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NFL DFS Week 17: Top Picks, Strategies, and Expert Breakdown

As Week 17 of the NFL season approaches, daily fantasy sports (DFS) players are gearing up for another exciting slate of matchups. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, understanding the key player picks, strategies, and expert insights for this week’s contests can make all the difference in crafting a winning lineup. In this breakdown, we’ll highlight the top DFS picks for Week 17, explore the best value plays, and offer crucial tips to help you gain an edge over the competition. From high-performing stars to under-the-radar sleepers, this article will set you up for success as you navigate the fast-paced world of NFL DFS Week 17.

NFL DFS Week 17

 

 

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NFL DFS Week 17

 

NFL DFS Week 17 QB Rankings:

 

NFL Week 17 QB Rankings

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP
1 Joe Burrow CIN vs. ARI
2 Drake Maye NE at NYJ
3 Dak Prescott DAL at WAS
4 Josh Allen BUF vs. PHI
5 Trevor Lawrence JAC at IND
6 Matthew Stafford LAR at ATL
7 Brock Purdy SF vs. CHI
8 Jacoby Brissett ARI at CIN
9 Jalen Hurts PHI at BUF
10 Caleb Williams CHI at SF
11 Bo Nix DEN at KC
12 Baker Mayfield TB at MIA
13 Tyler Shough NO at TEN
14 Jared Goff DET at MIN
15 Jaxson Dart NYG at LV
16 Sam Darnold SEA at CAR
17 Justin Herbert LAC vs. HOU
18 C.J. Stroud HOU at LAC
19 Malik Willis GB vs. BAL
20 Kirk Cousins ATL vs. LAR
21 Bryce Young CAR vs. SEA
22 Geno Smith LV vs. NYG
23 Philip Rivers IND vs. JAC
24 Josh Johnson WAS vs. DAL
25 Cam Ward TEN vs. NO
26 Aaron Rodgers PIT at CLE
27 Quinn Ewers MIA vs. TB
28 Tyler Huntley BAL at GB
29 Shedeur Sanders CLE vs. PIT
30 Max Brosmer MIN vs. DET
31 Brady Cook NYJ vs. NE
32 Chris Oladokun KC vs. DEN

 

NFL DFS Week 17 RB Rankings:

 

