NFL – DFS Expert Grading and Recap – Week 9 (2023)

Top NFL DFS Experts – Week 9

As we reach the halfway point of the NFL season, Rotowire leads the overall standings followed up by our DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus with a pair of recommendations from RotoGrinders rounding out the Top 3. Meanwhile, the top NFL DFS analysts for Week 9 were DraftKings Playbook – Targets with SportingNews and Rotoballer coming in the Top 3 for the week.

On to the Week 9 grades, class is in session!

Head of the Class – Week 9

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) DraftKings Playbook – Targets (Score: 4.50) saw seven of their 10 recommendations receive a grade of “B” or better

#2) SportingNews (Score: 4.44) had six of their nine plays receive a grade of “B” or better

#3) Rotoballer (Score: 3.71) provided two “A+” picks out of seven selections

Top Value – DraftKings Playbook – Targets (3.40 DK Pts/$1000)

Head of the Class – Week 9 (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 – FanTrax (10.00) had Dak Prescott as their lone play at QB

RB – DraftKings Playbook – Values (10.00) delivered the top play at RB with Rachaad White

WR – SportingNews (5.67) recommended the trio of CeeDee Lamb, AJ Brown, and Terry McLaurin

TE – DraftKings Playbook – Upside (10.00) provided a great value option with Cade Otton

DST – DraftKings Playbook – Targets / RiseOrFall (4.00) both recommended the combo of Raiders and Saints DST

Extra Credit – Week 9

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+ – Noah Brown (FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown)
A+ – Tank Dell (Sports Illustrated)
A+ – Browns DST (FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown, RotoGrinders – Consensus)

Consensus Recap – Week 9 – Cash options

The Industry Consensus Cash picks finished this week with a 13th place finish out of 31 experts graded.

Top Picks – Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb

Consensus Recap – Week 9 – GPP options

The Industry Consensus GPP picks finished this week with a 21st place finish out of 31 experts graded.

Top Picks – CJ Stroud, Rachaad White, Cade Otton, Dalton Schultz

Head of the Class – Season

Here are the top experts in the Overall Standings after Week 9 of the season, including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.

#1) Rotowire (Score: 3.83) stays on top for another week

#2) DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus (Score: 3.63) has a strong hold on the second spot

#3) RotoGrinders – Consensus / RotoGrinders – Core Plays (Score: 3.55) both move into the Top 3 tied for the season

Top Value – DailyFantasyNerd (2.84 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 29th 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 9 of the season including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.

QB

#1) GoingFor2 (4.69)

#2) NumberFire (4.53)

Top Value – DailyFantasyNerd (3.50 DK Pts/$1000)

RB

#1) DFSArmy – Domination Station (4.25)

#2) DailyFantasySportsRankings (4.04)

Top Value – DFSArmy – Domination Station (2.92 DK Pts/$1000)

WR

#1) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (4.57)

#2) DK Playbook – Targets (4.39)

Top Value – DK Playbook – Targets (3.26 DK Pts/$1000)

TE

#1) ProFootballFocus – Cheatsheet (5.22)

#2) Rotowire – Optimizer (5.18)

Top Value – Rotowire – Optimzier (3.40 DK Pts/$1000)

Let’s see who can make the grade in Week 10!

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