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A look back at Week 4 XFL DraftKings values

Which XFL players were the best and worst DFS values in Week 4?

Nick Holley #33 of the Houston Roughnecks celebrates a touchdown against the Dallas Renegades in the first half at an XFL football game on March 01, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images

Week 4 of the XFL gave us a few players who were most efficient in terms of DraftKings DFS pricing. If you rostered these guys there’s a good shot you came out ahead in your DFS plays last week.

Nick Holley led the way, as he caught 8-of-11 targets for 97 yards and a touchdown for 23.7 DK points, the third highest total on the slate. But, at a cost of just 4500, he led the league with 5.27 DK points per $1k spent. Holley has been a “sleeper” player all season, as he’s been Top-2 in routes run for the high-powered Roughnecks, but now he’s finally broken out. His price will rise, but his usage should continue to have upside due to his presence on the field.

The next two best value plays are both D/STs, as the Vipers and Roughnecks took advantage of bad quarterback play from Cardale Jones and Landry Jones. D/STs have given DK players a lot of value this season due to some awful quarterbacking around the league, but getting those calls correct has been somewhat difficult.

The Vipers running backs both had big games on the ground, each topping 100 yards rushing in Week 4, but Jacques Patrick led the way in value, as he found the end zone and was $1,100 cheaper than De’Veon Smith. Smith had more total carries, yards and targets, finishing with 19.3 DK points to Patrick’s 19.8. Smith should continue to have slightly more upside, but these two are quite close in usage and with their prices going up this week, their value will fall, especially if they aren’t winning in a blowout in the second half.

Tre McBride, despite his $8,100 price tag, came in as the sixth top value play this week. Josh Johnson’s continued strong play coupled with the absence of Nelson Spruce helped McBride reach his upside again as he saw a full complement of snaps against the Guardians.

Taylor Cornelius came in as the top value quarterback, completing 24-of-32 passes for 211 yards, one touchdown and one interception, while adding four rushing attempts for 36 yard and another touchdown. The Vipers ran the ball at will against the Defenders, so Cornelius wasn’t asked to do much late in the game, but he played well and once again showed off his rushing ability with his second touchdown run. He’s needed those touchdowns to boost his stats in his two starts, but if he can keep adding rushing numbers, his floor is good.

