NFL DFS Stars Report: Reviewing Week 6

It’s time to look back on the stars of DFS after a slate of exciting daily fantasy football action on DraftKings, FanDuel, and Yahoo! We’ll reflect on the DFS projections and ownership projections, and look for ways we could have identified these superstars as top options for our DFS lineups. Using our ResultsDB tool, let’s take a look back at three of the very best Week 6 picks you could have made.

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Today’s ResultsDB Top DFS Scorers — NFL Week 6 Review

Derrick Henry

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DraftKings Salary: $7,300
FanDuel Salary: $9,000
Yahoo Salary: $35
DraftKings Fantasy Points: 43.4
DraftKings Fantasy Ownership: 26.07%

Derrick Henry’s monster Week 6 performance didn’t come as a surprise as he was the second-highest owned running back in the DraftKings Millionaire Maker, only trailing Myles Gaskin (26.11%). Henry almost tripled Gaskin’s fantasy output, however, on the back of 212 rushing yards and two touchdowns. He also added two receptions and 52 yards through the air. The merit of how strong a tournament option Henry was on DraftKings was hotly contested due to his high expected ownership and lack of pass-catching volume but the Titans running back didn’t leave owners disappointed.

Justin Jefferson

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DraftKings Salary: $6,000
FanDuel Salary: $5,900
Yahoo Salary: $17
DraftKings Fantasy Points: 42.6
DraftKings Ownership: 13.32%

Justin Jefferson cleaned up in garbage time against the Falcons in Week 6 to put up a massive 9-166-2 line. Jefferson has now topped 100 receiving yards in 3-of-4 games since taking over the starting role from Olabisi Johnson in Week 3 and is clearly a large piece of Minnesota’s passing attack. Performance aside, Jefferson was arguably one of the slate’s best leverage plays with teammates Adam Thielen (27.11%) and Alexander Mattison (23.02%) seeing twice the ownership. Both Thielen and Mattison failed to meet their Week 6 expectations which opened up the door for Jefferson owners to capitalize on their failures.

Julio Jones

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DraftKings Salary: $6,700
FanDuel Salary: $8,200
Yahoo Salary: $31
DraftKings Fantasy Points: 36.7
DraftKings Ownership: 9.82%

Finally off Atlanta’s final injury report for the first time since Week 2, Julio Jones had his best game of the season, catching 8-of-10 targets for 137 yards and two touchdowns. Julio was a natural stack candidate with the highest-scoring QB on the slate, Matt Ryan, and also paired well with the previously mentioned Justin Jefferson as a part of a game stack. As long as both stay healthy, it will be interesting to follow Jones and teammate Calvin Ridley target distribution moving forward.

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Playing DFS since early 2011, Dan Gaspar (aka MrTuttle05) is an industry OG who has found success across multiple sports. He has qualified for countless Live Finals and takes pride in being able to adapt to the ever-changing DFS landscape. Dan now works as a Senior Projections Operator for Better Collective, overseeing projections for all core sports as well as being the main provider of projections for most niche offerings. Follow Dan on Twitter – @MrTuttle05