NFL – DFS Expert Grading and Recap – Week 7 (2023)
Top NFL DFS Experts – Week 7
The NFL DFS Week 7 slate saw Sportsline take the top spot, followed by ProFootballFocus – Cheatsheet and NumberFire. Meanwhile, DailyFantasySports takes over the top spot on the Overall Leaderboard and our DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus moves into 2nd place for the season.
On to the Week 7 grades, class is in session!
Head of the Class – Week 7
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) Sportsline (Score: 5.50) provided three plays graded “A” or better out of six selections
#2) ProFootballFocus – Cheatsheet (Score: 4.60) had two “A+” picks out of their five recommendations
#3) NumberFire (Score: 3.92) delivered four “A+” options out of their 13 picks
Top Value – Sportsline (3.35 DK Pts/$1000)
Head of the Class – Week 7 (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 – DFSAmry – Geek / PFF – Cheatsheet / Rotowire – Optimizer / SportingNews (10.00) all had either Patrick Mahomes or Lamar Jackson
RB – RotoGrinders – Core Plays / Sportsline (5.00) both were led by Jahmyr Gibbs
WR – Rotoballer (5.00) had Amon-Ra St. Brown as one of their top plays
TE – DailyFantasyNerd / PFF – Cheatsheet / Sportsline (10.00) all three had Travis Kelce as their lone play at TE
DST – Stokastic – Cheatsheet (10.00) doubled up with the Ravens and Giants DST
Extra Credit – Week 7
In this section, I will look to give some extra credit to experts who 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+ – D’Onta Foreman (RunPureSports)
A+ – Puka Nacua (DFSKarma – Building Blocks, FantasyLabs, NumberFire)
A+ – Darren Waller (RiseOrFall)
A+ – Bears DST (DFSArmy – Geek)
Consensus Recap – Week 7 – Cash options
The Industry Consensus Cash picks finished this week with a 9th place finish out of 30 experts graded.
Top Picks – Patrick Mahomes, Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Travis Kelce, Ravens DST
Consensus Recap – Week 7 – GPP options
The Industry Consensus GPP picks finished this week with a 24th place finish out of 30 experts graded.
Top Picks – Lamar Jackson, Browns DST, Giants DST
Head of the Class – Season
Here are the top experts in the Overall Standings after Week 7 of the season, including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
#1) DailyFantsySportsRankings (Score: 3.72) moves up into the top spot
#2) DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus (Score: 3.65) joins the Top 3
#3) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (Score: 3.64) remains in the third spot for the season
Top Value – DailyFantasyNerd (2.89 DK Pts/$1000)
The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus Cash Picks are in 2nd place in the overall standings out of 31 experts. The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus GPP Picks are in 26th place in the overall standings out of 31 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 7 of the season including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
QB
#1) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (5.14)
#2) GoingFor2 (5.00)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (3.51 DK Pts/$1000)
RB
#1) DailyFantasySportsRankings (4.43)
#2) GoingFor2 (4.00)
Top Value – DailyFantasySportsRankings (2.97 DK Pts/$1000)
WR
#1) DraftKings Playbook – Targets (4.43)
#2) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (4.42)
Top Value – DraftKings Playbook – Targets (3.30 DK Pts/$1000)
TE
#1) ProFootballFocus – Cheatsheet (5.88)
#2) Rotowire – Optimizer (5.13)
Top Value – ProFootballFocus – Cheatsheet (3.16 DK Pts/$1000)
DST
#1) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (6.14)
#2) Stokastic – Cheatsheet (5.25)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (4.71 DK Pts/$1000)
Let’s see who can make the grade in Week 8!
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