NFL – DFS Expert Grading and Recap – Week 2 (2023)
Top NFL DFS Experts – Week 2
The top NFL DFS analysts this week were NumberFire, DailyFantasySportsRankings and Sports Illustrated. However, it is Rotowire leading the way overall after two weeks.
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) NumberFire (Score: 4.92) delivered five “A+” picks out of their 13 selections
#2) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 4.83) provided five “A+” plays out of 12 recommendations
#3) Sports Illustrated (Score: 4.60) saw six of their 10 picks receive a grade of “B” or better
Top Value – Sports Illustrated (3.74 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 – RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (10.00) had the top option in their opto with Daniel Jones
RB – Stokastic – Upside (5.00) listed a safe high-end play with Christian McCaffrey
WR – Sports Illustrated (7.33) had a trio of strong value options with Josh Reynolds, Tank Dell and Tutu Atwell
TE – DailyFantasySportsRankings (10.00) provided a strong pairing of Zach Ertz and Logan Thomas
DST – FantasyData / NumberFire / Stokastic – Cheatsheet (10.00) all had some combination of Cowboys, Buccaneers, Bills and Commanders
Extra Credit – Week 2
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. Week 2 extra credit goes to the following…
A+ – Daniel Jones (FantasyLabs, RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder)
A+ – Russell Wilson (FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown)
A+ – Mike Evans (DailyFantasySportsRankings)
A+ – Christian Kirk (FantasyLabs)
A+ – Josh Reynolds (Sports Illustrated)
A+ – Tank Dell (Sports Illustrated)
A+ – Evan Engram (DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet, FanTrax)
A+ – Mark Andrews (FantasyLabs, RotoGrinders – Consensus)
A+ – Bills DST (FantasyData)
Consensus Recap – Week 2 – Cash options
The Industry Consensus Cash picks finished this week with a 21st place finish out of 32 experts graded.
Top Picks – Puka Nacua, Keenan Allen, Darren Waller, Cowboys DST, Buccaneers DST
Consensus Recap – Week 2 – GPP options
The Industry Consensus GPP picks finished this week with a 5th place finish out of 32 experts graded.
Top Picks – Saquon Barkley, Nico Collins, Tee Higgins, Sam LaPorta, Jake Ferguson, Zach Ertz, Logan Thomas, Commanders DST
Head of the Class – Season
Here are the top experts in the Overall Standings after Week 2 of the season, including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
#1) Rotowire (Score: 4.40) leads the way after two weeks with back-to-back strong weeks
#2) NumberFire (Score: 4.12) rides a Week 2 top score into 2nd place on the overall leaderboard
#3) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 4.00) with a Top 2 showing this week they move into the Top 3 for the season
Top Value – DFSArmy – Domination Station (3.17 DK Pts/$1000)
The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus Cash Picks are in 13th place in the overall standings out of 32 experts. The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus GPP Picks are in 11th place in the overall standings out of 32 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) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (5.00)
#2) FantasyPros / GoingFor2 (4.00)
Top Value – GoingFor2 (3.85 DK Pts/$1000)
RB
#1) FantasyLabs (4.06)
#2) RotoGrinders – Consensus (3.75)
Top Value – DFSArmy – Domination Station (3.08 DK Pts/$1000)
WR
#1) Rotowire (7.00)
#2) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (5.17)
Top Value – Rotowire (4.24 DK Pts/$1000)
TE
#1) Rotowire – Optimizer (10.00)
#2) ProFootballFocus – Cheatsheet (6.67)
Top Value – Rotowire – Optimizer (3.29 DK Pts/$1000)
DST
#1) NumberFire (8.25)
#2) Stokastic – Cheatsheet (7.67)
Top Value – Four optimizers (4.67 DK Pts/$1000)
Let’s see who can make the grade in Week 3!
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