Jeff Mans pores over all of the statistics, splits and match-ups to uncover the very best DFS NFL players for Week 1 contests.

"I find I'm so excited that I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel. A man at a start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain."

-- Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman) in "The Shawshank Redeption"

The start of the 2016 DFS NFL season is quite possibly the most exciting thing I've ever experienced. If that sounds bad or even pathetic to you, well than you weren't here during the 2015 NFL season. The winnings from last season quite honestly changed my life forever. A new house, a better studio, a couple epic vacations, braces for my Daughter....yeah I lost some steam there but trust me when I say that 2015 was amazing.

It wasn't just great for me either. I received so many messages from subscribers last season expressing their gratitude for helping them learn, play and win at daily fantasy football that it genuinely warmed my cold dark soul. I know that the expectations are high and that is quite fine with me. There is serious money to be made this fantasy football season and whether you are brand new or an experienced player you can trust that nobody cares more about helping you climb the DFS mountain than I do.

Week one is always a tricky thing. There are so many changes that have taken place between Super Bowl 50 and now that the entire landscape of the NFL is now quite different. We've got some exciting rookies like Ezekiel Elliott and Michael Thomas to consider using right off of the bat. While veteral fantasy superstars like Peyton Manning and Marshawn Lynch are no longer an options for us. But don't fret. I've done my homework and am as prepared as a human being can possibly be for this week and the entire 2016 season.

Here is the DFS NFL Playbook for Week 1: