NFL DFS · Sunday, November 1, 2026

NFL DFS picks for Sunday, November 1, 2026

This slate locked Sun 1:00 PM ET. These are the picks StatWarrior published before lock, kept unchanged. The Actual column is each player's DraftKings fantasy points from the official box scores.

DraftKings · Classic (Sun-Mon) slate · 13 games.

How these picks scored

  • Top values: 2 of 10 met or beat their projection; they averaged 22.4 DraftKings points against 24.9 projected.
  • Highest projections: 1 of 8 met or beat their projection; they averaged 23.8 DraftKings points against 27.6 projected.

One day is a small sample; the track record grades every slate over the last 30 days.

Top values (points per $1K)

Best projected points per $1,000 of salary, as published before lock
PlayerSalaryProjValueActual
Joe Burrow
QB · CIN vs TEN
$7,00027.43.91x45.5
Josh Allen
QB · BUF vs BAL
$7,70028.83.74x27.6
Trevor Lawrence
QB · JAX vs IND
$6,20023.13.72x20.4
Drake Maye
QB · NE vs MIA
$6,50024.13.70x22.5
Dak Prescott
QB · DAL vs ARI
$6,30022.33.53x19.8
CeeDee Lamb
WR · DAL vs ARI
$8,10027.63.41x12.8
Tee Higgins
WR · CIN vs TEN
$6,70022.73.38x40.5
Jared Goff
QB · DET vs MIN
$6,60022.33.38x10.0
James Cook III
RB · BUF vs BAL
$7,90026.63.37x18.1
Javonte Williams
RB · DAL vs ARI
$7,30024.13.30x6.7

Highest projections

Highest projected points on the slate, as published before lock
PlayerSalaryProjCeilingActual
Jahmyr Gibbs
RB · DET vs MIN
$9,50029.950.827.8
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR · SEA vs CHI
$9,10029.047.826.8
Josh Allen
QB · BUF vs BAL
$7,70028.848.927.6
CeeDee Lamb
WR · DAL vs ARI
$8,10027.650.612.8
Joe Burrow
QB · CIN vs TEN
$7,00027.444.945.5
Puka Nacua
WR · LAR vs LAC
$8,60026.947.125.0
James Cook III
RB · BUF vs BAL
$7,90026.643.818.1
Javonte Williams
RB · DAL vs ARI
$7,30024.141.56.7

Stack ideas

Teams whose top players projected the most points together
TeamProjectionImplied team total
DET vs MIN75.024.7
DAL vs ARI74.031.0
CIN vs TEN72.129.9
BUF vs BAL69.629.1
LAR vs LAC68.426.0

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