NFL DFS picks for Week 1: Players to start and stack, matchups to watch

To set a winning NFL DFS lineup for Week 1 of the NFL season, you need to identify the best value picks, sleepers and top performers to create high-ceiling entries in GPPs and high-floor entries in 50/50 and head-to-head contests. Below, you will find links to the top ESPN content designed to help you evaluate the quality of matchups and identify the best players for your NFL DFS weekend contests, including specific value assessments for the DraftKings and FanDuel Saturday-Sunday slates.

NFL Week 1 DFS Content

DraftKings Week 1 Cheat Sheet

FanDuel Week 1 Cheat Sheet

Coming Thursday: Al Zeidenfeld’s DFS Best Buys for Week 1

Week 1 Matchup content

Mike Clay’s WR/CB Week 1 Shadow Report

Seth Walder’s RB and QB upgrades/downgrades (coming soon)

Tristan H. Cockcroft’s Week 1 matchup map (coming soon)

Podcast

Listen to the CSS DFS Podcast with Zeidenfeld, Clay and Daniel Dopp, dropping every Thursday during the season.