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The Footballguys Staff has provided their best value-based selections for DraftKings contests this weekend.
*Updated 12-4-21*
Quarterback
| Name | Salary | Team | Consensus Rank |
Phil Alexander |
Ben Cummins |
Chad Parsons |
Justin Howe |
Sean Settle |
Jeff Haseley |
| Tom Brady | 7200 | TB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Herbert | 6700 | LAC | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Lamar Jackson | 7800 | BAL | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Matthew Stafford | 7300 | LAR | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Derek Carr | 6000 | LV | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Kirk Cousins | 6500 | MIN | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | |
| Taylor Heinicke | 5600 | WAS | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Tua Tagovailoa | 5500 | MIA | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Joe Burrow | 6300 | CIN | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Jalen Hurts | 7000 | PHI | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Carson Wentz | 6100 | IND | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Kyler Murray | 7500 | ARI | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Running Back
| Name | Salary | Team | Consensus Rank |
Phil Alexander |
Ben Cummins |
Chad Parsons |
Justin Howe |
Sean Settle |
Jeff Haseley |
| Alexander Mattison | 7600 | MIN | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 9200 | IND | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Leonard Fournette | 7300 | TB | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jamaal Williams | 5400 | DET | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
| Eli Mitchell | 6000 | SF | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| Antonio Gibson | 5700 | WAS | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| James Conner | 5900 | ARI | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| Austin Ekeler | 8300 | LAC | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| Joe Mixon | 8100 | CIN | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Josh Jacobs | 6000 | LV | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 7000 | ATL | 11 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| David Montgomery | 5600 | CHI | 12 | 4 | |||||
| James Robinson | 6200 | JAX | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Saquon Barkley | 6300 | NYG | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |||
| Najee Harris | 7700 | PIT | 15 | 9 | |||||
| Darrell Henderson Jr. | 6100 | LAR | 16 | 11 | |||||
| Myles Gaskin | 5800 | MIA | 16 | 12 | 12 |
Wide Receiver
| Name | Salary | Team | Consensus Rank |
Phil Alexander |
Ben Cummins |
Chad Parsons |
Justin Howe |
Sean Settle |
Jeff Haseley |
| Cooper Kupp | 9000 | LAR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | 5700 | IND | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | |
| Justin Jefferson | 8200 | MIN | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Hunter Renfrow | 5800 | LV | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Brandon Aiyuk | 5600 | SF | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | |
| Diontae Johnson | 6800 | PIT | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| Chris Godwin | 6600 | TB | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | |
| Keenan Allen | 7500 | LAC | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Brandin Cooks | 5900 | HOU | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Tee Higgins | 5800 | CIN | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Ja'Marr Chase | 7000 | CIN | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Jaylen Waddle | 6400 | MIA | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |||
| Marquise Brown | 6500 | BAL | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Mike Evans | 6700 | TB | 14 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 4 | ||
| Mike Williams | 5700 | LAC | 15 | 2 | |||||
| Darnell Mooney | 5600 | CHI | 16 | 10 | 7 | ||||
| DeSean Jackson | 4200 | LV | 17 | 5 | |||||
| Josh Reynolds | 3400 | DET | 17 | 5 | |||||
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 5500 | LAR | 19 | 8 | |||||
| Terry McLaurin | 7400 | WAS | 20 | 11 | |||||
| DK Metcalf | 6700 | SEA | 20 | 11 | |||||
| Elijah Moore | 5500 | NYJ | 20 | 11 | |||||
| DeVonta Smith | 6100 | PHI | 23 | 12 | |||||
| Nico Collins | 3100 | HOU | 23 | 12 |
Tight End
| Name | Salary | Team | Consensus Rank |
Phil Alexander |
Ben Cummins |
Chad Parsons |
Justin Howe |
Sean Settle |
Jeff Haseley |
| Rob Gronkowski | 5300 | TB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| George Kittle | 5900 | SF | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Mark Andrews | 6000 | BAL | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| Dallas Goedert | 4500 | PHI | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Foster Moreau | 2700 | LV | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| James O'Shaughnessy | 2600 | JAX | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||
| T.J. Hockenson | 5200 | DET | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Logan Thomas | 4000 | WAS | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Kyle Pitts | 5600 | ATL | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |||
| Zach Ertz | 5400 | ARI | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | |||
| Mike Gesicki | 5100 | MIA | 11 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Gerald Everett | 3800 | SEA | 12 | 3 | |||||
| Pat Freiermuth | 4200 | PIT | 13 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Tyler Higbee | 3800 | LAR | 14 | 8 | 8 |
Defense/Special Teams
| Name | Salary | Team | Consensus Rank |
Phil Alexander |
Ben Cummins |
Chad Parsons |
Justin Howe |
Sean Settle |
Jeff Haseley |
| Vikings | 3200 | MIN | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Eagles | 3600 | PHI | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| Dolphins | 3300 | MIA | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Cardinals | 3400 | ARI | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Buccaneers | 3500 | TB | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Colts | 3700 | IND | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Steelers | 2900 | PIT | 7 | 2 | |||||
| Rams | 4000 | LAR | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Giants | 2700 | NYG | 9 | 4 |