New DFS Features

Here’s a rundown of all the new stuff we add and when we add it. If you’ve got a feature request, please email us. If you need custom development quickly, we offer that too. See: Custom DFS Programming.

What We’re Working On (Coming Soon!)

  • More stats for player filtering
  • More projection sources

Change Log

  • New Feature (Dec. 3, 2023): Challenge Mode
    • Added a Challenge Mode to the Ranker page to allow users to compete against their friends to create the best weekly lineup
    • Simply select your slate of choice on the NFL Lineup Builder, then click the <Challenge> button and name your challenge.
    • Once you create your lineup, click the <Challenge> button again, enter the code from the challenge and click <Join>
    • Here is the NFL DFS Private Challenge page with more info.
  • New Feature (Nov. 12, 2023): Injury Reports
    • When a player has an injury status, an injury report message will appear in yellow in the News window.
  • New Feature (Oct. 9, 2023): Move to Beginning
    • Clicking “Move to Beginning” on the Player List allows the user to move the column to the farthest left position in the Player Grid.
    • Note: This will make the column appear just to the right of the fixed columns on the far left.
  • New Feature (Oct. 2, 2023): Quick Optimizer
  • New field (Aug 24, 2023): PFFCost
    • The cost of the player’s (or team’s) PFF Grade.
    • This is simply the player’s salary divided by their PFF Grade.
  • New: FREE NFL DFS Contest (Aug 4, 2023)
    • Play for free prizes every week of the regular NFL season!
    • Simply click the <Free Contest> button on the NFL Lineup Builder after choosing your DraftKings “Main” slate roster.
    • See this screenshot
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFOffSd
    • PFF offense standard deviations.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for offense.
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFOppOffSd
    • Opponent’s PFF offense standard deviations.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for offense.
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFDEFSd
    • PFF defense standard deviations.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for defense.
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFOppDEFSd
    • Opponent’s PFF defense standard deviations.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for defense.
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFPASSSd
    • PFF passing standard deviations.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for passing.
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFOppPASSSd
    • Opponents PFF passing standard deviations.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for passing.
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFRUSHSd
    • PFF rushing standard deviations.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for rushing.
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFOppRUSHSd
    • Opponent’s PFF rushing standard deviations.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for rushing.
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFCOVSd
    • PFF coverage standard deviations.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for coverage.
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFOppCOVSd
    • Opponent’s PFF coverage standard deviations.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for coverage.
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFBLKSd
    • PFF pass blocking standard deviations.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for pass blocking.
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFOppBLKSd
    • Opponent’s PFF pass blocking standard deviations.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for pass blocking.
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFPRSHSd
    • PFF pass rushing standard deviation.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for pass rushing.
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFOppPRSHSd
    • Opponent’s PFF pass rushing standard deviation.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for pass rushing.
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFRDEFSd
    • PFF run defense standard deviation.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for run defense.
  • New field (Aug 3, 2023): PFFOppRDEFSd
    • Opponent’s PFF run defense standard deviation.
    • The team’s number of standard deviations above or below the average PFF grade for run defense.
  • New field (Mar 25, 2023): TDCost
    • The implied cost of a touchdown based on the player’s salary.
    • TDCost = Salary / Probability of a touchdown. This shows what you’d have to pay for the player if you wanted a guaranteed touchdown from him, based on his probability of scoring and his current salary. Lower numbers are better.
