If you're playing Daily Fantasy NFL contests, you might find these top-value players helpful for building your lineup. ASL has calculated optimum lineups for DraftKings and FanDuel contests, based on multiple top projection sources and a "Blend" lineup that uses all sources together. These aren't necessarily the players that will score the most points, but represent the most value (points/salary) as part of an ideal lineup calculation.

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Here is a top-value quarterback and skill-position player from each projection source for each of the three DFS platforms:

Projections listed as of 1:29 PM ET on Oct. 11.

Yahoo

  • Blend: QB Jameis Winston, TB, 20.8 for $26; RB Marshawn Lynch, Oak, 11.2 for $18
  • numberFire: QB Jameis Winston, TB, 21.0 for $26; RB Lamar Miller, Hou, 11.1 for $14
  • CBS Sports: QB Matt Ryan, Atl, 23.9 for $39; TE Eric Ebron, Ind, 6.8 for $16
  • RotoGrinders: QB Jameis Winston, TB, 19.6 for $26; RB Lamar Miller, Hou, 12.0 for $14

FanDuel

  • Blend: QB Matt Ryan, Atl, 22.7 for $8,300; RB Todd Gurley, LAR, 20.9 for $9,500
  • numberFire: QB Jameis Winston, TB, 21.0 for $7,400; RB Ezekiel Elliott, Dal, 18.2 for $8,100
  • Fantasy Six Pack: QB Andy Dalton, Cin, 20.2 for $7,500; RB Sony Michel, NE, 13.8 for $5,900
  • CBS Sports: QB Matt Ryan, Atl, 23.9 for $8,300; RB James White, NE, 8.2 for $7,100
  • RotoGrinders: QB Carson Wentz, Phi, 22.4 for $7,500; RB Jordan Howard, Chi, 14.4 for $6,200

DraftKings

  • Blend: QB Tom Brady, NE, 25.2 for $6,600; WR Julio Jones, Atl, 21.7 for $7,900
  • numberFire: QB Tom Brady, NE, 27.3 for $6,600; RB Chris Carson, Sea, 13.5 for $4,400
  • Fantasy Six Pack: QB Patrick Mahomes, KC, 24.9 for $6,900; WR Julio Jones, Atl, 23.0 for $7,900
  • CBS Sports: QB Matt Ryan, Atl, 27.2 for $6,800; WR Mike Evans, TB, 15.2 for $8,100
  • RotoGrinders: QB Patrick Mahomes, KC, 25.2 for $6,900; WR Julio Jones, Atl, 23.6 for $7,900

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