NFL – DFS Expert Grading and Recap – Week 4 (2021)

Top NFL DFS Experts – Week 4

The top DFS plays for Week 4 came from RotoGrinders – Core Plays, who was closely followed by GoingFor2 and NumberFire. The overall leaderboard has a change at the top with Rotoballer moving into the top spot overtaking EliteFantasy – Seige Takes which dropped into second place for the year.

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) three out of four recommendations graded with a “B” or better

#2) GoingFor2 (Score: 4.43) delivered three “A+” picks out of their seven selections

#3) NumberFire (Score: 3.94) provided 10 players who received a grade of “B” or better out of 17 recommendations

Top Value – GoingFor2 (3.33 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 / GoingFor2 (10.00) with Patrick Mahomes and Sam Darnold respectively

RB – RotoGrinders – Core Plays (7.50) led by the combo of Derrick Henry and David Montgomery

WR – NumberFire (5.60) top plays included Tyreek Hill, DJ Moore, and DeVonta Smith

TE – DailyFantasyNerd / DailyRoto – Optimizer (5.00) both had Dalton Schultz in their optimal lineup

DST – DraftKings Playbook – Targets / Rotowire (6.50) the Bills DST led the way for both sites

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+ – Cordarrelle Patterson (ProFootballFocus – Cheatsheet)
A+ – Saquon Barkley (Rotoballer, Rotowire)
A+ – Maxx Williams (DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet)
A+ – Dawson Knox (ProFootballFocus – Cheatsheet)

Consensus Recap – Week 4 – Cash options

The Industry Consensus Cash picks had a 23rd place finish out of 38 experts graded.

Top Picks – Patrick Mahomes, Derrick Henry, DJ Moore, Bills DST

Consensus Recap – Week 4 – GPP options

The Industry Consensus GPP picks finished in the top half this week with a 17th place finish out of 38 experts graded.

Top Picks – Sam Darnold, Deebo Samuel, Terry McLaurin, Tyreek Hill

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) Rotoballer (Score: 3.94) moves up one spot to take over the lead after four weeks

#2) EliteFantasy – Seige Takes (Score: 3.68) drops one spot in the overall standings

#3) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (Score: 3.61) jumps into the Top 3 for the season

Top Value – RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (2.93 DK Pts/$1000)

The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus Cash Picks are in 11th place in the overall standings out of 37 experts. The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus GPP Picks are in 11th place in the overall standings out of 37 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) DailyFantasyNerd (8.25) – NEW LEADER

#2) EliteFantasy – Seige Takes (6.42) – NEW

Top Value –DailyFantasyNerd (3.98 DK Pts/$1000) – NEW LEADER

RB

#1) Rotoballer (5.33) – NEW LEADER

#2) DraftKings Playbook – Targets (5.14) – NEW

Top Value – Rotoballer (3.37 DK Pts/$1000)

WR

#1) DFSArmy – Domination Station (3.77)

#2) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (3.47) – NEW

Top Value – DFSArmy – Domination Station (3.25 DK Pts/$1000)

TE

#1) Rotoballer (4.33)

#2) DFSArmy – Cash Keg (3.92) – NEW

Top Value – DailyFantasyNerd (2.40 DK Pts/$1000) – NEW LEADER

DST

#1) Rotowire (5.50) – NEW LEADER

#2) EliteFantasy – Seige Takes (5.14)

Top Value – Rotowire (4.07 DK Pts/$1000)

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

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