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FanDuel NFL Draft Percentages: Week 8

Stefon Diggs' salary led to slate-high exposure levels. Who else was popular in Week 8?

If you've played fantasy football over on FanDuel, then you know the importance of draft percentages, especially in larger-field tournaments.

Knowing who the competition is rostering enables you to think with a contrarian mindset. And if your under-the-radar play ends up hitting, then, well, you're one step closer to a victory.

Each week, we'll be posting the previous week's draft percentages to help you see how the public was thinking. It'll let you see who the public drafted, which can be helpful when doing research for upcoming games.

Let's take a look at the numbers from the Week 8 main slate. If a player is not listed, his draft percentage was lower than 0.10% in the featured tournament.

Quarterback

Player Position Salary FanDuel
Points
Sunday
Million
Head-to-
Head
Josh AllenQB $8,800 29.4620.68%42.59%
Joe BurrowQB $7,800 21.2617.00%8.24%
Matthew StaffordQB $8,200 24.213.13%7.34%
Jalen HurtsQB $8,400 11.227.81%25.27%
Justin HerbertQB $7,900 15.827.52%3.68%
Tom BradyQB $8,300 27.26.10%2.22%
Teddy BridgewaterQB $7,000 12.624.55%2.59%
Carson WentzQB $7,200 20.343.34%2.15%
Matt RyanQB $7,200 8.143.19%1.23%
Trevor LawrenceQB $6,700 13.622.82%0.92%
Ryan TannehillQB $7,500 23.22.63%0.95%
Jameis WinstonQB $7,400 10.242.21%0.49%
Sam DarnoldQB $7,300 11.761.79%0.79%
Jared GoffQB $6,800 8.881.20%0.31%
Ben RoethlisbergerQB $6,600 14.641.18%0.24%
Taylor HeinickeQB $7,000 13.80.88%0.14%
Tua TagovailoaQB $7,100 16.20.75%0.13%
Mac JonesQB $6,900 11.720.73%0.20%
Geno SmithQB $7,000 22.60.69%0.08%
Baker MayfieldQB $6,500 9.50.64%0.14%
Justin FieldsQB $6,400 26.30.45%0.02%
Mike WhiteQB $6,300 28.10.29%0.02%
Jimmy GaroppoloQB $6,900 27.280.19%0.03%

Running Back

Player Position Salary FanDuel
Points
Sunday
Million
Head-to-
Head
Darrell Henderson Jr.RB $7,700 21.825.72%69.86%
Joe MixonRB $7,600 23.123.30%12.11%
D'Andre SwiftRB $7,900 5.620.45%62.25%
Eli MitchellRB $5,800 19.719.35%65.26%
Damien HarrisRB $6,900 1414.92%6.46%
Kenneth GainwellRB $5,900 2.714.00%8.35%
Alvin KamaraRB $8,400 15.111.73%5.77%
Khalil HerbertRB $6,500 7.811.72%5.61%
Cordarrelle PattersonRB $7,300 15.711.54%6.71%
Derrick HenryRB $10,500 6.89.62%2.79%
Chuba HubbardRB $6,600 13.68.71%9.17%
Zack MossRB $6,100 8.88.68%2.80%
James RobinsonRB $8,200 4.48.41%2.64%
Jonathan TaylorRB $8,500 19.76.77%2.33%
Nick ChubbRB $8,000 7.46.76%2.51%
Leonard FournetteRB $7,200 5.86.43%2.61%
Antonio GibsonRB $6,200 6.95.95%1.93%
Michael CarterRB $5,700 27.74.51%1.61%
Najee HarrisRB $9,000 19.54.09%1.32%
Myles GaskinRB $5,700 73.53%1.87%
Melvin Gordon IIIRB $6,000 17.73.35%1.10%
Austin EkelerRB $8,700 21.42.93%0.52%
Javonte WilliamsRB $5,900 5.82.63%1.12%
David JohnsonRB $5,100 0.82.11%0.77%
Devin SingletaryRB $5,500 3.41.69%0.57%
J.D. McKissicRB $5,400 13.31.68%0.50%
Samaje PerineRB $5,700 2.61.59%0.37%
D'Ernest JohnsonRB $6,700 9.41.38%0.41%
Boston ScottRB $5,800 180.83%0.22%
Brandon BoldenRB $5,500 2.60.81%0.24%
Mike DavisRB $5,500 9.10.70%0.16%
Alex CollinsRB $7,000 4.40.63%0.15%
Phillip LindsayRB $4,700 0.80.47%0.09%
Mark Ingram IIRB $5,300 6.20.44%0.11%
Rashaad PennyRB $6,000 0.70.33%0.06%
Nyheim HinesRB $5,600 4.40.23%0.04%
Sony MichelRB $5,200 6.60.22%0.04%
Jordan HowardRB $5,000 17.70.22%0.04%
Damien WilliamsRB $5,500 -0.30.20%0.07%
Giovani BernardRB $4,900 10.20.18%0.05%
Ty JohnsonRB $5,300 17.10.18%0.04%
Ronald Jones IIRB $5,200 2.40.17%0.04%

