NFL – DFS Expert Grading and Recap – Week 9 (2025)
Top NFL DFS Experts – Week 9
The NFL regular season has reached the midpoint with DailyFantasyFuel atop the DFS leaderboard with Rotowire and RotoGrinders – Core Plays rounding out the Top 3 so far this season. For Week 9, RotoGrinders – Core Plays was followed by DFSArmy – Domination Station and Sportsline for weekly honors.
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) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (Score: 5.57) provided five plays graded “B” or better out of seven picks
#2) DFSArmy – Domination Station (Score: 5.56) had seven of their nine selections receive a grade of “B” or better
#3) Sportsline (Score: 5.20) had four “B” or better picks out of their five selections
Top Value – DFSAmry – Domination Station (4.41 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 – DFSArmy – Domination Station (10.00) had Caleb Williams as their optimized QB
RB – DailyFantasyNerd / RotoGrinders – Core Plays / Rotowire – Optimizer (10.00) all had Christian McCaffrey and Kyle Monangai as their RB duo
WR – FanDuel Research (6.00) had the trio of Michael Pittman, Puka Nacua, and Rashee Rice
TE – DFSArmy – Domination Station / DK Playbook – Upside (10.00) had Brock Bowers and Colston Loveland, respectively
DST – DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet (6.67) had the trio of Titans DST, Rams DST, and Vikings 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+ – Joe Flacco (FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown)
A+ – Drake London (FantasyGuru – Cash Breakdown)
A+ – Michael Pittman (FanDuel Research, RunPureSports, SportingNews)
A+ – Colston Loveland (DKPlaybook – Targets, DKPlaybook – Upside, FanTrax)
A+ – Titans DST (DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet)
Consensus Recap – Week 9 – Cash options
The Industry Consensus Cash picks finished this week with a 13th place finish out of 26 experts graded.
Top Picks – Caleb Williams, Christian McCaffrey, Kyle Monangai
Consensus Recap – Week 9 – GPP options
The Industry Consensus GPP picks finished this week with a 24th place finish out of 26 experts graded.
Top Picks – Brock Bowers
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) DailyFantasyFuel (Score: 4.23) climbs into the top spot
#2) Rotowire (Score: 4.17) drops one spot into 2nd place
#3) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (Score: 4.13) moves into the Top 3
Top Value – DailyFantasyNerd (3.19 DK Pts/$1000)
The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus Cash Picks are in 9th place in the overall standings out of 26 experts. The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus GPP Picks are in 24th 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 9 of the season including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
QB
#1) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (4.17)
#2) DFSArmy – Domination Station (4.13)
Top Value – DailyFantasyFuel (4.10 DK Pts/$1000)
RB
#1) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (6.11)
#2) Rotowire (5.79)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Core Plays (3.55 DK Pts/$1000)
WR
#1) DK Playbook – Targets (4.24)
#2) DailyFantasyFuel (4.07)
Top Value – DailyFantasyFuel (3.17 DK Pts/$1000)
TE
#1) DFSArmy – Domination Station (4.67)
#2) RunPureSports (4.59)
Top Value – DFSArmy – Domination Station (3.32 DK Pts/$1000)
DST
#1) Stokastic – Cheatsheet (5.38)
#2) Rotoballer (4.75)
Top Value – Rotoballer (3.79 DK Pts/$1000)
Let’s see who can make the grade in Week 10!
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