edget3 · NFL DFS · Week 9
Week 9 Main: where the stacks are
DraftKings Classic · Sunday, Nov 8 · lock 10:00 AM PT · 11 games
The 11 games by implied total, each game's stack options, a sortable player board, and the consensus builds checked against DraftKings. Tap any game to see both sides.
Stack options by game
Each side's QB, top pass catchers and top RB by projection; a stack is the QB with two of his pass catchers plus a bring-back from the other side. Projections and ownership: edget3, Thu Nov 5.
How stacks move (2026 played slates): a QB and his WR +0.21, QB and his TE +0.18, a QB and the opposing QB +0.13, a QB and opposing WRs +0.12, a DST and the opposing QB -0.12 (correlation of the surprise vs projection).
Player board
The consensus, checked
The popular builds as of Thu Nov 5: four game stacks and eight cheap values. Prices and statuses checked against DraftKings' salary file; Q = Questionable at DraftKings.
5 consensus names are Questionable at DraftKings: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Christian McCaffrey, Drew Lock, George Pickens, Mike Evans.
Their cheap values
- Jonah Coleman RB DEN $5,300
Harvey IR; they expect 20%+ owned · projected own 13.6% - Greg Dulcich TE MIA $3,100
DET weak vs TE · projected own 17.3% - Xavier Worthy WR KC $4,400
vs NYJ · projected own 8.4% - Dalton Schultz TE HOU $3,200
Noel IR · projected own 20.4% - Makai Lemon WR PHI $4,700
only if PHI WRs are out · projected own 1.5% - Drew Lock Q QB SEA $4,000
cheap QB, rarely optimal · projected own – - Geno Smith QB NYJ $4,900
cheap QB, rarely optimal · projected own 2.1% - Malik Willis QB MIA $5,100
cheap QB, rarely optimal · projected own 9.4%
Game environment
How we approach stacks
- QB + 2 of his pass catchers + a bring-back from the other side: QB-plus-two stacks reached the top 1% more often than the field in all 5 2026 Milly fields we studied.
- QB under 10% projected ownership: lineups with a 10%+ owned QB reached the top 1% at 0.37–0.66× the field's rate in all 4 Milly fields tested.
- At most one WR at $7,000+: two underperformed in 4 of 5 Milly fields we studied; none of the 5 winners had two.
- No defense against your own QB: a DST and the opposing QB move against each other (-0.12).
Injury and status notes
- Questionable at DraftKings (Thu): A.J. Brown, Alvin Kamara, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Anthony Gould, Bam Knight, Breece Hall, Brevin Jordan, Britain Covey, CJ Donaldson, Cam Skattebo, Charlie Jones, Christian Kirk, Christian McCaffrey, Christian Watson, Colby Parkinson, DeVonta Smith, Deebo Samuel Sr., Denzel Boston, Deshaun Watson, Dontayvion Wicks, Drew Lock, Drew Ogletree, Garrett Wilson, George Pickens, Hunter Henry, Ian Thomas, Jacob Saylors, Jake Ferguson, Jaylen Wright, John Bates, Jordan Whittington, Josh Whyle, KaVontae Turpin, Kaytron Allen, Luke Schoonmaker, Mason Taylor, Michael Wilson, Mike Evans, Nikko Remigio, Rashee Rice, Rashid Shaheed, Saquon Barkley, Travis Kelce, TreVeyon Henderson, Treylon Burks, Velus Jones Jr., Will Kacmarek.
- Statuses will change. Friday's injury report sets game designations; inactives post about 90 minutes before the 10:00 AM PT kickoffs.
- Ownership will move. These are Thursday projections; last week one player's projected ownership went from 5.2% Thursday to 15.6% Saturday night.
Sources
- DraftKings draft group 155994 salaries and status, Nov 5, 2026.
- edget3 projections and ownership: edget3.xyz/optimizer.
- nflverse schedule and injury data, Nov 5, 2026.
- Correlations: edget3's measurement on 2026 played slates (projections vs DraftKings points).