Week 10 was another week for the rise of the machines with the DailyFantasyNerd and Sportsline optimized lineups leading the way. The overall standings have FantasyTeamAdvice on top with numerous other experts not far behind. Our Industry Consensus rankings have also broken into the Top 10 in the overall standings.

On to the Week 10 grades, class is in session!

Consensus Recap – Week 10

The Industry Consensus picks finished in the middle of the pack this week with an 11th place finish out of 24 experts graded.

QB (Score: 1.25 / Rank 20th out of 24) – The Consensus could only provide mid-level scores at QB this week from the Cash game selections.

RB (Score: 3.17 / Rank 14th out of 24) – The top three recommended RBs performed well with Todd Gurley, Melvin Gordon and Aaron Jones all receiving a “B” or better.

WR (Score: 3.00 / Rank 9th out of 24) – The Consensus did well at WR this week with three players getting an “A” or better out of the eight selections including Michael Thomas, Julio Jones and Corey Davis.

TE (Score: 1.50 / Rank 8th out of 24) – The TE position was a tough one for the experts as a whole and that included the Consensus which could only get two players above a “C” with Travis Kelce and Trey Burton.

D/ST (Score: 3.75 / Rank 7th out of 22) – The Packers came through with an “A+” while the Chiefs were also solid with a “B” grade.

Consensus Recap – Week 10 – GPP options

Players that showed up in the GPP section of the Consensus and received grade of “A” or better this week.

QB – Mitchell Trubisky, Drew Brees, Russell Wilson

RB – Nick Chubb, David Johnson, Mark Ingram

WR – Tyreek Hill, Brandin Cooks, Chris Godwin

TE – Austin Hooper, Jonnu Smith

Head of the Class – Week 10

Each week I will highlight a few of the top experts for the week. Here are the experts that deserve a “gold star” for Week 10 based on their cumulative grades for all players they touted this week.

#1) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 5.22) had five grades of “A” or better out of nine selections including Aaron Jones, Chris Godwin and Corey Davis.

#2) Sportsline (Score: 4.56) posted four “A” or better marks out of nine selections led by Nick Chubb, Aaron Jones and the Packers D/ST.

#3) Rotoballer (Score: 3.58) produced five “A” or better grades out of 12 picks including David Johnson, Aaron Jones and Jonnu Smith.

Top Value – DailyFantasyNerd (3.76 DK Pts/$1000)

Head of the Class – Week 10 (By Position)

Sometimes there is just that one class that you excel in. In this section, I will highlight who the top experts were at each position for Week 10.

QB – DraftKings Playbook – Value Picks (6.00) with Mitchell Trubisky

RB – Rotoballer (7.00) led by David Johnson and Aaron Jones

WR – DailyFantasyNerd (8.33) strong plays included Michael Thomas, Chris Godwin and Corey Davis

TE – ProFootballFocus (4.33) were led by Austin Hooper and Travis Kelce

DST – Sportsline (10.00) with the Packers

Study Time – Week 10

If we are going to give a gold star to the top experts of the week, we also need to determine which experts might need to put in some extra study time to pull up those grades. Here are the Week 10 experts that didn’t make the grade this week.

  • FantasyCPR (Score: 0.56) had six out of nine selections finish with a “F” including Calvin Ridley, Dion Lewis and Tyler Boyd
  • DFSArmy (Score: 1.00) had seven out of 13 picks end up with a “F” grade as they were let down by Dion Lewis, Kareem Hunt, Jarvis Landry and David Njoku

Extra Credit – Week 10

In this section, I will look to give some extra credit to experts that received an A+ grade for a player that they recommended when very few other experts did. Week 10 extra credit goes to the following…

A+ – Austin Hooper (DailyRoto, ProFootballFocus)
A+ – Tyreek Hill (FantasyPros, FantasyLabs)
A+ – Brandin Cooks (GoingFor2, FantasyGuruElite)
A+ – Chris Godwin (DailyFantasyNerd, FantasyLabs)
A+ – Redskins D/ST (FantasyGuruElite, FantasyLabs)
A+ – Anthony Miller (FantasyAlarm)
A+ – Zay Jones (ProFootballFocus)

Head of the Class – Season

Here are the top experts in the Overall Standings after Week 10 of the season, including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.

#1) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 4.13)

#2) RotoGrinders – Consensus (Score: 4.00)

#3) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 3.89)

#4) DFSArmy (Score: 3.87)

#5) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (Score: 3.83)

Top Value – Rotoballer (3.15 DK Pts/$1000)

The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus has moved up into 9th place in the overall standings out of 24 experts.

Head of the Class – Season (By Position)

Sometimes there is just that one class that you excel in. Here are the top experts at each position through Week 10 of the season including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.

QB

#1) DailyRoto – Optimizer (5.67)

#2) DailyFantasyNerd (4.60)

Top Value –DraftKings Playbook – Cash Picks (4.39 DK Pts/$1000)

RB

#1) DailyFantasySportsRankings (5.76) – NEW LEADER

#2) FantasyTeamAdvice (5.59)

Top Value – DailyFantasyNerd (3.49 DK Pts/$1000) – NEW

WR

#1) FantasyTeamAdvice (3.52)

#2) ProFootballFocus (2.88) – NEW

Top Value – Sportsline (2.63 DK Pts/$1000) – NEW

TE

#1) Rotoballer (4.89)

#2) DailyFantasyCafe (4.69)

Top Value – RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (3.39 DK Pts/$1000)  – NEW

DST

#1) DailyFantasyCafe (5.16)

#2) DraftKings Playbook – Cash Picks & Rotowire (4.62) – NEW

Top Value – Sportsline (3.22 DK Pts/$1000) – NEW

 

Let’s see who can make the grade in Week 11!

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