Week 10 NFL DFS Picks: Core Players for DraftKings & FanDuel

Every week, I'll review the players I am targeting for DFS across all games, tournaments, and game stacks.

The idea is to paint a clearer picture of how to build lineups.

Our core players are the ones we will have the most exposure to at their respective positions.

You can play them in cash games and tournaments.

I'll include analysis on the player selections and game writeups, but check out the Week 10 Worksheet for a fully detailed breakdown of the players and games.

Rich's Week 10 Quarterback Core Plays

1. Brock Purdy ($8,700 FanDuel/$7,000 DraftKings)
2. Dak Prescott ($7,900 FanDuel/$6,400 DraftKings)
3. Bryce Young ($7,600 FanDuel/$5,800 DraftKings)

Brock Purdy

Purdy gets another strong spot here to keep momentum rolling as a front-end QB1.

The Cowboys have had a lighter run of late, facing Jalon Daniels, Tanner McKee, Jacoby Brissett, and Daniel Jones as starters in four of their past five games, but we still have this defense circled for production.

They have allowed 20-plus fantasy points to every quality starter they have faced: C.J. Stroud (23.1 points), Lamar Jackson (20.4 points), and Jordan Love (20.2 points).

Dallas has allowed 15.7 passing points per game (24th), a 65.6% completion rate (26th), 7.3 Y/A (19th), and a 5.4% touchdown rate (24th) to opposing passers.

Dak Prescott

Prescott has put together three straight top-10 scoring weeks.

He is coming off a season-high 9.9 yards per pass attempt on Sunday, matching a season-high with 335 passing yards.

The 49ers have not faced a daunting schedule of opposing passers this year.

The best quarterback they have played was Matthew Stafford in Week 1.

Since then, they have faced Malik Willis, Jacoby Brissett, Bo Nix, Sam Darnold, Jayden Daniels, Michael Penix, and Kirk Cousins.

This will be the best passing game they have faced since the season opener.

The 49ers also could have to work around a few injuries in the secondary this week.

Both Deommodore Lenoir (foot) and Renardo Green (back) left last week's game with injuries.

Bryce Young

Young has multiple touchdowns in five of his eight games.

Young has had a four-game run facing the Eagles, Bucs, Packers, and Broncos, with two QB1 weeks in that stretch.

The Panthers lead the NFL in pass rate, and he comes up for air here against a New Orleans defense we have targeted all season.

New Orleans is 26th in passing points allowed (15.9 per game), allowing a 65.5% completion rate (23rd), 7.8 yards per pass attempt (24th), and a 5% touchdown rate (20th).

Rich's Week 10 Running Back Core Plays