Wide Receiver

Player Position Salary FanDuel
Points
Sunday
Million
Head-to-
Head
Stefon DiggsWR $7,300 12.531.56%59.71%
Ja'Marr ChaseWR $8,200 11.622.84%8.15%
Cooper KuppWR $9,200 2121.92%14.52%
Chris GodwinWR $7,200 2417.36%31.12%
Emmanuel SandersWR $6,700 015.45%6.26%
A.J. BrownWR $7,600 26.512.81%10.05%
Keenan AllenWR $6,900 16.711.85%6.95%
Michael Pittman Jr.WR $6,600 25.611.69%7.57%
Tee HigginsWR $6,300 11.711.16%29.02%
DeVonta SmithWR $6,200 210.93%11.00%
Robert WoodsWR $6,800 19.210.64%4.41%
Mike WilliamsWR $7,600 2.910.04%2.97%
Jerry JeudyWR $6,000 5.99.82%5.13%
Cole BeasleyWR $6,100 168.59%2.85%
Courtland SuttonWR $7,100 57.60%4.37%
Mike EvansWR $7,500 11.87.41%2.09%
DJ MooreWR $7,700 7.97.01%11.84%
Brandin CooksWR $6,000 17.36.86%36.88%
Chase ClaypoolWR $6,500 8.16.61%3.00%
Marvin Jones Jr.WR $6,400 66.40%1.93%
Deebo SamuelWR $7,800 20.16.15%2.99%
DK MetcalfWR $7,400 19.35.59%2.04%
Diontae JohnsonWR $7,500 12.85.55%1.87%
Jakobi MeyersWR $5,700 7.75.32%20.73%
Marquez CallawayWR $5,900 4.55.04%1.36%
Terry McLaurinWR $7,400 54.77%1.71%
Russell GageWR $5,600 4.08%3.08%
Jamison CrowderWR $5,600 12.43.77%1.48%
Jarvis LandryWR $6,000 7.53.58%1.23%
Kalif RaymondWR $5,700 03.34%1.08%
Tyler LockettWR $6,600 20.23.25%0.83%
Van Jefferson Jr.WR $5,700 10.33.19%0.92%
Jaylen WaddleWR $6,400 4.93.18%1.17%
Robby AndersonWR $5,700 03.07%1.50%
Tyler BoydWR $5,800 17.242.49%0.56%
Laviska Shenault Jr.WR $5,800 3.12.24%0.57%
Tim PatrickWR $5,800 7.91.91%0.80%
T.Y. HiltonWR $6,200 2.61.67%0.54%
Calvin RidleyWR $7,000 1.60%0.87%
Allen Robinson IIWR $5,600 3.61.58%0.36%
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR $5,100 6.11.48%2.08%
Zach PascalWR $5,300 6.81.37%0.31%
Odell Beckham Jr.WR $5,700 1.11.34%0.46%
Jamal AgnewWR $5,300 12.81.13%1.75%
Tre'Quan SmithWR $5,500 10.81.05%0.19%
Nelson AgholorWR $5,400 7.51.04%0.30%
Quez WatkinsWR $5,300 2.81.01%0.38%
Darnell MooneyWR $5,700 9.40.91%0.39%
DeVante ParkerWR $5,700 12.50.77%0.21%
Elijah MooreWR $5,200 10.10.77%0.39%
Gabriel DavisWR $4,700 10.90.59%0.16%
Chris MooreWR $5,000 2.60.53%0.15%
Jalen ReagorWR $5,500 2.60.53%0.10%
Tyler JohnsonWR $4,900 90.39%0.15%
Rashard HigginsWR $5,000 3.70.36%0.07%
Josh ReynoldsWR $5,200 0.35%0.17%
Brandon AiyukWR $5,700 8.50.33%0.07%
Nick Westbrook-IkhineWR $4,900 8.60.28%0.07%
Freddie SwainWR $5,000 00.27%0.09%
Tajae SharpeWR $5,000 8.30.24%0.04%
James WashingtonWR $5,100 0.90.24%0.05%
Kendrick BourneWR $5,600 3.80.23%0.03%
Kenny StillsWR $4,900 0.23%0.05%
Denzel MimsWR $4,900 40.21%0.04%
Olamide ZaccheausWR $5,100 1.70.19%0.10%
Adam HumphriesWR $5,100 4.50.19%0.07%
Chester RogersWR $5,000 00.16%0.05%
Nico CollinsWR $5,100 7.50.15%0.02%
Danny AmendolaWR $4,900 1.30.14%0.03%
Deonte HarrisWR $5,400 7.20.14%0.02%
Marcus JohnsonWR $4,800 1.30.12%0.01%
Mack HollinsWR $5,200 00.12%0.06%
Keith KirkwoodWR $4,800 00.11%0.00%
Jalen GuytonWR $4,800 2.30.10%0.02%
Mohamed SanuWR $5,000 7.40.10%0.04%
Corey DavisWR $6,100 0.10%0.05%

