We are nearing the halfway point of the 2021 fantasy football season. 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%
Austin Ekeler	LAC	NE	RB	7900	22.40%
Derrick Henry	TEN	IND	RB	8900	18.92%
Brandin Cooks	HOU	LAR	WR	5700	17.75%
Stefon Diggs	BUF	MIA	WR	8100	17.69%
Josh Allen	BUF	MIA	QB	8100	16.84%
D'Andre Swift	DET	PHI	RB	7100	16.06%
Darrell Henderson Jr.	LAR	HOU	RB	6500	15.46%
Cooper Kupp	LAR	HOU	WR	9000	15.35%
Tom Brady	TB	NO	QB	7400	11.76%
Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	NYJ	WR	7500	11.74%
Keenan Allen	LAC	NE	WR	6500	10.87%
Mike Evans	TB	NO	WR	7000	10.87%
Mike Williams	LAC	NE	WR	7700	10.87%
Najee Harris	PIT	CLE	RB	7500	10.58%
Calvin Ridley	ATL	CAR	WR	6600	10.37%
A.J. Brown	TEN	IND	WR	6900	10.10%
Jalen Hurts	PHI	DET	QB	7200	10.01%
Matthew Stafford	LAR	HOU	QB	7600	9.71%
Elijah Mitchell	SF	CHI	RB	5400	9.64%
Jonathan Taylor	IND	TEN	RB	7200	9.28%

FanDuel Top 20 Players in Projected Rostership

Player	Team	OPP	POS	Salary	Rostership%
Austin Ekeler	LAC	NE	RB	8700	26.03%
Stefon Diggs	BUF	MIA	WR	7300	21.37%
Derrick Henry	TEN	IND	RB	10500	20.30%
Josh Allen	BUF	MIA	QB	8800	18.10%
Brandin Cooks	HOU	LAR	WR	6000	17.73%
Darrell Henderson Jr.	LAR	HOU	RB	7700	17.49%
D'Andre Swift	DET	PHI	RB	7900	17.34%
Cooper Kupp	LAR	HOU	WR	9200	16.44%
Mike Williams	LAC	NE	WR	7600	12.02%
Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	NYJ	WR	8200	11.91%
Alvin Kamara	NO	TB	RB	8400	11.82%
Elijah Mitchell	SF	CHI	RB	5800	11.80%
Tom Brady	TB	NO	QB	8300	11.54%
Mike Evans	TB	NO	WR	7500	11.07%
Najee Harris	PIT	CLE	RB	9000	10.88%
Keenan Allen	LAC	NE	WR	6900	10.88%
Calvin Ridley	ATL	CAR	WR	7000	10.69%
Matthew Stafford	LAR	HOU	QB	8200	10.38%
Jonathan Taylor	IND	TEN	RB	8500	10.36%
A.J. Brown	TEN	IND	WR	7600	10.29%

Pivot Plays for Week 8

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Fantasy Football: Rostership report and pivot plays from the highest-owned DFS targets in Week 8