NFL DFS 17 RB Rankings

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP
1 Christian McCaffrey SF vs. CHI
2 Jahmyr Gibbs DET at MIN
3 Bijan Robinson ATL vs. LAR
4 De'Von Achane MIA vs. TB
5 James Cook III BUF vs. PHI
6 Saquon Barkley PHI at BUF
7 Chase Brown CIN vs. ARI
8 Ashton Jeanty LV vs. NYG
9 Travis Etienne Jr. JAC at IND
10 Jonathan Taylor IND vs. JAC
11 Javonte Williams DAL at WAS
12 Kyren Williams LAR at ATL
13 RJ Harvey DEN at KC
14 Bucky Irving TB at MIA
15 Derrick Henry BAL at GB
16 Jaylen Warren PIT at CLE
17 Kenneth Gainwell PIT at CLE
18 Omarion Hampton LAC vs. HOU
19 D'Andre Swift CHI at SF
20 Josh Jacobs GB vs. BAL
21 Tyrone Tracy Jr. NYG at LV
22 Rhamondre Stevenson NE at NYJ
23 Aaron Jones Sr. MIN vs. DET
24 Tony Pollard TEN vs. NO
25 Kenneth Walker III SEA at CAR
26 Michael Carter ARI at CIN
27 Breece Hall NYJ vs. NE
28 Rico Dowdle CAR vs. SEA
29 Woody Marks HOU at LAC
30 Jacory Croskey-Merritt WAS vs. DAL
31 Kyle Monangai CHI at SF
32 Zach Charbonnet SEA at CAR
33 Blake Corum LAR at ATL
34 Isiah Pacheco KC vs. DEN
35 Samaje Perine CIN vs. ARI
36 David Montgomery DET at MIN
37 Audric Estime NO at TEN
38 Tyjae Spears TEN vs. NO
39 TreVeyon Henderson NE at NYJ
40 Chuba Hubbard CAR vs. SEA
41 Raheim Sanders CLE vs. PIT
42 Devin Singletary NYG at LV
43 Emari Demercado ARI at CIN
44 Jeremy McNichols WAS vs. DAL
45 Emanuel Wilson GB vs. BAL
46 Jaleel McLaughlin DEN at KC
47 Tyler Allgeier ATL vs. LAR
48 Rachaad White TB at MIA
49 Dylan Sampson CLE vs. PIT
50 Keaton Mitchell BAL at GB
51 Kareem Hunt KC vs. DEN
52 Ty Johnson BUF vs. PHI
53 Brian Robinson Jr. SF vs. CHI
54 Malik Davis DAL at WAS
55 Sean Tucker TB at MIA
56 Trayveon Williams CLE vs. PIT
57 Evan Hull NO at TEN
58 Isaiah Davis NYJ vs. NE
59 Jawhar Jordan HOU at LAC
60 Jaylen Wright MIA vs. TB
61 Nick Chubb HOU at LAC
62 LeQuint Allen Jr. JAC at IND
63 Zavier Scott MIN vs. DET
64 Corey Kiner ARI at CIN
65 Tank Bigsby PHI at BUF
66 Rasheen Ali BAL at GB
67 Kyle Juszczyk SF vs. CHI
68 Tyler Badie DEN at KC
69 Ameer Abdullah IND vs. JAC
70 Ollie Gordon II MIA vs. TB
71 Hassan Haskins LAC vs. HOU
72 Chris Brooks GB vs. BAL
73 Raheem Mostert LV vs. NYG
74 Ray Davis BUF vs. PHI
75 Brashard Smith KC vs. DEN
76 D'Ernest Johnson NE at NYJ
77 Dare Ogunbowale HOU at LAC
78 Will Shipley PHI at BUF
79 Hunter Luepke DAL at WAS
80 Kaleb Johnson PIT at CLE
81 Dylan Laube LV vs. NYG
82 Tyler Goodson IND vs. JAC
83 Ty Chandler MIN vs. DET
84 Alec Ingold MIA vs. TB
85 C.J. Ham MIN vs. DET
86 Tahj Brooks CIN vs. ARI
87 Bhayshul Tuten JAC at IND
88 Patrick Ricard BAL at GB
89 Adam Prentice DEN at KC
90 Trevor Etienne CAR vs. SEA
91 Kendall Milton CIN vs. ARI
92 Chase Edmonds WAS vs. DAL
93 Cam Akers SEA at CAR
94 Eric Gray NYG at LV
95 Julius Chestnut TEN vs. NO
96 Kalel Mullings TEN vs. NO
97 Jaret Patterson LAC vs. HOU
98 Khalil Herbert NYJ vs. NE
99 Reggie Gilliam BUF vs. PHI
100 Zamir White LV vs. NYG
101 Ronnie Rivers LAR at ATL
102 Jordan James SF vs. CHI
103 Jacob Saylors DET at MIN
104 British Brooks HOU at LAC
105 Travis Homer CHI at SF
106 DeeJay Dallas JAC at IND
107 Kene Nwangwu NYJ vs. NE
108 Nathan Carter ATL vs. LAR
109 Sione Vaki DET at MIN
110 Isaac Guerendo SF vs. CHI

 

NFL DFS Week 17 WR Rankings:

 

