Cognizant Classic 2026 Fanduel Main — Rankings

Cognizant Classic

PGAMainFanDuel25-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	🇺🇸Smalley, Alex	$9,800	74.4	145.73	52%	—	1	10	+9
2	🇺🇸Gerard, Ryan	$11,800	87.8	145.25	1%	—	2	1	-1
3	🇩🇰Hojgaard, Nicolai	$11,600	83.0	145.21	2%	—	3	3	0
4	Hoey, RicoRisky	$9,600	73.1	145.03	57%	—	4	13	+9
5	🇺🇸Thorbjornsen, Michael	$11,100	78.6	144.98	5%	—	5	5	0
6	🇺🇸Meissner, MacRisky	$9,700	73.2	144.75	51%	—	6	12	+6
7	🇺🇸Thompson, DavisRisky	$10,200	75.1	144.60	25%	—	7	8	+1
8	🇩🇰Hojgaard, RasmusRisky	$11,400	79.1	144.56	2%	—	8	4	-4
9	🇮🇪Lowry, Shane	$12,000	84.8	144.44	1%	—	9	2	-7
10	🇩🇰Neergaard-Petersen, Rasmus	$10,400	74.7	144.24	16%	—	10	9	-1
11	🇺🇸McGreevy, MaxRisky	$10,000	76.0	143.94	31%	—	11	7	-4
12	🇺🇸Mitchell, KeithRisky	$11,000	78.0	143.91	5%	—	12	6	-6
13	🇬🇧Smith, Jordan	$9,600	69.9	143.51	49%	—	13	20	+7
14	🇳🇴Reitan, Kristoffer	$9,900	70.6	143.30	32%	—	14	18	+4
15	🇺🇸Berger, Daniel	$10,700	74.0	143.04	7%	—	15	11	-4
16	🇩🇰Olesen, ThorbjornRisky	$10,300	71.3	143.03	16%	—	16	16	0
17	🇨🇳Li, Haotong	$9,700	69.5	142.88	39%	—	17	22	+5
18	🇿🇦Bezuidenhout, Christiaan	$10,500	72.6	142.43	9%	—	18	14	-4
19	🇬🇧Rai, AaronRisky	$10,600	70.1	142.00	7%	—	19	19	0
20	🇰🇷Kim, TomRisky	$9,000	69.3	141.97	56%	—	20	23	+3
21	🇺🇸Castillo, Ricky	$9,000	68.6	141.82	56%	—	21	28	+7
22	🇬🇧Parry, John	$9,300	69.2	141.51	53%	—	22	24	+2
23	🇨🇴Echavarria, NicoRisky	$9,000	68.7	141.39	57%	—	23	27	+4
24	🇺🇸Keefer, JohnnyRisky	$9,300	71.7	141.38	52%	—	24	15	-9
25	🇺🇸Brennan, Michael	$8,900	70.8	140.71	55%	—	25	17	-8
26	🇺🇸Homa, Max	$9,900	68.1	140.44	19%	—	26	30	+4
27	🇫🇮Valimaki, SamiRisky	$9,500	69.1	140.36	36%	—	27	25	-2
28	Yu, KevinRisky	$9,100	66.6	140.28	56%	—	28	32	+4
29	🇺🇸Kirk, ChrisRisky	$9,800	69.8	140.18	22%	—	29	21	-8
30	🇺🇸Ghim, Doug	$9,200	65.8	140.10	50%	—	30	36	+6
31	🇿🇦Higgo, GarrickRisky	$8,800	68.3	139.89	58%	—	31	29	-2
32	🇮🇪Power, Seamus	$9,400	65.8	139.45	35%	—	32	35	+3
33	🇰🇷Kim, S.H.	$8,500	65.2	139.32	57%	—	33	38	+5
34	🇳🇴Ventura, KrisRisky	$8,700	65.5	139.16	57%	—	34	37	+3
35	🇨🇦Hughes, MackenzieRisky	$9,500	69.0	139.14	30%	—	35	26	-9
36	🇺🇸Dahmen, JoelRisky	$8,500	64.7	139.11	58%	—	36	41	+5
37	🇸🇪Svensson, JesperRisky	$8,600	66.0	138.92	56%	—	37	34	-3
38	🇬🇧Wallace, MattRisky	$9,200	67.0	138.80	43%	—	38	31	-7
39	🇩🇪Jaeger, StephanRisky	$9,400	66.5	138.55	31%	—	39	33	-6
40	🇺🇸Eckroat, AustinRisky	$9,100	62.8	137.93	42%	—	40	49	+9
