The NFL season hits primetime with Vikings-Bears on Monday Night Football. To get you set, we’ve built the ultimate DraftKings NFL DFS cheat sheet. Backed by Stokastic’s elite NFL DFS projections, ownership data and advanced Sims, we’ve simulated thousands of outcomes to bring you the sharpest NFL DFS Picks for Week 1.
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DraftKings NFL picks accurate as of publish time. We’ll update our picks as the week progresses, but for real-time insights, make sure to check out Stokastic’s Showdown NFL DFS projections.
DraftKings NFL DFS Picks: Week 1 Monday Night Football Cheat Sheet
| Tier | Captain | Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Superstar | Justin Jefferson $16,200; 27.23 | |
| High | Caleb Williams $13,800; 27.92 J.J. McCarthy $13,500; 26.22 D.J. Moore $14,400; 21.83 | D’Andre Swift $8,800; 13.32 Rome Odunze $8,000; 11.77 |
| Medium | T.J. Hockenson Aaron Jones Sr. $7,400; 13.52 | |
| Low | Bears DST $3,400; 6.70 Kyle Monangai $2,800; 5.30 |
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