NFL – DFS Expert Grading and Recap – Week 2 (2025)

Top NFL DFS Experts – Week 2

NFL DFS grading for Week 2 saw Stokastic – Cheatsheet deliver the top plays, followed by Sportsline and DailyFantasyNerd. Meanwhile, SportingNews has taken over the top spot in the Overall Standings 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” this week based on their cumulative grades for all players they touted this week.

#1) Stokastic – Cheatsheet (Score: 4.27) had 11 out of 15 picks receive a grade of “B” or better

#2) Sportsline (Score: 4.20) provided four “B” or better selections out of five recommendations

#3) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 3.67) delivered three “A” or better plays out of six selections

Top Value – SportingNews (3.48 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 this week.

QB – SportingNews (6.50) had the duo of Jared Goff and Dak Prescott

RB – RotoGrinders – Core Plays (7.50) had the pairing of Christian McCaffrey and Jonathan Taylor

WR – RunPureSports (5.00) were led by selection of Ja’Marr Chase

TE – FootballGuys – Optimizer (10.00) had Juwan Johnson in their optimial lineup

DST – DailyFantasyNerd (10.00) optimized the Ravens DST

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

A+ – Jared Goff (DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet, FantasyLabs, SportingNews)
A+ – De’Von Achane (DK Playbook – Upside, RotoGrinders – Consensus, Rotowire – Optimizer)
A+ – Jonathan Taylor (RotoGrinders – Consensus, RotoGrinders – Core Plays, Stokastic – Cheatsheet)
A+ – Amon-Ra St. Brown (DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet, DFSArmy – Geek, FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown)
A+ – Malik Nabers (FantasyLabs)
A+ – Seahawks DST (FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown)

A+ – Patriots DST (DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet, DKPlaybook – Targets, FanTrax)

Consensus Recap – Week 2 – Cash options

The Industry Consensus Cash picks finished this week with a 17th place finish out of 26 experts graded.

Top Picks – Ja’Marr Chase

Consensus Recap – Week 2 – GPP options

The Industry Consensus GPP picks finished this week with a 10th place finish out of 26 experts graded.

Top Picks – Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Juwan Johnson, Ravens DST, Patriots 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) SportingNews (Score: 4.31) moves into the top spot with a strong week

#2) DFSArmy – Geek (Score: 3.93) pulls up into 2nd place with another good week

#3) DailyFantasyFuel / FootballGuys – Optimizer (Score: 3.78) a pair of optimizers round out the Top 3

Top Value – SportingNews (3.192 DK Pts/$1000)

The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus Cash Picks are in 18th place in the overall standings out of 26 experts. The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus GPP Picks are in 15th place in the overall standings out of 26 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) SportingNews (5.00)

#2) FantasyLabs (3.67)

Top Value – SportingNews (4.52 DK Pts/$1000)

RB

#1) Sportsline (5.33)

#2) ProFootballFocus (5.25)

Top Value – Stokastic – Cheatsheet (3.02 DK Pts/$1000)

WR

#1) DFSArmy – Geek (5.00)

#2) Rotowire – Optimizer (4.17)

Top Value – SportingNews (3.23 DK Pts/$1000)

TE

#1) Rotoballer (7.50)

#2) Sportsline (6.50)

Top Value – Rotowire (3.16 DK Pts/$1000)

DST

#1) DailyFantasyFuel (6.50)

#2) SportingNews (6.50)

Top Value – DailyFantasyFuel (3.16 DK Pts/$1000)

Let’s see who can make the grade in Week 3!

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