NFL – DFS Expert Grading and Recap – Week 1 (2025)

Top NFL DFS Experts – Week 1

The first week of the NFL season saw ProFootballFocus provide the top DFS plays. They were followed by SportingNews and FootballGuys – Optimizers in the Top 3 for the week. There were a bunch of great low-owned recommendations by numerous experts. Check out the Extra Credit section to get the list.

On to the Week 1 grades, class is in session!

Head of the Class – Week 1

Each week I will highlight a few of the top experts for the week. Here are the experts that deserve a “gold star” this week based on their cumulative grades for all players they touted this week.

#1) ProFootballFocus (Score: 5.88) provided four “A+” plays out of their eight selections

#2) SportingNews (Score: 5.38) had five “A” or better options out of their eight picks

#3) FootballGuys – Optimizer (Score: 5.11) provided the top optimized lineup with four “A+” plays

Top Value – ProFootballFocus (2.999 DK Pts/$1000)

Head of the Class – Week 1 (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 this week.

QB – DraftKings Playbook – Targets (5.00) were led by the selection of Daniel Jones

RB – FanTrax / ProFootballFocus (10.00) both provided Christian McCaffrey and Travis Etienne as their RB duo

WR – Rotowire – Optimizer (7.33) had strong performances from Emeka Egbuka and Ricky Pearsall

TE – Rotoballer / SportingNews / Sportsline (10.00) had TE picks of Kyle Pitts, Hunter Henry, and Brenton Strange, respectively

DST – DailyFantasyFuel / SportingNews / FootballGuys – Optimizer (10.00) had DST selections of Raiders, 49ers, and Titans, respectively

Extra Credit – Week 1

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. This week’s extra credit goes to the following…

A+ – Daniel Jones (DKPlaybook – Targets, Stokastic – Cheatsheet)
A+ – Travis Etienne (FanTrax, ProFootballFocus)
A+ – Jaxon Smith-Njigba (DFSArmy – Geek, FantasyLabs)
A+ – Marvin Harrison Jr. (FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown, RotoGrinders – Core Plays)
A+ – Jakobi Meyers (FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown)
A+ – Deebo Samuel (SportingNews)
A+ – Hunter Henry (DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet, SportingNews)
A+ – Tyler Warren (DFSArmy – Geek, FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown)
A+ – Juwan Johnson (FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown)
A+ – Sam LaPorta (FantasyLabs)
A+ – Brock Bowers (FantasyPros, Stokastic – Cheatsheet)
A+ – Raiders DST (DailyFantasyFuel, Stokastic – Cheatsheet)
A+ – 49ers DST (DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet, SportingNews)
A+ – Seahawks DST (FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown)
A+ – Titans DST (FootballGuys – Optimizer)

Consensus Recap – Week 1 – Cash options

The Industry Consensus Cash picks finished this week with a 14th place finish out of 26 experts graded.

Top Picks – Christian McCaffrey, Bijan Robinson, Emeka Egbuka, Broncos DST

Consensus Recap – Week 1 – GPP options

The Industry Consensus GPP picks finished this week with a 17th place finish out of 2620 experts graded.

Top Picks – Ricky Pearsall, Puka Nacua, Brenton Strange, Kyle Pitts