DRAFTKINGS NFL

Lineup builder

Large-field Showdown · Classic also available

AWAITING CSVUpload a Showdown slateUse Showdown FLEX salaries for your contest

$50,000 cap / 1 CPT + 5 FLEX / Both teams

Player pool

Classic salaries and point projections

↑ Import CSV

PLAYER	SALARY	PROJ.	PTS/$1K	FLEX OWN %	CPT OWN %	CPT / FLEX LIMITS	FLAG PLANT	CPT	LOCK	OUT

Matchups for opponent rules

Pair teams from your slate. Pairs apply in both directions and must match the actual games. Imported pairs are read-only; correct them in your CSV.

CPT = eligible for captain. Lock = include in every lineup. Values shown are base FLEX values. Point/$ is calculated from your projection and salary. Flag plants set your own lineup exposure (CPT + FLEX combined), separate from projected field ownership. Minimum counts round up and maximum counts round down.

BUILD SETTINGS

Your game plan

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Lineups Minimum salary

Different players per lineup Maximum summed ownership

Large-field contest

Contest entries (field size) Entry fee ($) Your contest entry limit

Use your contest's actual values. Field size provides context; it does not change projection ranking. Entry limit caps the build.

Salary left over

Minimum left ($) Maximum left ($)

Unrestricted by default. Leaving salary unused can change your combinations; it does not prove a lineup is unique.

Showdown construction

Team split Pair WR/TE Captain with their QB QB Captain + same-team WR/TE

Pairing rules are editable construction assumptions, not simulated correlations.

Stacking

QB + same-team WR/TE Require a bring-back

At least one opposing RB, WR or TE.

Exclude DST facing your QB

Opponent rules need matchup data. Set matchups below the player pool or import an opponent column.

Projection-first optimization

Captain earns 1.5× points and costs 1.5× salary. Lineups are built sequentially by projected points within your rules. Flag plant limits apply across the full requested set; portfolio-wide optimality is not guaranteed.

Ownership is a constraint, not an EV estimate. Keep at 600% when ownership is unavailable. No simulated ceiling or duplication claims. Your uploaded slate loads on opening; edits and flags last only until refresh. Analysis exports are not DraftKings upload files.

THE SHORTLIST

Optimized lineups

Your pool is ready. Generate lineups to explore the demo slate.

Portfolio analysis

Calculated from this build

Build assumptions and limits

These are projected-point and lineup-composition metrics. Tournament win probability, top-finish probability, expected payout, and field duplication are unavailable. No outcome simulations or field model are used. Player availability and contest membership are not independently verified.

All-player exposure

Includes unused and excluded players. Field ownership is your imported estimate. Differences are percentage points, not estimated profit.

QB stacks / captains

Game concentration

Lineup shares can total more than 100% because a lineup can include several games.

Lineup overlap

Repeated player combinations

Frequency within your lineup set—not predicted field duplication.

What do your constraints cost?

Compare the current set with alternative builds. Every run uses the same eligible player pool, projections, and requested lineup count. Alternatives never replace your working lineups.

Comparison

Baseline removes locks, all exposure limits, captain lock, pairing/team-split rules, stack/bring-back/opposing-DST rules, salary bounds, and ownership cap; uses 1-player differences. Exclusions and captain eligibility stay unchanged. Individual comparisons relax only the named constraints. Results are sequential builds, not globally optimal portfolios; differences are not additive and a relaxed build may score lower. Compare equal-sized sets.

Projection sensitivity

Change one player’s projection in isolation and rebuild twice. All constraints stay active. This is an assumption test, not a ceiling estimate or a probability model.

PlayerChange

Average points are rescored using the original projections for a fair comparison. Exact retained lineups ignore slot ordering, except that Showdown captain must match. Locks and flag limits may prevent exposure from changing even when a projection changes.