DraftKings DFS EPL Rankings for Week 1

DraftKings DFS EPL Rankings for Week 1

This article is part of our DraftKings Fantasy Soccer series.

It's another season of Premier League DFS and RotoWire will have its usual range of content from articles to videos and anything else that pops up.

Ryan Belongia and Jordan Cooper are going live Friday at 1 p.m. ET to discuss Saturday's DraftKings slate. 

Jack Burkart will write the DraftKings preview, as well as the FanDuel one for Saturday's main slates (likely to be released Thursday or Friday).

Since I'm taking the week off, I decided to convert the rankings I use for FPL and Fantrax into DraftKings scoring.

I didn't do too much adjusting outside of the top players, so there's probably something that doesn't make sense. I've also found that projecting goalkeepers with normal stats doesn't often work well. Either way, if you're looking for a different set of rankings and projections, you can copy and paste these into your own files and then upload to an optimizer.

Similar to the FPL/Fantrax rankings, these are only for projected starters as of Aug. 9. If someone gets injured or is ruled out the week of the matches, don't blame me. Simply replace them in this and adjust the points as necessary.

Our projected lineups can be found here. Injuries and suspensions are here. Good luck.

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PlayerMatchupPosPtsFloor
Bukayo SakaARS v. WOLM20.8613.53
Mohamed SalahLIV at IPSF17.769.78
Kevin De BruyneMCI at CHEM17.7612.49
Bruno FernandesMUN v. FULM17.3011.56
Anthony GordonNEW v. SOUM16.9310.48
Martin OdegaardARS v. WOLM16.7711.04
James MaddisonTOT at LEIM16.6111.87
Alexander IsakNEW v. SOUF16.357.57
Erling HaalandMCI at CHEF16.157.85
Son Heung-MinTOT at LEIF15.378.87
Joao PedroBHA at EVEF14.919.41
Kai HavertzARS v. WOLF14.878.40
Eberechi EzeCRY at BREM14.7311.12
Alejandro GarnachoMUN v. FULM14.699.54
Bryan MbeumoBRE v. CRYF14.5610.12
Brennan JohnsonTOT at LEIF14.089.31
Ivan ToneyBRE v. CRYF14.078.26
Gabriel MartinelliARS v. WOLM13.688.69
Diogo JotaLIV at IPSF13.417.24
Mohammed KudusWHU v. AVLM13.409.06
Valentin BarcoBHA at EVED13.1811.66
Luis DiazLIV at IPSF13.168.44
Abdul FatawuLEI v. TOTF13.049.21
Trent Alexander-ArnoldLIV at IPSD12.9710.25
Dejan KulusevskiTOT at LEIM12.908.70
Jeremy DokuMCI at CHEF12.8710.08
Antoine SemenyoBOU at NFOF12.548.01
Cole PalmerCHE v. MCIM12.477.69
Leon BaileyAVL at WHUF12.388.95
Jarrod BowenWHU v. AVLM12.378.08
Samuel EdozieSOU at NEWF12.279.39
Dwight McNeilEVE v. BHAM12.179.27
Jacob MurphyNEW v. SOUM12.107.90
Bernardo SilvaMCI at CHEM11.998.55
Kaoru MitomaBHA at EVEM11.958.19
Dominik SzoboszlaiLIV at IPSM11.879.49
Pedro PorroTOT at LEID11.839.15
Morgan RogersAVL at WHUF11.807.69
Morgan Gibbs-WhiteNFO v. BOUM11.778.24
John McGinnAVL at WHUM11.709.61
Ollie WatkinsAVL at WHUF11.597.14
Amad DialloMUN v. FULF11.566.70
Kostas TsimikasLIV at IPSD11.479.22
Stephy MavididiLEI v. TOTF11.467.45
