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. $ Josh Jacobs GB CHI RB 22.6 $6,800 James Cook BUF CIN RB 23.4 $7,800 De'Von Achane MIA @NYJ RB 25.0 $8,800 Josh Allen BUF CIN QB 26.0 $7,700 Breece Hall NYJ MIA RB 17.7 $6,500 Ashton Jeanty LV DEN RB 16.5 $6,100 Marcus Mariota WAS @MIN QB 18.0 $5,000 Tyrod Taylor NYJ MIA QB 17.5 $4,900 Quinshon Judkins CLE TEN RB 16.1 $6,400 Broncos D/ST DEN @LV DST 12.0 $3,900 AJ Barner SEA @ATL TE 9.3 $3,200 Puka Nacua LAR @ARI WR 22.2 $8,700 Tyler Warren IND @JAC TE 13.3 $5,000 Colby Parkinson LAR @ARI TE 8.6 $3,100 Devaughn Vele NO @TB WR 9.9 $3,700 Colston Loveland CHI @GB TE 8.7 $3,200 Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA @ATL WR 22.3 $9,000 Marvin Harrison Jr. ARI LAR WR 14.5 $5,800 Ja'Marr Chase CIN @BUF WR 20.2 $8,200 Commanders D/ST WAS @MIN DST 8.2 $2,800 Michael Pittman Jr. IND @JAC WR 13.2 $5,400 Pat Bryant DEN @LV WR 8.4 $3,400 Browns D/ST CLE TEN DST 9.8 $3,700
Quarterbacks for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Josh Allen Great
BUF CIN QB 26.0 $7,700 Matthew Stafford Average
LAR @ARI QB 20.5 $6,900 Lamar Jackson Shaky
BAL PIT QB 18.3 $6,700 Joe Burrow Average
CIN @BUF QB 19.6 $6,500 Daniel Jones Average
IND @JAC QB 18.9 $6,200 Bo Nix Average
DEN @LV QB 19.2 $6,100 Jordan Love Good
GB CHI QB 19.0 $5,900 Baker Mayfield Shaky
TB NO QB 16.6 $5,800 Jacoby Brissett Average
ARI LAR QB 17.1 $5,700 Caleb Williams Good
CHI @GB QB 18.3 $5,600 Sam Darnold Average
SEA @ATL QB 16.4 $5,500 Trevor Lawrence Good
JAC IND QB 17.9 $5,400 Tua Tagovailoa Poor
MIA @NYJ QB 13.5 $5,200 Aaron Rodgers Shaky
PIT @BAL QB 13.7 $5,100 Marcus Mariota Great
WAS @MIN QB 18.0 $5,000 Tyrod Taylor Great
NYJ MIA QB 17.5 $4,900 Cameron Ward Poor
TEN @CLE QB 12.3 $4,800 J.J. McCarthy Good
MIN WAS QB 17.0 $4,700 Tyler Shough Average
NO @TB QB 15.7 $4,600 Kirk Cousins Poor
ATL SEA QB 12.0 $4,500 Shedeur Sanders Average
CLE TEN QB 13.5 $4,400 Geno Smith Shaky
LV DEN QB 11.9 $4,300
Running Backs for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Jonathan Taylor Good
IND @JAC RB 22.3 $9,300 De'Von Achane Great
MIA @NYJ RB 25.0 $8,800 Bijan Robinson Good
ATL SEA RB 20.9 $8,500 James Cook Great
BUF CIN RB 23.4 $7,800 Derrick Henry Average
BAL PIT RB 17.4 $7,500 Bucky Irving Good
TB NO RB 17.3 $7,000 Josh Jacobs Great
GB CHI RB 22.6 $6,800 Chase Brown Average
CIN @BUF RB 14.8 $6,700 Kyren Williams Average
LAR @ARI RB 14.4 $6,600 Breece Hall Great
NYJ MIA RB 17.7 $6,500 Quinshon Judkins Great
CLE TEN RB 16.1 $6,400 Travis Etienne Jr. Average
JAC IND RB 12.1 $6,300 Ashton Jeanty Great
LV DEN RB 16.5 $6,100 Jaylen Warren Average
PIT @BAL RB 12.8 $6,000 D'Andre Swift Average
CHI @GB RB 11.4 $5,900 Jordan Mason Shaky
MIN WAS RB 8.8 $5,800 RJ Harvey Good
DEN @LV RB 14.0 $5,700 Kenneth Walker III Good