    • A touchdown here refers ONLY to a rushing or receiving touchdown. This field has no relation to passing touchdowns.
  • New field (Feb 11, 2023): QBHit%L4
    • Percentage of time QB Hit (last 4 games)
  • Updated field (Jan 15, 2023): FP
    • Shows the player’s fantasy points for the chosen operator (DraftKings or FanDuel) in his most recently started game. This may include games in progress.
    • If the player’s game for the week has not started yet, the [FP] value will be blank. If you choose a past week, you’ll see the player’s fantasy points for that completed game.
    • Updates every five minutes during a player’s ongoing game.
  • New field (Jan 11, 2023): OpsL8
    • Opportunities (Last 8 Games)
    • The median number of opportunities this player has had in his last 8 active games. 
  • New field (Jan 11, 2023): Ops10ySeas
    • Opportunities within the 10 yard line (Season to date)
    • This is the total opportunities the player has had inside the 10 yard line, season to date.
  • New field (Jan 11, 2023) Ops5ySeas
    • Opportunities within the 5 yard line (Season to date)
    • This is the total opportunities the player has had inside the 5 yard line, season to date.
  • New field (Dec 24, 2022): RRunML4
    • Routes Run (Last 4 Games, Median)
  • New field (Dec 24, 2022): RRunL4
    • Routes Run (Last 4 Games)
    • The total number of receiving routes run by the player in his last 4 active games.
  • New field (Dec 16, 2022): PosRk
    • Position Rank
    • A player’s rank in terms of median fantasy points versus all other players of the same position.
    • This equals his median fantasy points (for the chosen operator, DraftKings or FanDuel) over all of the game’s he’s played so far this season.
    • This ranking reflects the current season only — unless the player has not played a game yet. In that case, it shows his rank from the prior completed season.
  • New field (Dec 16, 2022): MedPaYdsL4
    • Median yards Passing (last 4 games)
    • The player’s median yards passing over his last 4 games.
  • New field (Dec 16, 2022): MedRuYdsL4
    • Median yards Rushing (last 4 games)
    • The player’s median yards rushing over his last 4 games.
  • New field (Dec 16, 2022): MedRecYdsL4
    • Median yards Receiving (last 4 games)
    • The player’s median yards receiving over his last 4 games.
  • New field (Dec 11, 2022): PrjVsPropPa
    • The percentage that projected passing yards is above or below the consensus over/under (prop) for passing yards. This is used to find potentially mispriced over/unders.
    • In other words: ( Projected passing yards / Passing yards over/under ) – 1
    • Can be positive or negative
  • New field (Dec 11, 2022): PrjVsPropRu
    • The percentage that projected rushing yards is above or below the consensus over/under (prop) for rushing yards. This is used to find potentially mispriced over/unders.
    • In other words: ( Projected rushing yards / Rushing yards over/under ) – 1
    • Can be positive or negative
  • New field (Dec 11, 2022): PrjVsPropRec
    • The percentage that projected rushing yards is above or below the consensus over/under (prop) for receiving yards. This is used to find potentially mispriced over/unders.
    • In other words: ( Projected receiving yards / Receiving yards over/under ) – 1
    • Can be positive or negative
  • Added three new fields to WhichStatMatters (Season Leaders) page (Dec 2, 2022):
    • Pa Yds – Passing yards
    • Ru Yds – Rushing yards
    • Rec Yds – Receiving yards
  • New field (Nov 20, 2022): VLeverage
    • Value leverage equals value divided by projected ownership. i.e.,   ( [PrjFP]  /  [Sal($k)] )  /  [PrjOwn]
    • Its purpose is to help you find players with great value that others are ignoring.
    • Higher numbers are better.
    • Value leverage is especially useful when building GPP lineups where differention is essential.
    • Here is a screenshot
  • Double-click on a player name to load his profile (Nov. 12, 2022)
    • Doing this loads an overview with his stats, matchup and breaking news.
  • New field (Nov 11, 2022): Snaps%L4
    • The median percentage of snaps a player has participated in over his last four active games.
    • Here is a screenshot
  • Faster servers (Nov 9, 2022)
    • Resulting in quicker page loading and response times
  • Added a player counter to the Lineup Builder (Oct 17, 2022):
    • It shows how many players meet your filter criteria.
    • By default, when you load a new slate, all players appear that are active in that game (or games).
    • Here is a screenshot.
  • New field (Oct 7, 2022): PFFgrades_FGep_kicker
  • New field (Oct 6, 2022): TDCost
