XFL DFS Expert Recap and Grading – Week 2

Top XFL DFS Experts – Week 2

Another week of XFL action is in the books. The top XFL DFS analyst in Week 2 was GoingFor2, followed closely by FantasyTeamAdvisors and DraftKings Playbook. The overall standings have gotten very interesting with a three-way tie for the top spot between GoingFor2, FantasyLabs, and FanSided. It should be an interesting season on the XFL expert leaderboard!

On to the Week 2 grades, class is in session!

Consensus Recap – Week 2 – Cash options

The Industry Consensus Cash picks finished with a strong 8th place showing out of 24 experts graded this week.

QB (Score: 5.67 / Rank 2nd out of 23) – the Cash list has three of the top 4 scoring QBs

RB (Score: 2.25 / Rank 14th out of 23) – the only solid grades at RB where from Lance Dunbar and James Butler, who were the two highest-ranked options on the Cash list

WR (Score: 4.71 / Rank 8th out of 24) – the Top 2 scores at WR (Nelson Spruce and Cam Phillips) were the top two players listed on the WR Cash list

D/ST (Score: 5.50 / Rank 8th out of 16) – the Defenders scored the most at D/ST this week and were one of two options on the Cash list

Consensus Recap – Week 2 – GPP options

The Industry Consensus GPP picks struggled this week finishing in 21st place out of 24 experts graded.

QB (Score: 1.50 / Rank 23rd out of 23) – Cardale Jones was solid, but Quinton Flowers performed poorly

RB (Score: 4.40 / Rank 2nd out of 23) – RB was the strongest position for the GPP list which included the top two scorers at the position, Cameron Artis-Payne, and Matt Jones

WR (Score: 1.75 / Rank 20th out of 24) – Solid scoring from the two BattleHawk WRs (De’ Mornay Pierson-El and L’Damian Washington) but that was all

D/ST (Score: 6.50 / Rank 6th out of 16) – the two options on the GPP list at D/ST finished 2nd and 3rd at the position

Head of the Class – Week 2

Each week I will highlight a few of the top experts for the week. Here are the experts that deserve a “gold star” for Week 2 based on their cumulative grades for all players they touted this week.

#1) GoingFor2 (Score: 5.25) delivered five “A+” grades from their 12 selections

#2) FantasyTeamAdvisors (Score: 5.00) produced eight players with a “B” or better out of 12 picks

#3) DraftKings Playbook (Score: 4.70) had four “A+” marks from their 10 recommendations

Top Value – GoingFor2 (2.56 DK Pts/$1000) had value picks of the Dragons D/ST and Donald Parham

Head of the Class – Week 2 (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 Week 2.

QB – DraftKings Playbook (6.50) had two of the Top 3 scoring QBs

RB – SportsGamblingPodcast (7.50) picked high-scoring RBs, Lance Dunbar and Matt Jones

WR – GoingFor2 (8.33) had three strong picks that included Nelson Spruce and Donald Parham

DST – AthlonSports / Fansided / Rotowire (10.00) all delivered a high scoring D/ST

Extra Credit – Week 2

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. Week 2 extra credit goes to the following…

A+ – Cameron Artis-Payne (CBSSports, RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder, RotoGrinders – Core Plays)
A+ – DeAndre Thompkins (DKNation)
A – Donnel Pumphrey (DFSArmy)

Head of the Class – Season

Here are the top experts in the Overall Standings after Week 2 of the season, including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.

#1 tie) GoingFor2 (Score: 4.00) takes the top spot in Week 2 and moves into a 1st place tie for the season

#1 tie) FantasyLabs (Score: 4.00) led after Week 1 and still holds onto a tie for the top spot through two weeks

#1 tie) Fansided (Score: 4.00) rounds out our tie for the top of the leaderboard with another strong week of picks

Top Value – GoingFor2 (2.30 DK Pts/$1000)

The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus Cash Picks are in 11th place in the overall standings out of 37 experts. The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus GPP Picks are in 11th place in the overall standings out of 37 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 2 of the season including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.