On our projections, Jaylen Warren (RB, PIT) at $3,800 is the best value: 17.0 projected points, 4.5 a $1,000 of salary. Next come Jalon Daniels ($5,000) and George Kittle ($5,100).
Christian McCaffrey (RB, SF) at $8,000. Then A.J. Brown ($7,100) and Drake Maye ($6,700).
The best cap-legal lineup on our projections scores 141.9 points with 9 players for $48,400 of the $50,000 cap. The players in it are part of NFL Pro.
At Monday 12:00 PM ET (5:00 PM UK), when its first game kicks off.
96 players are priced, from $2,500 to $8,000, under a $50,000 cap.
Our projected DraftKings points divided by salary, per $1,000, so a cheap player and an expensive one compare on the same scale.
It finds the highest-projected lineup that fits DraftKings' roster slots and the $50,000 salary cap.
It is our own estimate of which players the field is likely to pick.