The players below are the ones I’m looking at for NFL DFS GPP considerations this week. Salaries marked with an * indicate a strong value in pricing difference on FanDuel.
Week 3 NFL DFS GPP Advice & Picks
Quarterbacks
Dak Prescott is coming off a fantastic Week 2 performance of over 350 yards and two touchdowns. While his Week 1 performance was underwhelming from a DFS perspective, he did look good overall. Prescott is a strong play against a Chicago defense that was torn apart by Jared Goff last week and has allowed eight total touchdowns to opposing quarterbacks this year.
With Dallas’ defense struggling as well, the matchup has the highest point total of the slate, and lines featuring Prescott offer a variety of stacks — CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens and Jake Ferguson — and a clear, strong runback option in Rome Odunze.
Drake Maye (QB – NE) vs. NE | DraftKings: $5,300/FanDuel: $7,300
Drake Maye is coming off a strong, efficient performance against Miami, where he managed 230 passing yards and two passing touchdowns despite his leading receiver having just eight fantasy points. The Patriots are spreading the ball around fairly evenly through all pass-catchers, making it difficult to pinpoint a strong stack for Maye.
Running a line with Maye naked is the ideal move here. Pittsburgh’s defense has underperformed thus far and has been a quarterback-friendly matchup. In Week 1, Justin Fields was solid through the air but took advantage of Pittsburgh on the ground with two rushing touchdowns. Maye offers rushing upside as well and could be in line for a ceiling game.
There are several other strong popular plays, but if you’re looking for a contrarian option, Justin Herbert is very intriguing. Denver is a tough defensive matchup, but we’ve seen them allow strong performances to quarterbacks and wide receivers in particular.
This tends to happen when you have a receiving corps that has a lot of solid pieces, and last week’s matchup against Indianapolis is the perfect example. Daniel Jones avoided Michael Pittman‘s tougher coverage and leaned into Josh Downs and Tyler Warren. We could see a similar approach from Herbert, where theoretically Quentin Johnston should be the one matching up with Patrick Surtain II. Herbert can rely on Ladd McConkey and Keenan Allen and still have a strong day.
Additional Considerations
Running Backs
With Aaron Jones out, Jordan Mason steps into a three-down role in a plus matchup against Cincinnati. Mason will be a popular play due to pricing and matchup.
However, given how well he has played this season and that Minnesota has shown a willingness to utilize him for checkdowns, Mason is worth eating the potential chalk.
Carolina made some efforts this offseason to improve their defense, but they’ve yet to see the returns and are still one of the most ideal matchups for running backs. Bijan Robinson had two spectacular performances against the Panthers in 2024, with four rushing touchdowns and over 200 rushing yards.
Robinson’s 2025 has featured the same strength on the ground with increased involvement in the pass game, truly elevating his ceiling. He’s finally not the highest-priced back on the slate, so his rostership will be elevated this week. However, he’ll still come in lower rostered than Christian McCaffrey.
Arguably, no running back has had a stronger, surprising start to the season than Javonte Williams. He’s had a minimum of 20 PPR points in each game this season. He has an ideal matchup against a Chicago run defense that has allowed over five yards per carry and three total touchdowns to opposing running backs.
Williams has thrived both on the ground and with strong receiving work. His pricing is elevated but still fairly reasonable, and he offers solid value per salary.
Additional Considerations
Wide Receivers
Rome Odunze (WR – CHI) vs. DAL | DraftKings: $5,300/FanDuel: $6,400
Rome Odunze is playable on his own and stacked with Caleb Williams in a potential shootout against Dallas. Malik Nabers and Wan’Dale Robinson combined for over 300 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Odunze is poised to capitalize on this matchup.
Odunze has had an incredible start to the season with a total of 13 receptions on 20 targets for over 150 yards and three touchdowns thus far. He’s clearly taken over as the No. 1 WR of this offense, and his ceiling is nowhere near matching his role.
CeeDee Lamb is in play both through stacking with Dak Prescott and as an individual play in other lines. Lamb’s start to the season has been impressive, but those performances were closer to his floor, and we’ve yet to see him reach his actual true ceiling.
Lamb eclipsed 100 yards in each of his first two games, but it feels like we’re on the cusp of something bigger. Last week, Chicago allowed a 100-yard three-touchdown game to Amon-Ra St. Brown. Lamb offers similar upside and could finally hit the end zone this week.
Despite having a minimum of seven targets and a touchdown in each game this season, Keenan Allen is still extremely low-priced. He’ll be a popular play due to pricing, but pairing him with Herbert would be a nice differentiator in GPPs.
Allen has the fifth-highest red-zone fantasy production in PPR, and 12 receptions on 17 targets for over 100 yards and two touchdowns this season.
If you’re looking for an extreme salary-saver this week, you can’t beat Hunter Renfrow’s pricing on DraftKings. Renfrow was cut from the Panthers before the season began, but when Jalen Coker went on injured reserve (IR), the Panthers needed a slot receiver and called up Renfrow.
Week 1 was low-volume, but Renfrow exploded in Week 2 with two touchdowns. With Xavier Legette looking a bit lost, Renfrow is a reliable receiver who plays well off Tetairoa McMillan. Bryce Young should continue to target the slot receiver this week in a matchup with a tough, albeit injured, Atlanta secondary.
Additional Considerations
Tight Ends
Perhaps it’s because his salary is increasing and people no longer believe he’s a “steal” for the value. Perhaps it’s because people don’t believe the volume is sticky.
Whatever the reason, Juwan Johnson isn’t garnering extreme rostership despite being a top-five tight end on the season. Johnson leads the league in targets at tight end and offers significant value at his pricing.
Additional Considerations
D/ST
Green Bay D/ST | DraftKings: $3,700/FanDuel: $5,000
We could get different here at defense, but this matchup is a layup. The Browns have struggled, as expected, and the Packers’ defense could force Joe Flacco into uncomfortable, turnover-producing scenarios.
Micah Parsons is likely getting a heavier workload this week, and Green Bay is the favorite by over a touchdown in a game where Cleveland has an implied point total of under 20 points.
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