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 2:15 PM ET.

Yahoo

  • Blend: QB Patrick Mahomes, KC, 21.8 for $38; WR Dede Westbrook, Jax, 9.3 for $12
  • CBS Sports: QB Jeff Driskel, Cin, 19.5 for $21; RB Justin Jackson, LAC, 15.5 for $14
  • Daily Fantasy Fuel: QB Jared Goff, LAR, 18.3 for $34; RB Nick Chubb, Cle, 19.4 for $26
  • numberFire: QB Lamar Jackson, Bal, 21.6 for $25; WR Dede Westbrook, Jax, 9.8 for $12

FanDuel

  • Blend: QB Jared Goff, LAR, 20.7 for $7,900; RB Justin Jackson, LAC, 11.7 for $4,500
  • CBS Sports: QB Jeff Driskel, Cin, 19.5 for $6,400; RB Justin Jackson, LAC, 15.5 for $4,500
  • Daily Fantasy Fuel: QB Jared Goff, LAR, 18.3 for $7,900; RB Ezekiel Elliott, Dal, 23.3 for $8,800
  • numberFire: QB Cam Newton, Car, 24.2 for $8,400; RB Alvin Kamara, NO, 20.3 for $8,000
  • RotoGrinders: QB Patrick Mahomes, KC, 26.3 for $9,300; RB Justin Jackson, LAC, 13.9 for $4,500

DraftKings

  • Blend: QB Patrick Mahomes, KC, 24.9 for $6,900; RB Joe Mixon, Cin, 17.8 for $6,100
  • CBS Sports: QB Kirk Cousins, Min, 25.1 for $6,200; RB Elijah McGuire, NYJ, 13.2 for $3,600
  • Daily Fantasy Fuel: QB Jared Goff, LAR, 19.6 for $6,400; TE Travis Kelce, KC, 24.1 for $7,400
  • numberFire: QB Drew Brees, NO, 27.3 for $6,500; RB Marlon Mack, Ind, 15.2 for $4,500
  • RotoGrinders: QB Patrick Mahomes, KC, 26.3 for $7,000; RB Damien Williams, KC, 13.2 for $3,000

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