NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Picks for Every Game (Week 1)

Week 1 of the NFL season is already underway. The showdown slates on Thursday and Friday were just the appetizer for Sunday’s main DFS slate. Below, I’ve highlighted all the players in my player pool for Sunday’s main slate, breaking them down as core plays and GPP-only options. I’ll update this piece over the weekend as injury information is released and the showdown salaries for Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football become available.

Updated on September 6 at 9:45 p.m. ET. Players moved or added from the main slate will be in italics to indicate a change from when this article was initially published.

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NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Week 1

Sunday Main Slate

NE vs. LV

• Core Plays: TreVeyon Henderson, Ashton Jeanty (FanDuel), Brock Bowers
• GPP Only: NE DST

JAC vs. CAR

• Core Plays: Brian Thomas Jr., Trevor Lawrence, Tetairoa McMillan
• GPP Only: Travis Hunter, Tank Bigsby, Bryce Young, Ja’Tavion Sanders

NO vs. ARI

• Core Plays: James Conner, ARI DST
• GPP Only: None

CLE vs. CIN

• Core Plays: Joe Flacco, David Njoku, Tee Higgins
• GPP Only: Cedric Tillman, Ja’Marr Chase, Joe Burrow, Chase Brown

IND vs. MIA

• Core Plays: None
• GPP Only: Tyler Warren, IND DST

WAS vs. NYG

• Core Plays: Jayden Daniels
• GPP Only: Terry McLaurin, Deebo Samuel, Malik Nabers

NYJ vs. PIT

• Core Plays: PIT DST
• GPP Only: None

ATL vs. TB

• Core Plays: Bijan Robinson, Drake London, Emeka Egbuka
• GPP Only: Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans

SEA vs. SF

• Core Plays: Brock Purdy, George Kittle, Ricky Pearsall
• GPP Only: Kenneth Walker, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Tory Horton, Christian McCaffrey, SF DST

DEN vs. TEN

• Core Plays: DEN DST
• GPP Only: RJ Harvey, Chigoziem Okonkwo

GB vs. DET

• Core Plays: Tucker Kraft, Jahmyr Gibbs
• GPP Only: None

LAR vs. HOU

• Core Plays: HOU DST
• GPP Only: Nico Collins

Sunday Main Slate Core Plays

QB

• Trevor Lawrence
• Joe Flacco
• Jayden Daniels
• Brock Purdy

RB

• TreVeyon Henderson
• Ashton Jeanty (FanDuel)
• James Conner
• Bijan Robinson
• Jahmyr Gibbs

WR

• Brian Thomas Jr.
• Tetairoa McMillan
• Tee Higgins
• Drake London
• Emeka Egbuka
• Ricky Pearsall

TE

• Brock Bowers
• David Njoku
• Tucker Kraft
• George Kittle

DST

• ARI DST
• PIT DST
• DEN DST
• HOU DST

Friday Night Football

LAC vs. KC (Brazil)

• Top shelf captains: Ladd McConkey, Justin Herbert, Patrick Mahomes, Xavier Worthy
• Contrarian / Secondary captains: Keenan Allen, Travis Kelce
• Flex only: Will Dissly, KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Marquise Brown, Kareem Hunt, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Noah Gray, Tyquan Thornton, Brashard Smith

Sunday Night Football

BUF vs. BAL

• Top shelf captains: Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry
• Contrarian / Secondary captains: James Cook, Khalil Shakir
• Flex only: Keon Coleman, Dalton Kincaid, Josh Palmer, Dawson Knox, Curtis Samuel, Ty Johnson, Zay Flowers, Mark Andrews, Rashod Bateman, DeAndre Hopkins, Justice Hill, Keaton Mitchell

Monday Night Football

CHI vs. MIN

• Top shelf captains: Justin Jefferson, J.J. McCarthy
• Contrarian / Secondary captains: Caleb Williams, Rome Odunze, Aaron Jones
• Flex only: DJ Moore, D’Andre Swift, Colston Loveland, Luther Burden, Kyle Monangai, Olamide Zaccheaus, Jordan Mason, T.J. Hockenson, MIN DST, Will Reichard, Adam Thielen

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