NFL – DFS Expert Grading and Recap – Week 6 (2023)
Top NFL DFS Experts – Week 6
Another week of NFL DFS action is in the books. Week 6 saw DailyFantasySportsRankings provide the top plays, followed by RotoGrinders – Core Plays and GoingFor2. Rotowire still leads overall, but DailyFantasySportsRankings and RotoGrinders – Core Plays join the Top 3 for the season.
On to the Week 6 grades, class is in session!
Head of the Class – Week 6
Each week I will highlight a few of the top experts for the week. Here are the experts who deserve a “gold star” this week based on their cumulative grades for all players they touted this week.
#1) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 5.00) delivered six picks graded “B” or better out of 10 selections
#2) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (Score: 4.13) provided five recommendations that received a “B” or better out of eight plays
#3) GoingFor2 (Score: 4.10) had six of the 10 selections finish with a grade of “B” or better
Top Value – DailyFantasySportsRankings (2.92 DK Pts/$1000)
Head of the Class – Week 6 (By Position)
Sometimes there is just that one class that you excel in. In this section, I will highlight the top experts at each position for this week.
QB – SportingNews (10.00) had Desmond Ridder as their lone QB play
RB – DailyFantasySportsRankings (10.00) provided the pairing of Raheem Mostert and Travis Etienne
WR – Rotowire – Optimizer / DKPlaybook – Targets / GoingFor2 (5.00) the trio had a mix of Cooper Kupp, Adam Thielen, and Drake London
TE – DailyFantasySportsRankings (6.50) were led by Kyle Pitts
DST – DKPlaybook – Upside (5.00) had the Bears DST as their only play at the position
Extra Credit – Week 6
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 (GoingFor2)
A+ – Desmond Ridder (SportingNews, SportsIllustrated)
A+ – Amon-Ra St. Brown (DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet)
A+ – Vikings DST (FanTrax, RunPureSports, Stokastic – Cheatsheet)
Consensus Recap – Week 6 – Cash options
The Industry Consensus Cash picks finished this week with a 13th place finish out of 32 experts graded.
Top Picks – Raheem Mostert, Kyren Williams, Travis Etienne, Cooper Kupp, Tyreek Hill
Consensus Recap – Week 6 – GPP options
The Industry Consensus GPP picks finished this week with a 20th place finish out of 32 experts graded.
Top Picks – Jalen Hurts, Drake London, Adam Thielen, Kyle Pitts
Head of the Class – Season
Here are the top experts in the Overall Standings after Week 6 of the season, including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
#1) Rotowire (Score: 4.03) holds onto the top spot for another week
#2) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 3.92) moves up into 2nd place after a strong week
#3) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (Score: 3.82) joins the Top 3 with a good week
Top Value – Rotowire (2.99 DK Pts/$1000)
The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus Cash Picks are in 11th place in the overall standings out of 38 experts. The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus GPP Picks are in 11th 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 6 of the season including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
QB
#1) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (5.67)
#2) NumberFire (5.25)
Top Value – Sports Illustrated (3.58 DK Pts/$1000)
RB
#1) DailyFantasySportsRankings (4.89)
#2) DFSArmy – Geek (4.17)
Top Value – DFSArmy – Domination Station (3.19 DK Pts/$1000)
WR
#1) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (5.25)
#2) DKPlaybook – Targets (4.92)
Top Value – DKPlaybook – Targets (3.47 DK Pts/$1000)
TE
#1) Rotowire – Optimizer (6.50)
#2) ProFootballFocus – Cheatsheet (5.29)
Top Value – Rotowire – Optimizer (3.01 DK Pts/$1000)
DST
#1) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (5.50)
#2) FantasyData (4.50)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (4.59 DK Pts/$1000)
Let’s see who can make the grade in Week 7!
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