The massive popularity of small DFS slates has propelled us to expand our DFS coverage. I will give you my favorite lineup for the Primetime Slate each week. We will release these as soon as both sites release their pricing.
Recommended Primetime DFS lineups
DK Lineup: QB Justin Herbert ($5.5k), RB Derrick Henry ($7.7k), RB Saquon Barkley ($8.2k), WR Cooper Kupp ($7.3k), WR Quentin Johnston ($5.0k), WR Rashod Bateman ($4.3k), TE Will Dissly ($3.5k), FLEX Mark Andrews ($4.1k), DST Philadelphia Eagles ($2.9k)
FD Lineup: QB Justin Herbert ($7.4k), RB Derrick Henry ($9.2k), RB Kyren Williams ($8.3k), WR Puka Nacua ($8.6k), WR Quentin Johnston ($6.1k), WR Rashod Bateman ($5.5k), TE Will Dissly ($5.1k), FLEX Mark Andrews ($5.4k), DST Philadelphia Eagles ($4.2k)
Jalen Hurts and Lamar Jackson are both great QBs, but they do not work financially this week. To fit one of them, you will be dumpster diving at WR or RB. Matthew Stafford is the realistic pivot, although his matchup isn’t great.
On DK, you can afford both Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry. On FD, you can afford only one of them. Both Kyren Williams and J.K. Dobbins are solid fill-ins, and one will be adequate as your RB2 on FD (I prefer Williams). Gus Edwards, Kenneth Gainwell, and Jerome Hill (concussion) are your punts if you want to roster Jackson or Hurts. You also could use Keaton Mitchell if Hill is out.
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At WR1, A.J. Brown and Puka Nacua/Cooper Kupp are the pivots. You should start one of the Rams, and their costs make them virtually interchangeable. For WR2, I’d love to use Zay Flowers, but his presence will demand fiscal prudence elsewhere. You can pivot to Ladd McConkey (shoulder), if he suits up. If McConkey is a no-go, Joshua Palmer can fill in at WR3, otherwise, Demarcus Robinson and Jahan Dotson are your options there. Nelson Agholor (illness), Tutu Atwell, Derius Davis, Johnny Wilson, and Tylan Wallace are all dart-throw punts.
Will Dissly should be a lock at TE. You can use Mark Andrews or Dallas Goedert as a replacement for Dissly or play them in your flex slot. Isaiah Likely, Colby Parkinson, and Davis Allen are discount punts.