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 Week 1's numbers for the main slate. If a player is not listed, his draft percentage was lower than 0.10% in the Sunday Million.
Quarterback
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points |
Sunday Million |
Head-to- Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson | QB | $9,400 | 27.5 | 19.69% | 56.78% |
| Russell Wilson | QB | $8,400 | 31.78 | 9.05% | 5.23% |
| Cam Newton | QB | $7,300 | 25.7 | 8.43% | 9.89% |
| Drew Brees | QB | $8,100 | 14.4 | 7.00% | 3.14% |
| Matt Ryan | QB | $7,800 | 24.9 | 5.79% | 4.09% |
| Josh Allen | QB | $7,900 | 28.18 | 5.68% | 3.53% |
| Tom Brady | QB | $7,600 | 22.46 | 5.65% | 2.04% |
| Carson Wentz | QB | $7,700 | 15 | 4.96% | 2.61% |
| Mitchell Trubisky | QB | $6,900 | 24.28 | 3.28% | 0.98% |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | QB | $7,400 | 19.26 | 3.04% | 1.57% |
| Teddy Bridgewater | QB | $6,800 | 19.4 | 3.03% | 1.34% |
| Aaron Rodgers | QB | $7,500 | 30.76 | 2.88% | 1.00% |
| Tyrod Taylor | QB | $7,000 | 9.02 | 2.78% | 1.93% |
| Philip Rivers | QB | $7,100 | 16.82 | 2.77% | 1.09% |
| Matthew Stafford | QB | $7,300 | 17.18 | 2.65% | 1.12% |
| Derek Carr | QB | $7,100 | 13.56 | 2.54% | 0.67% |
| Kyler Murray | QB | $7,700 | 27.3 | 2.37% | 0.71% |
| Joe Burrow | QB | $6,600 | 17.32 | 1.89% | 0.62% |
| Gardner Minshew II | QB | $6,700 | 20.82 | 1.72% | 0.64% |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | QB | $6,400 | 8.44 | 1.47% | 0.29% |
| Dwayne Haskins Jr. | QB | $6,500 | 12.82 | 0.93% | 0.15% |
| Kirk Cousins | QB | $7,200 | 22.76 | 0.88% | 0.21% |
| Baker Mayfield | QB | $7,000 | 10.86 | 0.75% | 0.17% |
| Sam Darnold | QB | $6,800 | 12.2 | 0.21% | 0.04% |
Running Back
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points |
Sunday Million |
Head-to- Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey | RB | $10,000 | 26.9 | 36.74% | 65.44% |
| Boston Scott | RB | $4,700 | 6.4 | 29.25% | 70.88% |
| Josh Jacobs | RB | $8,200 | 33.9 | 22.43% | 31.00% |
| Austin Ekeler | RB | $7,700 | 9.2 | 22.35% | 13.31% |
| Dalvin Cook | RB | $8,700 | 21.3 | 17.88% | 19.10% |
| Joe Mixon | RB | $7,300 | 5.6 | 13.44% | 9.39% |
| Alvin Kamara | RB | $8,300 | 21.2 | 10.67% | 5.76% |
| Marlon Mack | RB | $6,100 | 7.1 | 10.22% | 4.21% |
| Todd Gurley II | RB | $7,100 | 12.7 | 10.16% | 5.17% |
| Aaron Jones | RB | $7,800 | 15.6 | 9.10% | 4.00% |
| Raheem Mostert | RB | $6,200 | 23.1 | 8.93% | 4.79% |
| Kenyan Drake | RB | $6,600 | 13.5 | 7.62% | 4.12% |
| Mark Ingram II | RB | $7,000 | 2.9 | 7.26% | 3.28% |
| Antonio Gibson | RB | $4,600 | 5.4 | 5.71% | 21.13% |
| Chris Carson | RB | $7,200 | 21.6 | 5.12% | 2.41% |
| James White | RB | $5,300 | 6.7 | 4.65% | 1.83% |
| Jonathan Taylor | RB | $5,400 | 11.9 | 4.21% | 2.55% |
| Le'Veon Bell | RB | $6,500 | 5.6 | 3.91% | 1.53% |
| Nick Chubb | RB | $7,500 | 5.1 | 3.30% | 1.32% |
| Devin Singletary | RB | $6,300 | 7.8 | 2.92% | 1.34% |
| James Robinson | RB | $4,500 | 9.5 | 2.53% | 1.37% |
