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, FanDuel and Yahoo 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 Thursday 10:36 AM ET.

Yahoo

  • Blend: QB Josh Allen, Buf, 18.9 for $23; RB Jeff Wilson, SF, 12.0 for $12
  • CBS Sports: QB Deshaun Watson, Hou, 24.5 for $33; WR Dede Westbrook, Jax, 11.3 for $11
  • numberFire: QB Lamar Jackson, Bal, 22.5 for $29; RB Jeff Wilson, SF, 11.7 for $12

FanDuel

  • Blend: QB Deshaun Watson, Hou, 22.5 for $7,800; RB Jaylen Samuels, Pit, 12.3 for $4,600
  • RotoGrinders: QB Drew Brees, NO, 24.6 for $8,500; RB Jaylen Samuels, Pit, 12.4 for $4,600
  • CBS Sports: QB Deshaun Watson, Hou, 24.5 for $7,800; RB Justin Jackson, LAC, 12.7 for $4,500
  • numberFire: QB Tom Brady, NE, 23.2 for $7,600; RB Jaylen Samuels, Pit, 12.1 for $4,600

DraftKings

  • Blend: QB Matt Ryan, Atl, 21.0 for $5,600; RB Jaylen Samuels, Pit, 12.4 for $3,700
  • RotoGrinders: QB Patrick Mahomes, KC, 26.1 for $7,000; RB Jaylen Samuels, Pit, 14.5 for $3,700
  • CBS Sports: QB Ben Roethlisberger, Pit, 27.8 for $6,800; RB Jaylen Samuels, Pit, 13.8 for $3,700
  • Daily Fantasy Fuel: QB Marcus Mariota, Ten, 18.5 for $4,900; TE Travis Kelce, KC, 27.4 for $6,700
  • numberFire: QB Matt Ryan, Atl, 24.9 for $5,600; RB Jaylen Samuels, Pit, 13.7 for $3,700

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