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Week 10 DFS Tiers

by Hayden Winks

November 7, 2018, 5:21 pm ET

Updated On: November 13, 2018, 6:31 am ET

If you aren't familiar with this new game mode on DraftKings called ‘Tiers’, all you have to do is select one player from each basket of players. Just like in the other DraftKings' game modes like 'Classic' and the single game slates, you can enter 'Tiers' tournaments, 50/50s, Head-to-Heads, and more. This column will help you build your own lineups for each type of contest.

Expect updates to the rankings until lock when news starts flowing in. Please reach out to me on Twitter (@HaydenWinks) if you have questions about the game mode or about this slate.

Strategy for Week 10

The first two steps in allocating tournament exposures in Tiers are figuring out what to do with Patrick Mahomes and Todd Gurley. There are some weeks where I am comfortable going #FullSend and rolling with 100% exposure to both. This is very close to one of those weeks. Patrick Mahomes playing at home against the Cardinals is a smash spot, so I’ll go with close to 100% tournament exposure and make one of the three other quarterbacks have top-20 percentile outcomes to beat him. Todd Gurley isn’t as easy of a decision with Melvin Gordon and Kareem Hunt also in great spots, but having 100% exposure to Gurley is certainly viable. I’ll be close to it.

Tier 4, Tier 5, and Tier 6 are where we typically stack up players with the quarterbacks we choose in Tier 1 and Tier 2, and this week is no different. Check out the game stack rankings on Page 2, but the Chiefs, Rams, Patriots, Falcons, Chargers, and Bengals are the teams we should be looking at.

My cash considerations are on Page 2, but I want to eat up all the high volume running backs. Tier 3 has a few options, but Todd Gurley is king. Tier 4 has Joe Mixon and James White, while Ezekiel Elliott is sitting down in Tier 5.

If you are trailing after the morning games and you need to pivot to lower owned players to have a chance at a comeback, here are some options: from Todd Gurley to Melvin Gordon in Tier 3, from Ezekiel Elliott to Brandin Cooks or Zach Ertz in Tier 5, from Robert Woods to Amari Cooper in Tier 6, from Cooper Kupp to Doug Baldwin or Kenyan Drake in Tier 7, and from Marquez Valdes-Scantling or Aaron Jones to Tyrell ‘The Gazelle’ Williams in Tier 8.

Tier-by-Tier Tournament Rankings

The ‘DK Salary’ rankings are pulled from DraftKings’ Classic player salaries. The ‘Winks’ rankings come from myself (@HaydenWinks), while the ‘Daugherty’ rankings come from the one and only Patrick Daugherty (@RotoPat), who is the author of Rotoworld’s Week 10 Rankings column. His rankings aren’t directly built with DraftKings Tiers in mind, but they are a great tool in finding value and eliminating some players from consideration. Please note that I have to massage some of those rankings since Daugherty’s rankings are position-by-position and Tier’s 3 through 8 have players from different positions. The 'Hribar Worksheet' comes directly from Rich Hribar's (@LordReebs) weekly Worksheet column.

Tier 1	DK Salary	Winks	Daugherty	Hribar Worksheet
Patrick Mahomes	7200	1	Coming Soon!	Trust
Aaron Rodgers	6400	Stack Only		On the Cusp
Jared Goff	6100	Stack Only		On the Cusp
Philip Rivers	6000	Stack Only		Trust

Tier 2	DK Salary	Winks Rank	Daugherty Rank	Hribar Worksheet
Drew Brees	6300	1	Coming Soon!	Trust
Matt Ryan	6200	2		Trust
Tom Brady	6000	4		Trust
Ryan Fitzpatrick	5900	3		Trust
Andy Dalton	5800	Stack Only		Bust
Mitchell Trubisky	5600	Fade		Bust

Tier 3	DK Salary	Winks Rank	Daugherty Rank	Hribar Worksheet
Todd Gurley II	9400	1	Coming Soon!	Trust
Melvin Gordon III	9000	2		Trust
Alvin Kamara	8700	3		Trust
Kareem Hunt	8500	4		Trust
Julio Jones	8300	Stack Only		Trust
Michael Thomas	8100	Stack Only		Trust

Tier 4	DK Salary	Winks Rank	Daugherty Rank	Hribar Worksheet
Davante Adams	7800	1	Coming Soon!	Trust
Joe Mixon	7700	2		On the Cusp
Tyreek Hill	7300	4		On the Cusp
James White	7300	3		Trust
Keenan Allen	7100	Stack Only		Trust
Travis Kelce	7000	Stack Only		Trust
David Johnson	6800	Fade		On the Cusp

Tier 5	DK Salary	Winks Rank	Daugherty Rank	Hribar Worksheet
Tyler Boyd	7500	1	Coming Soon!	Trust
Mike Evans	7000	2		Trust
Brandin Cooks	6700	4		On the Cusp
Jarvis Landry	6200	5		Trust
Josh Gordon	6000	6		Trust
Ezekiel Elliott	NA	3		Bust
Zach Ertz	NA	7		Trust