Marcus TavernierBOU at NFOM11.458.20
Conor ChaplinIPS v. LIVF11.457.76
Callum Hudson-OdoiNFO v. BOUF11.427.63
Bruno GuimaraesNEW v. SOUM11.268.01
Chris WoodNFO v. BOUF11.174.93
Anthony ElangaNFO v. BOUF11.067.03
Daichi KamadaCRY at BREM11.058.19
Yoane WissaBRE v. CRYF11.036.80
Wes BurnsIPS v. LIVF11.038.08
Harry WilsonFUL at MUNM11.007.52
Jack HarrisonEVE v. BHAM10.997.80
Niclas FullkrugWHU v. AVLF10.936.14
Rodrigo MunizFUL at MUNF10.896.37
Tariq LampteyBHA at EVED10.869.02
Adam ArmstrongSOU at NEWF10.666.84
Ben Brereton DiazSOU at NEWF10.608.05
Declan RiceARS v. WOLM10.437.91
Lucas PaquetaWHU v. AVLM10.427.40
Andreas PereiraFUL at MUNM10.388.23
Justin KluivertBOU at NFOM10.387.34
Dominic Calvert-LewinEVE v. BHAF10.345.96
Alexis Mac AllisterLIV at IPSM10.307.98
Jack GrealishMCI at CHEM10.288.39
Odsonne EdouardCRY at BREF10.176.42
Joshua ZirkzeeMUN v. FULF10.115.78
Lewis HallNEW v. SOUD9.987.66
Pablo SarabiaWOL at ARSM9.948.01
Mathias JensenBRE v. CRYM9.948.34
Noni MaduekeCHE v. MCIF9.917.14
Leif DavisIPS v. LIVD9.837.87
Luke ShawMUN v. FULD9.807.78
Christopher NkunkuCHE v. MCIF9.785.67
Alex IwobiFUL at MUNM9.607.05
JoelintonNEW v. SOUM9.507.11
Liam DelapIPS v. LIVF9.425.93
Abdoulaye DoucoureEVE v. BHAM9.356.51
Hwang Hee-ChanWOL at ARSF9.286.17
Kasey McAteerLEI v. TOTM9.166.27
Ben WhiteARS v. WOLD9.136.59
Adam WhartonCRY at BREM9.067.91
Josko GvardiolMCI at CHED9.056.85
Omari HutchinsonIPS v. LIVM9.015.97
Daniel JebbisonBOU at NFOF9.005.67
Rodrigo GomesWOL at ARSF8.926.94
Valentino LivramentoNEW v. SOUD8.906.67
James Ward-ProwseWHU v. AVLM8.876.90
Rico LewisMCI at CHED8.866.52
Thomas ParteyARS v. WOLM8.777.35
Oleksandr ZinchenkoARS v. WOLD8.676.60
Sean LongstaffNEW v. SOUM8.596.46
Destiny UdogieTOT at LEID8.576.39
Kosta NedeljkovicAVL at WHUD8.427.04
William SmallboneSOU at NEWM8.327.14
Ian MaatsenAVL at WHUD8.196.99
Diogo DalotMUN v. FULD8.186.23
Joe AriboSOU at NEWF8.146.90
James MilnerBHA at EVEM8.137.19
Mateo KovacicMCI at CHEM8.127.09
Danny WelbeckBHA at EVEF8.125.07
Youri TielemansAVL at WHUM8.096.58
Christian NorgaardBRE v. CRYM7.986.91
Pape SarrTOT at LEIM7.956.61
Neco WilliamsNFO v. BOUD7.956.75
Mads RoerslevBRE v. CRYD7.906.03
Vitaly JaneltBRE v. CRYM7.886.67
CasemiroMUN v. FULM7.876.32
Tyrick MitchellCRY at BRED7.846.67
Jorgen Strand LarsenWOL at ARSF7.815.11
Daniel MunozCRY at BRED7.796.28
Tom CairneyFUL at MUNM7.766.34
Kristoffer AjerBRE v. CRYD7.735.75
Milos KerkezBOU at NFOD7.656.41
Kyle Walker-PetersSOU at NEWD7.506.80
Bobby Decordova-ReidLEI v. TOTF7.445.14
Rayan Ait-NouriWOL at ARSD7.416.70
James GarnerEVE v. BHAM7.376.66
Ashley YoungEVE v. BHAD7.376.20
Ryan ChristieBOU at NFOM7.356.64
DaniloNFO v. BOUM7.325.26
Wataru EndoLIV at IPSM7.245.90
GabrielARS v. WOLD7.204.76
Ricardo PereiraLEI v. TOTD7.175.80
Jefferson LermaCRY at BREM7.166.44
Vladimir CoufalWHU v. AVLD7.105.71
Kobbie MainooMUN v. FULM7.095.06
Ola AinaNFO v. BOUD7.065.81
Vitaliy MykolenkoEVE v. BHAD7.045.76
