DraftKings Tiers – Conference Championship Sunday
January 27, 2023

This is our final Tiers slate of the 2022 NFL season. I know, I’m sad too! But let’s make the most of this 2-game Tiers slate!
Note: I’m adding a Contranian category for each. This means it’s probably not as optimal but you could get huge ownership leverage. I would only play one or two contrarian plays for each contest.
Also note that in Tiers 1-3, you could really make a case for all the players. In Tiers 4-6, I think some players stand out more. So use this as a guide, but if you have a good read or gut feel on a certain player in Tiers 1-3, go with it!
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS TIERS CORE PLAYS:
TIER 1:
Favorite: Jalen Hurts
Other Core: Joe Burrow
Contrarian: Brock Purdy
Fade: Patrick Mahomes – note, I think he’ll be very limited. But if you think the injury concern is overblown, then definitely play him.
TIER 2:
Favorite: Ja’Marr Chase
Other Core: Christian McCaffery, Travis Kelce, AJ Brown
Contrarian: None
Fade: None
TIER 3:
TIER 4:
Favorite: George Kittle
Other Core: Tee Higgins, Miles Sanders
Contrarian: Isiah Pacheco
Fade: JuJu Smith-Schuster
TIER 5:
Favorite: Dallas Goedert
Contrarian: Brandon Aiyuk
Fade: Kenneth Gainwell, Samaje Perine
TIER 6:
Favorite: Hayden Hurst
Other Core: Quez Watkins, Jauan Jennings
Contrarian: Boston Scott
Fade: Valdes-Scantling, Moore, Watson, Pascal