The free look at the week’s main slate. Quarterback tiers split into the three best matchups and the three to attack, the two highest projected offenses with their top plays, and five value plays ranked by points per thousand dollars of salary.

Salaries and projections read DraftKings first and FanDuel second. An n/a on either side means that player is not on that site’s main board, which happens when the two sites run different slates.

NFL DFS Picks and Lineups: Week 3

All 16 games on the Week 3 board. The highest projected environment is Ravens against Cowboys at 53.0 points. Salaries and projections read DraftKings first and FanDuel second, and an n/a on either side means that player is not on that site's main board. The single best quarterback matchup on the board belongs to Josh Allen, whose opponent is projected to concede 29.4 points. Depth charts and snap shares are the model's expectation rather than confirmed usage, so check inactives before lock.

September 24, 2026 · 16 games

Quarterback Tiers

EAT

Roster with confidence. The model likes the matchup and the volume, so ownership is a price worth paying.

Quarterback	Matchup	Salary	Proj	Opp Pts Allowed
Josh Allen	BUF vs LAC	$8,000 / $9,100	25.9 / 25.9	29.4
Patrick Mahomes	KC vs MIA	$6,200 / $8,100	20.8 / 20.8	29.2
Brock Purdy	SF vs ARI	$6,500 / $8,200	21.0 / 21.0	29.2

FADE

The other side of this game is the play. Attack this defence with the opposing offence rather than rostering the quarterback in front of it.

Quarterback	Matchup	Salary	Proj	Opp Pts Allowed
Marcus Mariota	WAS vs SEA	$4,500 / $6,700	13.3 / 13.3	16.5
Malik Willis	MIA vs KC	$4,900 / $6,500	15.0 / 15.0	17.1
Cam Ward	TEN vs NYG	$5,100 / $6,600	13.2 / 13.2	18.5

Top Stacks

Bills at 29.4 projected points

against Chargers, who concede 29.4 projected points

Player	Pos	Salary	Proj
Josh Allen	QB	$8,000 / $9,100	25.9 / 25.9
James Cook III	RB	$6,900 / $8,100	16.9 / 16.0
Dalton Kincaid	TE	$5,500 / $5,700	12.9 / 10.7

Chiefs at 29.2 projected points

against Dolphins, who concede 29.2 projected points

Player	Pos	Salary	Proj
Kenneth Walker III	RB	$7,400 / $8,300	22.2 / 20.6
Patrick Mahomes	QB	$6,200 / $8,100	20.8 / 20.8
Travis Kelce	TE	$4,500 / $5,500	13.1 / 10.7

Value Plays

Skill players at 5,000 dollars or less on the DraftKings main board, ranked by projected points per 1,000 dollars of salary.

Player	Pos	Team	Salary	Proj	Val
Deshaun Watson	QB	CLE	$4,700 / $6,600	16.3 / 16.3	3.46
Jameis Winston	QB	NYG	$4,000 / $6,400	13.7 / 13.7	3.44
Dalton Schultz	TE	HOU	$4,200 / $5,800	13.0 / 10.4	3.10
Jacoby Brissett	QB	ARI	$4,800 / $6,800	14.8 / 14.8	3.08
Malik Willis	QB	MIA	$4,900 / $6,500	15.0 / 15.0	3.07

This is the free look: three quarterbacks to target, three to attack, two stacks and five value plays. The full board, every quarterback tiered with projected ownership, all four stacks, the complete value list and the cheat sheet are in FTA+.
See what FTA+ includes

Opp Pts Allowed is the number of points the model projects that quarterback's opponent to concede, so a higher number is a softer matchup. It comes from the same projected team totals that drive the rest of the board rather than a separate rating. An n/a in a salary or projection pair means the player is not on that site's main board, which happens when the two sites run different slates.