We’re officially through 13 weeks of the NFL season and that means the playoffs are ready to start up in most leagues. With pride, bragging rights and (possibly) money at stake, now is as good of a time as ever to make sure fantasy owners are getting the best advice.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at how our accuracy contest is shaping up now that another week is complete. We’ll break down which experts nailed their week 13 predictions and also reveal what impact there has been to the year-to-date standings.
Week 13 Accuracy Results
Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard* | ||
Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
1. | Staff – Roto Analysis | 71.4% |
2. | John Paulsen – 4for4.com | 68.2% |
3. | John Halpin – Fox Sports | 68.0% |
4. | Chet Gresham – The Fake Football | 67.6% |
5. | Adrian Pereira – eDraft | 67.6% |
6. | Justin Boone – The Score | 67.3% |
7. | Site Rankings – Bloomberg Sports | 67.2% |
8. | Mike Clay – Pro Football Focus | 66.6% |
9. | Jeff Ratcliffe – Pro Football Focus | 66.3% |
10 | Patrick Thorman – Pro Football Focus | 65.9% |
*View Full Accuracy Scores (130 experts) | *Combine Top Experts into Consensus Rankings
Congrats to the crew at Roto Analysis for landing week 13’s best accuracy rating. The staff at Roto Analysis delivered well rounded advice across positions to earn the top honor. At WR, they were notably above the Expert Consensus for several players that exceeded expectations: Kenny Stills (+13 spots above ECR), Keenan Allen (+13 spots above ECR) and Brandon LaFell (+9 spots above ECR). Both Allen and LaFell hauled in 2 TDs on Sunday and no other site had either player ranked higher than Roto Analysis. For their RB predictions, Roto Analysis was among a group of less than 10% of experts that slotted C.J. Anderson inside their top 5 RBs. Anderson delivered on those high hopes by racking up 160+ rushing yards for the second straight week. Roto Analysis also gets credit for displaying faith in Joique Bell (+6 spots above ECR) and for identifying Roy Helu as a viable FLEX candidate. Their ranking for Helu (RB #33) was 23 spots ahead of the Expert Consensus. Anyone who took the desperation plunge on the Washington RB was rewarded as he reached the endzone (66 total yards). Roto Analysis also had a big hit with their ranking of Jordan Reed. They slotted Reed 11 spots above the Expert Consensus as their 4th best TE. No other expert had Reed higher than TE #7. It turned out to be a wise pick as Reed broke through with 9 catches for 123 yards.
Peak Performers
As always, we recognize the experts that did the best job of ranking week 13′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.
DeAndre Hopkins (HOU)
Consensus: WR #26
Best Rank: WR #11
Actual Rank: WR #1
Top Expert: Emil Kadlec (Football Diehards)
Donte Moncrief (IND)
Consensus: WR #70
Best Rank: WR #45
Actual Rank: WR #3
Top Expert: Brad Evans (Yahoo! Sports)
Keenan Allen (SD)
Consensus: WR #21
Best Rank: WR #8
Actual Rank: WR #5
Top Expert: Roto Analysis Staff
Kenny Stills (NO)
Consensus: WR #36
Best Rank: WR #16
Actual Rank: WR #7
Top Expert: FFToolbox Staff
Tre Mason (STL)
Consensus: RB #16
Best Rank: RB #5
Actual Rank: RB #1
Top Expert: Adrian Pereira (eDraft)
Joique Bell (DET)
Consensus: RB #20
Best Rank: RB #10
Actual Rank: RB #4
Top Expert: Maurile Tremblay (FootballGuys)
Rashad Jennings (NYG)
Consensus: RB #10
Best Rank: RB #4
Actual Rank: RB #5
Top Expert: David Dodds (FootballGuys)
Coby Fleener (IND)
Consensus: TE #8
Best Rank: TE #2
Actual Rank: TE #1
Top Expert: Nathan Jahnke (PFF)
Jordan Reed (WAS)
Consensus: TE #15
Best Rank: TE #4
Actual Rank: TE #2
Top Expert: Roto Analysis Staff
Ryan Fitzpatrick (HOU)
Consensus: QB #30
Best Rank: QB #12
Actual Rank: QB #1
Top Expert: Muntradamus (Beast Dome)
Year-to-Date Accuracy
Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard* | ||
Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
1. | John Paulsen – 4for4.com | 60.6% |
2. | Justin Boone – The Score | 60.4% |
3. | Site Rankings – Bloomberg Sports | 60.2% |
4. | Jake Ciely – RotoExperts | 59.5% |
5. | Patrick Thorman – Pro Football Focus | 59.4% |
6. | Mike Clay – Pro Football Focus | 59.1% |
7. | Dawgmatica – Pyromaniac | 59.1% |
8. | Kyle Wachtel – Forensic Fantasy | 59.1% |
9. | Sablich Brothers – The New York Times | 58.7% |
10. | Jeff Ratcliffe – Pro Football Focus | 58.6% |
*View Full Accuracy Scores (127 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.