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Tuesday, October 6

Projections

Week 5 · 401 players projected · Top 10 by projection · Updated 2:00 PM ET
# Player Matchup Proj Salary Value Own
1
Josh Allen QB · BUF
@ LA 27.8 $7,400 3.76x 8%
2
Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET
@ ARI 26.5 $9,800 2.70x —
3
Bijan Robinson RB · ATL
vs BAL 23.4 $8,700 2.69x —
4
Brock Purdy QB · SF
@ SEA 23.3 $6,500 3.58x 7%
5
Tyler Shough QB · NO
vs MIN 22.7 $6,100 3.72x —
6
Lamar Jackson QB · BAL
@ ATL 22.6 $6,800 3.32x 2%
7 vs SF 22.6 $8,800 2.57x 14%
8
Jonathan Taylor RB · IND
@ PIT 22.1 $7,800 2.83x —
9 @ SEA 21.8 $8,200 2.66x 31%
10
Jared Goff QB · DET
@ ARI 21.7 $6,600 3.29x —

NFL matchups

Schedule & odds
Week 5 · 15 games · all times ET
Game Start Spread O/U ML Off Def
TB @ DAL 0-4 · 2-2 Thu 8:15 PM DAL -9.5 47.5 TB+385 DAL-500 TB#25 DAL#2 TB#20 DAL#28
PHI @ JAX 2-2 · 3-1 Sun 9:30 AM JAX -6.5 42.5 PHI+235 JAX-290 PHI#26 JAX#12 PHI#16 JAX#2
CIN @ MIA 2-2 · 0-4 Sun 1:00 PM CIN -7.5 42.5 CIN-370 MIA+295 CIN#14 MIA#32 CIN#13 MIA#21
LV @ NE 3-1 · 2-2 Sun 1:00 PM NE -3.5 45.5 LV+176 NE-210 LV#8 NE#30 LV#11 NE#7
MIN @ NO 4-0 · 1-3 Sun 1:00 PM MIN -1.5 42.5 MIN-130 NO+110 MIN#18 NO#10 MIN#1 NO#32
CLE @ NYJ 3-1 · 1-3 Sun 1:00 PM NYJ -1.5 40.5 CLE+110 NYJ-130 CLE#22 NYJ#24 CLE#18 NYJ#12
IND @ PIT 2-2 · 2-2 Sun 1:00 PM PIT -1.5 43.5 IND+116 PIT-136 IND#13 PIT#23 IND#22 PIT#14
HOU @ TEN 0-4 · 0-4 Sun 1:00 PM HOU -6.5 39.5 HOU-330 TEN+265 HOU#20 TEN#31 HOU#27 TEN#10
NYG @ WAS 3-1 · 1-3 Sun 1:00 PM WAS -3.5 43.5 NYG+154 WAS-184 NYG#21 WAS#16 NYG#8 WAS#30
CHI @ GB 3-1 · 2-2 Sun 1:00 PM CHI -2.5 44.5 CHI-146 GB+124 CHI#9 GB#28 CHI#4 GB#23
DEN @ LAC 2-2 · 0-4 Sun 4:05 PM DEN -3.5 42.5 DEN-186 LAC+156 DEN#27 LAC#29 DEN#17 LAC#24
DET @ ARI 2-2 · 1-3 Sun 4:25 PM DET -4.5 53.5 DET-240 ARI+198 DET#5 ARI#17 DET#31 ARI#29
Ranks of 32: offense by points scored (#1 scores the most), defense by points allowed (#32 allows the most). Green marks the five best offenses and the five softest defenses, red the five at the other end.

Defense vs position

Full board
Softest on the board · #32 of 32 allows the most
PosDefenseFacesRankAllows
QB DET Jacoby Brissett #32 25.4
DAL Jalon Daniels #31 24.1
WAS Jameis Winston #30 22.4
RB NYJ Quinshon Judkins #32 29.5
NO Aaron Jones Sr. #31 28.1
MIA Chase Brown #29 26.5
WR DET Michael Wilson #32 41.7
DAL Emeka Egbuka #31 38.6
WAS Malik Nabers #30 38.4
TE DET Trey McBride #32 21.5
CIN Greg Dulcich #31 19.9
ARI Sam LaPorta #30 18.2
Ratings blend the 2025-26 regular season (with a last-8-games form tilt) into current-season data as games are played: current weight = games / (games + 4), so the new season takes over quickly. Faces: the opponent's top projected player at the position this slate.

