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. This week's best values include both Josh Allen and James Cook III against the New York Jets , Kenneth Walker III against the Atlanta Falcons and this may be the last time you get to roster Justin Jefferson at less that $7000 this season now that he's been reunited with Kirk Cousins .
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. $ Kenneth Walker III KC @ATL RB 27.9 $9,200 James Cook III BUF @NYJ RB 22.1 $7,400 Josh Allen BUF @NYJ QB 26.1 $7,500 Chuba Hubbard CAR @NO RB 21.2 $7,200 Trevor Lawrence JAC @TEN QB 23.2 $6,600 Rams D/ST LAR @ARI DST 11.3 $3,800 Drew Lock SEA @LV QB 19.1 $5,000 Ollie Gordon II MIA @IND RB 17.0 $5,800 Bhayshul Tuten JAC @TEN RB 18.4 $6,600 Justin Jefferson MIN @GB WR 18.5 $6,800 Jakobi Meyers JAC @TEN WR 11.9 $4,200 T.J. Hockenson MIN @GB TE 11.8 $4,300 Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA @LV WR 23.6 $9,300 CeeDee Lamb DAL SF WR 22.2 $8,800 Colts D/ST IND MIA DST 7.2 $3,000 Colby Parkinson LAR @ARI TE 8.2 $3,000 Tetairoa McMillan CAR @NO WR 16.9 $6,700 Mason Taylor NYJ BUF TE 7.8 $2,900 Denzel Boston CLE HOU WR 13.2 $5,200 Matthew Golden GB MIN WR 18.2 $7,300 Packers D/ST GB MIN DST 6.6 $2,900 George Kittle SF @DAL TE 16.1 $6,500
Quarterbacks for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Josh Allen Great
BUF @NYJ QB 26.1 $7,500 Brock Purdy Good
SF @DAL QB 22.6 $7,000 Trevor Lawrence Great
JAC @TEN QB 23.2 $6,600 Jordan Love Shaky
GB MIN QB 17.9 $6,500 Dak Prescott Shaky
DAL SF QB 18.0 $6,400 Matthew Stafford Average
LAR @ARI QB 18.7 $6,200 Patrick Mahomes Average
KC @ATL QB 19.1 $6,000 C.J. Stroud Good
HOU @CLE QB 19.7 $5,900 Bryce Young Good
CAR @NO QB 20.8 $5,800 Tyler Shough Average
NO CAR QB 18.9 $5,600 Kirk Cousins Shaky
MIN @GB QB 14.9 $5,300 Deshaun Watson Average
CLE HOU QB 16.7 $5,100 Drew Lock Great
SEA @LV QB 19.1 $5,000 Daniel Jones Poor
IND MIA QB 13.6 $4,900 Michael Penix Jr. Average
ATL KC QB 14.5 $4,900 Geno Smith Average
NYJ BUF QB 16.2 $4,800 Cam Ward Poor
TEN JAC QB 13.0 $4,800 Fernando Mendoza Average
LV SEA QB 15.0 $4,600 Carson Beck Poor
ARI LAR QB 11.0 $4,200 Kyle McCord Average
MIA @IND QB 12.8 $4,000
Running Backs for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Kenneth Walker III Great
KC @ATL RB 27.9 $9,200 Christian McCaffrey Good
SF @DAL RB 22.6 $8,500 Bijan Robinson Good
ATL KC RB 19.9 $8,200 Jonathan Taylor Average
IND MIA RB 18.8 $7,800 Javonte Williams Average
DAL SF RB 15.5 $7,500 James Cook III Great
BUF @NYJ RB 22.1 $7,400 Chuba Hubbard Great
CAR @NO RB 21.2 $7,200 Kyren Williams Good
LAR @ARI RB 19.4 $7,100 Bhayshul Tuten Great
JAC @TEN RB 18.4 $6,600 Tony Pollard Average
TEN JAC RB 14.3 $6,000 Breece Hall Average
NYJ BUF RB 12.7 $5,900 Ollie Gordon II Great
MIA @IND RB 17.0 $5,800 Woody Marks Good
