With the playoffs fast approaching, there’s no better time than now to get a “helping hand” when setting your lineup. Fortunately, we have more than 130 “helping hands” that deliver advice every week. And, with 11 weeks in the books, we have a pretty good gauge of who has graded out best for the season. However, just like a poor stretch run can derail your fantasy season, the same is true for the experts in our accuracy competition. They’ll need to deliver when it matters most to avoid falling down the standings at the worst possible time.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at the experts who handed out the best advice in week 11. We also have an update on our Season to Date leaderboard, which features a shakeup at the top of the standings.
Week 11 Accuracy Results
Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard* | ||
Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
1. | Jeff Brubach – The Fake Football | 67.6% |
2. | Scott Spratt – Pro Football Focus | 61.4% |
3. | Site Rankings – Bloomberg Sports | 60.8% |
4. | Patrick Daugherty – Rotoworld | 60.2% |
5. | Scott Pianowski – Yahoo! Sports | 59.2% |
6. | Matthew Hill – Fantasy Team Advice | 59.2% |
7. | John Halpin – Fox Sports | 58.8% |
8. | John Paulsen – 4for4.com | 58.1% |
9. | Eric Mack – Bleacher Report | 57.5% |
10 | Ken Zalis – Pressbox | 57.5% |
*View Full Accuracy Scores (131 experts) | *Combine Top Experts into Consensus Rankings
Congrats to Jeff Brubach (The Fake Football) for topping week 11’s standings in convincing fashion. As the top pundit, Brubach secured the #1 score for both his RB and WR predictions. This marks the first time this season that an expert has rated #1 for both positions in a single week. In terms of where Brubach got things right, it starts with having a great read on the week’s top player (Jonas Gray). He slotted Gray in RB2 territory (his RB #21), which was 18 spots above the Expert Consensus. That ranking was higher than all but 1 expert was willing to go for Gray. Brubach also had a good sense that Jeremy Hill (165 yds) and Tre Mason (114 yds) were set to exceed expectations. His rating for Hill (RB #6) was above all but 2 experts and he slotted Mason higher than all but 1 expert as his RB #15. At WR, Brubach was in the camp that saw some potential in Michael Floyd (2 TDs). His ranking for Floyd (+13 spots vs. consensus) served as a recommendation to consider the Cardinals wideout as a Flex candidate. Brubach also gets credit for steering clear of the week 11 DeSean Jackson hype. He slotted DJax lower than most of the field as his WR #20. It was a wise call as Jackson mustered less than 40 total yards without a touchdown.
Peak Performers
As always, we recognize the experts that did the best job of ranking week 11′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.
Jonas Gray (NE)
Consensus: RB #39
Best Rank: RB #20
Actual Rank: RB #1
Top Experts: Steve Olson (StatSims)
Alfred Blue (HOU)
Consensus: RB #19
Best Rank: RB #8
Actual Rank: RB #7
Top Experts: Matthew Hill (Fantasy Team Advice) & Jason Willan (Gridiron Experts)
Jeremy Hill (CIN)
Consensus: RB #11
Best Rank: RB #5
Actual Rank: RB #6
Top Experts: Adam Rank (NFL.com) & Terrance Bridgett (Project Roto)
Tre Mason (STL)
Consensus: RB #25
Best Rank: RB #14
Actual Rank: RB #12
Top Expert: Ryan Fowler (Fox Sports)
Mike Evans (TB)
Consensus: WR #15
Best Rank: WR #7
Actual Rank: WR #1
Top Experts: Tommy Rowan (Juan Elway) & Ben Standig (CSN Washington)
Kenny Britt (STL)
Consensus: WR #49
Best Rank: WR #26
Actual Rank: WR #4
Top Expert: Muntradamus (Beast Dome)
Michael Floyd (ARI)
Consensus: WR #47
Best Rank: WR #11
Actual Rank: WR #6
Top Expert: Joel Beall (Fox Sports)
Jordan Matthews (PHI)
Consensus: WR #34
Best Rank: WR #16
Actual Rank: WR #9
Top Expert: Walton Spurlin (Fantasy Sharks)
Coby Fleener (IND)
Consensus: TE #18
Best Rank: TE #9
Actual Rank: TE #1
Top Experts: Bill Enright (FFChamps)
Jay Cutler (CHI)
Consensus: QB #13
Best Rank: QB #8
Actual Rank: QB #2
Top Experts: Kevin Roberts (Breaking Football), Scott Engel (RotoExperts) & Wayne Bretsky (BretskyBall)
Year-to-Date Accuracy
Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard* | ||
Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
1. | John Paulsen – 4for4.com | 60.0% |
2. | Justin Boone – The Score | 59.8% |
3. | Site Rankings – Bloomberg Sports | 59.5% |
4. | Kyle Wachtel – Forensic Fantasy | 59.1% |
5. | Jeff Brubach – The Fake Football | 58.9% |
6. | Jake Ciely – RotoExperts | 58.9% |
7. | Mike Clay – Pro Football Focus | 58.8% |
8. | Patrick Thorman – Pro Football Focus | 58.8% |
9. | Nick Raducanu – ProjectRoto | 58.7% |
10. | Scott Pianowski – Yahoo! Sports | 58.6% |
*View Full Accuracy Scores (129 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.