SEA @ATL RB 13.9 $5,600 Alvin Kamara Average
NO @TB RB 12.7 $5,500 Kyle Monangai Average
CHI @GB RB 10.0 $5,400 Trey Benson Shaky
ARI LAR RB 8.7 $5,400 Aaron Jones Good
MIN WAS RB 13.3 $5,300 Bam Knight Poor
ARI LAR RB 4.7 $5,200 Devin Neal Poor
NO @TB RB 5.4 $5,100 Zach Charbonnet Average
SEA @ATL RB 9.1 $5,100 Rachaad White Poor
TB NO RB 5.7 $5,000 Kenneth Gainwell Average
PIT @BAL RB 11.6 $5,000 Tony Pollard Average
TEN @CLE RB 11.1 $4,900 Tyjae Spears Average
TEN @CLE RB 8.7 $4,900 Emanuel Wilson Shaky
GB CHI RB 6.3 $4,800 Bhayshul Tuten Shaky
JAC IND RB 6.6 $4,800 Chris Rodriguez Jr. Average
WAS @MIN RB 9.6 $4,700 Jacory Croskey-Merritt Poor
WAS @MIN RB 4.3 $4,700 Blake Corum Average
LAR @ARI RB 7.3 $4,600 Tyler Allgeier Average
ATL SEA RB 7.4 $4,500 Sean Tucker Poor
TB NO RB 2.6 $4,500 Keaton Mitchell Poor
BAL PIT RB 3.8 $4,500 Emari Demercado Shaky
ARI LAR RB 5.8 $4,400 Samaje Perine Average
CIN @BUF RB 7.1 $4,200 Jeremy McNichols Shaky
WAS @MIN RB 5.7 $4,200
Wide Receivers for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Jaxon Smith-Njigba Great
SEA @ATL WR 22.3 $9,000 Puka Nacua Great
LAR @ARI WR 22.2 $8,700 Ja'Marr Chase Great
CIN @BUF WR 20.2 $8,200 Davante Adams Average
LAR @ARI WR 17.6 $7,700 Drake London Average
ATL SEA WR 17.0 $7,300 Justin Jefferson Average
MIN WAS WR 16.1 $6,900 Jaylen Waddle Average
MIA @NYJ WR 14.7 $6,800 Chris Olave Good
NO @TB WR 15.7 $6,500 Emeka Egbuka Average
TB NO WR 14.2 $6,300 Tee Higgins Average
CIN @BUF WR 13.8 $6,200 Zay Flowers Shaky
BAL PIT WR 12.9 $6,100 Brian Thomas Jr. Poor
JAC IND WR 11.4 $5,900 Marvin Harrison Jr. Great
ARI LAR WR 14.5 $5,800 Rome Odunze Good
CHI @GB WR 13.7 $5,700 Jakobi Meyers Poor
JAC IND WR 11.1 $5,700 Courtland Sutton Average
DEN @LV WR 12.1 $5,600 Michael Wilson Average
ARI LAR WR 12.1 $5,600 Troy Franklin Poor
DEN @LV WR 9.8 $5,500 Deebo Samuel Sr. Shaky
WAS @MIN WR 11.5 $5,500 Michael Pittman Jr. Great
IND @JAC WR 13.2 $5,400 DK Metcalf Good
PIT @BAL WR 12.7 $5,400 Chris Godwin Average
TB NO WR 11.3 $5,300 Khalil Shakir Good
BUF CIN WR 12.6 $5,300 Christian Watson Good
GB CHI WR 12.2 $5,200 Terry McLaurin Good
WAS @MIN WR 12.4 $5,200 Alec Pierce Average
IND @JAC WR 11.1 $5,100 Parker Washington Poor
JAC IND WR 7.4 $5,000 Romeo Doubs Average
GB CHI WR 10.6 $4,900 Jordan Addison Average
MIN WAS WR 10.7 $4,900 Darnell Mooney Poor
ATL SEA WR 6.7 $4,800 DJ Moore Shaky
CHI @GB WR 9.3 $4,800 Tre Tucker Shaky
LV DEN WR 9.6 $4,700 Andrei Iosivas Poor
CIN @BUF WR 4.6 $4,600 Adonai Mitchell Good
NYJ MIA WR 11.1 $4,600 John Metchie III Good
NYJ MIA WR 10.8 $4,500 Chimere Dike Average
TEN @CLE WR 9.7 $4,500 Rashid Shaheed Shaky
SEA @ATL WR 8.1 $4,400 Josh Downs Average
IND @JAC WR 9.7 $4,400 Jerry Jeudy Average
CLE TEN WR 9.1 $4,200 Jayden Reed Shaky
