR WR 12.6 $5,600 Ladd McConkey Average
LAC HOU WR 11.2 $5,500 Tre Tucker Poor
LV @SF WR 9.7 $5,400 Josh Downs Poor
IND DAL WR 8.8 $5,100 Devaughn Vele Average
NO CLE WR 10.2 $5,100 Denzel Boston Great
CLE @NO WR 13.0 $5,000 Omar Cooper Jr. Average
NYJ @KC WR 9.6 $4,900 Keenan Allen Average
IND DAL WR 10.4 $4,900 DeMario Douglas Good
NE GB WR 11.4 $4,800 Ryan Flournoy Average
DAL @IND WR 9.1 $4,800 Makai Lemon Average
PHI NYG WR 10.6 $4,700 Malik Washington Average
MIA DET WR 10.1 $4,700 KC Concepcion Good
CLE @NO WR 11.5 $4,600 Adonai Mitchell Average
NYJ @KC WR 10.1 $4,500 Marvin Harrison Jr. Poor
HOU @LAC WR 7.6 $4,500 Xavier Worthy Average
KC NYJ WR 9.5 $4,400 Courtland Sutton Average
DEN @CAR WR 9.2 $4,400 Demarcus Robinson Average
SF LV WR 9.9 $4,300 Quentin Johnston Poor
LAC HOU WR 6.6 $4,300 Darius Cooper Average
PHI NYG WR 8.7 $4,200 Caleb Douglas Good
MIA DET WR 9.7 $4,200 Antonio Williams Good
WAS LAR WR 9.5 $4,100 Rashid Shaheed Average
SEA ARI WR 7.6 $4,100 Tre Harris Poor
LAC HOU WR 6.6 $4,000 Xavier Hutchinson Shaky
HOU @LAC WR 7.0 $4,000 Brandin Cooks Poor
SF LV WR 5.7 $3,900 Mack Hollins Good
NE GB WR 10.1 $3,800 Malachi Fields Good
NYG @PHI WR 8.6 $3,700 Efton Chism III Good
NE GB WR 8.9 $3,600 Treylon Burks Great
WAS LAR WR 10.3 $3,600 Kyle Williams Shaky
NE GB WR 5.6 $3,500 Savion Williams Shaky
GB @NE WR 6.0 $3,500 Jalen Nailor Average
LV @SF WR 7.6 $3,400 Hollywood Brown Shaky
PHI NYG WR 5.6 $3,400 Jordan Watkins Average
SF LV WR 6.4 $3,300 Chris Bell Average
MIA DET WR 7.6 $3,300 Laquon Treadwell Average
IND DAL WR 6.0 $3,100
Tight Ends for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Brock Bowers Average
LV @SF TE 19.1 $7,900 Trey McBride Poor
ARI @SEA TE 14.8 $7,700 George Kittle Great
SF LV TE 16.9 $6,000 Tucker Kraft Poor
GB @NE TE 11.0 $5,500 Sam LaPorta Average
DET @MIA TE 12.4 $5,100 Isaiah Likely Great
NYG @PHI TE 13.2 $5,000 Travis Kelce Average
KC NYJ TE 10.9 $4,900 Harold Fannin Jr. Good
CLE @NO TE 11.9 $4,700 Tyler Warren Good
IND DAL TE 12.1 $4,600 Dallas Goedert Shaky
PHI NYG TE 8.8 $4,400 Juwan Johnson Poor
NO CLE TE 7.4 $4,200 AJ Barner Average
SEA ARI TE 8.5 $3,800 Tyler Higbee Poor
LAR @WAS TE 6.1 $3,700 Chig Okonkwo Good
WAS LAR TE 9.5 $3,600 Eli Raridon Great
NE GB TE 10.1 $3,500 Michael Mayer Average
LV @SF TE 8.5 $3,400 Oronde Gadsden Shaky
LAC HOU TE 5.8 $3,300 Darren Waller Shaky
CAR DEN TE 5.9 $3,300 Dalton Schultz Good
HOU @LAC TE 8.6 $3,200 Mason Taylor Good
NYJ @KC TE 8.5 $3,100 Greg Dulcich Great
MIA DET TE 8.9 $3,100 Colby Parkinson Average
LAR @WAS TE 7.4 $3,000 Brevyn Spann-Ford Average
DAL @IND TE 6.3 $2,900 Evan Engram Shaky
DEN @CAR TE 4.7 $2,800 Davis Allen Shaky
LAR @WAS TE 4.7 $2,700 Tommy Tremble Average
CAR DEN TE 5.2 $2,600 Charlie Kolar Average
LAC HOU TE 5.8 $2,500 Elijah Higgins Average
ARI @SEA TE 4.8 $2,500
DSTs for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Seahawks D/ST Average
SEA ARI DST 7.6 $3,800 Chiefs D/ST Poor
KC NYJ DST 6.7 $3,700 49ers D/ST Poor
SF LV DST 5.4 $3,600 Texans D/ST Good
HOU @LAC DST 7.9 $3,500 Lions D/ST Shaky
DET @MIA DST 6.4 $3,400 Rams D/ST Poor
LAR @WAS DST 5.7 $3,300 Cowboys D/ST Average
DAL @IND DST 6.4 $3,200 Patriots D/ST Shaky
NE GB DST 5.6 $3,100 Broncos D/ST Average
DEN @CAR DST 6.4 $3,000 Saints D/ST Average
NO CLE DST 6.0 $2,900 Giants D/ST Great
NYG @PHI DST 7.7 $2,800 Browns D/ST Good
CLE @NO DST 6.0 $2,700 Panthers D/ST Shaky
CAR DEN DST 4.5 $2,600 Eagles D/ST Good
PHI NYG DST 5.6 $2,500 Packers D/ST Great
GB @NE DST 6.1 $2,400 Chargers D/ST Average
LAC HOU DST 5.0 $2,400 Commanders D/ST Average
WAS LAR DST 5.0 $2,300 Colts D/ST Shaky
IND DAL DST 3.7 $2,300 Dolphins D/ST Average
MIA DET DST 3.8 $2,200 Raiders D/ST Average
LV @SF DST 4.4 $2,200 Jets D/ST Good
NYJ @KC DST 4.6 $2,100 Cardinals D/ST Great
ARI @SEA DST 4.6 $2,000