41	🇧🇪Dumont De Chassart, AdrienRisky	$8,300	64.6	137.78	56%	—	41	42	+1
42	🇺🇸Roy, KevinRisky	$8,500	63.6	137.33	57%	—	42	47	+5
43	🇺🇸Wu, DylanRisky	$8,200	64.1	137.14	58%	—	43	45	+2
44	🇨🇳Dou, Zecheng	$8,400	65.1	136.98	56%	—	44	39	-5
45	🇦🇷Grillo, EmilianoRisky	$8,800	63.7	136.60	51%	—	45	46	+1
46	🇺🇸Woodland, GaryRisky	$8,600	64.4	136.56	62%	—	46	43	-3
47	🇺🇸Whaley, VinceRisky	$8,800	65.0	136.43	50%	—	47	40	-7
48	🇺🇸Koepka, BrooksRisky	$10,900	64.3	136.32	1%	—	48	44	-4
49	🇯🇵Kanaya, TakumiRisky	$8,300	61.9	136.12	55%	—	49	54	+5
50	🇺🇸Ramey, ChadRisky	$8,100	62.6	135.92	58%	—	50	50	0
51	🇺🇸Ford, DavidRisky	$8,400	60.5	135.84	55%	—	51	59	+8
52	🇺🇸Fisk, StevenRisky	$8,500	62.0	135.47	56%	—	52	53	+1
53	🇫🇷Saddier, AdrienRisky	$7,900	60.1	135.30	55%	—	53	61	+8
54	🇬🇧Brown, DanRisky	$8,900	61.8	135.24	36%	—	54	55	+1
55	🇺🇸Hodges, LeeRisky	$8,700	60.8	134.85	45%	—	55	57	+2
56	🇺🇸Moore, TaylorRisky	$8,300	60.7	134.64	57%	—	56	58	+2
57	🇺🇸Cole, EricRisky	$8,900	63.3	134.34	32%	—	57	48	-9
58	🇺🇸Hicks, Justin	$7,000	22.5	133.62	60%	—	58	122	+64
59	🇨🇦Hadwin, Adam	$8,000	60.2	133.59	58%	—	59	60	+1
60	🇺🇸Salinda, IsaiahRisky	$8,100	58.9	133.59	56%	—	60	64	+4
61	🇩🇪Schmid, MattiRisky	$8,200	61.5	133.52	57%	—	61	56	-5
62	🇺🇸Kim, ChanRisky	$7,300	59.5	133.27	55%	—	62	62	0
63	🇺🇸Hossler, BeauRisky	$8,400	62.2	133.22	52%	—	63	51	-12
64	🇺🇸Horschel, BillyRisky	$8,600	62.0	132.80	40%	—	64	52	-12
65	🇺🇸Blanchet, ChandlerRisky	$7,700	58.2	132.75	55%	—	65	70	+5
66	🇺🇸Smotherman, AustinRisky	$8,100	58.7	132.67	56%	—	66	69	+3
67	🇨🇦Yellamaraju, Sudarshan	$7,700	57.9	132.34	55%	—	67	74	+7
68	🇦🇺Vilips, KarlRisky	$8,200	58.8	132.33	56%	—	68	66	-2
69	🇺🇸Lipsky, DavidRisky	$7,900	58.8	132.21	58%	—	69	67	-2
70	🇯🇵Nakajima, KeitaRisky	$7,800	57.9	132.07	55%	—	70	73	+3
71	🇺🇸Brown, Blades	$8,300	57.4	131.75	47%	—	71	75	+4
72	🇺🇸Mouw, WilliamRisky	$7,600	57.9	131.68	56%	—	72	72	0
73	🇺🇸Kuchar, Matt	$8,700	58.7	131.68	28%	—	73	68	-5
74	🇺🇸VanDerLaan, JohnRisky	$7,800	56.8	131.17	55%	—	74	78	+4
75	🇺🇸Simpson, Webb	$8,200	58.1	131.16	50%	—	75	71	-4
76	🇿🇦Lamprecht, ChristoRisky	$7,500	56.4	130.84	55%	—	76	81	+5
77	🇺🇸Hubbard, MarkRisky	$8,400	58.9	130.67	37%	—	77	65	-12
78	🇺🇸Ryder, Sam	$8,600	59.1	130.54	27%	—	78	63	-15
79	🇺🇸Shipley, NealRisky	$7,700	55.6	130.51	55%	—	79	84	+5
80	🇺🇸Clanton, LukeRisky	$8,100	56.9	130.44	51%	—	80	77	-3
81	🇺🇸Bauchou, ZachRisky	$7,600	56.1	130.09	55%	—	81	82	+1
82	🇨🇦Svensson, AdamRisky	$7,600	56.6	129.95	59%	—	82	79	-3