| Tarik Cohen | RB | $5,200 | 5.7 | 2.38% | 0.93% |
| Leonard Fournette | RB | $6,900 | 2.4 | 2.32% | 0.93% |
| Sony Michel | RB | $6,000 | 9.7 | 2.29% | 0.86% |
| Kareem Hunt | RB | $5,800 | 10.1 | 2.01% | 0.87% |
| Chris Thompson | RB | $4,800 | 1.6 | 1.31% | 0.46% |
| David Montgomery | RB | $5,900 | 7.9 | 1.18% | 0.60% |
| Zack Moss | RB | $4,700 | 10.2 | 1.12% | 0.40% |
| Kerryon Johnson | RB | $5,600 | 1.4 | 1.11% | 0.50% |
| Jordan Howard | RB | $5,500 | 6.7 | 1.07% | 0.42% |
| Ronald Jones II | RB | $5,700 | 9.2 | 0.87% | 0.32% |
| J.K. Dobbins | RB | $5,200 | 14.2 | 0.63% | 0.15% |
| Matt Breida | RB | $5,200 | 2.2 | 0.40% | 0.11% |
| Miles Sanders | RB | $6,800 | 0.37% | 0.25% | |
| Jerick McKinnon | RB | $5,000 | 11.9 | 0.30% | 0.08% |
| Adrian Peterson | RB | $5,100 | 12.9 | 0.28% | 0.14% |
| Corey Clement | RB | $4,500 | 3.1 | 0.27% | 0.04% |
| Rex Burkhead | RB | $5,000 | 3.2 | 0.26% | 0.07% |
| Latavius Murray | RB | $5,100 | 4.8 | 0.23% | 0.07% |
| Tevin Coleman | RB | $5,400 | 2.9 | 0.22% | 0.10% |
| D'Andre Swift | RB | $5,100 | 9.8 | 0.21% | 0.09% |
| LeSean McCoy | RB | $5,300 | 0.7 | 0.20% | 0.09% |
| Carlos Hyde | RB | $5,000 | 8.3 | 0.14% | 0.04% |
| Derrius Guice | RB | $5,500 | 0.14% | 0.05% |
Wide Receiver
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points |
Sunday Million |
Head-to- Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | WR | $8,800 | 3.2 | 28.22% | 24.62% |
| Chris Godwin | WR | $7,700 | 10.9 | 19.20% | 12.60% |
| Davante Adams | WR | $8,000 | 34.6 | 18.66% | 28.27% |
| DeSean Jackson | WR | $5,700 | 5.6 | 17.68% | 20.61% |
| DK Metcalf | WR | $6,400 | 17.5 | 15.71% | 16.79% |
| Marvin Jones Jr. | WR | $6,200 | 7.5 | 13.86% | 40.44% |
| Adam Thielen | WR | $6,800 | 28 | 13.77% | 31.05% |
| Tyler Lockett | WR | $6,800 | 13.2 | 13.63% | 8.73% |
| Marquise Brown | WR | $5,900 | 12.6 | 13.37% | 30.71% |
| Calvin Ridley | WR | $6,600 | 29.4 | 12.69% | 12.15% |
| Allen Robinson II | WR | $7,200 | 9.8 | 12.25% | 7.40% |
| Stefon Diggs | WR | $6,600 | 12.6 | 11.77% | 6.81% |
| Julio Jones | WR | $8,200 | 20.2 | 11.56% | 4.46% |
| Terry McLaurin | WR | $6,500 | 8.6 | 10.68% | 10.69% |
| T.Y. Hilton | WR | $6,400 | 7.3 | 10.44% | 6.79% |
| DJ Moore | WR | $7,100 | 7.4 | 7.85% | 3.96% |
| Keenan Allen | WR | $7,000 | 5.7 | 7.66% | 4.22% |
| Julian Edelman | WR | $6,700 | 10.5 | 7.56% | 3.40% |
| Henry Ruggs III | WR | $5,100 | 8.1 | 7.38% | 9.23% |
| DJ Chark Jr. | WR | $6,600 | 10 | 6.74% | 3.22% |
| Emmanuel Sanders | WR | $5,600 | 9 | 6.13% | 2.92% |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | $6,900 | 3.7 | 6.03% | 2.40% |
| DeAndre Hopkins | WR | $7,800 | 22.1 | 5.40% | 3.25% |
| A.J. Green | WR | $6,200 | 7.6 | 4.51% | 1.58% |
| John Brown | WR | $6,100 | 16 | 4.13% | 1.52% |
| Tyler Boyd | WR | $6,100 | 5.3 | 3.36% | 1.23% |
| Anthony Miller | WR | $5,400 | 15.6 | 3.11% | 1.61% |
| Jarvis Landry | WR | $6,300 | 8.6 | 2.50% | 1.05% |
| DeVante Parker | WR | $6,700 | 6.7 | 2.48% | 0.59% |
