DraftKings NFL perfect lineup: Afternoon Only slate
Week 8 · Sunday, November 1 · Classic · 3 games · Locked at 4:05 PM ET
This slate locked at 4:05 PM ET on Sunday, November 1, and it is final. Its perfect lineup and its top scores are first. The last projections we published for it, at 4:23 PM ET, are under them.
Next: the Main slate of Sunday, November 15 locks at 1:00 PM ET. Its projections are free to read.
The perfect DraftKings lineup of the Afternoon Only slate scored 173.74 points for $47,400 of the $50,000 salary cap. The top score of the slate was Patrick Mahomes (KC): 28.44 points for $6,000.
The perfect lineup
| Slot | Player | Salary | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Patrick MahomesQB · KC @ DEN | $6,000 | 28.44 |
| RB | Emmett JohnsonRB · KC @ DEN | $4,800 | 28.30 |
| RB | Jonah ColemanRB · DEN vs KC | $4,300 | 20.40 |
| WR | Puka NacuaWR · LAR vs LAC | $8,600 | 25.00 |
| WR | Rashee RiceWR · KC @ DEN | $6,400 | 18.30 |
| WR | DeMario DouglasWR · NE @ MIA | $4,400 | 16.60 |
| TE | Travis KelceTE · KC @ DEN | $5,000 | 11.70 |
| FLEX | Malik WashingtonWR · MIA vs NE | $4,400 | 15.00 |
| DST | RamsDST · LAR vs LAC | $3,500 | 10.00 |
| Total | $47,400 | 173.74 |
Top 10 scores
| # | Player | Salary | Points | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick MahomesQB · KC @ DEN | $6,000 | 28.44 | 4.74 |
| 2 | Emmett JohnsonRB · KC @ DEN | $4,800 | 28.30 | 5.90 |
| 3 | Puka NacuaWR · LAR vs LAC | $8,600 | 25.00 | 2.91 |
| 4 | Drake MayeQB · NE @ MIA | $6,500 | 22.46 | 3.46 |
| 5 | Jonah ColemanRB · DEN vs KC | $4,300 | 20.40 | 4.74 |
| 6 | Bo NixQB · DEN vs KC | $5,100 | 19.28 | 3.78 |
| 7 | Rashee RiceWR · KC @ DEN | $6,400 | 18.30 | 2.86 |
| 8 | DeMario DouglasWR · NE @ MIA | $4,400 | 16.60 | 3.77 |
| 9 | Malik WillisQB · MIA vs NE | $4,900 | 15.64 | 3.19 |
| 10 | Malik WashingtonWR · MIA vs NE | $4,400 | 15.00 | 3.41 |
The perfect lineup is the lineup with the most points that fits the salary cap and the roster rules of DraftKings. The points are our count from the final results. The site's own points can differ after a stat correction.
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Top 10 by projection
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puka NacuaWR · LAR vs LAC | $8,600 | 23.3 | 2.71 |
| 2 | Kenneth Walker IIIRB · KC @ DEN | $8,800 | 20.9 | 2.38 |
| 3 | Drake MayeQB · NE @ MIA | $6,500 | 19.3 | 2.97 |
| 4 | Matthew StaffordQB · LAR vs LAC | $6,400 | 18.7 | 2.92 |
| 5 | Kyren WilliamsRB · LAR vs LAC | $7,500 | 17.9 | 2.39 |
| 6 | Bo NixQB · DEN vs KC | $5,100 | 17.2 | 3.37 |
| 7 | Rhamondre StevensonRB · NE @ MIA | $5,600 | 16.8 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Justin HerbertQB · LAC @ LAR | $5,000 | 16.8 | 3.36 |
| 9 | Patrick MahomesQB · KC @ DEN | $6,000 | 14.8 | 2.47 |
| 10 | Malik WillisQB · MIA vs NE | $4,900 | 14.5 | 2.96 |
Top 10 by value, at most 2 of each position
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bo NixQB · DEN vs KC | $5,100 | 17.2 | 3.37 |
| 2 | Justin HerbertQB · LAC @ LAR | $5,000 | 16.8 | 3.36 |
| 3 | Rhamondre StevensonRB · NE @ MIA | $5,600 | 16.8 | 3.00 |
| 4 | BroncosDST · DEN vs KC | $2,300 | 6.4 | 2.78 |
| 5 | Jonah ColemanRB · DEN vs KC | $4,300 | 11.9 | 2.77 |
| 6 | Puka NacuaWR · LAR vs LAC | $8,600 | 23.3 | 2.71 |
| 7 | Hunter HenryTE · NE @ MIA | $4,300 | 11.3 | 2.63 |
| 8 | Tyler HigbeeTE · LAR vs LAC | $3,800 | 9.6 | 2.53 |
| 9 | Malik WashingtonWR · MIA vs NE | $4,400 | 10.7 | 2.43 |
| 10 | ChargersDST · LAC @ LAR | $2,000 | 4.6 | 2.30 |
Puka Nacua (LAR) had the top projection of the Afternoon Only slate: 23.3 DraftKings points for $8,600. Kenneth Walker III (20.9) and Drake Maye (19.3) were next. The top value was Bo Nix (DEN): 3.37 points per $1,000 of salary, at $5,100. The highest Vegas total was 46.5, in Chargers at Rams (LAC @ LAR).
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Games
- LAC @ LARLos Angeles Chargers at Los Angeles Rams4:05 PM ETTotal 46.5 · LAR −6.5
- KC @ DENKansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos4:25 PM ETTotal 41.5 · DEN −1.5
- NE @ MIANew England Patriots at Miami Dolphins4:25 PM ETTotal 41.5 · NE −7
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