Week 3 was notable for having 4 players from the Jets and Raiders finish as top 25 fantasy performers (G. Smith, S. Holmes, T. Pryor, D. Moore). That’s about 4 more Jets and Raiders than we’re used to seeing do well for fantasy owners. Add in surprise showings from the likes of Jake Locker (#3 Overall), Christian Ponder (#13 Overall) & Brian Hoyer (#23 Overall) and you can quickly see that this probably was not the easiest week to predict.
Of course, you’re counting on the experts to steer you in the right direction regardless of the circumstances. Who did that the best in week 3? Let’s take a look at the 10 highest rated experts (out of 134). As always, you can check out the entire standings in our accuracy section.
Week 3 Accuracy Results
View Full Accuracy Scores (134 experts) | Combine Top Experts into Consensus Rankings
| Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard | ||
| Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
| 1. | Jordan Tozzi – Legion Report | 66.9% |
| 2. | John Halpin – Fox Sports | 65.0% |
| 3. | Site Rankings – Fantasy Football Nerd | 64.4% |
| 4. | Site Rankings – Bloomberg Sports | 63.8% |
| 5. | Mike Clay – Pro Football Focus | 63.3% |
| 6. | Ryan Hodge – The Fantasy Bums | 62.9% |
| 7. | Russ Bliss – Fantasy Football Starters | 62.8% |
| 8. | Kevin Hanson – EDSFootball | 62.8% |
| 9. | Ross Miles – Pro Football Focus | 62.8% |
| 10. | Greg Smith – The Fake Football | 62.5% |
Congratulations to Jordan Tozzi (Legion Report) for earning the highest accuracy rating in week 3. Some of Tozzi’s best advice came at the RB position (#1 rank). Tozzi was particularly high on Lions’ RB, Joique Bell (his RB #6). That ranking was 7 spots above the Expert Consensus with only 5 out of 134 experts going higher for the Detroit back. Bell rewarded the faith by turning in a top 5 RB performance (132 total yards, 1 TD). Tozzi also showed some trust in Ahmad Bradshaw at a time when few expected a strong showing (matchup @ San Francisco on the heels of the Trent Richardson trade). His ranking for Bradshaw (RB #26) was only surpassed by 3 other fantasy experts. It turned out to be a wise choice as Bradshaw posted top 5 RB numbers in the Colts’ surprising victory. All told, Tozzi ranked 7 of the week’s top 10 fantasy performers as well or better than 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. You can click on each player’s name to view the rankings of every expert we tracked.
Antonio Brown (PIT)Consensus: WR #28
Best Rank: WR #14
Actual Rank: WR #1
Top Expert: Eddie Cooley (Sundays are for Football)
Josh Gordon (CLE)Consensus: WR #36
Best Rank: WR #20
Actual Rank: WR #2
Top Expert: Raju Byfield (Win My Fantasy League)
Santonio Holmes (NYJ)Consensus: WR #64
Best Rank: WR #39
Actual Rank: WR #3
Top Expert: Walter Cherepinsky (Walter Football)
Kenbrell Thompkins (NE)Consensus: WR #46
Best Rank: WR #19
Actual Rank: WR #10
Top Expert: Michael Beller (Sports Illustrated)
Consensus: RB #12
Best Rank: RB #6
Actual Rank: RB #1
Top Expert: James Hatfield (Hatty Waiver Wire Guru)
Joique Bell (DET)Consensus: RB #14
Best Rank: RB #4
Actual Rank: RB #4
Top Expert: David Dodds (FootballGuys), R.C. Fischer (Fantasy Football Metrics), Kyle Wachtel (FootballGuys)
Jason Snelling (ATL)Consensus: RB #38
Best Rank: RB #21
Actual Rank: RB #7
Top Expert: Steve Wyremski (Dynasty League Football)
Bilal Powell (NYJ)Consensus: RB #31
Best Rank: RB #16
Actual Rank: RB #10
Top Expert: Staff Rankings (KFFL)
Consensus: QB #28
Best Rank: QB #16
Actual Rank: QB #3
Top Expert: Site Projections (scoutPRO)
Scott Chandler (BUF)Consensus: TE #29
Best Rank: TE #13
Actual Rank: TE #3
Top Expert: Michael Sherman (Fantasy Team Advice)
Year-to-Date Accuracy
View Full Accuracy Scores (128 experts) | Combine Top Experts into Consensus Rankings
| Top 10 Experts – YTD Leaderboard | ||
| Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
| 1. | Jordan Tozzi – Legion Report | 62.7% |
| 2. | Ryan Hodge – The Fantasy Bums | 61.7% |
| 3. | John Halpin – Fox Sports | 61.6% |
| 4. | Site Rankings – Fantasy Football Nerd | 61.3% |
| 5. | Ross Miles – Pro Football Focus | 61.3% |
| 6. | Mike Clay – Pro Football Focus | 61.1% |
| 7. | Patrick Daugherty – Rotoworld | 60.8% |
| 8. | Bryan Fontaine – Pro Football Focus | 60.7% |
| 9. | Brent Namejko – Fantasy Smack Talk | 60.7% |
| 10. | Scott Engel – RotoExperts | 60.6% |
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We’ll be back again next week with another recap of how the experts are doing with their predictions. Until then, be sure to check out our FantasyPros Challenge that lets you compete against the experts for cash. Best of luck this week!