Amadou OnanaAVL at WHUM7.046.41
Malo GustoCHE v. MCID6.975.90
Flynn DownesSOU at NEWM6.926.24
James JustinLEI v. TOTD6.795.77
Antonee RobinsonFUL at MUND6.645.94
Yves BissoumaTOT at LEIM6.576.28
Wilfred NdidiLEI v. TOTM6.515.48
Fabian ScharNEW v. SOUD6.504.20
Ben JohnsonIPS v. LIVD6.466.00
Ryan YatesNFO v. BOUM6.465.43
Idrissa GueyeEVE v. BHAM6.425.62
Adam SmithBOU at NFOD6.395.37
Lewis CookBOU at NFOM6.355.84
Enzo FernandezCHE v. MCIM6.335.56
Aaron CresswellWHU v. AVLD6.305.09
Joel VeltmanBHA at EVED6.255.09
William SalibaARS v. WOLD6.204.15
Matt DohertyWOL at ARSD6.085.40
Tomas SoucekWHU v. AVLM6.074.59
Massimo LuongoIPS v. LIVM6.025.47
Ethan PinnockBRE v. CRYD6.014.30
Sam MorsyIPS v. LIVM6.005.26
Joao GomesWOL at ARSM5.975.53
Marc CucurellaCHE v. MCID5.975.27
Mario LeminaWOL at ARSM5.955.25
Nathan CollinsBRE v. CRYD5.914.14
Manuel AkanjiMCI at CHED5.904.35
Jack StephensSOU at NEWD5.905.55
Mark FlekkenBRE v. CRYG5.874.04
Virgil van DijkLIV at IPSD5.874.12
Micky van de VenTOT at LEID5.864.22
Kiernan Dewsbury-HallCHE v. MCIM5.805.11
Harry WinksLEI v. TOTM5.795.16
Cristian RomeroTOT at LEID5.784.49
Dan BurnNEW v. SOUD5.743.65
Dean HendersonCRY at BREG5.704.83
Timothy CastagneFUL at MUND5.694.75
Nick PopeNEW v. SOUG5.643.80
Ruben DiasMCI at CHED5.514.08
Ibrahima KonateLIV at IPSD5.454.13
Harry MaguireMUN v. FULD5.423.70
AlissonLIV at IPSG5.343.78
Sasa LukicFUL at MUNM5.324.79
Marcos SenesiBOU at NFOD5.103.67
Lisandro MartinezMUN v. FULD5.073.65
Marc GuehiCRY at BRED4.934.08
Adam WebsterBHA at EVED4.863.81
Ezri KonsaAVL at WHUD4.813.95
Joachim AndersenCRY at BRED4.763.79
Nikola MilenkovicNFO v. BOUD4.723.17
James TarkowskiEVE v. BHAD4.643.47
Chris RichardsCRY at BRED4.573.56
Taylor Harwood-BellisSOU at NEWD4.503.72
Jake O'BrienEVE v. BHAD4.433.15
Pau TorresAVL at WHUD4.353.41
IgorBHA at EVED4.333.53
MurilloNFO v. BOUD4.293.15
Konstantinos MavropanosWHU v. AVLD4.273.09
Arijanet MuricIPS v. LIVG4.223.65
Wout FaesLEI v. TOTD4.213.42
Levi ColwillCHE v. MCID4.083.24
Jan BednarekSOU at NEWD4.043.68
Mats WiefferBHA at EVEM4.033.14
Jannik VestergaardLEI v. TOTD3.913.33
Illia ZabarnyiBOU at NFOD3.903.09
Calvin BasseyFUL at MUND3.883.25
Benoit BadiashileCHE v. MCID3.813.11
Romeo LaviaCHE v. MCIM3.713.36
Cameron BurgessIPS v. LIVD3.692.92
EdersonMCI at CHEG3.681.91
Guglielmo VicarioTOT at LEIG3.612.32
Alphonse AreolaWHU v. AVLG3.612.34
Jordan PickfordEVE v. BHAG3.602.35
Toti GomesWOL at ARSD3.583.16
Bernd LenoFUL at MUNG3.563.08
Max KilmanWHU v. AVLD3.462.51
Jason SteeleBHA at EVEG3.372.04
Jorge CuencaFUL at MUND3.312.91
Alex McCarthySOU at NEWG3.292.96
Luke WoolfendenIPS v. LIVD3.282.69
David RayaARS v. WOLG3.181.15
Yerson MosqueraWOL at ARSD2.992.75
Filip JorgensenCHE v. MCIG2.902.21
Matz SelsNFO v. BOUG2.901.72
Andre OnanaMUN v. FULG2.691.21
Mads HermansenLEI v. TOTG2.321.68
Emiliano MartinezAVL at WHUG2.081.16
NetoBOU at NFOG1.610.79
Jose SaWOL at ARSG1.060.80

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