NFL – DFS Expert Grading and Recap – Week 15 (2023)
Top NFL DFS Experts – Week 15
The optimizers topped the leaderboard in Week 15 with the RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder leading the way while DailyFantasyNerd took second. The Top 3 was rounded out by DailyFantasySportsRankings. Meanwhile, DailyFantasyNerd leads the overall standings followed by RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder and RotoGrinders – Core Plays.
On to the Week 15 grades, class is in session!
Head of the Class – Week 15
Each week I will highlight a few of the top experts for the week. Here are the experts who deserve a “gold star” this week based on their cumulative grades for all players they touted this week.
#1) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (Score: 5.78) received a “B” or better from six of their nine picks
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 5.17) had five of their six selections receive a grade of “B” or better
#3) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 4.60) delivered six plays that received a grade of “B” or better out of 10 recommendations
Top Value – DailyFantasyNerd (3.79 DK Pts/$1000)
Head of the Class – Week 15 (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 – RunPureSports / Stokastic – Cheatsheet (6.50) both had the combo of Brock Purdy and Matthew Stafford
RB – DailyFantasyNerd (7.50) paired up Christian McCaffrey and Kyren Williams
WR – Rotowire – Optimizer (6.67) was led by the duo of Terry McLaurin and Amari Cooper
TE – DailyFantasyNerd / DFSArmy – Domination Station / RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (10.00) all had Trey McBride in their optimal lineup
DST – RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (10.00) had the top DST with the Dolphins
Extra Credit – Week 15
In this section, I will look to give some extra credit to experts who 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+ – Baker Mayfield (RiseOrFall)
A+ – James Cook (Rotoballer, RiseOrFall)
A+ – Curtis Samuel (DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet, DKPlaybook – Upside)
A+ – Noah Brown (FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown, RiseOrFall)
A+ – Amari Cooper (Rotowire – Optimizer, RiseOrFall)
A+ – Bears DST (FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown, FanTrax)
Consensus Recap – Week 15 – Cash options
The Industry Consensus Cash picks finished this week with a 7th place finish out of 26 experts graded.
Top Picks – Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey, Rashee Rice, Trey McBride
Consensus Recap – Week 15 – GPP options
The Industry Consensus GPP picks finished this week with a 23rd place finish out of 26 experts graded.
Top Picks – Demarcus Robinson, David Njoku
Head of the Class – Season
Here are the top experts in the Overall Standings after Week 15 of the season, including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
#1) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 3.83) on top for another week
#2) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (Score: 3.77) joins the Top 3 all the way up into the second spot
#3) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (Score: 3.68) drops one spot overall
Top Value – DailyFantasyNerd (3.03 DK Pts/$1000)
The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus Cash Picks are in 7th place in the overall standings out of 31 experts. The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus GPP Picks are in 28th place in the overall standings out of 31 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 15 of the season including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
QB
#1) DailyFantasyNerd (5.00)
#2) DFSArmy – Geek (4.86)
Top Value – DailyFantasyNerd (3.67 DK Pts/$1000)
RB
#1) DailyFantasySportsRankings (4.07)
#2) Stokastic – Cheatsheet (3.86)
Top Value – DailyFantasyNerd (2.81 DK Pts/$1000)
WR
#1) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (4.60)
#2) DKPlaybook – Targets (4.41)
Top Value – DKPlaybook – Targets (3.35 DK Pts/$1000)
TE
#1) Sportsline (5.70)
#2) ProFootballFocus – Cheatsheet (4.87)
Top Value – Sportsline (3.58 DK Pts/$1000)
DST
#1) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (5.40)
#2) DFSArmy – Domination Station (4.13)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (3.85 DK Pts/$1000)
Let’s see who can make the grade in Week 16!
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