Week 9’s Most Accurate Experts

We’re approaching the stretch run of our accuracy competition and the contest continues to be tight. This past week featured surprises both on the field and in our competition as the standings continue to shift around. As always, we reveal which pundits did the best job with their week 9 player rankings and also examine who is moving up in the year-to-date standings.

Week 9 Accuracy Results

Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard*
 Rank  Expert  PAY™
 1.  Tristan Cockcroft – ESPN  67.9%
 2.  Nathan Jahnke – Pro Football Focus  66.7%
 3.  Sean Koerner – STATS  66.1%
 4.  D.J. Foster – Fox Sports  64.9%
 5.  Eric Karabell – ESPN  64.6%
 6.  Sean Morris – Bruno Boys  64.6%
 7.  Edward Gorelik – Rotoballer  64.5%
 8.  Brett Talley – The Fantasy Fix  64.2%
 9.  Dave Major – XN Sports  64.2%
 10  Kyle Wachtel – Forensic Fantasy  64.0%

*View Full Accuracy Scores (130 experts) | Combine Top Experts into Consensus Rankings

Peak Performers

Below are the experts that did the best job of ranking week 9′s peak performers. Each player came through beyond expectations as key contributors for fantasy owners.

Marcus Mariota (TEN)
Consensus: QB #17
Best Rank: QB #10
Actual Rank: QB #3
Top Expert: Nathan Jahnke (Pro Football Focus)

DeAngelo Williams (PIT)
Consensus: RB #9
Best Rank: RB #2
Actual Rank: RB #1
Top Expert: Addison Witt (Fantasy Team Advice)

Karlos Williams (BUF)
Consensus: RB #35
Best Rank: RB #26
Actual Rank: RB #3
Top Expert: Andy Behrens (Yahoo! Sports)

Jeremy Langford (CHI)
Consensus: RB #16
Best Rank: RB #7
Actual Rank: RB #4
Top Expert: Wayne Bretsky (BretskyBall)

Cole Beasley (DAL)
Consensus: WR #73
Best Rank: WR #50
Actual Rank: WR #2
Top Expert: Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Football Empire)

Michael Crabtree (OAK)
Consensus: WR #19
Best Rank: WR #10
Actual Rank: WR #3
Top Expert: Terrance Bridgette (ProjectRoto) and Nathan Jahnke (Pro Football Focus)

Sammy Watkins (BUF)
Consensus: WR #35
Best Rank: WR #17
Actual Rank: WR #4
Top Expert: Kevin Roberts (Breaking Football)

Jordan Matthews (PHI)
Consensus: WR #30
Best Rank: WR #17
Actual Rank: WR #5
Top Expert: Wayne Bretsky (BretskyBall)

Delanie Walker (TEN)
Consensus: TE #9
Best Rank: TE #3
Actual Rank: TE #1
Top Expert: Tony Mauriello (ProjectRoto)

Year-to-Date Accuracy

Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard*
 Rank  Expert  PAY™
 1.  Sean Koerner – STATS  59.5%
 2.  Michael Fabiano – NFL.com  59.3%
 3.  Jeff Ratcliffe – Pro Football Focus  59.0%
 4.  Mike Clay – Pro Football Focus  58.9%
 5.  John Paulsen – 4for4.com  58.8%
 6.  Justin Boone – theScore  58.6%
 7.  Scott Pianowski – Yahoo! Sports  58.5%
 8.  Jake Ciely – RotoExperts  58.5%
 9.  Patrick Thorman – Pro Football Focus  58.5%
 10  Sablich Brothers – The NY Times  58.4%

*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.