Daily fantasy football continues to climb in popularity as jackpots have risen consistently and more fans are joining sites every week. Our weekly article showcases players to target at three general levels of value: The big dollar talent (High-Priced Heroes), the average-priced contributors (He’s so “Mid”), and the guys very questionable players at the bottom of the cost charts (Bargain Basement). Yes, for our longtime readers, we did change the titles of our tiers. Our selected players are based on DraftKings values as that is our daily fantasy site of choice, but the values should translate fairly well to any other sites you may use. We don’t share specific lineups or optimized computer rankings, but we will give you some great candidates for you to consider. We set this breakdown up that way because while winning is great, a big part of the fun draw of daily fantasy is mixing and matching your lineups to see how you can maximize your team. That and the fact that we are trying to win the same way that you are, and quite frankly, we don’t want our readers to all have the same exact lineups.
NFL Week 1
A full slate of games in week one include some potential shootouts and teams showcasing newly acquired talent give us a lengthy roster to explore. If you happened to read our offseason article of players we feel can help you win in fantasy football, you’ll find some common selections during the early weeks of the season, including week number one. Here’s the link if you want to check that out:
8 Players Who Can Win Your Fantasy League – BetCrushers
Before we highlight our three levels of talent, let’s look at our projected star of the week:
STAR OF THE WEEK:
You know that old saying “Go big or go home?”. That’s pretty relevant with Daily Fantasy Football and we’re absolutely swinging for the fences with our week number one star of the week. There are a lot of potential stars for week one, but we’re rolling the dice with Commanders new starting quarterback Sam Howell against the Arizona Cardinals. In reality this selection has as much to do with the team from Arizona as it does with Howell himself as QB. The Cardinals defense looks pretty atrocious at least on paper, including a very likely lack of a pass rush. When you couple that with the nice camp and preseason Howell put together, and the numerous weapons on the Washington offense, he’s worth a shot in week one. For starters, his salary of $4,900 is $3,000 less than the top QBs of the week and comparable to backups who won’t even play in most cases. Howell is one of the riskier Star of the Week’s we’ve publicly played, but hey, that’s the beauty of DFS. We’re going to stack him up and add some high-priced talent around him.
Quarterbacks:
Lamar Jackson – $8,000 vs. Texans
Justin Herbert – $6,900 vs. Dolphins
Running Backs:
Austin Ekeler – $8,400 vs. Dolphins
Travis Etienne, Jr. – $6,900 vs. Colts
Wide Receivers:
Justin Jefferson – $8,800 vs. Buccaneers
Tyreek Hill – $8,200 vs. Chargers
Tight Ends:
T.J. Hockenson – $5,900 vs. Buccaneers
Dallas Goedert – $5,000 vs. Patriots
Defense / Special Teams:
Jacksonville Jaguars – $3,500 vs. Colts
Quarterbacks:
Kirk Cousins – $6,300 vs. Buccaneers
Geno Smith – $6,100 vs. Rams
Running Backs:
Aaron Jones – $6,300 vs. Bears
Rachaad White – $5,500 vs. Vikings
Wide Receivers:
Chris Olave – $6,500 vs. Titans
Mike Williams – $5,700 vs. Dolphins
Tight Ends:
Gerald Everett – $4,300 vs. Dolphins
Juwan Johnson – $3,900 vs. Titans
Defense / Special Teams:
Washington Commanders – $2,800 vs. Cardinals
Quarterbacks:
Derek Carr – $5,300 vs. Titans
Jordan Love – $5,000 – vs. Bears
Running Backs:
Jamaal Williams – $5,100 vs. Titans
Brian Robinson, Jr. – $5,100 vs. Cardinals
Wide Receivers:
Jahan Dotson – $5,000 vs. Cardinals
Nico Collins – $4,700 vs. Ravens
Tight Ends:
Hayden Hurst – $3,000 vs. Falcons
Austin Hooper – $3,000 vs. Broncos
Defense / Special Teams:
Las Vegas Raiders – $2,300 vs. Broncos
If you play Daily Fantasy Football we love talking sports and we’d love to hear your take and who you like each week, find us on Twitter @TheBetCrushers and let us know. Good luck and enjoy the weekend! 
