FanDuel NFL Draft Percentages: Week 1
If you've played fantasy football over on FanDuel, then you know the importance of draft percentages, especially in larger-field tournaments.
Knowing who the competition is rostering enables you to think with a contrarian mindset. And if your under-the-radar play ends up hitting, then, well, you're one step closer to a victory.
Each week, we'll be posting the previous week's draft percentages to help you see how the public was thinking. It'll let you see who the public drafted, which can be helpful when doing research for upcoming games.
Let's take a look at the numbers from the Week 1 main slate. If a player is not listed, his draft percentage was lower than 0.10% in the featured tournament.
Quarterback
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points |
Sunday Million |
Head-to- Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson | QB | $8,500 | 21.22 | 12.33% | 9.91% |
| Jalen Hurts | QB | $8,000 | 24.72 | 12.22% | 58.25% |
| Justin Herbert | QB | $8,400 | 23.26 | 11.12% | 6.74% |
| Patrick Mahomes | QB | $8,700 | 34.9 | 9.85% | 5.37% |
| Jameis Winston | QB | $6,700 | 21.66 | 6.99% | 2.79% |
| Kyler Murray | QB | $8,200 | 20.62 | 6.34% | 4.04% |
| Joe Burrow | QB | $7,700 | 22.22 | 6.05% | 2.15% |
| Derek Carr | QB | $7,400 | 16.8 | 5.17% | 1.97% |
| Kirk Cousins | QB | $7,300 | 19.08 | 4.73% | 1.60% |
| Aaron Rodgers | QB | $7,800 | 4.7 | 4.11% | 1.24% |
| Matt Ryan | QB | $6,900 | 16.28 | 3.35% | 1.22% |
| Trevor Lawrence | QB | $7,000 | 14.4 | 2.68% | 0.71% |
| Baker Mayfield | QB | $6,600 | 19 | 2.35% | 0.65% |
| Tua Tagovailoa | QB | $7,000 | 14.8 | 2.32% | 0.50% |
| Trey Lance | QB | $7,500 | 10.96 | 2.15% | 0.97% |
| Mitch Trubisky | QB | $6,400 | 12.66 | 1.26% | 0.19% |
| Marcus Mariota | QB | $6,500 | 19.8 | 0.94% | 0.10% |
| Carson Wentz | QB | $6,800 | 29.72 | 0.91% | 0.14% |
| Justin Fields | QB | $6,900 | 14.64 | 0.88% | 0.12% |
| Jared Goff | QB | $6,800 | 16.5 | 0.88% | 0.11% |
| Joe Flacco | QB | $6,200 | 15.28 | 0.71% | 0.10% |
| Ryan Tannehill | QB | $7,100 | 19.34 | 0.71% | 0.14% |
| Davis Mills | QB | $6,500 | 15.5 | 0.59% | 0.08% |
| Daniel Jones | QB | $7,100 | 17.02 | 0.50% | 0.06% |
| Mac Jones | QB | $6,600 | 9.52 | 0.38% | 0.10% |
| Jacoby Brissett | QB | $6,300 | 10.88 | 0.23% | 0.02% |
Running Back
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points |
Sunday Million |
Head-to- Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Jones | RB | $7,400 | 9.1 | 18.89% | 27.72% |
| Saquon Barkley | RB | $6,800 | 30.4 | 17.70% | 58.73% |
| Alvin Kamara | RB | $8,500 | 6.1 | 17.11% | 8.41% |
| Jonathan Taylor | RB | $10,200 | 25.5 | 15.71% | 9.80% |
