Cognizant Classic 2026 Draftkings Main — Rankings

Cognizant Classic

PGAMainDraftKings25-Feb-2026PGA National Resort (The Champion Course)Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA

Rankings

Blended rankings sorted by V-Score.

122 players

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Rank	Player	Salary	Projection	V-Score	Edge	EdgeBand	V-Rank	Proj Rank	Diff
1	🇺🇸Gerard, Ryan	$9,700	83.4	147.44	3%	—	1	1	0
2	🇺🇸Thorbjornsen, Michael	$9,200	75.6	146.80	11%	—	2	5	+3
3	🇩🇰Hojgaard, Nicolai	$9,400	79.6	146.42	6%	—	3	3	0
4	🇺🇸Thompson, DavisRisky	$8,600	72.2	146.21	39%	—	4	8	+4
5	🇮🇪Lowry, Shane	$9,900	80.8	145.81	1%	—	5	2	-3
6	🇩🇰Hojgaard, RasmusRisky	$9,500	76.0	145.79	3%	—	6	4	-2
7	🇩🇰Neergaard-Petersen, Rasmus	$9,100	71.9	145.71	11%	—	7	9	+2
8	🇺🇸Smalley, Alex	$8,300	71.7	145.66	57%	—	8	10	+2
9	🇺🇸McGreevy, MaxRisky	$8,200	72.9	145.63	57%	—	9	7	-2
10	🇺🇸Mitchell, KeithRisky	$9,300	75.0	145.61	6%	—	10	6	-4
11	Hoey, RicoRisky	$7,600	70.6	144.87	57%	—	11	12	+1
12	🇺🇸Meissner, MacRisky	$8,000	70.3	144.69	57%	—	12	13	+1
13	🇺🇸Berger, Daniel	$8,900	71.2	144.31	12%	—	13	11	-2
14	🇬🇧Smith, Jordan	$7,800	67.7	143.47	55%	—	14	19	+5
15	🇩🇰Olesen, ThorbjornRisky	$8,500	68.8	143.28	24%	—	15	16	+1
16	🇳🇴Reitan, Kristoffer	$7,700	68.3	143.19	55%	—	16	18	+2
17	🇿🇦Bezuidenhout, Christiaan	$8,700	69.8	143.05	14%	—	17	14	-3
18	🇨🇳Li, Haotong	$8,100	67.4	142.72	47%	—	18	22	+4
19	🇬🇧Rai, AaronRisky	$8,800	67.6	142.70	10%	—	19	20	+1
20	🇰🇷Kim, TomRisky	$7,400	67.0	142.04	56%	—	20	23	+3
21	🇺🇸Castillo, Ricky	$7,500	66.7	141.89	56%	—	21	27	+6
22	🇺🇸Keefer, JohnnyRisky	$7,800	69.4	141.38	55%	—	22	15	-7
23	🇨🇴Echavarria, NicoRisky	$7,400	66.6	141.28	57%	—	23	28	+5
24	🇬🇧Parry, John	$7,500	66.8	141.28	55%	—	24	26	+2
25	🇺🇸Brennan, Michael	$7,200	68.6	140.71	55%	—	25	17	-8
26	🇫🇮Valimaki, SamiRisky	$7,600	66.9	140.54	57%	—	26	24	-2
27	🇺🇸Homa, Max	$7,900	66.1	140.45	43%	—	27	30	+3
28	Yu, KevinRisky	$7,300	64.7	140.17	56%	—	28	32	+4
29	🇺🇸Kirk, ChrisRisky	$7,900	67.4	140.14	42%	—	29	21	-8
30	🇺🇸Ghim, Doug	$7,400	63.9	140.04	59%	—	30	35	+5
31	🇿🇦Higgo, GarrickRisky	$7,300	66.3	139.90	58%	—	31	29	-2
32	🇮🇪Power, Seamus	$7,600	63.9	139.40	57%	—	32	36	+4
33	🇰🇷Kim, S.H.	$7,000	63.5	139.37	57%	—	33	38	+5
34	🇨🇦Hughes, MackenzieRisky	$7,500	66.9	139.36	61%	—	34	25	-9
35	🇳🇴Ventura, KrisRisky	$7,200	63.8	139.15	57%	—	35	37	+2
36	🇬🇧Wallace, MattRisky	$7,400	65.1	138.91	59%	—	36	31	-5
37	🇺🇸Dahmen, JoelRisky	$7,000	63.0	138.85	58%	—	37	42	+5
38	🇩🇪Jaeger, StephanRisky	$7,500	64.6	138.78	59%	—	38	33	-5
39	🇸🇪Svensson, JesperRisky	$7,000	64.4	138.71	56%	—	39	34	-5
40	🇧🇪Dumont De Chassart, AdrienRisky	$6,800	63.1	137.83	56%	—	40	41	+1
41	🇺🇸Eckroat, AustinRisky	$7,200	61.2	137.76	57%	—	41	49	+8
42	🇺🇸Roy, KevinRisky	$7,100	62.0	137.38	57%	—	42	47	+5
43	🇺🇸Wu, DylanRisky	$6,800	62.3	137.11	58%	—	43	45	+2
44	🇺🇸Koepka, BrooksRisky	$9,000	62.9	137.00	1%	—	44	44	0