| Robby Anderson | WR | $5,600 | 22.5 | 2.36% | 0.55% |
| Kendrick Bourne | WR | $5,700 | 4.4 | 2.10% | 0.60% |
| Jamison Crowder | WR | $6,000 | 21 | 1.86% | 0.99% |
| Bryan Edwards | WR | $4,500 | 1.4 | 1.82% | 1.04% |
| Allen Lazard | WR | $5,500 | 16.2 | 1.81% | 0.64% |
| Christian Kirk | WR | $5,800 | 0.5 | 1.71% | 0.84% |
| N'Keal Harry | WR | $5,100 | 4.4 | 1.62% | 0.83% |
| Hunter Renfrow | WR | $5,200 | 3.1 | 1.61% | 0.66% |
| Cole Beasley | WR | $5,400 | 7.8 | 1.44% | 0.83% |
| Preston Williams | WR | $5,300 | 5.1 | 1.36% | 0.48% |
| Mike Evans | WR | $7,500 | 6.7 | 1.14% | 0.42% |
| Steven Sims Jr. | WR | $5,100 | 6.5 | 1.06% | 0.29% |
| Jalen Reagor | WR | $5,200 | 6 | 0.93% | 0.28% |
| Scotty Miller | WR | $4,500 | 10.4 | 0.85% | 0.26% |
| Larry Fitzgerald | WR | $5,300 | 5.4 | 0.84% | 0.38% |
| Curtis Samuel | WR | $5,500 | 6.8 | 0.68% | 0.15% |
| Parris Campbell | WR | $5,100 | 11 | 0.65% | 0.16% |
| Breshad Perriman | WR | $5,800 | 3.2 | 0.54% | 0.12% |
| John Ross III | WR | $5,200 | 2.7 | 0.53% | 0.17% |
| Miles Boykin | WR | $4,900 | 5.2 | 0.48% | 0.09% |
| Justin Jefferson | WR | $5,000 | 3.6 | 0.48% | 0.14% |
| Danny Amendola | WR | $5,100 | 10.6 | 0.42% | 0.08% |
| Mohamed Sanu | WR | $5,200 | 0.41% | 0.21% | |
| Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR | $4,600 | 12.2 | 0.40% | 0.09% |
| Willie Snead IV | WR | $5,100 | 14.4 | 0.39% | 0.14% |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | $4,700 | 17.6 | 0.36% | 0.14% |
| Chris Conley | WR | $5,100 | 1.1 | 0.35% | 0.08% |
| Tre'Quan Smith | WR | $4,700 | 0.9 | 0.34% | 0.05% |
| Marvin Hall | WR | $4,700 | 3.1 | 0.33% | 0.07% |
| Kenny Golladay | WR | $7,300 | 0.31% | 0.27% | |
| Justin Watson | WR | $4,700 | 1.1 | 0.27% | 0.04% |
| JJ Arcega-Whiteside | WR | $5,300 | 0.25% | 0.05% | |
| Greg Ward | WR | $4,800 | 5.6 | 0.25% | 0.08% |
| Nelson Agholor | WR | $4,900 | 8.8 | 0.24% | 0.10% |
| Zach Pascal | WR | $5,400 | 2.8 | 0.24% | 0.06% |
| Damiere Byrd | WR | $4,600 | 0 | 0.23% | 0.04% |
| Dante Pettis | WR | $5,000 | 0 | 0.20% | 0.05% |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | $5,200 | 2 | 0.19% | 0.08% |
| Olabisi Johnson | WR | $4,900 | 7.1 | 0.18% | 0.06% |
| Russell Gage | WR | $4,800 | 15.9 | 0.18% | 0.02% |
| Trent Taylor | WR | $4,600 | 1.7 | 0.16% | 0.07% |
| Dede Westbrook | WR | $5,400 | 0.15% | 0.06% | |
| Ted Ginn Jr. | WR | $4,800 | 0 | 0.14% | 0.05% |
| Mike Williams | WR | $5,900 | 8.9 | 0.12% | 0.04% |
| Jalen Guyton | WR | $4,500 | 2.1 | 0.12% | 0.07% |
| Brandon Aiyuk | WR | $5,200 | 0.11% | 0.03% |
Tight End
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points |
Sunday Million |
Head-to- Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Ertz | TE | $6,600 | 9.3 | 14.49% | 22.28% |
| George Kittle | TE | $8,000 | 7.3 | 13.54% | 11.67% |
| Rob Gronkowski | TE | $5,500 | 2.1 | 13.46% | 7.15% |
| Hayden Hurst | TE | $5,200 | 5.3 | 12.86% | 24.43% |
| Mark Andrews | TE | $7,400 | 20.3 | 9.65% | 4.21% |
