DFS Matchups

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DFS Matchups

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The Engine What's behind every matchup grade ▾

Not a cheat sheet and not a gut read. Every grade is a true head-to-head — your player's unit against the exact unit he's facing this week — built from PFF grades, FantasyPoints advanced data, and Vegas. A dozen-plus inputs per matchup, scored the same way every single week, so when it says Elite, it earned it.

Quarterback

  • Passing grade vs the exact coverage unit he's throwing into
  • Protection vs their rush — a weak-link read (your softest tackle vs their best edge)
  • Designed QB-run vs their defense against the run
  • FantasyPoints: points allowed to QBs, and his own EPA under pressure

WR & TE

  • Receiving grade vs the coverage he actually draws — the alpha pulls the shadow corner
  • His quarterback's own matchup spot
  • FantasyPoints: opponent CB fp/target + receiving allowed to his alignment (slot vs outside)
  • Man-vs-zone fit — does he beat the coverage this defense plays most?

Running Back

  • Rush grade vs their run defense
  • Your offensive line's run blocking vs their front
  • Run-scheme fit — his gap/zone tendency vs how they defend it
  • Plus his receiving matchup, weighted by how much he actually catches

Defense (DST)

  • Your defense vs their offense, grade for grade
  • Takeaways you force vs the giveaways they cough up
  • Pass rush vs their protection
  • Vegas points implied against them + the QB they're facing

And underneath all of it: every grade is a snap-weighted blend of this year and last — this season takes over as the sample grows — low-snap backups are regressed to the mean so a three-snap cameo can't fake an elite number, and the Elite → Awful tier runs off the same cutoffs every week. Flip on Coach view to see the exact math behind any single rating.