45	🇨🇳Dou, Zecheng	$6,900	63.4	136.98	56%	—	45	39	-6
46	🇺🇸Whaley, VinceRisky	$7,100	63.3	136.65	58%	—	46	40	-6
47	🇦🇷Grillo, EmilianoRisky	$7,200	62.0	136.51	60%	—	47	46	-1
48	🇺🇸Woodland, GaryRisky	$7,000	63.0	136.44	64%	—	48	43	-5
49	🇯🇵Kanaya, TakumiRisky	$6,900	60.5	136.08	55%	—	49	55	+6
50	🇺🇸Ramey, ChadRisky	$6,900	61.1	135.96	58%	—	50	50	0
51	🇺🇸Ford, DavidRisky	$7,100	59.4	135.61	55%	—	51	59	+8
52	🇺🇸Fisk, StevenRisky	$6,900	60.6	135.47	56%	—	52	53	+1
53	🇬🇧Brown, DanRisky	$7,200	60.5	135.31	52%	—	53	54	+1
54	🇫🇷Saddier, AdrienRisky	$6,700	59.0	135.23	55%	—	54	61	+7
55	🇺🇸Moore, TaylorRisky	$6,900	59.6	134.82	57%	—	55	57	+2
56	🇺🇸Hodges, LeeRisky	$7,100	59.5	134.79	56%	—	56	58	+2
57	🇺🇸Cole, EricRisky	$7,300	61.8	134.53	39%	—	57	48	-9
58	🇺🇸Hicks, Justin	$6,000	27.6	133.62	60%	—	58	122	+64
59	🇨🇦Hadwin, Adam	$6,700	59.1	133.61	58%	—	59	60	+1
60	🇩🇪Schmid, MattiRisky	$6,700	60.4	133.51	57%	—	60	56	-4
61	🇺🇸Hossler, BeauRisky	$6,900	60.9	133.42	60%	—	61	51	-10
62	🇺🇸Salinda, IsaiahRisky	$6,600	58.1	133.36	56%	—	62	64	+2
63	🇺🇸Kim, ChanRisky	$6,800	58.4	133.23	55%	—	63	62	-1
64	🇺🇸Horschel, BillyRisky	$7,100	60.7	132.93	41%	—	64	52	-12
65	🇺🇸Smotherman, AustinRisky	$6,500	57.8	132.83	56%	—	65	67	+2
66	🇺🇸Blanchet, ChandlerRisky	$6,400	57.2	132.67	55%	—	66	71	+5
67	🇨🇦Yellamaraju, Sudarshan	$6,600	57.1	132.42	55%	—	67	73	+6
68	🇦🇺Vilips, KarlRisky	$6,800	58.0	132.34	56%	—	68	66	-2
69	🇺🇸Lipsky, DavidRisky	$6,800	57.7	132.20	56%	—	69	68	-1
70	🇯🇵Nakajima, KeitaRisky	$6,700	57.0	131.97	55%	—	70	74	+4
71	🇺🇸Kuchar, Matt	$7,000	57.5	131.80	39%	—	71	69	-2
72	🇺🇸Mouw, WilliamRisky	$6,500	57.3	131.77	56%	—	72	70	-2
73	🇺🇸Brown, Blades	$6,800	56.8	131.75	52%	—	73	75	+2
74	🇺🇸VanDerLaan, JohnRisky	$6,400	56.1	131.17	55%	—	74	78	+4
75	🇺🇸Simpson, Webb	$6,700	57.2	131.17	56%	—	75	72	-3
76	🇿🇦Lamprecht, ChristoRisky	$6,400	56.1	131.09	55%	—	76	77	+1
77	🇺🇸Hubbard, MarkRisky	$6,400	58.0	130.70	62%	—	77	65	-12
78	🇺🇸Ryder, Sam	$7,300	58.2	130.63	15%	—	78	63	-15
79	🇺🇸Shipley, NealRisky	$6,400	55.1	130.43	55%	—	79	85	+6
80	🇺🇸Clanton, LukeRisky	$6,600	56.2	130.33	55%	—	80	76	-4
81	🇺🇸Bauchou, ZachRisky	$6,600	55.4	130.01	52%	—	81	83	+2
82	🇨🇦Svensson, AdamRisky	$6,500	55.8	129.79	59%	—	82	81	-1
83	🇺🇸Young, CarsonRisky	$6,600	55.4	129.48	48%	—	83	82	-1
84	🇨🇦Ewart, A.J.	$6,300	54.7	129.30	55%	—	84	87	+3
85	🇺🇸Putnam, Andrew	$6,800	53.8	129.11	31%	—	85	90	+5
86	🇺🇸Phillips, ChandlerRisky	$6,700	56.1	128.84	36%	—	86	79	-7
87	🇺🇸Suber, Jackson	$6,700	56.0	128.72	35%	—	87	80	-7
88	🇺🇸Lebioda, HankRisky	$6,300	52.6	128.60	58%	—	88	92	+4
89	🇫🇷Pavon, MatthieuRisky	$6,500	54.6	128.48	47%	—	89	88	-1
90	🇿🇦Van Rooyen, ErikRisky	$6,600	55.1	128.34	39%	—	90	84	-6
91	🇯🇵Hirata, KenseiRisky	$6,300	51.4	128.10	55%	—	91	95	+4
92	🇺🇸Fishburn, PatrickRisky	$6,500	54.5	127.94	43%	—	92	89	-3
93	🇺🇸Garnett, BriceRisky	$6,300	53.0	127.18	52%	—	93	91	-2
94	🇺🇸Riley, DavisRisky	$6,600	54.9	127.00	29%	—	94	86	-8
