For most fantasy owners, it’s all on the line this weekend. Bragging rights, pride, cash prizes – you name it – are at stake with league championships on tap. The same can be said for the experts in our accuracy competition. They’ve battled it out for 15 weeks and we’re now just 1 week away from crowning 2015’s most accurate expert. Despite the consistency atop our leaderboard, one good or bad week still has the potential to shake up the final standings. Simply put, the experts have a lot at stake with the opportunity to cement their placement in the standings.
Before we jump too far ahead, let’s take a look back at which experts made the most accurate predictions in week 15.
Week 15 Accuracy Results
| Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard* | ||
| Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
| 1. | Dan Yanotchko – EDSFootball | 62.7% |
| 2. | Tozzi Brothers – Legion Report | 59.9% |
| 3. | Mike Rigz – Gridiron Experts | 59.3% |
| 4. | Jeff Paur – RTSports | 58.1% |
| 5. | Staff Rankings – RosterWatch | 57.9% |
| 6. | Field Yates – ESPN | 57.8% |
| 7. | Jack Delaney – SoCalledFanEx | 57.5% |
| 8. | John Halpin – Fox Sports | 57.5% |
| 9. | Tyler Loechner – Pro Football Focus | 57.2% |
| 10 | Marc Caviglia – Bruno Boys | 57.1% |
*View Full Accuracy Scores (127 experts) | Combine Top Experts into Consensus Rankings
Congrats to Dan Yanotchko (EDSFootball) for putting together week 15’s most accurate rankings. Yanotchko’s best picks came at the WR position as he was notably above the Expert Consensus for 4 players that finished as surprise top 10 performers: Ted Ginn Jr. (+10 spots vs. consensus), Amari Cooper (+8 spots vs. consensus), Tavon Austin (+16 spots vs. consensus), and Jordan Matthews (+12 spots vs. consensus). Yanotchko also correctly identified Danny Woodhead (4 TDs) as one of the week’s top sleepers. His rank for Woodhead (RB #21) was +15 spots above the consensus and served as one of a handful of expert opinions that placed the Chargers’ back in RB2 territory.
Peak Performers
As always, we recognize the experts that did the best job of ranking week 15′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 #20
Best Rank: QB #11
Actual Rank: QB #2
Top Expert: Dave Richard (CBS Sports) & Matt Harmon (NFL.com)
Teddy Bridgewater (MIN)
Consensus: QB #26
Best Rank: QB #15
Actual Rank: QB #3
Top Expert: numberFire
Danny Woodhead (SD)
Consensus: RB #36
Best Rank: RB #19
Actual Rank: RB #2
Top Expert: David Biggs (Drink Five) & Nathan Jahnke (Pro Football Focus)
Joique Bell (DET)
Consensus: RB #49
Best Rank: RB #31
Actual Rank: RB #5
Top Expert: Marcas Grant (NFL.com)
Emmanuel Sanders (DEN)
Consensus: WR #29
Best Rank: WR #10
Actual Rank: WR #2
Top Expert: Tony Mauriello (Project Roto)
Amari Cooper (OAK)
Consensus: WR #25
Best Rank: WR #6
Actual Rank: WR #3
Top Expert: Muntradamus (Beast Dome)
Jordan Matthews (PHI)
Consensus: WR #43
Best Rank: WR #29
Actual Rank: WR #5
Top Expert: Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Football Empire)
Zach Ertz (PHI)
Consensus: TE #15
Best Rank: TE #5
Actual Rank: TE #4
Top Expert: Mike Rigz (Gridiron Experts)
Year-to-Date Accuracy
| Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard* | ||
| Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
| 1. | Sean Koerner – STATS | 59.7% |
| 2. | John Paulsen – 4for4.com | 58.9% |
| 3. | Jake Ciely – RotoExperts | 58.8% |
| 4. | Sean Morris – Bruno Boys | 58.7% |
| 5. | Jeff Ratcliffe – Pro Football Focus | 58.5% |
| 6. | Patrick Thorman – Pro Football Focus | 58.3% |
| 7. | Justin Boone – theScore | 58.2% |
| 8. | Mike Clay – Pro Football Focus | 58.0% |
| 9. | Michael Fabiano – NFL.com | 58.0% |
| 10 | Pat Fitzmaurice – The Football Girl | 58.0% |
*View Full Accuracy Scores (123 experts) | Combine Top Experts into Consensus Rankings
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We’ll be back again next week to crown 2015’s Most Accurate Fantasy Football Expert. Until then, be sure to check out the experts’ weekly rankings to help with your lineup decisions.
