Free NFL DraftKings & FanDuel Lineup Optimizer
Build an NFL DFS lineup for DraftKings or FanDuel without a spreadsheet. The optimizer below pulls the current week's salaries and our own projections, then assembles a lineup that fits the salary cap and roster rules for the platform you pick. Lock in players you already like, exclude the ones you don't, and let the solver fill the rest. You can build with no account. Anonymous visitors get 2 lineups per build, a free account gets 5, and Pro gets 50.
My Lineup· FanDuel Classic
How do I build a free NFL DFS lineup?
Pick DraftKings or FanDuel in the builder below and it fills a cap-legal lineup from our weekly projections. You can build 2 lineups without an account, and a free account builds 5.
How the optimizer builds a lineup
Every player in the pool carries a projection built from recent usage, opponent defense, and game script, not a static season average. Pick DraftKings or FanDuel and the salary cap, roster slots, and position eligibility switch automatically to match that platform's rules. Lock a quarterback you're set on, exclude a running back stuck in a committee, and the builder fills the remaining slots by maximizing projected points inside what's left of the cap. If a lineup can't be built because too many expensive locks leave no cap room, the diagnostics panel says exactly why instead of failing silently.
DraftKings vs. FanDuel: what changes
DraftKings NFL classic slates run a $50,000 cap across QB, two RB, three WR, TE, FLEX, and D/ST. FanDuel uses a $60,000 cap with a similar shape but different position minimums. Salaries, especially for FLEX-eligible players, rarely match across the two sites — a receiver priced as a value play on one platform can be chalk on the other. Toggle between them and the entire pool re-prices instead of asking you to redo the math by hand.
Slates, weeks, and locks
Filter by week and by slate: main, Thursday night, the early or late Sunday window, or Saturday when the schedule calls for it. Search finds a player by name or team in a pool that can run past 400 rows on a full Sunday slate. Locking caps out at nine players across the standard position limits, so a lineup always leaves the solver room to do something useful. Excluding a player removes him from consideration everywhere, including as a locked pick.
Top NFL fantasy performers, 2026 season
The table below ranks the 2026 season's top skill-position fantasy scorers by FanDuel points, pulled from the same trend data behind every NFL player fantasy trends page. Click a name for that player's rolling last-3, last-5, and last-10 game splits, useful context before locking him into a lineup once the current-season slate opens.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | FD Pts (2026) | DK Pts (2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | SEA | 99.6 | 113.1 |
| 2 | Josh Allen | QB | BUF | 98.4 | 99.9 |
| 3 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | DET | 92.3 | 102.3 |
| 4 | Brock Purdy | QB | SF | 81.9 | 81.9 |
| 5 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | KC | 79.7 | 85.2 |
| 6 | Derrick Henry | RB | BAL | 75.4 | 77.9 |
| 7 | Tyler Shough | QB | NO | 75.4 | 78.4 |
| 8 | Bijan Robinson | RB | ATL | 74.2 | 80.7 |
| 9 | Bryce Young | QB | CAR | 74.2 | 74.2 |
| 10 | Patrick Mahomes | QB | KC | 71.6 | 71.6 |
| 11 | Deshaun Watson | QB | CLE | 68.9 | 69.9 |
| 12 | Jared Goff | QB | DET | 68.6 | 68.6 |
| 13 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | DET | 67.3 | 78.8 |
| 14 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | DAL | 66.9 | 76.9 |
| 15 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | PIT | 65.2 | 66.2 |
| 16 | Lamar Jackson | QB | BAL | 64.2 | 65.2 |
| 17 | Dak Prescott | QB | DAL | 64.1 | 64.1 |
| 18 | Christian Watson | WR | GB | 63.9 | 72.4 |
| 19 | Chris Olave | WR | NO | 63.0 | 76.5 |
| 20 | Davante Adams | WR | LA | 62.8 | 71.8 |
| 21 | Matthew Stafford | QB | LA | 62.0 | 62.0 |
| 22 | Jordan Love | QB | GB | 59.8 | 60.8 |
| 23 | Kirk Cousins | QB | LV | 59.2 | 59.2 |
| 24 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | IND | 59.0 | 64.5 |
| 25 | Jalen Hurts | QB | PHI | 56.5 | 56.5 |
Why it's free
The optimizer, our projections and the player trend pages are free to use. We don't sell picks. Pro is a paid plan that adds bigger builds (50 lineups), exposure caps and player props, and the pricing page says exactly what it costs and what it includes.
Frequently asked questions
Is this NFL lineup optimizer really free?
Yes. You can build lineups with no account and no card. Anonymous visitors get 2 lineups per build and a free account gets 5. Pro raises that to 50 and adds exposure caps and props.
Does it work for both DraftKings and FanDuel?
Yes. Toggle the platform switch and the salary cap, roster slots, and every player's price update to match the site you picked.
Where do the projections come from?
Our own model, built from recent usage, matchup strength, and game script. It updates with each new week's data rather than sitting fixed from the start of the season.
Can I lock specific players before building a lineup?
Yes. Lock up to nine players across the standard position limits and the optimizer fills every remaining slot around them, inside what's left of the salary cap.
What if I don't like the lineup it builds?
Reset it and rebuild, or exclude the players you don't want and run it again. Nothing is final until you copy the lineup into your own DraftKings or FanDuel entry.