Friday Night Football in Brazil brings an AFC West clash: Chiefs vs. Chargers. To give you the edge on DraftKings, we’ve crunched the numbers with Stokastic’s NFL DFS projections, ownership data, and advanced NFL Sims. After thousands of simulations, we’ve pulled together the top NFL DFS picks for your Week 1 FNF DFS cheat sheet.
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Data accurate as of publish time. We will update picks as the week goes on, but if you want real-time data, check out Stokastic’s Showdown NFL DFS projections.
DraftKings NFL DFS Picks: Week 1 Friday Night Football Cheat Sheet
| Tier | CPTN | FLEX |
|---|---|---|
| Superstar | Ladd McConkey $15,900; 25.93 Justin Herbert $14,700; 26.52 Patrick Mahomes $15,000; 29.23 | |
| High | Xavier Worthy $13,500; 24.57 | Travis Kelce $8,600; 13.55 |
| Medium | Isiah Pacheco $7,600; 11.44 Keenan Allen $6,400; 9.43 | |
| Low | Harrison Butker $4,800; 8.62 Cameron Dicker $5,000; 8.11 Chargers DST $4,000; 6.04 |
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