| Christian McCaffrey | RB | $9,500 | 13.7 | 14.89% | 50.39% |
| Derrick Henry | RB | $9,700 | 8.2 | 14.01% | 5.23% |
| Austin Ekeler | RB | $9,400 | 9.2 | 12.18% | 4.31% |
| Joe Mixon | RB | $8,300 | 18 | 12.13% | 9.17% |
| Dameon Pierce | RB | $5,400 | 4.4 | 10.93% | 49.86% |
| Antonio Gibson | RB | $6,800 | 16.5 | 10.10% | 4.71% |
| D'Andre Swift | RB | $7,600 | 25 | 9.08% | 4.60% |
| James Conner | RB | $7,700 | 14 | 8.64% | 4.97% |
| Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | $6,200 | 7.5 | 7.74% | 4.75% |
| Eli Mitchell | RB | $6,700 | 4.1 | 7.55% | 4.06% |
| Chase Edmonds | RB | $5,800 | 8.5 | 6.90% | 4.17% |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | $5,800 | 20.9 | 6.42% | 3.05% |
| Nick Chubb | RB | $7,800 | 14.8 | 6.01% | 2.12% |
| Dalvin Cook | RB | $8,400 | 12.3 | 5.98% | 2.39% |
| Najee Harris | RB | $8,200 | 9.6 | 5.68% | 2.32% |
| AJ Dillon | RB | $6,100 | 17.6 | 5.52% | 2.48% |
| Josh Jacobs | RB | $7,000 | 7.8 | 5.19% | 1.60% |
| David Montgomery | RB | $6,600 | 6.5 | 3.85% | 1.16% |
| Miles Sanders | RB | $6,500 | 17.5 | 3.55% | 1.03% |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | $6,600 | 21.1 | 2.99% | 0.91% |
| Mike Davis | RB | $5,600 | 1.1 | 2.95% | 1.35% |
| Damien Harris | RB | $6,300 | 6.8 | 2.48% | 0.63% |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | $5,600 | 3.7 | 2.07% | 0.66% |
| Kareem Hunt | RB | $6,300 | 21 | 1.75% | 0.58% |
| Kenyan Drake | RB | $5,700 | 5.1 | 1.46% | 0.47% |
| Breece Hall | RB | $6,400 | 7.1 | 1.25% | 0.39% |
| Michael Carter | RB | $5,200 | 13.5 | 1.21% | 0.51% |
| Raheem Mostert | RB | $5,500 | 3.7 | 1.11% | 0.25% |
| James Robinson | RB | $6,200 | 19.4 | 1.00% | 0.40% |
| J.D. McKissic | RB | $5,200 | 6.3 | 0.77% | 0.19% |
| Nyheim Hines | RB | $5,400 | 8.4 | 0.58% | 0.12% |
| Mark Ingram II | RB | $5,500 | 0.8 | 0.47% | 0.10% |
| Jerick McKinnon | RB | $5,200 | 6.4 | 0.24% | 0.06% |
| Rex Burkhead | RB | $5,100 | 9.5 | 0.24% | 0.05% |
| Kenneth Gainwell | RB | $5,300 | 10.2 | 0.23% | 0.06% |
| Jamaal Williams | RB | $5,700 | 15.5 | 0.22% | 0.07% |
| Boston Scott | RB | $4,900 | 7 | 0.18% | 0.05% |
| J.K. Dobbins | RB | $6,900 | 0.14% | 0.05% | |
| Damien Williams | RB | $5,300 | 0.2 | 0.14% | 0.01% |
| Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | $5,500 | 4 | 0.13% | 0.02% |
| Darrel Williams | RB | $5,400 | 0.12% | 0.05% | |
| Ameer Abdullah | RB | $4,500 | 0 | 0.10% | 0.03% |
| Marlon Mack | RB | $5,900 | 0.10% | 0.03% | |
| Zamir White | RB | $4,900 | 0.10% | 0.01% |
Wide Receiver
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points |
Sunday Million |
