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Fantasy Football: Rostership report and pivot plays from the highest-owned DFS targets in Week 12

Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor (28) scores a touchdown late in the fourth quarter at Lucas Oil Stadium Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021 in Indianapolis, Ind. Titans Colts 127

The 2021 fantasy football regular season trudges on. Trends are becoming clear, but so is confidence in the chalk plays each week in DFS. Using PFF metrics, we can exploit the projected rostership numbers to identify value for DFS lineups.

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This report helps identify pivot players to target if you are looking to avoid highly rostered players in GPP tournaments. Optimizing cost and rostership percentage is what creates strong yet unique lineups crucial to winning large-field tournaments.

DraftKings Top 20 Players in Projected Rostership

Player Team OPP POS Salary Rostership%
Jonathan Taylor IND TB RB 9100 24.9
Brandon Aiyuk SF MIN WR 5300 22.6
Justin Herbert LAC DEN QB 6600 20.8
Marquez Valdes-Scantling GB LAR WR 4100 20.4
Michael Pittman Jr. IND TB WR 5600 19.7
Tom Brady TB IND QB 7600 18
Austin Ekeler LAC DEN RB 8400 15.9
Joe Mixon CIN PIT RB 7500 15
Keenan Allen LAC DEN WR 7400 14.8
Kyle Pitts ATL JAC TE 6100 13.8
Leonard Fournette TB IND RB 6800 13.7
Christian McCaffrey CAR MIA RB 9000 13.3
Marvin Jones Jr. JAC ATL WR 5300 12.9
Houston Texans HOU NYJ D 2300 11.5
Cooper Kupp LAR GB WR 9600 11.2
George Kittle SF MIN TE 6400 10.6
Jakobi Meyers NE TEN WR 5000 10.6
Mike Evans TB IND WR 7200 10.3
Chris Godwin TB IND WR 7000 10.3
Carolina Panthers CAR MIA D 3100 9.7

Fanduel Top 20 Players in Projected Rostership

Player Team OPP POS Salary Rostership%
Jonathan Taylor IND TB RB 9800 28.6
Brandon Aiyuk SF MIN WR 6300 21.3
Justin Herbert LAC DEN QB 7800 21
Tom Brady TB IND QB 8200 19.6
Austin Ekeler LAC DEN RB 8400 19.4
Michael Pittman Jr. IND TB WR 6600 18.5
Joe Mixon CIN PIT RB 8000 17.9
Marquez Valdes-Scantling GB LAR WR 5600 16.9
Keenan Allen LAC DEN WR 7000 16.9
Leonard Fournette TB IND RB 7100 16.6
Christian McCaffrey CAR MIA RB 9700 14.9
Kyle Pitts ATL JAC TE 6600 14.8
Marvin Jones Jr. JAC ATL WR 5900 13
Cooper Kupp LAR GB WR 9500 12.2
George Kittle SF MIN TE 6700 11.8
Mike Evans TB IND WR 7500 11.2
Deebo Samuel SF MIN WR 8000 10.8
Chris Godwin TB IND WR 7600 10.6
A.J. Brown TEN NE WR 6800 10.4
Jakobi Meyers NE TEN WR 5700 10.1

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