We’ve made it to Week 1, and Thursday Night Football delivers a heavyweight matchup: Cowboys-Eagles. To help you crush your DraftKings NFL DFS lineups, we’ve run the numbers using Stokastic’s NFL DFS projections, ownership data and advanced NFL Sims. After analyzing thousands of scenarios, we’ve compiled the top plays for your Week 1 TNF 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 Thursday Night Football Cheat Sheet
| Tier | CPTN | FLEX |
|---|---|---|
| Superstar | Saquon Barkley $16,800; 31.68 Jalen Hurts $16,500; 31.54 | |
| High | A.J. Brown $14,100; 24.43 Dak Prescott $13,500; 25.40 | George Pickens $8,000; 12.80 |
| Medium | Jake Ferguson $5,200; 9.90 Javonte Williams $5,400; 9.94 Dallas Goedert $6,400; 10.74 | |
| Low | Jake Elliott $4,400; 8.73 Eagles DST $4,600; 8.10 |
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