Head-to- Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Williams | WR | $6,600 | 2 | 19.57% | 48.96% |
| Marquise Brown | WR | $6,900 | 12.3 | 17.96% | 30.07% |
| Justin Jefferson | WR | $8,100 | 34.9 | 17.41% | 48.45% |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | $6,400 | 8.9 | 14.92% | 10.08% |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | $7,200 | 22.6 | 14.61% | 9.67% |
| Adam Thielen | WR | $6,100 | 5.1 | 13.69% | 7.93% |
| A.J. Brown | WR | $7,100 | 20.5 | 12.81% | 7.11% |
| Christian Kirk | WR | $5,800 | 14.7 | 12.59% | 35.58% |
| Ja'Marr Chase | WR | $8,200 | 23.9 | 12.19% | 5.10% |
| Davante Adams | WR | $8,500 | 25.1 | 11.07% | 7.29% |
| Hunter Renfrow | WR | $5,900 | 3.6 | 10.71% | 7.35% |
| Tyreek Hill | WR | $7,700 | 14 | 10.09% | 3.52% |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | $6,500 | 16.4 | 9.20% | 5.60% |
| Keenan Allen | WR | $7,400 | 8.6 | 8.89% | 3.75% |
| DJ Moore | WR | $6,400 | 6.5 | 8.66% | 12.19% |
| Sammy Watkins | WR | $5,500 | 3.3 | 7.51% | 3.32% |
| Tee Higgins | WR | $7,000 | 3.7 | 7.36% | 8.08% |
| Rashod Bateman | WR | $6,100 | 12.9 | 7.09% | 3.76% |
| Terry McLaurin | WR | $7,000 | 12.8 | 6.81% | 2.38% |
| Robert Woods | WR | $5,600 | 1.8 | 6.59% | 8.39% |
| Elijah Moore | WR | $6,000 | 7.4 | 6.38% | 3.99% |
| Brandin Cooks | WR | $6,600 | 11.7 | 6.28% | 5.96% |
| Michael Thomas | WR | $6,200 | 20.2 | 6.17% | 2.36% |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | $5,500 | 6.1 | 6.09% | 2.98% |
| Deebo Samuel | WR | $8,400 | 11.6 | 5.50% | 1.49% |
| DeVonta Smith | WR | $6,100 | 0 | 4.90% | 1.31% |
| Chris Olave | WR | $5,000 | 7.6 | 4.58% | 5.67% |
| Jaylen Waddle | WR | $6,800 | 15.7 | 4.52% | 1.42% |
| Mecole Hardman | WR | $5,400 | 9.1 | 4.19% | 1.13% |
| Jarvis Landry | WR | $5,700 | 14.9 | 4.14% | 1.37% |
| Brandon Aiyuk | WR | $5,600 | 5.7 | 4.04% | 2.79% |
| Randall Cobb | WR | $5,100 | 2.4 | 4.02% | 2.41% |
| Diontae Johnson | WR | $6,700 | 9 | 4.00% | 1.45% |
| Darnell Mooney | WR | $6,200 | 1.3 | 3.48% | 1.09% |
| A.J. Green | WR | $5,700 | 2.3 | 3.33% | 0.99% |
| Romeo Doubs | WR | $5,000 | 6.8 | 3.24% | 2.04% |
| Chase Claypool | WR | $5,800 | 7.4 | 2.95% | 0.87% |
| Kadarius Toney | WR | $5,300 | 2.3 | 2.90% | 1.96% |
| Amari Cooper | WR | $6,300 | 3.2 | 2.60% | 0.83% |
| George Pickens | WR | $5,200 | 0.8 | 2.45% | 0.79% |
| Marvin Jones Jr. | WR | $5,500 | 5.8 | 2.01% | 0.36% |
| Jahan Dotson | WR | $4,900 | 16.5 | 1.80% | 1.03% |
| Tyler Boyd | WR | $5,700 | 11.3 | 1.58% | 0.33% |
| DJ Chark Jr. | WR | $5,300 | 13.2 | 1.43% | 0.45% |
| DeVante Parker | WR | $5,700 | 1.4 | 1.42% | 0.41% |
| Joshua Palmer | WR | $4,900 | 2.4 | 1.09% | 0.16% |
| Skyy Moore | WR | $4,600 | 3.5 | 0.99% | 0.28% |
