Fantasy Football Week 1: Ranking the best DFS values for FanDuel and DraftKings

Heath Cummings ranks the top five players at each position for DFS in Week 1, with the best values you can buy.

By Heath Cummings

Sep 9, 2017 at 12:07 am ET • 1 min read

Week 1 of DFS can be daunting. We don't know exactly what usage will be like. We can't rely much on trends. We probably know a lot less than we think we do about matchups and it can be extremely difficult to guess ownership. I want as much information as possible and we're lacking in Week 1.

Well, for the last part at least we have the benefit of @UFCollective and their ownership estimates. For each of my top five plays I'll give you ownership estimates for both FanDuel and DraftKings. The lower that percentage is, the more tournament upside you should have if you play them. If you're looking for a full ownership report you can get it here.

Now let's get to the Week 1 rankings:

Quarterbacks

Player Name	FD Price	FD Ownership	DK Price	DK Ownership
Marcus Mariota TEN QB	7,800	11.6%	6,800	11.8%
Carson Palmer ARI QB	7,300	4.6%	6,000	3.3%
Ben Roethlisberger PIT QB	8,200	12.8%	7,300	6.5%
Russell Wilson SEA QB	8,000	6.4%	6,900	6.6%
Carson Wentz PHI QB	7,100	4.6%	5,300	4.1%

Running Back

Player	FD Price	FD Ownership	DK Price	DK Ownership
David Johnson ARI RB	9,400	27.1%	9,400	30.4%
Le'Veon Bell	9,300	30.9%	9,300	28.3%
LeSean McCoy BUF RB	8,500	13%	8,200	14.9%
Rob Kelley WAS RB	5,800	2.3%	4,300	2.8%
Isaiah Crowell CLE RB	6,500	3%	5,300	3.1%

Wide Receivers

Player	FD Price	FD Ownership	DK Price	DK Ownership
Antonio Brown PIT WR	9,100	24.1%	8,800	23.8%
Julio Jones ATL WR	9,000	26.2%	8,500	24.7%
Alshon Jeffery PHI WR	7,000	3.7%	5,800	5.4%
Terrelle Pryor WAS WR	6,200	15.7%	6,100	11.9%
Robby Anderson NYJ WR	5,200	4.2%	3,800	9.2%

Tight End

Player	FD Price	FD Ownership	DK Price	DK Ownership
Zach Ertz PHI TE	5,900	16.8%	3,500	20.1%
Charles Clay BUF TE	4,600	2.1%	3,200	1.9%
Jordan Reed WAS TE	7,100	3.8%	5,900	3.5%
Greg Olsen CAR TE	6,600	8.4%	6,200	6.3%
Delanie Walker TEN TE	6,100	18%	4,300	17.5%