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The Footballguys Staff has provided their best value-based selections for DraftKings contests this weekend.
Quarterback
| Name | Salary | Team | Consensus Rank |
Phil Alexander |
Ben Cummins |
Chad Parsons |
Justin Howe |
Sean Settle |
Jeff Haseley |
| Patrick Mahomes | 8100 | KC | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Josh Allen | 8000 | BUF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Matthew Stafford | 7000 | LAR | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Jalen Hurts | 6900 | PHI | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| Russell Wilson | 7100 | SEA | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
| Kyler Murray | 7800 | ARI | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Taylor Heinicke | 5900 | WAS | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Lamar Jackson | 7500 | BAL | 8 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Jacoby Brissett | 5100 | MIA | 8 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Dak Prescott | 6700 | DAL | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |||
| Kirk Cousins | 6400 | MIN | 10 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Aaron Rodgers | 6800 | GB | 12 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Baker Mayfield | 6200 | CLE | 13 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Matt Ryan | 5400 | ATL | 13 | 6 | 7 |
Running Back
| Name | Salary | Team | Consensus Rank |
Phil Alexander |
Ben Cummins |
Chad Parsons |
Justin Howe |
Sean Settle |
Jeff Haseley |
| Derrick Henry | 8800 | TEN | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Alvin Kamara | 8400 | NO | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Najee Harris | 6800 | PIT | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Aaron Jones | 7700 | GB | 4 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 6500 | DAL | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | |
| D'Andre Swift | 6200 | DET | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Antonio Gibson | 6100 | WAS | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Chuba Hubbard | 5900 | CAR | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| David Montgomery | 5800 | CHI | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 5400 | KC | 10 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Mike Davis | 5100 | ATL | 11 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| Kareem Hunt | 6000 | CLE | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | ||
| Jonathan Taylor | 6300 | IND | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | |||
| Chris Carson | 6300 | SEA | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | ||
| Chase Edmonds | 5500 | ARI | 15 | 6 | 9 | ||||
| Alexander Mattison | 6600 | MIN | 16 | 5 | |||||
| Darrell Henderson Jr. | 5600 | LAR | 16 | 11 | 7 | ||||
| Nick Chubb | 7000 | CLE | 18 | 6 | |||||
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 4900 | ATL | 19 | 11 | 12 |
Wide Receiver
| Name | Salary | Team | Consensus Rank |
Phil Alexander |
Ben Cummins |
Chad Parsons |
Justin Howe |
Sean Settle |
Jeff Haseley |
| Cooper Kupp | 7800 | LAR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Deebo Samuel | 6500 | SF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Amari Cooper | 6000 | DAL | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| DJ Moore | 6600 | CAR | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Tyreek Hill | 8000 | KC | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | |
| Courtland Sutton | 5700 | DEN | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | |
| DK Metcalf | 7200 | SEA | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | |
| Davante Adams | 7900 | GB | 8 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Stefon Diggs | 7600 | BUF | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Justin Jefferson | 7300 | MIN | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | ||
| CeeDee Lamb | 6700 | DAL | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 | |||
| Brandin Cooks | 6400 | HOU | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Robert Woods | 5300 | LAR | 13 | 7 | 9 | 7 | |||
| Brandon Aiyuk | 5000 | SF | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Emmanuel Sanders | 4900 | BUF | 15 | 3 | |||||
| Marquise Brown | 5400 | BAL | 16 | 4 | |||||
| Cole Beasley | 5400 | BUF | 17 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| K.J. Osborn | 3700 | MIN | 18 | 8 | |||||
| Corey Davis | 5000 | NYJ | 19 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| Allen Robinson II | 5800 | CHI | 20 | 10 | |||||
| Adam Thielen | 6800 | MIN | 21 | 11 | |||||
| Chase Claypool | 6100 | PIT | 21 | 11 | |||||
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 5800 | CLE | 21 | 11 | |||||
| Tim Patrick | 4900 | DEN | 24 | 12 |
Tight End
| Name | Salary | Team | Consensus Rank |
Phil Alexander |
Ben Cummins |
Chad Parsons |
Justin Howe |
Sean Settle |
Jeff Haseley |
| Travis Kelce | 8100 | KC | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| George Kittle | 5900 | SF | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 5800 | DET | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Tyler Higbee | 4600 | LAR | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| Noah Fant | 4300 | DEN | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Mark Andrews | 5300 | BAL | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Kyle Pitts | 5000 | ATL | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| Evan Engram | 3000 | NYG | 8 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Mike Gesicki | 4000 | MIA | 9 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| Tommy Tremble | 2500 | CAR | 10 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Logan Thomas | 4900 | WAS | 11 | 4 | |||||
| Robert Tonyan | 4500 | GB | 12 | 5 | |||||
| Cole Kmet | 3000 | CHI | 12 | 5 | |||||
| Austin Hooper | 3700 | CLE | 14 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Tyler Conklin | 3500 | MIN | 14 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Dalton Schultz | 3400 | DAL | 14 | 6 | |||||
| Will Dissly | 2600 | SEA | 14 | 6 | |||||
| Dallas Goedert | 4800 | PHI | 18 | 8 | |||||
| Dawson Knox | 3600 | BUF | 18 | 8 |
Defense/Special Teams
| Name | Salary | Team | Consensus Rank |
Phil Alexander |
Ben Cummins |
Chad Parsons |
Justin Howe |
Sean Settle |
Jeff Haseley |
| Lions | 2200 | DET | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Titans | 3900 | TEN | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Packers | 3300 | GB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Saints | 3800 | NO | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Bills | 4300 | BUF | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Broncos | 3700 | DEN | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Colts | 2700 | IND | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| WAS Football Team | 3500 | WAS | 8 | 2 | |||||
| Falcons | 2300 | ATL | 8 | 2 | |||||
| Dolphins | 3200 | MIA | 10 | 3 | |||||
| Panthers | 3400 | CAR | 11 | 4 | |||||
| Cowboys | 2600 | DAL | 11 | 4 | |||||
| Chiefs | 3200 | KC | 13 | 5 | |||||
| Jets | 2000 | NYJ | 13 | 5 |