DraftKings DFS cheat sheet: Rams duo tops their positions in value

Set a winning lineup for DraftKings’ NFL divisional round 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 toward 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.

Player salaries are drawn from DraftKings’ main slate and are based on the ESPN player projections at the time of publication.

Christian McCaffrey

Great

SF @SEA RB 23.5 $8,800 James Cook

Average

BUF @DEN RB 15.7 $7,300 Kyren Williams

Average

LAR @CHI RB 14.8 $6,600 RJ Harvey

Great

DEN BUF RB 15.5 $6,200 D’Andre Swift

Good

CHI LAR RB 13.5 $6,000 Woody Marks

Average

HOU @NE RB 11.5 $5,900 Rhamondre Stevenson

Average

NE HOU RB 12.0 $5,800 TreVeyon Henderson

Shaky

NE HOU RB 9.7 $5,700 Kenneth Walker III

Good

SEA SF RB 13.4 $5,500 Zach Charbonnet

Good

SEA SF RB 13.2 $5,300 Blake Corum

Average

LAR @CHI RB 9.3 $5,100 Kyle Monangai

Average

CHI LAR RB 9.5 $5,000 Nick Chubb

Poor

HOU @NE RB 2.0 $4,900 Brian Robinson Jr.

Shaky

SF @SEA RB 2.6 $4,800 Ray Davis

Poor

BUF @DEN RB 1.8 $4,600 Ty Johnson

Shaky

BUF @DEN RB 4.6 $4,500

Puka Nacua

Great

LAR @CHI WR 24.5 $9,000 Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Great

SEA SF WR 23.2 $8,500 Nico Collins

Shaky

HOU @NE WR 14.1 $7,000 Davante Adams

Great

LAR @CHI WR 17.1 $6,500 Courtland Sutton

Good

DEN BUF WR 13.5 $5,900 Stefon Diggs

Good

NE HOU WR 13.0 $5,800 Jauan Jennings

Average

SF @SEA WR 10.9 $5,400 Rome Odunze

Average

CHI LAR WR 11.2 $5,300 DJ Moore

Poor

CHI LAR WR 8.9 $5,200 Khalil Shakir

Average

BUF @DEN WR 11.2 $5,100 Troy Franklin

Poor

DEN BUF WR 6.0 $4,900 Ricky Pearsall

Average

SF @SEA WR 9.4 $4,800 Luther Burden III

Average

CHI LAR WR 9.6 $4,700 Jayden Higgins

Poor

HOU @NE WR 6.6 $4,600 Kayshon Boutte

Average

NE HOU WR 8.3 $4,300 Rashid Shaheed

Shaky

SEA SF WR 6.7 $4,200 Christian Kirk

Average

HOU @NE WR 7.9 $4,100 Brandin Cooks

Shaky

BUF @DEN WR 6.4 $4,000 Pat Bryant

Good

DEN BUF WR 8.7 $3,900 Cooper Kupp

Good

SEA SF WR 8.1 $3,500 Keon Coleman

Shaky

BUF @DEN WR 6.0 $3,500 Marvin Mims Jr.

Average

DEN BUF WR 6.7 $3,400 DeMario Douglas

Average

NE HOU WR 6.2 $3,300

Colston Loveland

Good

CHI LAR TE 12.6 $5,500 Hunter Henry

Good

NE HOU TE 10.8 $4,500 Dalton Kincaid

Poor

BUF @DEN TE 7.1 $4,300 Dalton Schultz

Average

HOU @NE TE 7.5 $4,200 Jack Westover

Poor

NE HOU TE 0.5 $4,000 Colby Parkinson

Shaky

LAR @CHI TE 6.2 $3,700 AJ Barner

Great

SEA SF TE 8.6 $3,600 Evan Engram

Average

DEN BUF TE 6.1 $3,500 Jake Tonges

Great

SF @SEA TE 10.1 $3,400 Dawson Knox

Average

BUF @DEN TE 5.2 $3,300 Tyler Higbee

Average

LAR @CHI TE 5.5 $3,200