NFL DFS Week 9 Example Lineups: Top Picks for DraftKings & FanDuel

Updated: Sunday, 11/6 at 11:45am ET

Ready for NFL Week 9 DFS? Got those lineups built? This has all the earmarks of a tough week with six teams on a bye and a return of some marquee talent added to the slate, but with all the work and research we've done, we should be able to handle this with minimal issues. By now you've read through the all the position coaches, the NFL Week 9 Injury Report, and all the added content, including the NFL DFS Playbook and Dart Board. If you haven't be sure to do so as there have been a few updates made. We've had to go back and look at a few situations – Cordarrelle Patterson was activated by Falcons but how much will he play? Will it be James Conner or Eno Benjamin for Arizona? Will DeAndre Carter play for the Chargers and if so, what does that do for the value of Michael Bandy who made the Dart Board this week? Some of those questions still linger, but shouldn't have too much of an effect on your lineups as we've given you the full blueprint on how to handle each on within the analysis.

Now it's time to see how your build compares to some examples. As I've said before, there is more than one way to skin a cat and more than one way to build a winning DFS lineup. I've got some hand-built ones for both cash and GPP tournaments, but, if you have the time, I recommend using the NFL DFS Lineup Generator just to see what the computer has to say. I usually stick with what I've built by hand, but always like to run things by the computer and see if maybe I am overlooking a particular build. Sometimes it will put a player from the Playbook on your radar that you may not have been eyeballing. Sometimes it will show you that you were on the right track the whole time. Again, this is all a guideline and a helpful tool. Not the gospel.   

Just a few notes here about the lineups below...

The cash lineups were built solely off the players I put in the Playbook. These are the guys who, unless I have indicated otherwise, offer up the higher floor and will help you cash in your Double-Ups and 50/50s. For GPP tournaments, particularly the large-field ones, you need to find alternative routes to the cash line. I will utilize players from the Playbook and the DFS Dart Board to fill in the gaps, but what I am looking for are some lower-owned stacks that make sense based on expected game flow and other news. You may also see in the GPP lineups, there may be some names I haven't discussed this week on the site, but have talked about during the week on the Fantasy Alarm Show or even on the Fantasy Alarm Sunday Gameday Show on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio. You will also notice, though, that others on the site have mentioned some of these players in places such as the position coaches, so it's not like we're trying to hide anything from you. The only time, and I mean the only time you will see a player in a GPP lineup who hasn't been discussed is if we are using a stack and need a player from the other team coming back. But it's rare when that happens.

Again, these lineups are meant to serve as examples for you; a sounding board, as I said. They are not meant for you to plug in as your own. That's the lazy way and we don't condone it. We are trying to teach you how to be a better DFS player; we aren't lineup-sellers. You should be creating your own lineups using all the information we provide you throughout the week and then coming here to see if there is anything you may have missed or simply for an alternative perspective.

Best of luck to you this week and let's make some money!

SUNDAY MORNING NOTES:

According to Adam Schefter:

Rams’ RB Cam Akers will be active Sunday vs. the Buccaneers

Rams activated RB Ronnie Rivers from their practice squad but did not activate RB Kyren Williams; his return will have to wait at least another week

Falcons officially activated Cordarrelle Patterson off injured reserve in time for Sunday’s game vs. the Chargers

Cardinals’ RB James Conner, listed as questionable for Sunday due to a rib injury, is likely to play vs. the Seahawks, but Arizona does want to test him in pre-game warmups

Lions’ RB D’Andre Swift, listed as questionable for Sunday due to shoulder and ankle injuries, is expected to play vs. the Packers, but in a limited role like last week

Jets downgraded RB James Robinson to questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Bills due to a knee injury

Patriots’ RB Damien Harris, listed as questionable for Sunday due to an illness, is unlikely to play vs. the Colts

Raiders’ TE Darren Waller, listed as questionable for Sunday due to a hamstring injury, still is not fully healthy and is unlikely to play vs. the Jaguars

Players out Sunday include Jordan Poyer, Corey Davis, Chidobe Awuzie, Ja'Marr Chase, De'Vondre Campbell, Matt Ryan, Jonathan Taylor, DeVante Parker, Jahan Dotson, Mike Williams, Keenan Allen, AJ Terrell, Cameron Brate, Russell Gage, Antoine Winfield and Marquise Goodwin.

Other News:

The Lions elevated WR Brandon Zylstra and his younger brother TE Shane Zylstra from the practice squad for Sunday's game against the Packers

POTENTIAL WEATHER CONCERNS:

MIA/CHI – possible light rain with wind gusts at 15-20 mph

GPP STACKS:

As a reminder, when you're stacking in GPP, you always want to run someone back from the opposing team. One-sided games often turn to a running back seeing higher-than-usual volume or the back-ups start to play. For a stack to really pop, the other team needs to keep things competitive. 

Chalk Stacks (Expect High Ownership): 

Bills: Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Gabe Davis or Isaiah McKenzie or Khalil Shakir or Dawson Knox (G Wilson coming back)

*Chargers: Justin Herbert, Austin Ekeler, Joshua Palmer or Gerald Everett (Patterson or London coming back)

*Dolphins: Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle or Mike Gesicki or Raheem Mostert (Herbert or Mooney coming back)

*Vikings: Kirk Cousins, Justin Jefferson, Adam Thielen or Dalvin Cook (McLaurin or Samuel coming back)

Bengals: Joe Burrow, Tyler Boyd, Tee Higgins or Joe Mixon (Moore or Foreman coming back)

*Seahawks: Geno Smith, Kenneth Walker, DK Metcalf or Tyler Lockett (Hopkins or Conner/Benjamin coming back)

*Cardinals: Kyler Murray, DeAndre Hopkins, James Conner/Eno Benjamin or Zach Ertz (Walker, Metcalf or Lockett coming back)

Lions: Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Kalif Raymond or Jamaal Williams (A Jones or Doubs or Tonyan coming back)

Possible Lower-Owned Stacks:

*Packers: Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Jones, Romeo Doubs or Allen Lazard or Robert Tonyan (St. Brown or J Williams coming back)

*Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne, Christian Kirk or Evan Engram (Adams or Jacobs coming back)

Raiders: Derek Carr, Davante Adams, Josh Jacobs or Hunter Renfrow or Mack Hollins (Etienne or Kirk or Engram coming back)

Falcons: Marcus Mariota, Cordarrelle Patterson, Drake London or Kyle Pitts (Ekeler or Palmer or Everett coming back)

Rams: Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp, Tyler Higbee (Evans or Godwin coming back)

Buccaneers: Tom Brady, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin or Leonard Fournette (Kupp or Higbee coming back)

Jets: Zach Wilson, Garrett Wilson, Elijah Moore or Tyler Conklin (Diggs or Davis coming back)

Commanders: Taylor Heinicke, Terry McLaurin, Curtis Samuel or Logan Thomas or Antonio Gibson (Jefferson or Cook coming back)

Panthers: P.J. Walker, DJ Moore, D'Onta Foreman or Terrace Marshall Jr (Higgins or Boyd coming back)

Dart Throw Stacks:

Bears: Justin Fields, Khalil Herbert, Darnell Mooney or Chase Claypool (Hill or Waddle coming back)

Patriots: Mac Jones, Rhamondre Stevenson, Jakobi Meyers or Tyquan Thornton (Jackson or Pittman coming back)

Colts: Sam Ehlinger, Deon Jackson, Michael Pittman (Meyers or Stevenson coming back)

*denotes favorite