    • The theoretical cost you’d pay to get one “guaranteed” TD from a player, based on his salary and the prop odds of him scoring a TD. Lower is better.
    • Here is a screenshot. See the NFL DFS Field Dictionary for definitions.
  • New fields (Sep 29, 2022):
    • 55 new prop fields have been added for ‘Pro’ members (screenshot)
    • Prop fields can be used as columns in the Player List, Lineup Maker and Player Details
    • Prop fields are quite useful for finding:
      1. player value (e.g., low relative salary with favorable touchdown odds), or
      2. prop betting opportunities.
    • See the NFL DFS Field Dictionary for definitions of all prop fields.
  • New fields (Sep 28, 2022):
  • Added an average salary remaining (“Avg”) in the Lineup Maker (Sep 19, 2022)
    • Screenshot
    • This shows you the average amount you have to spend for each remaining lineup slot
  • New fields (Aug 22, 2022):
  • The fields [OppRk] and [OppPosRk] are now color coded
    • This makes it easier to find good matchups (Screenshot)
  • New fields (July 18, 2022):
    • Experience (years in the league)
    • Age
    • CollegeDraftYear
    • CollegeDraftRound
  • New field: Venue (July 13, 2022)
    • Shows if the team was home or away
  • Added help button to Lineup Builder page (July 10, 2022)
  • Player Details drop-downs now save to your profile (July 7, 2022)
  • Key tweets in the news window (Jun 24, 2022)
    • Displays important breaking tweets about a player from top NFL reporters
    • Tweets appear with an orange background. Screenshot
    • Click “Tweets” to see all recent tweets about a player. Screenshot
  • New fields: (Jun. 18, 2022)
    • PAL4: Median points allowed by the player’s team over its last four games
    • PAoppL4: Median points allowed by the opposing defense over its last four games
  • Miscellaneous mobile usability improvements (Jun 9, 2022)
  • Snap column widths to field length (May 3, 2022)
  • New fields: SalFD($k) and SalDK($k) (Apr. 7, 2022)
    • Salary values from FanDual and DraftKings
  • Added new “All” view to news window (Mar. 15, 2022)
    • Aggregates news and updates for a player (from all sources) in one window
  • Added more intelligent weather updates to account for domes (Feb. 12, 2022)
  • Added NFL DFS Weekly Leaders page (Feb. 12)
    • Shows all fantasy point leaders for a given week, with summary stats
  • Added news for Defenses (DSTs) (Jan. 30, 2022)
  • Revamped DFS Data Field Dictionary (Dec.3, 2021)
  • New field: Notes (Nov. 27, 2021)
    • A text-entry field that allows you to save notes on players.
    • Notes can be useful learning tools. Use them to document the reasons you chose a player. Then come back after the games are over to see if your logic paid off.
  • New field: DvPL4 (Nov. 25, 2021)
    • The median number of fantasy points a defense has allowed to the player’s position, over the last four games.
  • New field: TakesL4 (Nov. 24, 2021)
    • The median number of takeaways generated by the team’s defense over the last four games.
  • New field: ANY/A (Nov. 18, 2021)
    • One of the most predictive stats for QB wins.
  • New field: YardsL10 (Nov. 10, 2021)
    • A mini-chart showing the trend in a player’s yards over his last 10 games.
    • Red bars mean the player got 100+ rushing yards, 100+ receiving yards or 300+ passing yards.
  • New field: CVFPs (Nov. 7, 2021)
    • Measures how consistently a player has scored fantasy points in his last four games, based on the coefficient of variation (CV) of his fantasy points.
  • New field: MedValueL4 (Nov 6, 2021)
    • Displays a player’s median value (FP / Salary) over his last four games.
  • New field: Value%L4 (Nov 6, 2021)
    • Displays a player’s median value (FP / Salary) over his last four games divided by his current salary
  • New field: CVOps (Oct 30, 2021)
    • Measures how consistently a player saw opportunities to add fantasy points in his last four games, based on the coefficient of variation (CV) of his opportunities (i.e., rushing attempts, targtes, passing attempts, etc.).
  • Added ownership data for multiple slates, including all the primary slates (see [PrjOwn] field)
  • Added an “Average” row to the bottom of the Player List to provide context to data values (Oct 21, 2021)
  • The [PrjStatus] field is now colored by status (Oct 18, 2021)
  • New field: OpsL4 (Oct 7, 2021)
  • New PFF opponent grades (Sep 30, 2021)
    • PFFOppCovGrade
    • PFFOppDefGrade
    • PFFOppPrshGrade
    • PFFOppRdefGrade
    • PFFOppOffGrade
    • PFFOppPassGrade
    • PFFOppRushGrade
  • New field: Sack%L4 (Sep 28, 2021)
  • New field: RedZnOpsL4 (Sep 23, 2021)
  • New field: MedRecL4 (Sep 17, 2021)
  • New field: RushShrL4 (Sep 16, 2021)
  • New field: Average Draft Position (Sep 7, 2021)
  • Login by Google or Facebook (Sep 5, 2021)
  • Version 1.0 (Sep 1, 2021)