Slates

11 slates on DraftKings and FanDuel · open slates first · lock times ET
Site Slate Games Players Projected Cap Top projection Locks Open
DK Thu-MonClassic 15 771 400 $50,000 Josh Allen QB · BUF · 27.8 pts · $7,400 Thu 8:15 PM Build
DK Featured (TB @ DAL)Showdown 1 104 26 $50,000 Dak Prescott QB · DAL · 19.6 pts · $10,400 Thu 8:15 PM Build
FD Thu-MonFull roster 15 766 400 $60,000 Josh Allen QB · BUF · 26.9 pts · $9,100 Thu 8:15 PM Build
FD TB @ DALSingle game 1 51 26 $60,000 Dak Prescott QB · DAL · 18.5 pts · $11,800 Thu 8:15 PM Build
FD Sun-MonFull roster 14 717 374 $60,000 Josh Allen QB · BUF · 26.9 pts · $9,100 Sun 9:30 AM Build
DK FeaturedClassic 11 572 291 $50,000 Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET · 26.5 pts · $9,800 Sun 1:00 PM Build
FD MainFull roster 11 568 291 $60,000 Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET · 23.0 pts · $10,000 Sun 1:00 PM Build
FD 1pm OnlyFull roster 8 416 214 $60,000 Tyler Shough QB · NO · 21.5 pts · $7,700 Sun 1:00 PM Build
FD 4pm OnlyFull roster 3 152 77 $60,000 Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET · 23.0 pts · $10,000 Sun 4:05 PM Build
FD Late Sun-MonFull roster 5 248 131 $60,000 Josh Allen QB · BUF · 26.9 pts · $9,100 Sun 4:05 PM Build
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Stacks

QB + 1 · A team's projected QB with his top pass catchers by projection · DraftKings salaries
Team Players Proj Salary O/U
DET @ ARI · Sun 4:25 PM
Jared Goff QB · 21.7Amon-Ra St. Brown WR · 21.4 43.1 $14,500 53.5
NO vs MIN · Sun 1:00 PM
Tyler Shough QB · 22.7Chris Olave WR · 19.4 42.1 $13,800 42.5
SEA vs SF · Sun 4:25 PM
Sam Darnold QB · 17.8Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR · 22.6 40.4 $14,600 47.5
LA vs BUF · Mon 8:15 PM
Matthew Stafford QB · 19.4Puka Nacua WR · 20.1 39.5 $13,800 54.5
CIN @ MIA · Sun 1:00 PM
Joe Burrow QB · 20.7Ja'Marr Chase WR · 18.7 39.4 $15,000 42.5
BUF @ LA · Mon 8:15 PM
Josh Allen QB · 27.8DJ Moore WR · 11.2 39.0 $13,000 54.5
BAL @ ATL · Sun 8:20 PM
Lamar Jackson QB · 22.6Zay Flowers WR · 16.3 38.9 $13,800 44.5
SF @ SEA · Sun 4:25 PM
Brock Purdy QB · 23.3George Kittle TE · 15.2 38.5 $11,700 47.5

Best matchups

Projections
Five projected players with the softest opponent at their position
PlayerMatchupProjSalary
Jacoby Brissett QB · ARI
vs DET Def #32 of 32 vs QB 16.3 $5,500
Trey McBride TE · ARI
vs DET Def #32 of 32 vs TE 15.4 $6,700
Michael Wilson WR · ARI
vs DET Def #32 of 32 vs WR 13.1 $6,200
Aaron Jones Sr. RB · MIN
@ NO Def #31 of 32 vs RB 16.1 $6,500
Jalon Daniels QB · TB
@ DAL Def #31 of 32 vs QB 14.4 $4,700
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