We are through five weeks of the NFL season and the ownership percentages are stabilizing more with each passing week. For the most part, the more often a player is recommended by the DFS experts we track the higher the ownership percentage, especially in Cash leagues.
Below are the updated ownership percentages by position for both Cash and GPP contests. Ownership percentages are taken from a DraftKings Double Up for the “Cash” percentages and from a DraftKings Single entry tournament for the “GPP” percentages. The Count is the number of times that the DFS experts we grade chose a given player at each position.
We use these ownership percentages as the baseline for the projected ownership percentages we include in our Weekly Consensus and Weighted Consensus articles. Analyzing ownership percentages and having an idea of expected ownership percentages for a given player is a great way to understand who the chalk plays will be and who you might be able to be contrarian with and get at a lower ownership percentage.
Ownership Percentages by Position
Cash
| Count | QB | RB | WR | TE | DST | Total |
| 20 | 44.7% | 44.7% | ||||
| 19 | 67.0% | 67.0% | ||||
| 18 | 54.0% | 54.0% | ||||
| 17 | 60.5% | 40.0% | 50.3% | |||
| 16 | 56.1% | 57.9% | 56.7% | |||
| 15 | 63.7% | 63.7% | ||||
| 14 | 24.9% | 44.2% | 28.6% | 70.0% | 37.2% | |
| 13 | 52.6% | 33.3% | 48.2% | 44.7% | ||
| 12 | 29.7% | 54.0% | 41.2% | 36.2% | ||
| 11 | 15.8% | 24.2% | 43.6% | 13.2% | 30.8% | |
| 10 | 9.4% | 16.7% | 26.2% | 6.3% | 26.7% | 15.0% |
| 9 | 14.7% | 22.1% | 23.8% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 17.2% |
| 8 | 38.2% | 16.8% | 17.0% | 20.6% | ||
| 7 | 8.2% | 11.8% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 7.3% | 9.3% |
| 6 | 3.9% | 5.8% | 12.7% | 9.8% | 19.2% | 10.4% |
| 5 | 2.5% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 4.7% | 9.0% | 5.7% |
| 4 | 3.9% | 4.8% | 7.7% | 3.8% | 5.2% | 5.5% |
| 3 | 3.6% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| 2 | 1.5% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 1 | 0.8% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1.7% |
GPP
| Count | QB | RB | WR | TE | DST | Total |
| 20 | 32.3% | 32.3% | ||||
| 19 | 39.9% | 39.9% | ||||
| 18 | 30.9% | 30.9% | ||||
| 17 | 37.8% | 19.8% | 28.8% | |||
| 16 | 22.4% | 29.6% | 24.8% | |||
| 15 | 34.2% | 34.2% | ||||
| 14 | 14.1% | 22.9% | 16.7% | 30.7% | 19.5% | |
| 13 | 29.2% | 15.1% | 32.8% | 25.7% | ||
| 12 | 13.6% | 19.6% | 24.7% | 18.0% | ||
| 11 | 10.7% | 18.1% | 20.7% | 7.8% | 16.6% | |
| 10 | 6.6% | 13.8% | 14.8% | 6.6% | 11.3% | 10.0% |
| 9 | 9.4% | 14.4% | 13.5% | 7.1% | 7.7% | 11.4% |
| 8 | 18.8% | 11.0% | 11.1% | 12.4% | ||
| 7 | 8.9% | 12.9% | 8.4% | 11.5% | 8.9% | 10.7% |
| 6 | 5.9% | 6.8% | 14.0% | 9.0% | 13.3% | 10.3% |
| 5 | 3.9% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 3.3% | 11.2% | 7.3% |
| 4 | 5.4% | 7.2% | 8.7% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 3 | 3.8% | 3.8% | 6.2% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.8% |
| 2 | 2.3% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 3.7% | 4.5% |
| 1 | 1.8% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 2.5% |