HOU @CLE RB 14.8 $5,700 Aaron Jones Sr. Shaky
MIN @GB RB 8.7 $5,600 Zach Charbonnet Good
SEA @LV RB 15.2 $5,600 Quinshon Judkins Average
CLE HOU RB 12.3 $5,500 Braelon Allen Shaky
NYJ BUF RB 8.1 $5,400 Ashton Jeanty Good
LV SEA RB 13.9 $5,400 Jordan Mason Average
MIN @GB RB 9.5 $5,300 Seth McGowan Poor
IND MIA RB 5.7 $5,300 Tyler Allgeier Average
ARI LAR RB 9.1 $5,200 Jadarian Price Average
SEA @LV RB 12.4 $5,100 Blake Corum Average
LAR @ARI RB 12.1 $5,100 Chris Rodriguez Jr. Poor
JAC @TEN RB 7.1 $5,100 Kaelon Black Shaky
SF @DAL RB 7.9 $5,000 Alvin Kamara Average
NO CAR RB 10.4 $5,000 Dylan Sampson Average
CLE HOU RB 9.1 $5,000 Ty Johnson Poor
BUF @NYJ RB 5.6 $4,900 Mike Washington Jr. Poor
LV SEA RB 6.2 $4,900 MarShawn Lloyd Average
GB MIN RB 7.6 $4,800 Bam Knight Average
ARI LAR RB 7.2 $4,700 Emmett Johnson Shaky
KC @ATL RB 6.5 $4,700 Kaleb Johnson Poor
GB MIN RB 5.8 $4,600 Tyjae Spears Shaky
TEN JAC RB 6.2 $4,600 Audric Estime Average
NO CAR RB 10.8 $4,500 Pierre Strong Jr. Shaky
GB MIN RB 5.7 $4,300
Wide Receivers for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Jaxon Smith-Njigba Great
SEA @LV WR 23.6 $9,300 CeeDee Lamb Great
DAL SF WR 22.2 $8,800 Christian Watson Average
GB MIN WR 16.6 $7,700 Matthew Golden Great
GB MIN WR 18.2 $7,300 Chris Olave Good
NO CAR WR 16.7 $7,000 Nico Collins Shaky
HOU @CLE WR 13.6 $6,900 Justin Jefferson Great
MIN @GB WR 18.5 $6,800 Tetairoa McMillan Great
CAR @NO WR 16.9 $6,700 Drake London Good
ATL KC WR 15.8 $6,600 Garrett Wilson Shaky
NYJ BUF WR 13.2 $6,500 George Pickens Shaky
DAL SF WR 12.8 $6,300 Parker Washington Good
JAC @TEN WR 15.1 $6,200 Rashee Rice Average
KC @ATL WR 13.4 $6,100 DJ Moore Good
BUF @NYJ WR 13.9 $5,800 Jalen Coker Average
CAR @NO WR 11.7 $5,700 Deebo Samuel Sr. Average
SF @DAL WR 12.0 $5,500 Omar Cooper Jr. Shaky
NYJ BUF WR 9.7 $5,400 Khalil Shakir Shaky
BUF @NYJ WR 10.5 $5,300 Ryan Flournoy Poor
DAL SF WR 8.5 $5,300 Carnell Tate Good
TEN JAC WR 12.9 $5,200 Denzel Boston Great
CLE HOU WR 13.2 $5,200 Keenan Allen Poor
SF @DAL WR 8.9 $5,100 Tre Tucker Poor
LV SEA WR 8.6 $5,100 Jordyn Tyson Shaky
NO CAR WR 8.8 $5,000 Adonai Mitchell Average
NYJ BUF WR 10.7 $4,900 Devaughn Vele Poor
NO CAR WR 7.5 $4,900 Jordan Addison Good
MIN @GB WR 11.1 $4,800 KC Concepcion Average
CLE HOU WR 11.0 $4,800 Josh Downs Average
KC @ATL WR 9.4 $4,700 Malik Washington Average
MIA @IND WR 9.3 $4,700 Keon Coleman Poor
BUF @NYJ WR 7.7 $4,600 Wan'Dale Robinson Average
TEN JAC WR 9.0 $4,500 Demarcus Robinson Poor
SF @DAL WR 6.5 $4,500 Caleb Douglas Average
MIA @IND WR 9.1 $4,400 Xavier Worthy Average
KC @ATL WR 8.4 $4,300 Marvin Harrison Jr. Poor
HOU @CLE WR 6.1 $4,200 Jakobi Meyers Great
JAC @TEN WR 11.9 $4,200 Rashid Shaheed Shaky
SEA @LV WR 7.3 $4,100 Xavier Hutchinson Average