Tier 6	DK Salary	Winks Rank	Daugherty Rank	Hribar Worksheet
Julian Edelman	6800	1	Coming Soon!	Trust
Robert Woods	6600	2		On the Cusp
Adrian Peterson	5700	Fade		On the Cusp
Nick Chubb	5500	Fade		On the Cusp
Tarik Cohen	5500	4		Bust
Tevin Coleman	5400	3		Trust
Alshon Jeffery	NA	6		On the Cusp
Amari Cooper	NA	5		On the Cusp

Tier 7	DK Salary	Winks Rank	Daugherty Rank	Hribar Worksheet
Cooper Kupp	6400	1	Coming Soon!	Trust
Calvin Ridley	5900	2		On the Cusp
T.Y. Hilton	5700	3		Bust
Marvin Jones Jr.	5500	4		On the Cusp
Doug Baldwin	5200	6		On the Cusp
Kenyan Drake	5100	Fade		On the Cusp
DeSean Jackson	4900	5		On the Cusp
Duke Johnson Jr.	4700	Fade		On the Cusp

Tier 8	DK Salary	Winks Rank	Daugherty Rank	Hribar Worksheet
Larry Fitzgerald	5400	2	Coming Soon!	On the Cusp
O.J. Howard	5300	1		Trust
Kenny Golladay	5100	3		Bust
Aaron Jones	5000	5		On the Cusp
Marquez Valdes-Scantling	5000	4		On the Cusp
Jordan Howard	4700	6		On the Cusp
Tyrell Williams	4500	Pivot Only		On the Cusp
Isaiah Crowell	4200	Fade		On the Cusp

Winks’ Game Stacks Rankings

For full game-by-game breakdowns, read Evan Silva’s Matchups column and Rich Hribar’s Worksheet column. John Daigle also posts two columns per week dissecting targets and touches, which are obviously important in all decisions.

1. Chiefs (33.25 implied points)

Players: Patrick Mahomes (Tier 1), Kareem Hunt (3), Tyreek Hill (4), Travis Kelce (4)

Run It Back Options: David Johnson (4), Larry Fitzgerald (8)

Favorite Tournament Stack: Patrick Mahomes (1) + Travis Kelce (4) + Larry Fitzgerald (8)

2. Rams (30.75)

Players: Jared Goff (1), Todd Gurley (3), Brandin Cooks (5), Robert Woods (6), Cooper Kupp (7)

Run It Back Options: Doug Baldwin (7)

Favorite Tournament Stack: Todd Gurley (3) + Cooper Kupp (7)

3. Bengals (24.75)

Players: Andy Dalton (2), Joe Mixon (4), Tyler Boyd (5)

Run It Back Options: Drew Brees (2), Alvin Kamara (3), Michael Thomas (3)

Favorite Tournament Stack: Joe Mixon (4) + Tyler Boyd (5)

4. Buccaneers (27.25)

Players: Ryan Fitzpatrick (2), Mike Evans (5), DeSean Jackson (7), O.J. Howard (8)

Run It Back Options: Adrian Peterson (6)

Favorite Tournament Stack: Ryan Fitzpatrick (2) + Mike Evans (5) + O.J. Howard (8)

5. Falcons (27.25)

Players: Matt Ryan (2), Julio Jones (3), Tevin Coleman (6), Calvin Ridley (7)

Run It Back Options: Jarvis Landry (5), Nick Chubb (6), Duke Johnson (7)

Favorite Tournament Stack: Matt Ryan (2) + Calvin Ridley (7)

6. Patriots (26.5)

Players: Tom Brady (2), James White (4), Josh Gordon (5), Julian Edelman (6)

Run It Back Options: None

Favorite Tournament Stack: James White (4) + Josh Gordon (5)

7. Bears (25.75)

Players: Mitch Trubisky (2), Tarik Cohen (6), Jordan Howard (8)

Run It Back Options: Marvin Jones (7), Kenny Golladay (8)

Favorite Tournament Stack: Marvin Jones (7) + Jordan Howard (8)

8. Chargers (30.25)

Players: Phillip Rivers (1), Melvin Gordon (3), Keenan Allen (4), Tyrell Williams (8)

Run It Back Options: None because the Raiders are horrible.

Favorite Tournament Stack: Melvin Gordon (3) + Tyrell Williams (8)

9. Packers (28.75)

Players: Aaron Rodgers (1), Davante Adams (4), Marquez Valdes-Scantling (8), Aaron Jones (8)

Run It Back Options: Kenyan Drake (7)

Favorite Tournament Stack: Davante Adams (4) + Marquez Valdes-Scantling (8)

10. Saints (29.25)

Players: Drew Brees (2), Alvin Kamara (3), Michael Thomas (3)

Run It Back Options: Andy Dalton (2), Joe Mixon (4), Tyler Boyd (5)

Favorite Tournament Stack: Drew Brees (2) + Michael Thomas (3) + Tyler Boyd (5)

Winks’ Cash Game Considerations

There are 4,214,784 different ways to build a Tiers roster this week. These cash game considerations will help you narrow down your options for H2Hs, 50/50s, and Double Ups.

Tier 1

1. Patrick Mahomes (vs. ARI)

Tier 2

1. Drew Brees (@ CIN)

2. Matt Ryan (@ CLE)

3. Andy Dalton (vs. NO)

4. Ryan Fitzpatrick (vs. WAS)

Tier 3

1. Todd Gurley (vs. SEA)

2. Melvin Gordon (@ OAK)

Tier 4

1. Davante Adams (vs. MIA)