| Drake London | WR | $5,500 | 9.9 | 0.98% | 0.25% |
| Robbie Anderson | WR | $5,300 | 18.7 | 0.92% | 0.28% |
| Treylon Burks | WR | $5,900 | 7 | 0.91% | 0.26% |
| Christian Watson | WR | $5,200 | 5.1 | 0.86% | 0.17% |
| Nico Collins | WR | $5,200 | 3.6 | 0.81% | 0.21% |
| K.J. Osborn | WR | $5,200 | 2.9 | 0.75% | 0.10% |
| Wan'Dale Robinson | WR | $4,700 | 1 | 0.74% | 0.45% |
| Corey Davis | WR | $5,400 | 10.7 | 0.71% | 0.15% |
| Devin Duvernay | WR | $5,000 | 19.4 | 0.53% | 0.13% |
| Garrett Wilson | WR | $5,300 | 7.2 | 0.52% | 0.15% |
| Kenny Golladay | WR | $5,600 | 3.2 | 0.49% | 0.10% |
| Zay Jones | WR | $5,100 | 9.5 | 0.47% | 0.07% |
| Kendrick Bourne | WR | $5,100 | 4.6 | 0.46% | 0.09% |
| Jakobi Meyers | WR | $5,500 | 8.2 | 0.45% | 0.14% |
| Parris Campbell | WR | $5,200 | 5.2 | 0.43% | 0.13% |
| Alec Pierce | WR | $4,900 | 0 | 0.42% | 0.07% |
| Curtis Samuel | WR | $5,100 | 15.2 | 0.41% | 0.03% |
| Andy Isabella | WR | $4,700 | 1.5 | 0.40% | 0.37% |
| Braxton Berrios | WR | $4,700 | 6.2 | 0.31% | 0.05% |
| T.Y. Hilton | WR | $5,000 | 0.31% | 0.12% | |
| Allen Lazard | WR | $6,500 | 0.27% | 0.16% | |
| Sterling Shepard | WR | $5,500 | 14.1 | 0.26% | 0.06% |
| Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR | $5,100 | 1.8 | 0.23% | 0.03% |
| Nelson Agholor | WR | $4,900 | 2.3 | 0.23% | 0.07% |
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | $5,400 | 9 | 0.22% | 0.05% |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR | $5,100 | 3.8 | 0.18% | 0.03% |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | WR | $5,000 | 4.9 | 0.18% | 0.03% |
| Quez Watkins | WR | $5,200 | 0 | 0.14% | 0.03% |
| Marquez Callaway | WR | $4,900 | 0.14% | 0.03% | |
| Byron Pringle | WR | $5,300 | 2.7 | 0.14% | 0.01% |
| Demarcus Robinson | WR | $4,900 | 2.9 | 0.13% | 0.02% |
| Jalen Guyton | WR | $4,800 | 0 | 0.10% | 0.01% |
| Greg Dortch | WR | $4,900 | 9.8 | 0.10% | 0.01% |
Tight End
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points |
Sunday Million |
Head-to- Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Pitts | TE | $6,000 | 2.9 | 15.76% | 57.91% |
| Travis Kelce | TE | $8,000 | 22.1 | 14.48% | 7.67% |
| Mark Andrews | TE | $7,900 | 7.7 | 12.18% | 3.58% |
| Dallas Goedert | TE | $5,700 | 7.5 | 10.09% | 7.63% |
| T.J. Hockenson | TE | $5,700 | 5.8 | 9.61% | 5.08% |
| Darren Waller | TE | $7,000 | 9.9 | 6.41% | 2.00% |
| Pat Freiermuth | TE | $5,300 | 10 | 4.91% | 2.22% |
| Robert Tonyan | TE | $5,100 | 5.1 | 4.31% | 1.69% |
| Hunter Henry | TE | $5,400 | 3 | 3.27% | 1.33% |
| Gerald Everett | TE | $5,200 | 12.9 | 3.23% | 2.48% |
| Cole Kmet | TE | $5,000 | 0 | 2.97% | 2.38% |