HOU @CLE WR 8.2 $4,000 Konata Mumpfield Good
LAR @ARI WR 9.1 $4,000 Tank Dell Average
HOU @CLE WR 8.6 $3,900 Savion Williams Average
GB MIN WR 7.7 $3,900 Tutu Atwell Good
LAR @ARI WR 9.1 $3,700 Brian Thomas Jr. Shaky
JAC @TEN WR 6.3 $3,700 Jahan Dotson Average
ATL KC WR 7.8 $3,600 Cooper Kupp Shaky
SEA @LV WR 5.5 $3,600 Reggie Virgil Average
ARI LAR WR 7.3 $3,400 John Metchie III Average
CAR @NO WR 5.6 $3,200 Elic Ayomanor Average
TEN JAC WR 6.1 $3,200 Chris Bell Average
MIA @IND WR 5.9 $3,200 Jalen Nailor Average
LV SEA WR 6.3 $3,100 Deion Burks Average
IND MIA WR 6.5 $3,000 Laquon Treadwell Good
IND MIA WR 7.7 $3,000 CJ Daniels Average
LAR @ARI WR 6.1 $3,000
Tight Ends for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Brock Bowers Shaky
LV SEA TE 16.0 $7,600 Trey McBride Poor
ARI LAR TE 14.6 $7,100 George Kittle Great
SF @DAL TE 16.1 $6,500 Dalton Kincaid Poor
BUF @NYJ TE 9.0 $5,100 Tucker Kraft Poor
GB MIN TE 9.6 $5,000 Harold Fannin Jr. Average
CLE HOU TE 10.3 $4,900 Travis Kelce Good
KC @ATL TE 11.6 $4,700 Tyler Warren Good
IND MIA TE 10.8 $4,400 T.J. Hockenson Great
MIN @GB TE 11.8 $4,300 Tyler Higbee Shaky
LAR @ARI TE 7.8 $4,200 Brenton Strange Average
JAC @TEN TE 9.8 $4,100 Juwan Johnson Shaky
NO CAR TE 7.4 $4,000 AJ Barner Average
SEA @LV TE 8.8 $3,900 Kyle Pitts Sr. Good
ATL KC TE 9.3 $3,800 Darren Waller Average
CAR @NO TE 8.6 $3,600 Dalton Schultz Average
HOU @CLE TE 7.7 $3,400 Greg Dulcich Good
MIA @IND TE 8.2 $3,300 Brevyn Spann-Ford Shaky
DAL SF TE 5.5 $3,200 Michael Mayer Average
LV SEA TE 7.3 $3,100 Colby Parkinson Great
LAR @ARI TE 8.2 $3,000 Gunnar Helm Average
TEN JAC TE 5.9 $3,000 Mason Taylor Great
NYJ BUF TE 7.8 $2,900 Tommy Tremble Average
CAR @NO TE 6.7 $2,900 Kenyon Sadiq Poor
NYJ BUF TE 4.0 $2,800 Davis Allen Average
LAR @ARI TE 4.8 $2,700 Dawson Knox Average
BUF @NYJ TE 4.5 $2,600 Elijah Higgins Average
ARI LAR TE 4.3 $2,500
DSTs for DraftKings DFS contests Player Rating Team Opp Pos Proj. $ Jaguars D/ST Poor
JAC @TEN DST 6.6 $4,000 Rams D/ST Great
LAR @ARI DST 11.3 $3,800 49ers D/ST Poor
SF @DAL DST 5.2 $3,600 Bills D/ST Shaky
BUF @NYJ DST 6.2 $3,500 Texans D/ST Average
HOU @CLE DST 7.0 $3,400 Seahawks D/ST Average
SEA @LV DST 7.4 $3,300 Chiefs D/ST Average
KC @ATL DST 6.0 $3,200 Panthers D/ST Shaky
CAR @NO DST 5.2 $3,100 Colts D/ST Great
IND MIA DST 7.2 $3,000 Packers D/ST Great
GB MIN DST 6.6 $2,900 Vikings D/ST Average
MIN @GB DST 6.0 $2,800 Saints D/ST Good
NO CAR DST 6.1 $2,700 Dolphins D/ST Good
MIA @IND DST 5.9 $2,600 Browns D/ST Good
CLE HOU DST 5.6 $2,500 Falcons D/ST Shaky
ATL KC DST 4.1 $2,500 Raiders D/ST Average
LV SEA DST 4.7 $2,400 Cowboys D/ST Average
DAL SF DST 4.3 $2,300 Cardinals D/ST Average
ARI LAR DST 4.3 $2,200 Jets D/ST Poor
NYJ BUF DST 2.2 $2,100 Titans D/ST Average
TEN JAC DST 3.9 $2,000