We’re officially 3/4ths of the way through the fantasy season which means the fantasy playoffs are on the horizon. With pride, bragging rights and (possibly) money at stake, now is as good of a time as ever to make sure you’re 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 12 predictions and also reveal what impact there’s been to the year-to-date standings.
Week 12 Accuracy Results
| Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard* | ||
| Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
| 1. | Rich Hribar – The Fake Football | 65.9% |
| 2. | Maurile Tremblay – Footballguys | 65.3% |
| 3. | Kyle Wachtel – Forensic Fantasy | 65.2% |
| 4. | Staff Rankings – ScoutFantasy | 65.0% |
| 5. | Tony Mauriello – ProjectRoto | 63.4% |
| 6. | Adrian Pereira – eDraft | 63.4% |
| 7. | Sean Koerner – STATS | 63.2% |
| 8. | David Dodds – Footballguys | 63.2% |
| 9. | Sean Morris – Bruno Boys | 63.0% |
| 10 | Eric Mack – FanDuel | 62.9% |
*View Full Accuracy Scores (126 experts) | Combine Top Experts into Consensus Rankings
Congrats to week 12’s top-rated expert: Rich Hribar (The Fake Football). Hribar’s best predictions came at the QB position. He slotted Matthew Stafford (337 passing yards, 5 TDs) 5 spots above the Expert Consensus as his QB #5. He was also high on Russell Wilson (345 passing yards, 5 TDs), ranking him 3 spots above the Consensus. On the flip side, Hribar helped his cause by correctly downgrading several of week 12’s biggest busts. His rank (QB #22) for Tony Romo (3 INTs, 106 passing yards) was lower than all but 3 experts. He also gets credit for placing Drew Brees (his QB #10) and Matt Ryan (his QB #20) each 5 spots below the Expert Consensus. Brees turned in his lowest fantasy output of the season (0 TD passes) and Ryan had his 2nd worst fantasy performance. For his non-QB picks, Hribar’s best read was on the week’s top WR: Doug Baldwin (145 receiving yards, 3 TDs). Hribar ranked Baldwin 12 spots above the Consensus (his WR #35), which was higher than all but 2 experts.
Peak Performers
As always, we recognize the experts that did the best job of ranking week 12′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.
Consensus: QB #9
Best Rank: QB #2
Actual Rank: QB #1
Top Expert: Sigmund Bloom (FootballGuys) & Dan Yanotchko (EDSFootball)
Consensus: QB #10
Best Rank: QB #1
Actual Rank: QB #2
Top Expert: Muntradmus (Beast Dome)
Consensus: RB #39
Best Rank: RB #25
Actual Rank: RB #2
Top Expert: Tristan Cockcroft (ESPN) & Field Yates (ESPN)
Consensus: RB #17
Best Rank: RB #6
Actual Rank: RB #3
Top Expert: Sigmund Bloom (FootballGuys)
Consensus: RB #18
Best Rank: RB #3
Actual Rank: RB #4
Top Expert: Dalton Del Don (Yahoo! Sports) & Maurile Tremblay (FootballGuys)
Consensus: WR #47
Best Rank: WR #31
Actual Rank: WR #1
Top Expert: Kyle Wachtel (FootballGuys) and Maurile Tremblay (FootballGuys)
Consensus: WR #8
Best Rank: WR #1
Actual Rank: WR #3
Top Expert: Muntradmus (Beast Dome)
Consensus: WR #25
Best Rank: WR #13
Actual Rank: WR #2
Top Expert: Dan Yanotchko (EDSFootball) & Terrance Bridgett (ProjectRoto)
Consensus: TE #14
Best Rank: TE #8
Actual Rank: TE #1
Top Expert: Field Yates (ESPN)
Year-to-Date Accuracy
| Top 10 Experts – Overall Leaderboard* | ||
| Rank | Expert | PAY™ |
| 1. | Sean Koerner – STATS | 60.4% |
| 2. | John Paulsen – 4for4.com | 59.0% |
| 3. | Patrick Thorman – Pro Football Focus | 58.9% |
| 4. | Jeff Ratcliffe – Pro Football Focus | 58.9% |
| 5. | Sean Morris – Bruno Boys | 58.9% |
| 6. | Jake Ciely – RotoExperts | 58.7% |
| 7. | Justin Boone – theScore | 58.6% |
| 8. | Michael Fabiano – NFL.com | 58.6% |
| 9. | Mike Clay – Pro Football Focus | 58.4% |
| 10 | Pat Fitzmaurice – The Football Girl | 58.3% |
*View Full Accuracy Scores (124 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.