| David Njoku | TE | $5,000 | 1.2 | 2.13% | 1.25% |
| Zach Ertz | TE | $5,600 | 10.4 | 2.05% | 0.59% |
| Irv Smith Jr. | TE | $5,100 | 0 | 2.03% | 1.00% |
| Austin Hooper | TE | $4,900 | 1.1 | 1.92% | 0.94% |
| Hayden Hurst | TE | $4,900 | 7.1 | 1.68% | 0.72% |
| Mike Gesicki | TE | $5,500 | 0.6 | 1.67% | 0.48% |
| Evan Engram | TE | $4,900 | 4.8 | 1.48% | 0.35% |
| Isaiah Likely | TE | $4,100 | 0 | 1.41% | 0.52% |
| Mo Alie-Cox | TE | $4,800 | 3.6 | 1.17% | 0.48% |
| C.J. Uzomah | TE | $4,800 | 0.54% | 0.17% | |
| Brevin Jordan | TE | $4,800 | 1 | 0.48% | 0.17% |
| Tyler Conklin | TE | $5,000 | 9.4 | 0.44% | 0.14% |
| Logan Thomas | TE | $5,500 | 6 | 0.42% | 0.11% |
| George Kittle | TE | $6,100 | 0.36% | 0.22% | |
| Jared Cook | TE | $4,500 | 0.33% | 0.10% | |
| Tyler Kroft | TE | $4,400 | 1.4 | 0.26% | 0.08% |
| Adam Trautman | TE | $4,700 | 0.24% | 0.03% | |
| Daniel Bellinger | TE | $4,100 | 0.23% | 0.05% | |
| Jonnu Smith | TE | $4,700 | 4.8 | 0.21% | 0.05% |
| Tommy Tremble | TE | $4,600 | 0.6 | 0.16% | 0.04% |
Defense and Special Teams
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points |
Sunday Million |
Head-to- Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | D | $3,800 | 18 | 9.74% | 18.42% |
| Washington Commanders | D | $3,700 | 4 | 9.43% | 29.27% |
| Indianapolis Colts | D | $4,500 | 6 | 8.61% | 2.99% |
| Baltimore Ravens | D | $4,800 | 11 | 7.80% | 3.14% |
| San Francisco 49ers | D | $5,000 | 5 | 7.19% | 3.76% |
| Tennessee Titans | D | $4,600 | 9 | 5.76% | 1.87% |
| New Orleans Saints | D | $4,900 | 6 | 5.59% | 1.59% |
| Philadelphia Eagles | D | $4,100 | 5 | 5.16% | 1.67% |
| Minnesota Vikings | D | $3,200 | 12 | 4.72% | 5.51% |
| Cincinnati Bengals | D | $4,400 | 2 | 4.39% | 2.40% |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | D | $3,600 | 6 | 3.88% | 3.45% |
| Detroit Lions | D | $3,100 | 0 | 2.93% | 1.70% |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | D | $3,500 | 26 | 2.78% | 4.91% |
| Las Vegas Raiders | D | $3,000 | 0 | 2.73% | 3.78% |
| Cleveland Browns | D | $4,300 | 6 | 2.72% | 0.85% |
| New England Patriots | D | $3,900 | 4 | 2.36% | 0.95% |
| Carolina Panthers | D | $4,700 | 1 | 2.17% | 0.54% |
| Chicago Bears | D | $3,800 | 10 | 2.11% | 1.35% |
| New York Jets | D | $3,300 | 4 | 1.77% | 5.35% |
| New York Giants | D | $3,400 | 4 | 1.72% | 3.17% |
| Kansas City Chiefs | D | $3,700 | 3 | 1.60% | 0.35% |
| Los Angeles Chargers | D | $4,000 | 13 | 1.49% | 0.56% |
| Green Bay Packers | D | $4,200 | 1 | 1.00% | 0.39% |
| Atlanta Falcons | D | $3,600 | 6 | 0.90% | 1.04% |
| Houston Texans | D | $3,300 | 7 | 0.90% | 0.25% |
| Arizona Cardinals | D | $3,500 | -2 | 0.40% | 0.07% |