Week 4 XFL DraftKings values

Pos Name Team Price DKP pp$
Pos Name Team Price DKP pp$
WR Nick Holley Roughnecks 4500 23.7 5.27
DST Vipers Vipers 3600 16 4.44
DST Roughnecks Roughnecks 4200 18 4.29
WR DeAndre Goolsby Vipers 3200 13.1 4.09
RB Jacques Patrick Vipers 5000 19.8 3.96
WR Tre McBride Wildcats 8100 29.7 3.67
WR Blake Jackson Roughnecks 3000 10.6 3.53
WR Flynn Nagel Renegades 4800 16.6 3.46
WR Saeed Blacknall Wildcats 3300 11.2 3.39
RB DeVeon Smith Vipers 6100 19.3 3.16
QB Taylor Cornelius Vipers 7000 21.04 3.01
WR Evan Rodriguez Dragons 3000 8 2.67
WR Brandon Reilly BattleHawks 3000 7.6 2.53
QB Josh Johnson Wildcats 10200 25.4 2.49
QB BJ Daniels Dragons 6600 16.4 2.48
RB Keith Ford BattleHawks 4000 9.8 2.45
QB Jordan Ta'amu BattleHawks 9500 22.86 2.41
WR Alonzo Moore Dragons 3000 6.7 2.23
RB Lance Dunbar Renegades 6700 14.5 2.16
WR Jordan Smallwood Wildcats 6700 14.5 2.16
DST Guardians Guardians 3800 8 2.11
RB Kenneth Farrow Dragons 5900 12 2.03
WR Adonis Jennings Wildcats 3000 6 2.00
WR Donald Parham Renegades 9900 19.6 1.98
RB DuJuan Harris Wildcats 3400 6.6 1.94
WR De'Mornay Pierson-El BattleHawks 9500 18.1 1.91
WR Dan Williams Vipers 7800 14.2 1.82
WR Jake Powell Guardians 3600 6.4 1.78
QB Phillip Walker Roughnecks 12000 21.26 1.77
WR Keith Mumphery BattleHawks 4100 7.1 1.73
RB Darius Victor Guardians 4800 8.2 1.71
WR Marcus Lucas BattleHawks 4200 6.6 1.57
RB Andre Williams Roughnecks 3300 5 1.52
RB Tim Cook Guardians 4200 6.3 1.50
RB Donnel Pumphrey Defenders 6500 9.6 1.48
WR Reece Horn Vipers 5000 7.3 1.46
QB Luis Perez Guardians 7100 10.2 1.44
WR Jalen Tolliver Vipers 6000 8.5 1.42
QB Landry Jones Renegades 9800 13.4 1.37
WR Colby Pearson Guardians 6400 8.4 1.31
RB Cameron Artis-Payne Renegades 8000 10.4 1.30
WR Jazz Ferguson Renegades 4000 5.1 1.28
WR Kahlil Lewis Roughnecks 8900 11.3 1.27
WR EJ Bibbs Guardians 3500 4.4 1.26
WR Carlton Agudosi BattleHawks 3000 3.7 1.23
WR Mekale McKay Guardians 8000 9.2 1.15
WR Brandon Barnes Wildcats 4700 5.4 1.15
DST Wildcats Wildcats 4500 5 1.11
WR L'Damian Washington BattleHawks 7500 8.1 1.08
WR Levonte Whitfield Wildcats 3800 4.1 1.08
WR Ben Johnson Dragons 3000 3.1 1.03
DST Renegades Renegades 3000 3 1.00
WR Teo Redding Guardians 3000 3 1.00
WR Ryheem Malone Roughnecks 3400 3.1 0.91
WR Ryan Davis Vipers 3000 2.6 0.87
WR Eli Rogers Defenders 9200 6.5 0.71
WR Freddie Martino Renegades 3000 2.1 0.70
RB James Butler Roughnecks 7500 5.2 0.69
WR Sam Mobley Roughnecks 3400 2.2 0.65
WR Connor Hamlett Dragons 3000 1.9 0.63
WR Joe Horn Guardians 3900 2.4 0.62
WR Sammie Coates Roughnecks 6100 3.6 0.59
DST BattleHawks BattleHawks 5100 3 0.59
WR John Santiago Dragons 3000 1.7 0.57
WR Rashad Ross Defenders 8700 4.8 0.55
WR Jeff Badet Renegades 8100 4.2 0.52
WR Dontez Byrd Dragons 3000 1.5 0.50
RB Christine Michael BattleHawks 5700 2.7 0.47
RB Matt Colburn Guardians 3100 1.4 0.45
DST Defenders Defenders 4700 2 0.43
RB Nick Brossette Defenders 3000 1.2 0.40
WR DeQuan Hampton Wildcats 3000 1.2 0.40
RB Ja'Quan Gardner Dragons 3800 1.5 0.39
WR Austin Duke Guardians 3300 1.3 0.39
WR Alonzo Russell BattleHawks 5800 1.7 0.29
RB Matt Jones BattleHawks 7100 2 0.28
QB Marquise Williams Guardians 7800 2 0.26
DST Dragons Dragons 4000 1 0.25
WR Keenan Reynolds Dragons 7000 1.44 0.21
QB Cardale Jones Defenders 9900 1.88 0.19
WR Cam Phillips Roughnecks 11700 1.9 0.16
QB Brandon Silvers Dragons 7400 1.08 0.15
WR Austin Proehl Dragons 8500 1.1 0.13
RB Larry Rose Wildcats 3500 0.4 0.11
RB Elijah Hood Wildcats 5500 0.4 0.07
QB Tyree Jackson Defenders 6300 0.12 0.02
QB Philip Nelson Renegades 6800 0.04 0.01
WR Deandre Thompkins Defenders 5200 0 0.00
RB Trey Williams Dragons 4400 0 0.00
WR Khari Lee Defenders 3700 0 0.00
WR Josh Crockett Renegades 3600 0 0.00
RB Justin Stockton Guardians 3000 0 0.00
RB Martez Carter Wildcats 5200 0 0.00
WR Tanner Gentry Guardians 3000 0 0.00
WR S.J. Green Vipers 3500 0 0.00
WR Derrick Hayward Defenders 3100 0 0.00
WR Malachi Dupre Defenders 3900 0 0.00
RB Jhurell Pressley Defenders 6300 0 0.00