83	🇺🇸Young, CarsonRisky	$7,900	56.1	129.50	55%	—	83	83	0
84	🇨🇦Ewart, A.J.	$7,400	55.2	129.39	55%	—	84	86	+2
85	🇺🇸Putnam, Andrew	$7,800	54.5	128.89	57%	—	85	90	+5
86	🇺🇸Phillips, ChandlerRisky	$8,000	57.0	128.79	46%	—	86	76	-10
87	🇺🇸Suber, Jackson	$8,000	56.6	128.76	46%	—	87	80	-7
88	🇺🇸Lebioda, HankRisky	$7,300	52.9	128.60	58%	—	88	92	+4
89	🇫🇷Pavon, MatthieuRisky	$7,600	55.0	128.51	57%	—	89	88	-1
90	🇿🇦Van Rooyen, ErikRisky	$7,900	55.6	128.34	49%	—	90	85	-5
91	🇯🇵Hirata, KenseiRisky	$7,300	51.5	128.10	55%	—	91	95	+4
92	🇺🇸Fishburn, PatrickRisky	$8,000	55.0	127.95	41%	—	92	89	-3
93	🇺🇸Garnett, BriceRisky	$7,500	53.4	127.11	62%	—	93	91	-2
94	🇺🇸Snedeker, BrandtRisky	$7,300	51.5	126.99	55%	—	94	94	0
95	🇺🇸Chatfield, DavisRisky	$7,200	49.5	126.81	55%	—	95	101	+6
96	🇺🇸Riley, DavisRisky	$7,800	55.0	126.67	45%	—	96	87	-9
97	🇺🇸Lower, JustinRisky	$7,700	52.1	126.14	46%	—	97	93	-4
98	🇺🇸Kang, JeffreyRisky	$7,200	48.0	125.69	55%	—	98	108	+10
99	🇺🇸Griffin, LantoRisky	$7,500	50.8	125.07	50%	—	99	98	-1
100	🇨🇴Rozo, MarceloRisky	$7,000	46.2	125.07	56%	—	100	113	+13
101	🇸🇪Nyholm, PontusRisky	$7,200	46.8	124.86	55%	—	101	112	+11
102	🇬🇧Waring, Paul	$7,000	48.9	124.67	56%	—	102	104	+2
103	🇺🇸Highsmith, JoeRisky	$7,500	49.8	124.61	48%	—	103	100	-3
104	🇺🇸Higgs, HarryRisky	$7,100	48.7	124.50	55%	—	104	106	+2
105	🇺🇸Wise, Aaron	$7,000	43.7	124.37	60%	—	105	117	+12
106	🇦🇷Tosti, Alejandro	$7,300	49.2	124.17	56%	—	106	103	-3
107	🇺🇸Stanger, Jimmy	$7,100	40.3	123.87	56%	—	107	120	+13
108	🇺🇸Kizzire, PattonRisky	$7,400	51.1	123.79	49%	—	108	97	-11
109	🇦🇺Davis, CamRisky	$7,300	50.2	123.67	53%	—	109	99	-10
110	🇺🇸Dunlap, NickRisky	$7,400	48.9	123.54	47%	—	110	105	-5
111	🇺🇸Schenk, AdamRisky	$7,200	51.4	123.46	58%	—	111	96	-15
112	🇺🇸Walker, DannyRisky	$7,200	47.7	123.38	55%	—	112	109	-3
113	🇰🇷Lee, K.H.Risky	$7,400	48.6	123.04	44%	—	113	107	-6
114	🇺🇸Sargent, GordonRisky	$7,000	45.6	122.92	55%	—	114	115	+1
115	🇺🇸Hoffman, Charley	$7,100	47.0	122.61	57%	—	115	111	-4
116	🇨🇴Villegas, CamiloRisky	$7,000	49.4	121.70	59%	—	116	102	-14
117	Campos, RafaelRisky	$7,100	46.1	121.50	50%	—	117	114	-3
118	🇺🇸Malnati, PeterRisky	$7,100	47.6	121.06	49%	—	118	110	-8
119	🇺🇸Todd, Brendon	$7,000	32.3	120.72	52%	—	119	121	+2
120	🇺🇸Streelman, KevinRisky	$7,000	45.0	120.53	52%	—	120	116	-4
121	🇺🇸Capan III, FrankieRisky	$7,000	42.5	120.05	47%	—	121	118	-3
122	🇬🇧Willett, DannyRisky	$7,100	42.2	119.59	39%	—	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.