DraftKings NFL perfect lineup: Early Only slate
Week 8 · Sunday, November 1 · Classic · 8 games · Locked at 1:00 PM ET
This slate locked at 1:00 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 12:55 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 Early Only slate scored 301.38 points for $49,900 of the $50,000 salary cap. The top score of the slate was Joe Burrow (CIN): 45.48 points for $7,000.
The perfect lineup
| Slot | Player | Salary | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Joe BurrowQB · CIN vs TEN | $7,000 | 45.48 |
| RB | Bhayshul TutenRB · JAX vs IND | $5,900 | 32.90 |
| RB | Tony PollardRB · TEN @ CIN | $5,800 | 31.70 |
| WR | Ja'Marr ChaseWR · CIN vs TEN | $7,700 | 34.10 |
| WR | Tee HigginsWR · CIN vs TEN | $6,700 | 40.50 |
| WR | Adonai MitchellWR · NYJ vs LV | $4,000 | 30.20 |
| TE | Harold Fannin Jr.TE · CLE @ PIT | $4,200 | 27.40 |
| FLEX | Tyler AllgeierRB · ARI @ DAL | $4,900 | 39.10 |
| DST | JaguarsDST · JAX vs IND | $3,700 | 20.00 |
| Total | $49,900 | 301.38 |
Top 10 scores
| # | Player | Salary | Points | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe BurrowQB · CIN vs TEN | $7,000 | 45.48 | 6.50 |
| 2 | Tee HigginsWR · CIN vs TEN | $6,700 | 40.50 | 6.04 |
| 3 | Tyler AllgeierRB · ARI @ DAL | $4,900 | 39.10 | 7.98 |
| 4 | Ja'Marr ChaseWR · CIN vs TEN | $7,700 | 34.10 | 4.43 |
| 5 | Bhayshul TutenRB · JAX vs IND | $5,900 | 32.90 | 5.58 |
| 6 | Tony PollardRB · TEN @ CIN | $5,800 | 31.70 | 5.47 |
| 7 | Cam WardQB · TEN @ CIN | $4,600 | 30.26 | 6.58 |
| 8 | Adonai MitchellWR · NYJ vs LV | $4,000 | 30.20 | 7.55 |
| 9 | Michael WilsonWR · ARI @ DAL | $6,200 | 29.80 | 4.81 |
| 10 | Brock BowersTE · LV @ NYJ | $7,600 | 28.20 | 3.71 |
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 | Josh AllenQB · BUF vs BAL | $7,700 | 27.8 | 3.61 |
| 2 | Jahmyr GibbsRB · DET vs MIN | $9,500 | 25.2 | 2.65 |
| 3 | Dak PrescottQB · DAL vs ARI | $6,300 | 23.6 | 3.75 |
| 4 | Bijan RobinsonRB · ATL @ TB | $8,500 | 23.2 | 2.73 |
| 5 | Joe BurrowQB · CIN vs TEN | $7,000 | 22.5 | 3.21 |
| 6 | Lamar JacksonQB · BAL @ BUF | $6,800 | 21.7 | 3.19 |
| 7 | CeeDee LambWR · DAL vs ARI | $8,100 | 21.5 | 2.65 |
| 8 | Ja'Marr ChaseWR · CIN vs TEN | $7,700 | 20.9 | 2.71 |
| 9 | Zay FlowersWR · BAL @ BUF | $7,200 | 20.8 | 2.89 |
| 10 | Trevor LawrenceQB · JAX vs IND | $6,200 | 20.5 | 3.31 |
Top 10 by value, at most 2 of each position
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dak PrescottQB · DAL vs ARI | $6,300 | 23.6 | 3.75 |
| 2 | Josh AllenQB · BUF vs BAL | $7,700 | 27.8 | 3.61 |
| 3 | Wan'Dale RobinsonWR · TEN @ CIN | $4,200 | 12.3 | 2.93 |
| 4 | Zay FlowersWR · BAL @ BUF | $7,200 | 20.8 | 2.89 |
| 5 | Braelon AllenRB · NYJ vs LV | $6,100 | 17.6 | 2.89 |
| 6 | Chase BrownRB · CIN vs TEN | $6,300 | 17.2 | 2.73 |
| 7 | Trey McBrideTE · ARI @ DAL | $7,400 | 19.9 | 2.69 |
| 8 | FalconsDST · ATL @ TB | $2,500 | 6.3 | 2.52 |
| 9 | Brenton StrangeTE · JAX vs IND | $4,000 | 10.0 | 2.50 |
| 10 | BrownsDST · CLE @ PIT | $2,600 | 6.4 | 2.46 |
Josh Allen (BUF) had the top projection of the Early Only slate: 27.8 DraftKings points for $7,700. Jahmyr Gibbs (25.2) and Dak Prescott (23.6) were next. The top value was Dak Prescott (DAL): 3.75 points per $1,000 of salary, at $6,300. The highest Vegas total was 54.5, in Ravens at Bills (BAL @ BUF).
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Games
- TEN @ CINTennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals1:00 PM ETTotal 46.5 · CIN −13.5
- BAL @ BUFBaltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills1:00 PM ETTotal 54.5 · BUF −3
- ARI @ DALArizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys1:00 PM ETTotal 54.5 · DAL −7
- MIN @ DETMinnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions1:00 PM ETTotal 46.5 · DET −3
- IND @ JAXIndianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars1:00 PM ETTotal 45.5 · JAX −10
- LV @ NYJLas Vegas Raiders at New York Jets1:00 PM ETTotal 46.5 · NYJ −1.5
- CLE @ PITCleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers1:00 PM ETTotal 38.5 · PIT −3.5
- ATL @ TBAtlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers1:00 PM ETTotal 42.5 · TB −1.5
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