NFL – DFS Expert Grading and Recap – Week 2 (2022)
Top NFL DFS Experts – Week 2
It has been a couple of wild weeks to start off the NFL season! In Week 2 it was the DraftKings Playbook – Targets that provided the top DFS plays, followed by DFSArmy – Geek and FanSided. For the season, through two weeks, we have a tie at the top between Stokastic – Slate Breakers and DFSArmy – Geek with the RotoGrinders – Consensus rounding out the Top 3.
On to the Week 2 grades, class is in session!
Head of the Class – Week 2
Each week I will highlight a few of the top experts for the week. Here are the experts that deserve a “gold star” for Week 2 based on their cumulative grades for all players they touted this week.
#1) DraftKings Playbook – Targets (Score: 5.20) saw seven of their 10 picks receive a grade of “B” or better
#2) DFSArmy – Geek (Score: 4.14) provided 13 selections with a grade of “B” or better out of 22 recommendations
#3) FanSided (Score: 3.89) had five out of nine picks receive a grade of “A” or better
Top Value – DraftKings Playbook – Targets (3.35 DK Pts/$1000)
Head of the Class – Week 2 (By Position)
Sometimes there is just that one class that you excel in. In this section, I will highlight who the top experts were at each position for Week 2.
QB – RunPureSports (6.50) provided the combo of Lamar Jackson and Derek Carr
RB – DraftKings Playbook – Targets (5.50) were led by the selection of Christian McCaffrey
WR – Stokastic – Slate Breakers (10.00) paid up for Cooper Kupp as their WR
TE – DailyRoto – Optimizer / RotoGrinders – Core Plays / SportingNews / Sportsline (10.00) all had either Mark Andrew or Darren Waller as their solo play
DST – FantasyPros / RotoGrinders – Consensus (2.50) in a rough week for DST picks, this duo had Falcons DST and Buccaneers DST respectively
Extra Credit – Week 2
In this section, I will look to give some extra credit to experts that received an A+ grade for a player that they recommended when very few other experts did. Week 2 extra credit goes to the following…
A+ – Tua Tagovailoa (DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet, DFSKarma – Building Blocks)
A+ – Nick Chubb (FanSided, SportingNews)
A+ – Falcons DST (FantasyPros)
A+ – Buccaneers DST (RotoGrinders – Consensus)
Consensus Recap – Week 2 – Cash options
The Industry Consensus Cash picks finished this week with a 7th place finish out of 35 experts graded.
Top Picks – Cooper Kupp, Tyreek Hill, Mark Andrews, Darren Waller
Consensus Recap – Week 2 – GPP options
The Industry Consensus GPP picks finished this week with a 17th place finish out of 35 experts graded.
Top Picks – Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey, Amon-Ra St. Brown
Head of the Class – Season
Here are the top experts in the Overall Standings after Week X of the season, including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
#1 tie) DFSArmy – Geek (Score: 4.63) in a tie for the top spot through two weeks
#1 tie) Stokastic – Slate Breakers (Score: 4.63) in a tie for the top spot through two weeks
#3) RotoGrinders – Consensus (Score: 4.57) rounds out the Top 3 in the early going
Top Value – FanSided (3.36 DK Pts/$1000)
The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus Cash Picks are in 6th place in the overall standings out of 36 experts. The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus GPP Picks are in 29th place in the overall standings out of 36 experts.
Head of the Class – Season (By Position)
Sometimes there is just that one class that you excel in. Here are the top experts at each position through Week 2 of the season including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
QB
#1) NumberFire (6.33)
#2) DFSArmy – Geek (5.33)
Top Value – NumberFire (4.18 DK Pts/$1000)
RB
#1) FanSided (5.00)
#2) Stokastic – Cheatsheet (4.88)
Top Value – FanSided (3.28 DK Pts/$1000)
WR
#1) Stokastic – Slate Breakers (10.00)
#2) DK Playbook – Targets (6.00)
Top Value – DK Playbook – Targets (4.15 DK Pts/$1000)
TE
#1) Sportsline (10.00)
#2) Rotowire – Optimizer (7.50)
Top Value – Sportsline (4.45 DK Pts/$1000)
DST
#1 tie) FantasyPros (5.00)
#1 tie) DFSArmy – Domination Station (5.00)
Top Value – DFSArmy – Domination Station (6.52 DK Pts/$1000)
Let’s see who can make the grade in Week 3!
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