DraftKings NFL perfect lineup: Primetime slate
Week 9 · Sunday, November 8 · Classic · 2 games · Locked at 8:20 PM ET
This slate locked at 8:20 PM ET on Sunday, November 8, and it is final. Its perfect lineup and its top scores are first. The last projections we published for it, at 8:11 PM ET on Mon Nov 9, 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 Primetime slate scored 147.56 points for $46,600 of the $50,000 salary cap. The top score of the slate was Bucky Irving (TB): 28.50 points for $6,900.
The perfect lineup
| Slot | Player | Salary | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Caleb WilliamsQB · CHI vs TB | $6,300 | 16.76 |
| RB | James Cook IIIRB · BUF @ MIN | $7,400 | 19.70 |
| RB | Bucky IrvingRB · TB @ CHI | $6,900 | 28.50 |
| WR | Luther Burden IIIWR · CHI vs TB | $6,000 | 21.70 |
| WR | Khalil ShakirWR · BUF @ MIN | $5,300 | 9.80 |
| WR | Rome OdunzeWR · CHI vs TB | $4,300 | 16.00 |
| TE | Keleki LatuTE · BUF @ MIN | $2,500 | 9.50 |
| FLEX | Kenny GainwellRB · TB @ CHI | $4,900 | 10.60 |
| DST | BillsDST · BUF @ MIN | $3,000 | 15.00 |
| Total | $46,600 | 147.56 |
Top 10 scores
| # | Player | Salary | Points | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucky IrvingRB · TB @ CHI | $6,900 | 28.50 | 4.13 |
| 2 | Luther Burden IIIWR · CHI vs TB | $6,000 | 21.70 | 3.62 |
| 3 | James Cook IIIRB · BUF @ MIN | $7,400 | 19.70 | 2.66 |
| 4 | Caleb WilliamsQB · CHI vs TB | $6,300 | 16.76 | 2.66 |
| 5 | Rome OdunzeWR · CHI vs TB | $4,300 | 16.00 | 3.72 |
| 6 | BillsDST · BUF @ MIN | $3,000 | 15.00 | 5.00 |
| 7 | BearsDST · CHI vs TB | $3,200 | 14.00 | 4.38 |
| 8 | Josh AllenQB · BUF @ MIN | $7,400 | 13.86 | 1.87 |
| 9 | BuccaneersDST · TB @ CHI | $2,600 | 11.00 | 4.23 |
| 10 | Kenny GainwellRB · TB @ CHI | $4,900 | 10.60 | 2.16 |
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 @ MIN | $7,400 | 22.0 | 2.97 |
| 2 | Caleb WilliamsQB · CHI vs TB | $6,300 | 20.9 | 3.32 |
| 3 | Justin JeffersonWR · MIN vs BUF | $6,800 | 18.7 | 2.75 |
| 4 | D'Andre SwiftRB · CHI vs TB | $7,000 | 17.6 | 2.51 |
| 5 | James Cook IIIRB · BUF @ MIN | $7,400 | 16.7 | 2.26 |
| 6 | Carson WentzQB · MIN vs BUF | $4,500 | 16.0 | 3.56 |
| 7 | Luther Burden IIIWR · CHI vs TB | $6,000 | 15.8 | 2.63 |
| 8 | Baker MayfieldQB · TB @ CHI | $5,100 | 15.3 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Bucky IrvingRB · TB @ CHI | $6,900 | 15.1 | 2.19 |
| 10 | Colston LovelandTE · CHI vs TB | $4,800 | 14.0 | 2.92 |
Top 10 by value, at most 2 of each position
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carson WentzQB · MIN vs BUF | $4,500 | 16.0 | 3.56 |
| 2 | Caleb WilliamsQB · CHI vs TB | $6,300 | 20.9 | 3.32 |
| 3 | Colston LovelandTE · CHI vs TB | $4,800 | 14.0 | 2.92 |
| 4 | Justin JeffersonWR · MIN vs BUF | $6,800 | 18.7 | 2.75 |
| 5 | Luther Burden IIIWR · CHI vs TB | $6,000 | 15.8 | 2.63 |
| 6 | D'Andre SwiftRB · CHI vs TB | $7,000 | 17.6 | 2.51 |
| 7 | T.J. HockensonTE · MIN vs BUF | $4,300 | 10.4 | 2.42 |
| 8 | James Cook IIIRB · BUF @ MIN | $7,400 | 16.7 | 2.26 |
| 9 | VikingsDST · MIN vs BUF | $2,700 | 5.6 | 2.07 |
| 10 | BearsDST · CHI vs TB | $3,200 | 6.6 | 2.06 |
Josh Allen (BUF) had the top projection of the Primetime slate: 22.0 DraftKings points for $7,400. Caleb Williams (20.9) and Justin Jefferson (18.7) were next. The top value was Carson Wentz (MIN): 3.56 points per $1,000 of salary, at $4,500. The highest Vegas total was 47.5, in Buccaneers at Bears (TB @ CHI).
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Games
- TB @ CHITampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears8:20 PM ETTotal 47.5 · CHI −6.5
- BUF @ MINBuffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings8:15 PM ET on Mon Nov 9Total 43.5 · BUF −3
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