NFL – DFS Expert Grading and Recap – Week 4

Top NFL DFS Experts – Week 4

We have reached the quarter pole of the 2020 NFL season which finds us with RotoGrinders – Consensus in the lead of the overall standings followed by FantasyAlarm and NumberFire. Our DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus plays have been strong in the early going with a 5th place showing so far.

For Week 4 it was RotoGrinders – Core Plays in the top spot, followed closely by RotoGrinders – Consensus, and the DailyRoto – Optimizer picks. See which sites are faring the best position-by-position for the week and season below.

On to the Week 4 grades, class is in session!

Head of the Class – Week 4

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 4 based on their cumulative grades for all players they touted this week.

#1) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (Score: 4.50) had three of their four core plays receive a grade of “B” or better

#2) RotoGrinders – Consensus (Score: 4.46) produced eight “A+” plays our of a total of 24 recommendations

#3) DailyRoto – Optimizer (Score: 4.44) delivered three “A+” options from their nine-man lineup

Top Value – DailyRoto – Optimizer (3.39 DK Pts/$1000)

Head of the Class – Week 4 (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 4.

QB – DailyFantasyNerd / DailyRoto – Optimizer / Rotowire – Optimizer (10.00) all had Dak Prescott in their optimally generated lineup

RB – RotoGrinders – Consensus (6.20) all five of their plays had a grade of “B” or better including top plays of Dalvin Cook and Joe Mixon

WR – Rotoworld – Pivots (6.50) delivered a pair of top 10 WRs with Odell Beckham and DeVante Parker

TE – Five tied (10.00) all recommended Darren Waller as a top TE target

DST – FanSided (10.00) selected the top DST on the slate with the Rams

Extra Credit – Week 4

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. Week 4 extra credit goes to the following…

A+ – Chris Carson (DFSArmy – Geek)
A+ – Adam Thielen (DailyRoto, FantasyAlarm)
A+ – Austin Hooper (AthlonSports, Awesemo)
A+ – OJ Howard (Rotoworld – Bargains)

Consensus Recap – Week 4 – Cash options

The Industry Consensus Cash picks finished in the top third again this week with a 10th place finish out of 38 experts graded.

Top Picks – Dak Prescott, Dalvin Cook, Amari Cooper, Darren Waller, Mark Andrews, Rams DST

Consensus Recap – Week 4 – GPP options

The Industry Consensus GPP picks had a few good ones but overall finished in 27th place out of 38 experts graded.

Top Picks – Joe Mixon, Odell Beckham, Dalton Schultz, Colts DST

Head of the Class – Season

Here are the top experts in the Overall Standings after Week 4 of the season, including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.

#1) RotoGrinders – Consensus (Score: 3.94) remains in the top spot with a strong 2nd place finish in Week 4

#2) FantasyAlarm (Score: 3.86) holds onto 2nd overall with a 5th place showing in Week 4

#3) NumberFire (Score: 3.65) continues to round out the Top 3 for another week

Top Value – RotoGrinders – Consensus (3.03 DK Pts/$1000)

The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus Cash Picks are in 5th place in the overall standings out of 38 experts. The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus GPP Picks are in 27th place in the overall standings out of 38 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 4 of the season including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.

QB

#1) DailyRoto – Optimizer (7.50)

#2) Rotowire – Optimizer / DailyFantasyNerd (6.25) – NEW

Top Value –DailyRoto – Optimizer (4.78 DK Pts/$1000)

RB

#1) DraftKings Playbook – Sleepers (6.00)

#2) AthlonSports (5.00)

Top Value – DraftKings Playbook – Sleepers (3.41 DK Pts/$1000)

WR

#1) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (4.00)

#2) RotoGrinders – Consensus (3.78) – NEW

Top Value – NumberFire (3.26 DK Pts/$1000)

TE

#1) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (4.50) – NEW LEADER

#2) FantasyLabs (4.21) – NEW

Top Value – RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (3.06 DK Pts/$1000) – NEW

DST

#1) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (5.75)

#2) FanSided (5.00) – NEW

Top Value – RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (3.82 DK Pts/$1000)

Let’s see who can make the grade in Week 5!

 

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