If there’s one thing fantasy owners have come to expect, it’s uncertainty. It can come in the form of Denard Robinson (a former QB) rattling off 127 rushing yards for the lowly Jags. Or it can be in the form of Russell Wilson posting the season’s best fantasy QB stat line…just a few days after his #1 WR was shipped off in a trade.
As you might imagine, performances like those certainly gave the experts opportunities to either hit it big or crash and burn with their week 7 picks. So which experts nailed their predictions? Below are the week’s top 10 accuracy leaders (out of 132 experts). You can also view the Yearly Standings here.
Week 7 Accuracy Results
Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard* | ||
Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
1. | Alan Harrison – The Fantasy Fix | 64.3% |
2. | Raju Byfield – WinMyFantasyLeague | 63.2% |
3. | Patrick Thorman – Pro Football Focus | 62.9% |
4. | Jeff Brubach – The Fake Football | 62.9% |
5. | Sean Beazley – EDSFootball | 62.6% |
6. | Kyle Wachtel – Forensic Fantasy | 62.5% |
7. | Kelly Smelser – Punch Drunk Wonderland | 62.1% |
8. | KJ – Fantasy Team Advice | 61.7% |
9. | Justin Boone – The Score | 61.7% |
10. | Jeff Ratcliffe – Pro Football Focus | 61.4% |
*View Full Accuracy Scores (132 experts) | *Combine Top Experts into Consensus Rankings
Nice job by this week’s top expert, Alan Harrison (The Fantasy Fix). Whenever you’re judged on accuracy, it helps to rank the week’s top player (Russell Wilson) as well as any other expert. Harrison did just that by slotting Wilson as his QB #4. His rating was five spots ahead of the Expert Consensus and above 132 other experts. Harrison delivered another unpopular, yet, wise move by downgrading Philip Rivers (his QB #10). Rivers had been scorching hot but his output slowed down against the Chiefs and he ended up as just the 20th best QB in week 7. Harrison’s rating was 6 spots below the Expert Consensus and lower than all but 3 pundits. Harrison also gets credit for having a good read on Shane Vereen. His ranking (RB #15) for Vereen was 7 spots ahead of the Expert Consensus and served as a small indication of the type of breakthrough Vereen could be in for (114 total yards, 2 TDs). Harrison rounded off his advice by slotting several of Sunday’s top WRs ahead of the field of experts: Sammy Watkins, Golden Tate and Odell Beckham Jr.
Peak Performers
As always, we recognize the experts that did the best job of ranking week 7′s peak performers. Below are several key players that came through beyond expectations for fantasy owners along with the experts who delivered their top ranking.
Consensus: QB #9
Best Rank: QB #4
Actual Rank: QB #1
Top Experts: Alan Harrison (The Fantasy Fix) & Sean Beazley (EDSFootball)
Consensus: RB #22
Best Rank: RB #12
Actual Rank: RB #1
Top Experts: Maurile Trembly (FootballGuys), C.D. Carter (XN Sports), & Nathan Jahnke (PFF)
Consensus: RB #21
Best Rank: RB #11
Actual Rank: RB #3
Top Expert: Muntradamus (Beast Dome)
Consensus: RB #44
Best Rank: RB #25
Actual Rank: RB #7
Top Expert: Tommy Rowen (Juan Elway)
Consensus: RB #56
Best Rank: RB #33
Actual Rank: RB #13
Top Expert: Adam Rank (NFL.com)
Consensus: WR #22
Best Rank: WR #14
Actual Rank: WR #2
Top Experts: Tony Mauriello (ProjectRoto) & Joseph Dolan (Fantasy Guru)
Consensus: WR #49
Best Rank: WR #21
Actual Rank: WR #4
Top Expert: Adrian Pereira (eDraft)
Consensus: WR #36
Best Rank: WR #21
Actual Rank: WR #6
Top Experts: Nathan Miller (Revelation Sports) & Raju Byfield (Win My Fantasy League)
Consensus: TE #42
Best Rank: TE #25
Actual Rank: TE #1
Top Expert: Salvatore Stefanile (XN Sports)
Consensus: TE #20
Best Rank: TE #3
Actual Rank: TE #4
Top Expert: Steve Olson (StatSims)
Year-to-Date Accuracy
Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard* | ||
Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
1. | Justin Boone – The Score | 60.3% |
2. | John Paulsen – 4for4.com | 59.1% |
3. | Jake Ciely – RotoExperts | 59.0% |
4. | Kelly Smelser – Punch Drunk Wonderland | 58.3% |
5. | Bryan Fontaine – Pro Football Focus | 58.2% |
6. | Ken Zalis – Pressbox | 58.2% |
7. | Nathan Miller – Revelation Sports | 58.1% |
8. | Kyle Wachtel – Forensic Fantasy | 58.1% |
9. | Marc Caviglia – Bruno Boys | 58.1% |
10. | Sablich Brothers – The New York Times | 58.0% |
*View Full Accuracy Scores (122 experts) | *Combine Top Experts into Consensus Rankings
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We’ll be back again after the games this weekend to provide another update on the experts making the most accurate predictions. Until then, be sure to check out the experts’ weekly rankings to help with your lineup decisions.