NFL Week 17 WR Rankings

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP
1 Puka Nacua LAR at ATL
2 Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA at CAR
3 Ja'Marr Chase CIN vs. ARI
4 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET at MIN
5 CeeDee Lamb DAL at WAS
6 Chris Olave NO at TEN
7 George Pickens DAL at WAS
8 Nico Collins HOU at LAC
9 Drake London ATL vs. LAR
10 Mike Evans TB at MIA
11 A.J. Brown PHI at BUF
12 Courtland Sutton DEN at KC
13 Tee Higgins CIN vs. ARI
14 Jameson Williams DET at MIN
15 Jakobi Meyers JAC at IND
16 Jauan Jennings SF vs. CHI
17 Wan'Dale Robinson NYG at LV
18 Stefon Diggs NE at NYJ
19 Tetairoa McMillan CAR vs. SEA
20 Jaylen Waddle MIA vs. TB
21 Justin Jefferson MIN vs. DET
22 Terry McLaurin WAS vs. DAL
23 Zay Flowers BAL at GB
24 DJ Moore CHI at SF
25 Michael Wilson ARI at CIN
26 DeVonta Smith PHI at BUF
27 Ladd McConkey LAC vs. HOU
28 Brian Thomas Jr. JAC at IND
29 Michael Pittman Jr. IND vs. JAC
30 Chris Godwin Jr. TB at MIA
31 Marvin Harrison Jr. ARI at CIN
32 Deebo Samuel Sr. WAS vs. DAL
33 Khalil Shakir BUF vs. PHI
34 Troy Franklin DEN at KC
35 Adonai Mitchell NYJ vs. NE
36 Parker Washington JAC at IND
37 Christian Watson GB vs. BAL
38 Josh Downs IND vs. JAC
39 Jordan Addison MIN vs. DET
40 Tre Tucker LV vs. NYG
41 Alec Pierce IND vs. JAC
42 Emeka Egbuka TB at MIA
43 Jayden Reed GB vs. BAL
44 Keenan Allen LAC vs. HOU
45 Quentin Johnston LAC vs. HOU
46 Rashid Shaheed SEA at CAR
47 Luther Burden III CHI at SF
48 Jalen Coker CAR vs. SEA
49 Darius Slayton NYG at LV
50 Chimere Dike TEN vs. NO
51 Romeo Doubs GB vs. BAL
52 Xavier Worthy KC vs. DEN
53 Cooper Kupp SEA at CAR
54 Jerry Jeudy CLE vs. PIT
55 Kyle Williams NE at NYJ
56 Jayden Higgins HOU at LAC
57 John Metchie III NYJ vs. NE
58 Olamide Zaccheaus CHI at SF
59 Jack Bech LV vs. NYG
60 Darnell Mooney ATL vs. LAR
61 Elic Ayomanor TEN vs. NO
62 Malik Washington MIA vs. TB
63 Marvin Mims Jr. DEN at KC
64 Kendrick Bourne SF vs. CHI
65 Tre Harris LAC vs. HOU
66 Marquise Brown KC vs. DEN
67 Jalen McMillan TB at MIA
68 Christian Kirk HOU at LAC
69 Xavier Legette CAR vs. SEA
70 DeMario Douglas NE at NYJ
71 Konata Mumpfield LAR at ATL
72 Adam Thielen PIT at CLE
73 Isaiah Williams NYJ vs. NE
74 Marquez Valdes-Scantling PIT at CLE
75 KaVontae Turpin DAL at WAS
76 Kevin Austin Jr. NO at TEN
77 Treylon Burks WAS vs. DAL
78 Jalen Nailor MIN vs. DET
79 Andrei Iosivas CIN vs. ARI
80 Mason Tipton NO at TEN
81 Van Jefferson TEN vs. NO
82 Isaac TeSlaa DET at MIN
83 Joshua Palmer BUF vs. PHI
84 Demarcus Robinson SF vs. CHI
