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 5

All 10 games on the Week 5 board. The highest projected environment is Cardinals against Lions at 54.9 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 Jared Goff, whose opponent is projected to concede 30.2 points. Depth charts and snap shares are the model's expectation rather than confirmed usage, so check inactives before lock.

October 7, 2026 · 10 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
Jared Goff	DET vs ARI	$6,600 / $8,100	21.4 / 21.4	30.2
Joe Burrow	CIN vs MIA	$6,900 / $8,700	18.0 / 18.0	25.7
Drake Maye	NE vs LV	$6,300 / $7,800	18.1 / 18.1	25.1

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
Cam Ward	TEN vs HOU	$4,900 / $6,500	12.0 / 12.0	15.4
Malik Willis	MIA vs CIN	$4,600 / $6,600	13.9 / 13.9	17.5
Deshaun Watson	CLE vs NYJ	$5,100 / $6,900	17.0 / 17.0	19.9

Top Stacks

Lions at 30.2 projected points

against Cardinals, who concede 30.2 projected points

Player	Pos	Salary	Proj
Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	$9,800 / $10,000	29.2 / 26.9
Jared Goff	QB	$6,600 / $8,100	21.4 / 21.4
Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	$7,900 / $9,000	20.1 / 16.6

Bengals at 25.7 projected points

against Dolphins, who concede 25.7 projected points

Player	Pos	Salary	Proj
Chase Brown	RB	$6,900 / $8,000	21.8 / 19.7
Joe Burrow	QB	$6,900 / $8,700	18.0 / 18.0
Tee Higgins	WR	$7,100 / $7,500	16.2 / 13.5

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
Tyson Bagent	QB	CHI	$4,700 / $6,700	15.8 / 15.8	3.36
Daniel Jones	QB	IND	$5,000 / $6,900	15.3 / 15.3	3.07
Geno Smith	QB	NYJ	$5,000 / $6,700	15.2 / 15.2	3.03
Malik Willis	QB	MIA	$4,600 / $6,600	13.9 / 13.9	3.03
T.J. Hockenson	TE	MIN	$4,800 / $5,200	14.3 / 11.2	2.99

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.