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Week 8’s Most Accurate Fantasy Experts

Week 8’s Most Accurate Fantasy Experts

We’re officially halfway through the fantasy season which means we’re not too far away from crowning this year’s most accurate fantasy expert. With 8 weeks remaining, the accuracy title is still up for grabs for any expert who makes a 2nd half push.

Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, however, let’s check in on how the experts did in week 8. It was a week filled with injuries and huge performances so there certainly wasn’t any shortage of eventful storylines. We’ll examine who did the best job with their picks in our breakdown of the top 10 experts (out of 128).

Week 8 Accuracy Results

Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard*
 Rank  Expert  PAY™
 1.  Tony Mauriello – ProjectRoto  66.5%
 2.  RC Fischer – Fantasy Football Metrics  66.3%
 3.  Kyle Wachtel – Forensic Fantasy  65.0%
 4.  Staff Rankings – ScoutFantasy  63.4%
 5.  Rich Hribar – The Fake Football  61.2%
 6.  Dennis Esser – Coach Esser  60.4%
 7.  Sean Koerner – STATS  60.1%
 8.  Tom Poisal – Top Tier Football  59.9%
 9.  James Hatfield – Hatty Waiver Wire Guru  59.8%
 10  Tristan Cockcroft – ESPN  59.6%

*View Full Accuracy Scores (128 experts) | Combine Top Experts into Consensus Rankings

Congrats to Tony Mauriello for nabbing the week 8 accuracy crown. Mauriello had more than his fair share of hits this past week. He was the only expert to rank Charcandrick West (122 yards, 1 TD) as a top 5 RB. He also had the distinction of being the lone expert to give Dion Lewis (112 yards, 1 TD) a top 10 RB ranking. Both players exceeded expectations and served as key cogs to teams that had successful weeks. Mauriello also went against the grain with his ranking (TE #5) of Benjamin Watson. No other pundit had Watson rated as a top 5 TE. It turned out to be great advice (+8 rank spots vs. consensus) as Watson torched the Giants to the tune of 9 receptions, 147 yards and 1 TD. Mauriello also gets credit for being high on the two biggest studs the week: Drew Brees (505 yards passing, 2 TDs) and Eli Manning (350 yards passing, 6 TDs). He had Brees as his #3 QB (only 1 expert was higher) and Manning was slotted 4 spots above the consensus as his 6th best QB.

Peak Performers

As always, we recognize the experts that did the best job of ranking week 8′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.

Drew Brees SmallDrew Brees (NO)
Consensus: QB #9
Best Rank: QB #2
Actual Rank: QB #1
Top Expert: Rich Hribar (The Fake Football)

Eli Manning SmallEli Manning (NYG)
Consensus: QB #10
Best Rank: QB #2
Actual Rank: QB #2
Top Expert: Seth Klein (The Fantasy Fix)

Charcandrick West 68x94Charcandrick West (KC)
Consensus: RB #14
Best Rank: RB #5
Actual Rank: RB #3
Top Expert: Tony Mauriello (ProjectRoto)

Ronnie Hillman SmallRonnie Hillman (DEN)
Consensus: RB #21
Best Rank: RB #11
Actual Rank: RB #2
Top Expert: R.C. Fischer (Fantasy Football Metrics)

Dion Lewis SmallDion Lewis (NE)
Consensus: RB #22
Best Rank: RB #9
Actual Rank: RB #4
Top Expert: Tony Mauriello (ProjectRoto)

Malcom Floyd SmallMalcom Floyd (SD)
Consensus: WR #50
Best Rank: WR #32
Actual Rank: WR #2
Top Expert: Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sports)

Tavon Austin SmallTavon Austin (STL)
Consensus: WR #38
Best Rank: WR #16
Actual Rank: WR #3
Top Expert: R.C. Fischer (Fantasy Football Metrics)

Brandin Cooks SmallBrandin Cooks (NO)
Consensus: WR #25
Best Rank: WR #15
Actual Rank: WR #6
Top Expert: KJ (Fantasy Team Advice)

Ben Watson SmallBen Watson (NO)
Consensus: TE #12
Best Rank: TE #5
Actual Rank: TE #1
Top Expert: Tony Mauriello (ProjectRoto)

Jacob Tamme SmallJacob Tamme (ATL)
Consensus: TE #20
Best Rank: TE #12
Actual Rank: TE #1
Top Expert: Marcas Grant (NFL.com), R.J. White (CBS Sports), Joe Bond (Fantasy Six Pack)

Year-to-Date Accuracy

Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard*
 Rank  Expert  PAY™
 1.  Michael Fabiano – NFL.com  60.0%
 2.  Chet Gresham – Walter Football  58.6%
 3.  Sean Koerner – STATS  58.6%
 4.  Mike Clay – Pro Football Focus  58.3%
 5.  Jeff Ratcliffe – Pro Football Focus  58.3%
 6.  Justin Boone – The Score  58.2%
 7.  John Paulsen – 4for4.com  58.2%
 8.  Dawgmatica – Pyromaniac  58.0%
 9.  Patrick Thorman – Pro Football Focus  58.0%
 10  Sablich Brothers – The NY Times  57.8%

*View Full Accuracy Scores (127 experts) | Combine Top Experts into Consensus Rankings

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.

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