85 Rashod Bateman BAL at GB
86 JuJu Smith-Schuster KC vs. DEN
87 DeAndre Hopkins BAL at GB
88 Isaiah Bond CLE vs. PIT
89 Lil'Jordan Humphrey DEN at KC
90 Isaiah Hodgins NYG at LV
91 Ricky Pearsall SF vs. CHI
92 Matthew Golden GB vs. BAL
93 Cedric Tillman CLE vs. PIT
94 Dontayvion Wicks GB vs. BAL
95 Tyrell Shavers BUF vs. PHI
96 Xavier Smith LAR at ATL
97 Xavier Hutchinson HOU at LAC
98 Tyler Lockett LV vs. NYG
99 Kalif Raymond DET at MIN
100 David Sills V ATL vs. LAR
101 Jahan Dotson PHI at BUF
102 Jonathan Mingo DAL at WAS
103 Tutu Atwell LAR at ATL
104 Malachi Corley CLE vs. PIT
105 Xavier Weaver ARI at CIN
106 Brandin Cooks BUF vs. PHI
107 Tim Patrick JAC at IND
108 Mack Hollins NE at NYJ
109 Scotty Miller PIT at CLE
110 Jahdae Walker CHI at SF
111 Roman Wilson PIT at CLE
112 Jaylin Noel HOU at LAC
113 Cedrick Wilson Jr. MIA vs. TB
114 Efton Chism III NE at NYJ
115 Jordan Whittington LAR at ATL
116 Gage Larvadain CLE vs. PIT
117 Tez Johnson TB at MIA
118 Mitch Tinsley CIN vs. ARI
119 James Proche II TEN vs. NO
120 Dont'e Thornton Jr. LV vs. NYG
121 Kayshon Boutte NE at NYJ
122 Theo Wease Jr. MIA vs. TB
123 Chris Moore WAS vs. DAL
124 Calvin Austin III PIT at CLE
125 Jalen Tolbert DAL at WAS
126 Jimmy Horn Jr. CAR vs. SEA
127 Tyler Johnson NYJ vs. NE
128 Jalen Royals KC vs. DEN
129 Arian Smith NYJ vs. NE
130 Dante Pettis NO at TEN
131 Mecole Hardman Jr. BUF vs. PHI
132 Darius Cooper PHI at BUF
133 KeAndre Lambert-Smith LAC vs. HOU
134 Devin Duvernay CHI at SF
135 Skyy Moore SF vs. CHI
136 Jalen Brooks ARI at CIN
137 Savion Williams GB vs. BAL
138 Ben Skowronek PIT at CLE
139 Shedrick Jackson LV vs. NYG
140 Tai Felton MIN vs. DET
141 Dyami Brown JAC at IND
142 Cody White SEA at CAR
143 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine MIA vs. TB
144 Alex Bachman LV vs. NYG
145 Brycen Tremayne CAR vs. SEA
146 Dylan Drummond ATL vs. LAR
147 Bo Melton GB vs. BAL
148 Michael Bandy DEN at KC
149 Gunner Olszewski NYG at LV
150 River Cracraft WAS vs. DAL
151 Devontez Walker BAL at GB
152 Ashton Dulin IND vs. JAC
153 LaJohntay Wester BAL at GB
154 Ke'Shawn Williams CIN vs. ARI
155 Deven Thompkins ATL vs. LAR
156 Jordan Watkins SF vs. CHI
157 Mason Kinsey TEN vs. NO
158 Tylan Wallace BAL at GB
159 Britain Covey PHI at BUF
160 Laquon Treadwell IND vs. JAC
161 Dareke Young SEA at CAR
162 Tom Kennedy DET at MIN
163 Nikko Remigio KC vs. DEN
164 Dee Eskridge MIA vs. TB
165 Chris Blair ATL vs. LAR
166 Kameron Johnson TB at MIA
167 Jeremiah Webb NE at NYJ
168 Steven Sims Jr. ARI at CIN
169 Dalen Cambre NYG at LV
170 Myles Price MIN vs. DET

