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Fantasy Football: Rostership report and pivot plays from the highest-owned DFS targets in Week 5

October 3, 2021; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance (5) passes the football against the Seattle Seahawks during the third quarter at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Do you feel like you have a good grasp of the season? Trends are becoming clear while DFS chalk plays are becoming easier to identify each week. There is still a lot to learn about the season, but if we use PFF metrics, we can exploit the projected rostership numbers to find the value that will lead to success.


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This report helps identify pivot players to target if you are looking to avoid highly rostered players in GPP tournaments. Optimizing cost and rostership percentage create strong yet unique lineups to help win contests with big fields. 

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DraftKings Top 20 Players in Projected Rostership

Player Team OPP POS Salary Rostership%
Derrick Henry TEN JAC RB 9000 23.3
Dalvin Cook MIN DET RB 8400 17.1
Davante Adams GB CIN WR 8200 15.9
Kyler Murray ARI SF QB 8000 14.9
Ezekiel Elliott DAL NYG RB 7000 14.5
James Robinson JAC TEN RB 6000 14
Amari Cooper DAL NYG WR 6100 14
Adam Thielen MIN DET WR 6600 13.6
Austin Ekeler LAC CLE RB 7600 12.5
Najee Harris PIT DEN RB 6900 12.4
D.J. Moore CAR PHI WR 7500 12.3
Justin Jefferson MIN DET WR 7700 12.2
George Kittle SF ARI TE 5600 11.8
Keenan Allen LAC CLE WR 6500 11.6
Deebo Samuel SF ARI WR 7100 11.5
Chris Godwin TB MIA WR 6300 11.3
Joe Mixon CIN GB RB 6200 10.9
Daniel Jones NYG DAL QB 6000 10.8
Las Vegas Raiders LV CHI D/ST 2900 10.6
Aaron Jones GB CIN RB 7900 10.6

Fanduel Top 20 Players in Projected Rostership

Player Team OPP POS Salary Rostership%
Derrick Henry TEN JAC RB 10400 24
Alvin Kamara NO WAS RB 8600 21.5
Dalvin Cook MIN DET RB 9000 19
Davante Adams GB CIN WR 8200 17.7
Kyler Murray ARI SF QB 8500 16.2
Ezekiel Elliott DAL NYG RB 8000 15.1
Austin Ekeler LAC CLE RB 7700 14.7
Najee Harris PIT DEN RB 7300 14
James Robinson JAC TEN RB 7400 13.5
Amari Cooper DAL NYG WR 7100 13.3
Adam Thielen MIN DET WR 7500 13.3
Justin Jefferson MIN DET WR 8000 13.1
D.J. Moore CAR PHI WR 7900 13
George Kittle SF ARI TE 6500 12.5
Deebo Samuel SF ARI WR 7700 11.8
Aaron Jones GB CIN RB 8400 11.8
Keenan Allen LAC CLE WR 7200 11.6
Darren Waller LV CHI TE 7400 11.5
Joe Mixon CIN GB RB 7100 11.3
Mike Evans TB MIA WR 7000 10.5

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