| T.J. Hockenson | TE | $5,300 | 14.1 | 5.91% | 13.24% |
| Darren Waller | TE | $6,800 | 7.5 | 5.56% | 1.77% |
| Jared Cook | TE | $5,900 | 10.5 | 5.41% | 2.24% |
| Hunter Henry | TE | $6,000 | 9.8 | 3.56% | 1.85% |
| Jack Doyle | TE | $5,300 | 6.4 | 3.48% | 2.13% |
| Chris Herndon | TE | $4,800 | 4.7 | 2.20% | 3.53% |
| Mike Gesicki | TE | $5,400 | 4.5 | 1.92% | 0.78% |
| Austin Hooper | TE | $5,700 | 2.5 | 1.90% | 0.68% |
| Dallas Goedert | TE | $5,200 | 20.1 | 1.71% | 0.68% |
| Greg Olsen | TE | $4,900 | 10.4 | 1.57% | 0.55% |
| Kyle Rudolph | TE | $5,100 | 3.8 | 0.98% | 0.51% |
| Taysom Hill | TE | $5,000 | 4.72 | 0.94% | 0.43% |
| O.J. Howard | TE | $4,700 | 11.6 | 0.91% | 0.39% |
| Jimmy Graham | TE | $5,000 | 10 | 0.82% | 0.24% |
| Will Dissly | TE | $4,900 | 1.8 | 0.68% | 0.22% |
| Logan Thomas | TE | $4,000 | 11.7 | 0.60% | 2.32% |
| Irv Smith Jr. | TE | $4,800 | 1.6 | 0.44% | 0.12% |
| Ian Thomas | TE | $5,100 | 2.6 | 0.41% | 0.07% |
| Tyler Eifert | TE | $4,600 | 1.3 | 0.36% | 0.11% |
| Dawson Knox | TE | $4,700 | 3.6 | 0.32% | 0.08% |
| Jordan Reed | TE | $4,500 | 2.2 | 0.26% | 0.08% |
| James O'Shaughnessy | TE | $4,000 | 0.5 | 0.25% | 0.04% |
| Devin Asiasi | TE | $4,100 | 0.21% | 0.05% | |
| C.J. Uzomah | TE | $4,600 | 6.5 | 0.20% | 0.08% |
| Dan Arnold | TE | $4,400 | 3.1 | 0.17% | 0.05% |
| Robert Tonyan | TE | $4,200 | 0.13% | 0.04% | |
| Jason Witten | TE | $4,500 | 0.7 | 0.11% | 0.05% |
| Cole Kmet | TE | $4,500 | 0 | 0.10% | 0.03% |
Defense/Special Teams
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points |
Sunday Million |
Head-to- Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | D | $3,700 | 4 | 21.65% | 44.93% |
| Buffalo Bills | D | $4,700 | 8 | 13.45% | 6.53% |
| New England Patriots | D | $4,600 | 11 | 11.87% | 4.88% |
| Philadelphia Eagles | D | $4,500 | 3 | 8.13% | 3.54% |
| Los Angeles Chargers | D | $4,200 | 11 | 7.55% | 3.91% |
| Las Vegas Raiders | D | $3,200 | 0 | 4.69% | 14.29% |
| Baltimore Ravens | D | $4,800 | 15 | 4.62% | 1.69% |
| Detroit Lions | D | $3,700 | 1 | 4.13% | 2.39% |
| Washington Football Team | D | $3,400 | 15 | 3.08% | 8.94% |
| San Francisco 49ers | D | $5,000 | 4 | 2.97% | 0.96% |
| Chicago Bears | D | $4,400 | 3 | 2.54% | 0.91% |
| Carolina Panthers | D | $3,400 | -1 | 1.91% | 0.90% |
| Cincinnati Bengals | D | $3,600 | 3 | 1.60% | 0.71% |
| Cleveland Browns | D | $3,000 | 0 | 1.41% | 0.78% |
| New York Jets | D | $3,900 | 7 | 1.40% | 0.70% |
| Seattle Seahawks | D | $4,000 | 6 | 1.37% | 0.52% |
| Miami Dolphins | D | $3,500 | 4 | 1.33% | 0.80% |
| New Orleans Saints | D | $4,100 | 17 | 1.12% | 0.57% |
| Green Bay Packers | D | $3,900 | 5 | 0.98% | 0.53% |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | D | $3,500 | 6 | 0.95% | 0.43% |
| Minnesota Vikings | D | $4,300 | -4 | 0.95% | 0.33% |
| Arizona Cardinals | D | $3,300 | 6 | 0.91% | 0.33% |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | D | $3,800 | 0 | 0.55% | 0.18% |
| Atlanta Falcons | D | $3,600 | -1 | 0.38% | 0.17% |