 

NFL DFS Week 17 TE Rankings:

 

NFL Week 17 TE Rankings

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP
1 Trey McBride ARI at CIN
2 Kyle Pitts Sr. ATL vs. LAR
3 Harold Fannin Jr. CLE vs. PIT
4 Juwan Johnson NO at TEN
5 Hunter Henry NE at NYJ
6 George Kittle SF vs. CHI
7 Brenton Strange JAC at IND
8 Colston Loveland CHI at SF
9 Tyler Warren IND vs. JAC
10 Dalton Schultz HOU at LAC
11 Jake Ferguson DAL at WAS
12 Dallas Goedert PHI at BUF
13 Colby Parkinson LAR at ATL
14 Travis Kelce KC vs. DEN
15 Taysom Hill NO at TEN
16 Darren Waller MIA vs. TB
17 AJ Barner SEA at CAR
18 Michael Mayer LV vs. NYG
19 Mike Gesicki CIN vs. ARI
20 Dalton Kincaid BUF vs. PHI
21 Oronde Gadsden II LAC vs. HOU
22 Chig Okonkwo TEN vs. NO
23 Evan Engram DEN at KC
24 Mark Andrews BAL at GB
25 Gunnar Helm TEN vs. NO
26 Darnell Washington PIT at CLE
27 Pat Freiermuth PIT at CLE
28 Cade Otton TB at MIA
29 Terrance Ferguson LAR at ATL
30 Luke Musgrave GB vs. BAL
31 Isaiah Likely BAL at GB
32 Cole Kmet CHI at SF
33 Elijah Higgins ARI at CIN
34 Dawson Knox BUF vs. PHI
35 Theo Johnson NYG at LV
36 Ja'Tavion Sanders CAR vs. SEA
37 Davis Allen LAR at ATL
38 Josh Oliver MIN vs. DET
39 Greg Dulcich MIA vs. TB
40 Jonnu Smith PIT at CLE
41 Ben Sinnott WAS vs. DAL
42 Shane Zylstra DET at MIN
43 Daniel Bellinger NYG at LV
44 Jake Tonges SF vs. CHI
45 Austin Hooper NE at NYJ
46 Jeremy Ruckert NYJ vs. NE
47 Tommy Tremble CAR vs. SEA
48 Jackson Hawes BUF vs. PHI
49 Adam Trautman DEN at KC
50 Anthony Firkser DET at MIN
51 Tanner Hudson CIN vs. ARI
52 Cade Stover HOU at LAC
53 Stone Smartt NYJ vs. NE
54 Ian Thomas LV vs. NYG
55 Noah Gray KC vs. DEN
56 John Bates WAS vs. DAL
57 Drew Sample CIN vs. ARI
58 Will Dissly LAC vs. HOU
59 Mitchell Evans CAR vs. SEA
60 Jack Stoll NO at TEN
61 Noah Fant CIN vs. ARI
62 Josh Whyle GB vs. BAL
63 Mo Alie-Cox IND vs. JAC
64 Quintin Morris JAC at IND
65 Blake Whiteheart CLE vs. PIT
66 Luke Farrell SF vs. CHI
67 Julian Hill MIA vs. TB
68 Charlie Woerner ATL vs. LAR
69 Luke Schoonmaker DAL at WAS
70 Charlie Kolar BAL at GB
71 Ben Sims MIN vs. DET
72 Connor Heyward PIT at CLE
73 Eric Saubert SEA at CAR
74 Grant Calcaterra PHI at BUF
75 Brevyn Spann-Ford DAL at WAS
76 Johnny Mundt JAC at IND
77 Jelani Woods NYJ vs. NE
78 Colson Yankoff WAS vs. DAL
79 Brenden Bates CLE vs. PIT
80 Carter Runyon LV vs. NYG
81 Durham Smythe CHI at SF
82 Payne Durham TB at MIA
83 David Martin-Robinson TEN vs. NO
84 Will Mallory IND vs. JAC
85 Kylen Granson PHI at BUF
86 Ben Yurosek MIN vs. DET
87 Josiah Deguara ARI at CIN
88 Pharaoh Brown ARI at CIN
89 Moliki Matavao NO at TEN
90 Hunter Long JAC at IND
91 Jared Wiley KC vs. DEN
92 Robbie Ouzts SEA at CAR
93 Chris Manhertz NYG at LV
94 Harrison Bryant HOU at LAC
95 Jack Westover NE at NYJ
96 CJ Dippre NE at NYJ
97 Robert Tonyan KC vs. DEN
98 Cameron Latu PHI at BUF
99 Nick Kallerup SEA at CAR
100 Drew Ogletree IND vs. JAC
102 Giovanni Ricci DET at MIN
103 Teagan Quitoriano ATL vs. LAR
104 Andrew Beck NYJ vs. NE
105 Devin Culp TB at MIA
106 Nick Vannett LAR at ATL
107 Hayden Rucci MIA vs. TB
108 Drake Dabney GB vs. BAL
109 McCallan Castles GB vs. BAL

