NFL DFS Projections: Projected Daily Fantasy Totals of NFL Players

Updated: January 12, 2024
By Kurt Boyer

While traditional NFL Fantasy GMs draft a team in preseason, DFS (or Daily Fantasy Sports) gamers get to draft a new football DFS roster each week.

However, that means tracking stats and DFS point scoring across the entire league for a whole season, not simply for positions that need to be replaced.

Scroll down for projected Daily Fantasy point totals of NFL quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers headed into the next week of National Football League action.

Wild Card Weekend: Week 19 Fantasy Point Projections

PLAYER	TEAM	POS	TOTAL YDS	TD	PTS
Dak Prescott	DAL	QB	298.9	2.3	20.6
CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR	113.1	0.8	20.2
Josh Allen	BUF	QB	244.1	2.1	19.7
Jalen Hurts	PHI	QB	232.9	2	19.6
Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR	108	0.7	18.8
Patrick Mahomes	KC	QB	284.8	1.8	18.6
Kyren Williams	LAR	RB	104.5	1	17.8
Jared Goff	DET	QB	285.9	2	17.5
Joe Flacco	CLE	QB	305.3	1.8	17.3
Amari Cooper	CLE	WR	111.1	0.6	17.2

Betting on the NFL at FanDuel

Remember, if the Daily Fantasy scene ever gets you down, FanDuel online Sportsbook is now offering legal sports betting online and at various locales across the United States. 

Gambling options for the NFL enthusiast include moneylines, point spreads, “Over/Under” point-total lines, and prop bets on playoff bids and player-awards. 

Surf to our NFL betting blog for more on pigskin gambling odds and wagers at FanDuel. 

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) on Daily Fantasy NFL Games

I'm a Beginner. Do I Have a Good Chance to Win?

If you pick an opponent of the right level, yes. Users may choose a level of competition that’s fair for their personal experience and skill level. Newbies are not asked to endure a gauntlet against the “1985 Chicago Bears” of the Daily Fantasy Sports landscape.

NFL sign-ups can register as beginners and take part in special contests against an entire field of fellow novices. Prizes can be won by players who are just getting started, unless they fib about their prowess and wind up paired against the best DFS GMs on the site.

Can NFL Kickers Score Points in DFS Games?

Kickers, or “PKs,” are still a quiet engine of point-production on the gridiron and on the Fantasy scoreboard. Visit our NFL PK Fantasy Rankings page for more.

Do the Quirks of Cheering Stay the Same in DFS Football?

Yes! Be careful of picking your favorite team's QB as a Daily Fantasy starter. You might wind up cheering against the home team's defense, hoping that a scoreboard deficit prompts the team to call more passing plays in the 2nd half. It's the reverse when you've picked a tailback that you've got a soft spot for; if his team is winning, you'll be rewarded with extra DFS points as the offense works to grind-out the clock in the 4th quarter.

It's not even a good idea to pick your sweetheart NFL club's "defense and special teams" (DST) in a Daily Fantasy draft without having a keen understanding of what DFS scoring actually entails. Defenses and kick-coverage units don't get nearly as many points for holding an opponent off the scoreboard as for making exciting plays, like interceptions, fumble recoveries, and sacks. A defense can shut-out an opponent and not earn as many points for Daily Fantasy GMs as a team that grabs 5 picks in a wild shoot-out.

What is PPR?

"PPR" stands for points-per-reception, a scoring method that rewards sure-handed WRs and TEs who aren't always electric after the catch, or whose QBs lean to the cautious side and throw a lot of dump-off passes through 4 quarters on Sunday. PPR means that points are awarded on a reception even if the play results in a loss of yardage. Some old-fashioned Fantasy NFL leagues choose not to count PPR points, but at FanDuel, we do.

How Do NFL Moneylines, Spreads, and O/U Bets Work?

NFL moneylines promise a payoff when a gambler's pick wins the game straight-up. A favorite is denoted with “-” as in (-200). An underdog's moneyline is marked with a “+” as in (+350). Favorite’s odds of (-200) mean that for every $200 bet on a team, the house will pay out $100 on a winner. Moneyline odds of (-500) stand for a $100 payoff for every $500 wagered. Underdog or “plus” moneyline odds represent the amount paid on a $100 bet if the team wins. For example, (+400) equals a $400 payout on a victorious $100 bet.

Point spreads work by “spotting” points to the underdog and “taking” points away from the favorite prior to kickoff and creating the game spread. For instance, if the Dallas Cowboys are a (+3) underdog for the Super Bowl (and gain 3 spotted points) and lose by 2, the Cowboys have “covered the spread.” If their opponent at (-3) wins by 4 or more, the opponent has “covered” the spread. If the Cowboys lose the Super Bowl by exactly 3 points, every point spread bet is returned in a "push" betting outcome.

Over/Under bets are the simplest NFL game-day markets. Gamblers bet on whether both teams will total “over” or “under” a given point total like (49). Often, to help prevent returned bet outcomes and ensure only a win or a loss and not a draw, sportsbooks will set an "Over/Under" line at a halved fraction like (49.5). Because of adjusted O/U lines, payoff odds on O/U markets are always close to "1-to-1," removing yet another calculation for newcomers to the sportsbook looking for a fun beginner's wager.