NFL – DFS Expert Grading and Recap – Week 3 (2024)
Top NFL DFS Experts – Week 3
It was a rough week overall for the NFL DFS experts recommended chalk. The sites that provided the best plays in Week 3 were: DailyFantasyNerd, DailyFantasySportsRankings and RotoGrinders – Consensus. For the season, Rotowire continues to lead the way followed by DailyFantasySportsRankings and DFSArmy – Domination Station.
On to the Week 3 grades, class is in session!
Head of the Class – Week 3
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) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 3.22) provided four picks with a “A” or better out of nine selections
#2) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 2.45) had three of their 11 recommendations receive a grade of “A” or better
#3) RotoGrinders – Consensus (Score: 2.42) delivered six “A” or better plays out of 26 picks
Top Value – DFSArmy – Domination Station (3.09 DK Pts/$1000)
Head of the Class – Week 3 (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 – DailyFantasyNerd (5.00) optimized Lamar Jackson in their best lineup
RB – FanTrax (5.33) were led by the combo of Derrick Henry and Zach Charbonnet
WR – DailyFantasyNerd / DFSArmy – Domination Station / Rotowire – Optimzier (4.00) top plays were Diontae Johnson for DFN and Jauan Jennings for the other two optimizers
TE – DailyFantasySportsRankings (5.00) recommended Dallas Goedert one of their plays at TE
DST – DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet (6.00) picked both the Packers and Giants DST
Extra Credit – Week 3
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+ – Chuba Hubbard (DFSArmy – Geek, DK Playbook – Upside)
A+ – Derrick Henry (FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown, FantasyLabs, FanTrax)
A+ – Jauan Jennings (DFSArmy – Domination Station, Rotowire – Optimizer)
A+ – Diontae Johnson (DailyFantasyNerd, Stokastic – Cheatsheet)
A+ – Amari Cooper (DFSKarma – Building Blocks)
A+ – Packers DST (DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet, FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown, FanTrax)
Consensus Recap – Week 3 – Cash options
The Industry Consensus Cash picks finished this week with a 15th place finish out of 27 experts graded.
Top Picks – Dallas Goedert
Consensus Recap – Week 3 – GPP options
The Industry Consensus GPP picks finished this week with a 18th place finish out of 27 experts graded.
Top Picks – Kyren Williams, Saquon Barkley
Head of the Class – Season
Here are the top experts in the Overall Standings after Week 3 of the season, including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
#1) Rotowire (Score: 3.69) remains on top through three weeks
#2) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 3.61) moves up one spot into 2nd place overall
#3) DFSArmy – Domination Station (Score: 3.52) joins the Top 3 overall
Top Value – DFSArmy – Domination Station (2.88 DK Pts/$1000)
The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus Cash Picks are in 12th place in the overall standings out of 28 experts. The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus GPP Picks are in 27th place in the overall standings out of 28 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 3 of the season including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
QB
#1) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (7.00)
#2) DailyFantasyNerd / DFSArmy – Domination Station (5.33)
Top Value – DFSArmy – Domination Station (4.01 DK Pts/$1000)
RB
#1) Rotoballer (4.75)
#2) Rotowire (4.71)
Top Value – Rotoballer (3.55 DK Pts/$1000)
WR
#1) DFSArmy – Domination Station (4.89)
#2) Rotoballer (4.60)
Top Value – DFSArmy – Domination Station (3.43 DK Pts/$1000)
TE
#1) DailyFantasySportsRankings (3.83)
#2) Rotowire – Optimizer / SportingNews (3.33)
Top Value – DailyFantasySportsRankings (2.68 DK Pts/$1000)
DST
#1) SportingNews (4.33)
#2) FanTrax (3.50)
Top Value – Rotowire – Optimizer (3.18 DK Pts/$1000)
Let’s see who can make the grade in Week 4!
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