There was no shortage of drama in week 3. From a Super Bowl rematch that lived up to the hype to a slew of games that came down to the wire, the weekend slate delivered in a big way. If the powers that be can just keep the Tampa Bay Bucs out of the prime time schedule, we should be all set for the rest of the season.
Speaking of excitement, our expert accuracy competition has now been running for 3 weeks and we have a new expert leading the pack. Each individual week so far has had a different expert serve up the best advice. If this holds up, we’ll certainly be in store for some drama of our own as we look to crown the year’s top expert.
Let’s take a look at the top experts from week 3 as well as how the Year-to-Date Leaderboard is shaping up.
Week 3 Accuracy Results
| Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard* | ||
| Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
| 1. | Dawgmatica – Pyromaniac | 67.1% |
| 2. | Kyle Wachtel – Forensic Fantasy | 65.1% |
| 3. | Justin Boone – The Score | 64.0% |
| 4. | Scott Pianowski – Yahoo! Sports | 63.7 % |
| 5. | Staff Rankings – RosterWatch | 63.6% |
| 6. | Patrick Thorman – Pro Football Focus | 63.5% |
| 7. | John Paulsen – 4for4.com | 63.4% |
| 8. | Jeff Ratcliffe – Pro Football Focus | 63.2% |
| 9. | Davis Mattek – Sports Wunderkind | 63.0% |
| 10. | Chet Gresham – The Fake Football | 62.8% |
*View Full Accuracy Scores (128 experts) | *Combine Top Experts into Consensus Rankings
Kudos to Dawgmatica (Pyromaniac) for topping week 3’s leaderboard. As the highest rated expert, Dawgmatica came through with several RB hits that likely propelled fantasy owners to success. He was among a group of just five experts that gave Knile Davis (132 yards, 1 TD) a top 5 RB ranking. He also did a nice job of spotting Jeremy Hill (+16 rank spots above consensus) as a RB2-level sleeper. Hill cashed in on a TD for the 2nd straight game, which made him a solid week 3 sneaky start. On the flip side, Dawgmatica correctly predicted that Montee Ball and Matt Forte would flop against tough defenses. His rankings for Ball (-21 spots below consensus) and Forte (-26 spots below consensus) were both lower than every expert we monitored. He also gets credit for identifying Jeremy Maclin (8 rec, 154 yds, 1 TD) as a WR1-play against the Redskins and for touting Travis Kelce as a top 10 TE option (6 spots above the expert consensus)
Peak Performers
We also want to give kudos to the experts that did the best job of ranking week 3′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.
Kirk Cousins (WAS)Consensus: QB #15
Best Rank: QB #3
Actual Rank: QB #2
Top Expert: Terrance Bridgett (ProjectRoto)
Rashad Jennings (NYG)Consensus: RB #11
Best Rank: RB #5
Actual Rank: RB #2
Top Experts: Maurile Tremblay (FootballGuys) and Nathan Jahnke (Pro Football Focus)
Lorenzo Taliaferro (BAL)Consensus: RB #46
Best Rank: RB #30
Actual Rank: RB #11
Top Experts: KJ (Fantasy Team Advice) and Staff (DavidGonos.com)
Fred Jackson (BUF)Consensus: RB #33
Best Rank: RB #12
Actual Rank: RB #7
Top Expert: Micah James (FFMagicMan)
Jeremy Maclin (PHI)Consensus: WR #19
Best Rank: WR #10
Actual Rank: WR #2
Top Experts: Alex Miglio (FootballGuys), Ryan Rufe (RotoBaller), Staff (DavidGonos.com)
Pierre Garcon (WAS)Consensus: WR #18
Best Rank: WR #5
Actual Rank: WR #4
Top Expert: Micah James (FFMagicMan)
Kelvin Benjamin (CAR)Consensus: WR #28
Best Rank: WR #12
Actual Rank: WR #7
Top Expert: Joseph Dolan (Fantasy Guru)
Martellus Bennett (CHI)Consensus: TE #7
Best Rank: TE #3
Actual Rank: TE #1
Top Expert: R.C. Fischer (Fantasy Football Metrics)
Coby Fleener (IND)Consensus: TE #26
Best Rank: TE #12
Actual Rank: TE #2
Top Expert: Matt Smith (NFL.com)
Year-to-Date Accuracy
| Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard* | ||
| Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
| 1. | Justin Boone – The Score | 61.4% |
| 2. | Tom Poisal – Top Tier Football | 60.7% |
| 3. | Dawgmatica – Pyromaniac | 59.5% |
| 4. | Ken Zalis – Fans Fantasy Football | 59.2% |
| 5. | Terrance Bridgett – ProjectRoto | 59.1% |
| 6. | John Paulsen – 4for4.com | 59.1% |
| 7. | Jake Ciely – RotoExperts | 59.0% |
| 8. | Site Rankings – Bloomberg Sports | 58.9% |
| 9. | Tozzi Brothers – Legion Report | 58.7% |
| 10. | Bryan Fontaine – Pro Football Focus | 58.7% |
*View Full Accuracy Scores (128 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.