Tight End

Player Position Salary FanDuel
Points
Sunday
Million
Head-to-
Head
Kyle PittsTE $6,800 2.317.60%50.39%
Tyler HigbeeTE $5,300 411.78%12.16%
C.J. UzomahTE $5,700 5.310.62%3.12%
Dallas GoedertTE $5,900 10.210.34%8.65%
Hunter HenryTE $5,500 3.89.40%4.13%
T.J. HockensonTE $6,200 13.98.72%3.05%
Noah FantTE $5,800 1.86.90%2.73%
Tommy SweeneyTE $4,300 4.55.47%2.56%
Pat FreiermuthTE $4,900 12.44.37%4.40%
Jared CookTE $5,200 3.54.18%1.77%
Mike GesickiTE $6,300 8.33.73%1.36%
Ricky Seals-JonesTE $5,400 2.23.43%2.60%
Mo Alie-CoxTE $5,100 02.96%0.94%
Dan ArnoldTE $4,900 10.82.79%2.64%
Rob GronkowskiTE $6,500 01.49%0.22%
David NjokuTE $4,700 5.41.23%0.42%
Gerald EverettTE $4,800 0.70.71%0.16%
Cole KmetTE $4,700 3.90.56%0.93%
Austin HooperTE $4,800 4.60.49%0.19%
O.J. HowardTE $4,800 2.60.42%0.08%
Adam TrautmanTE $4,500 1.40.31%0.05%
Juwan JohnsonTE $5,000 00.30%0.08%
MyCole PruittTE $4,900 3.20.29%0.08%
Richard RodgersTE $4,300 0.26%0.07%
Cameron BrateTE $4,400 2.50.24%0.06%
Hayden HurstTE $4,700 1.40.21%0.03%
Donald Parham Jr.TE $4,700 0.18%0.09%
Anthony FirkserTE $4,800 1.30.14%0.03%
Jonnu SmithTE $4,800 2.30.14%0.03%
Ross DwelleyTE $5,000 0.12%0.02%
Tommy TrembleTE $4,600 3.30.10%0.05%
Will DisslyTE $4,700 0.10%0.02%

Defense and Special Teams

Player Position Salary FanDuel
Points
Sunday
Million
Head-to-
Head
Buffalo BillsD $4,700 1015.67%5.86%
Cincinnati BengalsD $4,900 712.92%4.01%
Washington Football TeamD $3,400 710.30%32.15%
Los Angeles RamsD $5,000 79.47%3.02%
Chicago BearsD $3,700 -15.74%5.42%
Detroit LionsD $3,200 -45.44%9.04%
San Francisco 49ersD $4,600 64.79%1.32%
Tampa Bay BuccaneersD $4,200 04.46%1.78%
Cleveland BrownsD $4,000 34.25%15.05%
Jacksonville JaguarsD $3,500 33.46%5.55%
Denver BroncosD $4,100 173.25%1.37%
Seattle SeahawksD $4,300 133.22%1.06%
Los Angeles ChargersD $3,900 32.94%1.74%
New York JetsD $3,000 42.91%6.33%
Atlanta FalconsD $4,000 32.24%2.95%
Indianapolis ColtsD $3,800 61.68%0.78%
Tennessee TitansD $3,900 121.47%0.52%
Philadelphia EaglesD $4,100 211.42%0.40%
New Orleans SaintsD $3,600 151.19%0.48%
Carolina PanthersD $4,400 110.97%0.28%
New England PatriotsD $3,800 130.76%0.22%
Miami DolphinsD $3,100 00.60%0.25%
Pittsburgh SteelersD $4,800 100.60%0.12%
Houston TexansD $3,300 -30.16%0.09%