NFL – DFS Expert Grading and Recap – Week 8 (2025)

Top NFL DFS Experts – Week 8

Week 8 saw the SportingNews provide the top NFL DFS plays, followed by DraftKings Playbook – Targets and Stokastic – Cheatsheet. Overall, Rotowire still leads the way with DailyFantasyFuel and Stokastic – Cheatsheet rounding out the Top 3.

On to the Week 8 grades, class is in session!

Head of the Class – Week 8

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) SportingNews (Score: 5.50) had four “A+” plays out of their eight selections

#2) DraftKings Playbook – Targets (Score: 5.40) provided six picks with a “A” or better out of 10 plays

#3) Stokastic – Cheatsheet (Score: 4.33) had six out of 12 selections receive a grade of “A” or better

Top Value – DK Playbook – Targets (3.60 DK Pts/$1000)

Head of the Class – Week 8 (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 – Six Tied (10.00) all had Bo Nix as their lone QB play

RB – DailyFantasyNerd / DKPlaybook – Targets (6.50) both had Jonathan Taylor and Derrick Henry

WR – DKPlaybook – Targets (7.50) had the duo of Troy Franklin and Ja’Marr Chase

TE – RotoGrinders – Core Plays / SportingNews (10.00) had Mason Taylor and Harold Fannin, respectively

DST – RotoGrinders – Consensus (3.75) were led by Bills DST and Patriots DST

Extra Credit – Week 8

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+ – Saquon Barkley (FantasyLabs)
A+ – Chase Brown (DK Playbook – Upside)
A+ – Rome Odunze (RotoGrinders – Consensus)
A+ – Harold Fannin (SportingNews)
A+ – Bills DST (RotoGrinders – Consensus)

Consensus Recap – Week 8 – Cash options

The Industry Consensus Cash picks finished this week with a 16th place finish out of 26 experts graded.

Top Picks – Bo Nix, Jonathan Taylor

Consensus Recap – Week 8 – GPP options

The Industry Consensus GPP picks finished this week with a 5th place finish out of 26 experts graded.

Top Picks – Joe Flacco, Breece Hall, Michael Pittman, Troy Franklin, Dallas Goedert, Mason Taylor

Head of the Class – Season

Here are the top experts in the Overall Standings after Week 8 of the season, including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.

#1) Rotowire (Score: 4.27) still on top

#2) DailyFantasyFuel (Score: 4.23) continues to close the gap on the top spot

#3) Stokastic – Cheatsheet (Score: 4.05) moves into the Top 3

Top Value – DailyFantasyNerd (3.13 DK Pts/$1000)

The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus Cash Picks are in 7th place in the overall standings out of 26 experts. The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus GPP Picks are in 23rd place in the overall standings out of 26 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 8 of the season, including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.

QB

#1) SportingNews (4.44)

#2) Stokastic – Cheatsheet (4.03)

Top Value – DailyFantasyFuel (3.93 DK Pts/$1000)

RB

#1) Rotowire (5.88)

#2) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (5.63)

Top Value – RotoGrinders – Core Plays (3.41 DK Pts/$1000)

WR

#1) DK Playbook – Targets (4.60)

#2) DailyFantasyFuel (4.13)

Top Value – DailyFantasyFuel (3.21 DK Pts/$1000)

TE

#1) RunPureSports (5.33)

#2) DailyFantasyFuel (4.55)

Top Value – RunPureSports / FootballGuys – Optimizer (3.00 DK Pts/$1000)

DST

#1) Rotoballer (5.20)

#2) DailyFantasyFuel (4.50)

Top Value – Rotoballer (4.09 DK Pts/$1000)

Let’s see who can make the grade in Week 9!

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