95	🇺🇸Snedeker, BrandtRisky	$6,400	51.3	126.99	42%	—	95	96	+1
96	🇺🇸Chatfield, DavisRisky	$6,200	49.5	126.65	54%	—	96	103	+7
97	🇺🇸Lower, JustinRisky	$6,500	52.0	126.10	29%	—	97	93	-4
98	🇺🇸Kang, JeffreyRisky	$6,100	48.4	125.69	53%	—	98	108	+10
99	🇺🇸Griffin, LantoRisky	$6,500	50.8	125.12	22%	—	99	98	-1
100	🇨🇴Rozo, MarceloRisky	$6,000	46.8	124.99	55%	—	100	114	+14
101	🇸🇪Nyholm, PontusRisky	$6,100	47.6	124.86	46%	—	101	112	+11
102	🇺🇸Highsmith, JoeRisky	$6,300	50.2	124.58	31%	—	102	100	-2
103	🇬🇧Waring, Paul	$6,100	49.4	124.56	44%	—	103	104	+1
104	🇺🇸Higgs, HarryRisky	$6,200	49.1	124.46	36%	—	104	106	+2
105	🇺🇸Wise, Aaron	$6,100	44.7	124.37	43%	—	105	117	+12
106	🇦🇷Tosti, Alejandro	$6,200	49.8	124.25	35%	—	106	101	-5
107	🇺🇸Kizzire, PattonRisky	$6,200	51.0	123.97	33%	—	107	97	-10
108	🇺🇸Stanger, Jimmy	$6,300	42.1	123.87	25%	—	108	120	+12
109	🇦🇺Davis, CamRisky	$6,200	50.7	123.73	31%	—	109	99	-10
110	🇺🇸Dunlap, NickRisky	$6,400	49.3	123.71	19%	—	110	105	-5
111	🇺🇸Schenk, AdamRisky	$6,200	51.5	123.62	31%	—	111	94	-17
112	🇺🇸Walker, DannyRisky	$6,100	48.4	123.47	35%	—	112	109	-3
113	🇰🇷Lee, K.H.Risky	$6,200	49.1	123.06	27%	—	113	107	-6
114	🇺🇸Sargent, GordonRisky	$6,000	46.7	122.89	38%	—	114	115	+1
115	🇺🇸Hoffman, Charley	$6,200	47.6	122.56	23%	—	115	111	-4
116	🇨🇴Villegas, CamiloRisky	$6,100	49.7	121.81	25%	—	116	102	-14
117	Campos, RafaelRisky	$6,000	46.9	121.55	28%	—	117	113	-4
118	🇺🇸Malnati, PeterRisky	$6,100	48.1	121.28	22%	—	118	110	-8
119	🇺🇸Todd, Brendon	$6,000	34.8	120.96	25%	—	119	121	+2
120	🇺🇸Streelman, KevinRisky	$6,000	45.8	120.53	23%	—	120	116	-4
121	🇺🇸Capan III, FrankieRisky	$6,100	43.6	120.25	16%	—	121	118	-3
122	🇬🇧Willett, DannyRisky	$6,000	43.4	119.73	18%	—	122	119	-3

Rankings Legend

V-Score

Conviction score used to rank players in this view.

Projection

Raw projected DFS points baseline.

Edge

Salary-relative mispricing quality after reliability controls.

EdgeBand

UNDERPRICED

Strong salary value. Priority target if role/risk align.

VALUE

Positive value zone for salary efficiency.

FAIR

Neutral pricing. Use for lineup structure.

PRICEY

Needs clear upside or leverage reason.

OVERPRICED

Salary exceeds model value. Usually fade.

Optimization Profiles (Icons + Rules)

Top Projection

Projection benchmark profile for baseline comparison.

Rule: Requires salary + projection core coverage >= 70%.

Varsity

Balanced profile for most slates and contest styles.

Rule: Requires salary + projection core coverage >= 70%.

Edge

Value-focused profile when salary inefficiency is the edge.

Rule: Requires salary + projection core coverage >= 70%.

Red Hot

Form-tilted profile for ceiling-driven tournament builds.

Rule: Requires at least 4 Red Hot eligible golfers.

Horse for the Course

Course-history weighted profile for venue-repeatability slates.

Rule: Requires at least 3 Horse for the Course eligible golfers.