GB CHI WR 7.9 $4,200 Malik Washington Average
MIA @NYJ WR 8.6 $4,100 Cooper Kupp Average
SEA @ATL WR 8.9 $4,100 Luther Burden III Good
CHI @GB WR 8.8 $3,800 Tez Johnson Poor
TB NO WR 6.0 $3,700 Devaughn Vele Great
NO @TB WR 9.9 $3,700 Elic Ayomanor Average
TEN @CLE WR 8.0 $3,600 Rashod Bateman Shaky
BAL PIT WR 6.1 $3,500 Joshua Palmer Shaky
BUF CIN WR 6.3 $3,500 Calvin Austin III Average
PIT @BAL WR 6.7 $3,400 Pat Bryant Great
DEN @LV WR 8.4 $3,400 Cedric Tillman Shaky
CLE TEN WR 6.1 $3,400 Van Jefferson Average
TEN @CLE WR 5.9 $3,100 Mason Tipton Average
NO @TB WR 6.0 $3,000
Tight Ends for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Trey McBride Poor
ARI LAR TE 16.1 $8,000 Brock Bowers Average
LV DEN TE 13.6 $6,000 Tyler Warren Great
IND @JAC TE 13.3 $5,000 Zach Ertz Average
WAS @MIN TE 9.5 $4,500 Dalton Kincaid Average
BUF CIN TE 10.3 $4,300 Kyle Pitts Average
ATL SEA TE 9.8 $4,200 Mark Andrews Average
BAL PIT TE 9.2 $4,100 Juwan Johnson Average
NO @TB TE 10.0 $4,000 Brenton Strange Average
JAC IND TE 9.2 $3,900 Darren Waller Shaky
MIA @NYJ TE 7.4 $3,800 Harold Fannin Jr. Good
CLE TEN TE 9.8 $3,700 Cade Otton Shaky
TB NO TE 6.6 $3,600 Mike Gesicki Poor
CIN @BUF TE 6.2 $3,500 Evan Engram Average
DEN @LV TE 7.9 $3,400 Chigoziem Okonkwo Shaky
TEN @CLE TE 6.4 $3,400 Mason Taylor Good
NYJ MIA TE 8.5 $3,300 T.J. Hockenson Good
MIN WAS TE 8.9 $3,300 AJ Barner Great
SEA @ATL TE 9.3 $3,200 Colston Loveland Great
CHI @GB TE 8.7 $3,200 Isaiah Likely Average
BAL PIT TE 7.5 $3,100 Colby Parkinson Great
LAR @ARI TE 8.6 $3,100 Michael Mayer Average
LV DEN TE 5.7 $3,000 Gunnar Helm Good
TEN @CLE TE 7.3 $2,900 Pat Freiermuth Poor
PIT @BAL TE 4.5 $2,900 Jonnu Smith Shaky
PIT @BAL TE 5.1 $2,800 David Njoku Poor
CLE TEN TE 4.3 $2,700 Darnell Washington Average
PIT @BAL TE 6.4 $2,600
DSTs for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Seahawks D/ST Poor
SEA @ATL DST 6.7 $4,000 Broncos D/ST Great
DEN @LV DST 12.0 $3,900 Rams D/ST Shaky
LAR @ARI DST 7.4 $3,800 Browns D/ST Great
CLE TEN DST 9.8 $3,700 Buccaneers D/ST Average
TB NO DST 7.3 $3,600 Ravens D/ST Shaky
BAL PIT DST 6.6 $3,500 Bills D/ST Poor
BUF CIN DST 6.0 $3,400 Dolphins D/ST Average
MIA @NYJ DST 7.4 $3,300 Colts D/ST Shaky
IND @JAC DST 6.1 $3,200 Packers D/ST Poor
GB CHI DST 4.8 $3,100 Vikings D/ST Average
MIN WAS DST 5.9 $3,000 Titans D/ST Good
TEN @CLE DST 7.0 $2,900 Commanders D/ST Great
WAS @MIN DST 8.2 $2,800 Jaguars D/ST Average
JAC IND DST 5.9 $2,700 Steelers D/ST Good
PIT @BAL DST 6.0 $2,600 Jets D/ST Good
NYJ MIA DST 6.0 $2,500 Falcons D/ST Average
ATL SEA DST 5.7 $2,500 Bears D/ST Shaky
CHI @GB DST 3.9 $2,400 Saints D/ST Average
NO @TB DST 4.7 $2,300 Cardinals D/ST Good
ARI LAR DST 5.0 $2,200 Bengals D/ST Average
CIN @BUF DST 4.6 $2,100 Raiders D/ST Average
LV DEN DST 4.5 $2,000