 

NFL DFS Week 17 DST Rankings:

 

NFL Week 17 DEF Rankings

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP
1 Denver Broncos DEN at KC
2 New England Patriots NE at NYJ
3 Pittsburgh Steelers PIT at CLE
4 Detroit Lions DET at MIN
5 Seattle Seahawks SEA at CAR
6 Houston Texans HOU at LAC
7 New Orleans Saints NO at TEN
8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers TB at MIA
9 New York Giants NYG at LV
10 Los Angeles Rams LAR at ATL
11 Dallas Cowboys DAL at WAS
12 Jacksonville Jaguars JAC at IND
13 Los Angeles Chargers LAC vs. HOU
14 Tennessee Titans TEN vs. NO
15 Green Bay Packers GB vs. BAL
16 Cincinnati Bengals CIN vs. ARI
17 Buffalo Bills BUF vs. PHI
18 Cleveland Browns CLE vs. PIT
19 Baltimore Ravens BAL at GB
20 Minnesota Vikings MIN vs. DET
21 Philadelphia Eagles PHI at BUF
22 Las Vegas Raiders LV vs. NYG
23 Carolina Panthers CAR vs. SEA
24 Chicago Bears CHI at SF
25 Miami Dolphins MIA vs. TB
26 San Francisco 49ers SF vs. CHI
27 Kansas City Chiefs KC vs. DEN
28 Indianapolis Colts IND vs. JAC
29 Atlanta Falcons ATL vs. LAR
30 New York Jets NYJ vs. NE
31 Arizona Cardinals ARI at CIN
32 Washington Commanders WAS vs. DAL

 

Value Picks at Each Position:

QB: Tyler Shough, Geno Smith, Philip Rivers, Cam Ward

RB: Tyrone Tracy Jr, Michael Carter, Dylan Sampson, Zach Charbonnet, Samaje Perine

WR: Kyle Williams, Tre Tucker, Jakobi Meyers, Jack Bech, Josh Downs

TE: Michael Mayer, Tayson Hill, Pat Freiermuth, Daniel Bellinger

Lineup Strategy:

Key strategies for NFL DFS include:

  • Correlation: Stack players from the same team (e.g., QB and WR) to maximize scoring potential when a passing game thrives.
  • Game Stacking: Stack players from both sides of a high-scoring game. If the game turns into a shootout, several of your players can rack up points simultaneously.
  • Value Plays: Identify underpriced players who have the potential to outperform their salaries, allowing you to pay up for star players.
  • Matchups: Target favorable matchups, such as RBs against weak run defenses or QBs against injury-riddled secondaries.

NFL DFS requires a balance of research, strategy, and game theory. Understanding team dynamics, injuries, and game scripts helps build a competitive lineup capable of succeeding in the various contest types.

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REMEMBER: These are lineups we use but feel free to pick and choose plays and make your own lineups. Don’t ALWAYS follow these as they don’t hit 100% of the time. We do use these but sometimes late scratches happen and it’s too late to update the lineup. Good luck and bring home the bacon.

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