NFL – DFS Expert Grading and Recap – Week 18 (2022) – FINAL
Top NFL DFS Experts – Week 18 (FINAL)
The 2022 NFL Regular Season has come to a close and so has our NFL DFS expert grading for the year. Stokastic – Slate Breakers took home the top honors for the season with DailyFantasyInsider and Sportsline rounding out the Top 3. Meanwhile, check out which experts provided the top plays for each position this season. Thanks to all the DFS analysts and optimizers for another great season!
On to the final grades, class is in session!
Head of the Class – Season
Here are the top experts in the Overall Standings after Week 18 of the season, including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
#1) Stokastic – Slate Breakers (Score: 4.50) provided a small core of high-end picks each week to take down the top spot
#2) DailyFantasyInsider (Score: 3.80) recommended a couple of the top plays each week to anchor your lineup which led to a 2nd place finish overall
#3) Sportsline (Score: 3.76) delivered a core group of picks each week to finish in the Top 3 for the season
#4) Rotoballer (Score: 3.75) hovered just outside the Top 3 most of the season, finishing with a strong showing overall
#5) DraftKings Playbook – Targets (Score: 3.65) rounds out the Top 5 for the season while providing a nice mix of studs and value options
Top Value – DailyFantasyInsider (2.92 DK Pts/$1000)
The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus Cash Picks are in 12th place in the overall standings out of 36 experts. The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus GPP Picks are in 30th 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 18 of the season including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
QB
#1) DFSArmy – Domination Station (5.56)
#2) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (5.11)
Top Value – DFSArmy – Domination Station (3.63 DK Pts/$1000)
RB
#1) DailyFantasyNerd (4.15)
#2) DK Playbook – Targets (4.14)
Top Value – DailyFantasyInsider (3.13 DK Pts/$1000)
WR
#1 tie) FantasyLabs (4.00)
#1 tie) Rotoballer (4.00)
Top Value – FantasyLabs (2.85 DK Pts/$1000)
TE
#1) Stokastic – Slate Breakers (5.50)
#2) Sportsline (5.17)
Top Value – Sportsline (3.06 DK Pts/$1000)
DST
#1) RunPureSports (3.92)
#2) GoingFor2 (3.85)
Top Value – FanSided (3.21 DK Pts/$1000)
Head of the Class – Week 18
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 18 based on their cumulative grades for all players they touted this week.
#1) Rotowire (Score: 5.25) had all four of their plays receive a grade of “B” or better
#2) DraftKings Playbook – Upside (Score: 4.50) saw seven of their 10 selections receive a grade of “B” or better
#3) FantasyGuru – Seige Takes (Score: 3.37) provided 10 picks with a “B” or better out of 19 recommendations
Top Value – Rotowire (3.76 DK Pts/$1000)
Head of the Class – Week 18 (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 18.
QB – RotoGrinders – Core Plays (6.00) led by Russell Wilson
RB – AthlonSports (10.00) provided Zack Moss as their lone RB play
WR – DK Playbook – Upside (7.67) had the duo of Brandin Cooks and Chris Olave
TE – SportingNews / Stokastic – Slate Breakers (3.00) both had Dallas Goedert
DST – DK Playbook – Upside (10.00) provided the Bills DST
Extra Credit – Week 18
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 18 extra credit goes to the following…
A+ – Latavius Murray (FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown)
A+ – Nick Chubb (FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown)
A+ – Eli Mitchell (FantasyGuru – Seige Takes)
A+ – Brandin Cooks (DK Playbook – Upside)
A+ – Bills DST (DK Playbook – Upside)
Consensus Recap – Week 18 – Cash options
The Industry Consensus Cash picks finished this week with a 15th place finish out of 29 experts graded.
Top Picks – Josh Allen, Drake London, Ja’Marr Chase, 49ers DST
Consensus Recap – Week 18 – GPP options
The Industry Consensus GPP picks finished this week with an 11th place finish out of 29 experts graded.
Top Picks – Russell Wilson, Cam Akers, Zack Moss, George Kittle
Let’s see who can make the grade next season!
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