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Top DraftKings Pick6 NFL Picks: Most Popular Plays from Week 9

Top DraftKings Pick6 NFL Picks: Most Popular Plays from Week 9

DraftKings Fantasy Advice Pick6 NFL

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By: Sam Connon

With another Sunday in the rear-view mirror, another DraftKings Pick6 contest has come and gone. Whether the NFL players themselves came in above or below their projected lines, there were winners on all sides.

Every week, we’ll be taking a look at which players and plays helped the most NFL Pick6 lineups. The Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders’ biggest stars naturally drew a lot of attention on Sunday Night Football, as did the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills during the late afternoon window. Some of the usual suspects elsewhere across the league failed to come through, but primetime proved to be chock full of smart plays.

Here were the biggest draws and drivers for big-time payouts over the course of Week 9:

  1. WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA)
  2. QB Jayden Daniels (WAS)
  3. QB Patrick Mahomes (KC)
  4. QB Josh Allen (BUF)
  5. QB Sam Darnold (SEA)
  6. RB Christian McCaffrey (SF)
  7. RB Kenneth Walker III (SEA)
  8. TE Zach Ertz (WAS)
  9. WR Deebo Samuel Sr. (WAS)
  10. RB Jonathan Taylor (IND)

10 NFL Players Who Drove the Most Payout in Week 9 on Pick6

  1. QB Josh Allen (BUF)
  2. WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA)
  3. QB Jayden Daniels (WAS)
  4. TE Travis Kelce (KC)
  5. QB Patrick Mahomes (KC)
  6. WR Rashee Rice (KC)
  7. QB Sam Darnold (SEA)
  8. TE Zach Ertz (WAS)
  9. RB Travis Etienne Jr. (JAX)
  10. TE Brock Bowers (LV)
  1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba MORE Receiving Yards
  2. Jonathan Taylor MORE Rushing + Receiving Touchdowns
  3. Travis Kelce MORE Receiving Yards
  4. Christian McCaffrey MORE Rushing + Receiving Touchdowns
  5. Zach Ertz MORE Receiving Yards
  6. Sam Darnold MORE Passing Yards
  7. Jahmyr Gibbs MORE Rushing + Receiving Touchdowns
  8. Kenneth Walker III MORE Rushing Yards
  9. Amon-Ra St. Brown MORE Receiving Yards
  10. Josh Allen MORE Passing Yards

10 Week 9 NFL Pick6 Picks That Drove the Most Payout

  1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba MORE Receiving Yards
  2. Travis Kelce MORE Receiving Yards
  3. Zach Ertz MORE Receiving Yards
  4. Amon-Ra St. Brown MORE Receiving Yards
  5. Rashee Rice MORE Receiving Yards
  6. Matthew Stafford MORE Passing Yards
  7. Sam Darnold MORE Passing Yards
  8. Josh Allen MORE Passing Yards
  9. Drake Maye MORE Passing Yards
  10. Tucker Kraft LESS Receptions

Sam Connon
Sam joined DraftKings in 2025 following five years with Sports Illustrated’s “On SI” network. He has covered the UCLA Bruins, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Rays, MLB, MiLB and NBA, on top of earning awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and College Media Association during his time as a student at UCLA.
Disclaimer

I am a promoter at DraftKings and am also an avid fan and user and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and do not constitute a representation that any particular strategy will guarantee success. All customers should use their own skills and judgment in building lineups. I may also deploy different players and strategies than what I recommend above. I am not an employee of DraftKings and do not have access to any non-public information.