Week 7 has come and gone and Rotoballer led the way with the top recommendations for the week. They were followed closely by FantasyTeamAdvice and DailyFantasyCafe. The Overall Leaderboard has the same list of five experts holding down their same positioning with FantasyTeamAdvice in the lead.
On to the Week 7 grades, class is in session!
Consensus Recap – Week 7
The Industry Consensus picks finished in the top half this week with a 9th place finish out of 22 experts graded.
QB (Score: 1.25 / Rank 17th out of 22) – The Consensus stuck out at QB with the top grade of a “C” from Baker Mayfield and Joe Flacco.
RB (Score: 2.83 / Rank 18th out of 22) – Todd Gurley topped the list and received an “A+” but the only other high mark was from Tarik Cohen with an “A”.
WR (Score: 3.88 / Rank 6th out of 22) – The Consensus excelled at WR with “A” or better grades from Adam Thielen, Jarvis Landry and Alshon Jeffrey.
TE (Score: 5.75 / Rank 8th out of 21) – The TE position was also strong for the Consensus with an “A+” from both Zach Ertz and Trey Burton plus a solid “B” from David Njoku.
D/ST (Score: 3.25 / Rank 7th out of 19) – Both the Colts (A+) and Reskins (B) were strong options on the Consensus.
Consensus Recap – Week 7 – GPP options
Below are the GPP options on the Consensus list that received a grade of “B” or better this week.
QB – Jameis Winston, Cam Newton, Andrew Luck, Mitchell Trubisky, Carson Wentz
RB – Marlon Mack, Latavius Murray, Kerryon Johnson
WR – John Brown, Devin Funchess
TE – George Kittle
D/ST – Texans, Rams
Head of the Class – Week 7
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 7 based on their cumulative grades for all players they touted this week.
#1) Rotoballer (Score: 4.73) led all experts in Week 7 with four “A+” grades out of their 11 picks including Todd Gurley, John Brown, Trey Burton and the Colts D/ST.
#2) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 4.63) had six “A+” grades out of 16 picks led by Jameis Winston, Jarvis Landry, Zach Ertz and Colts D/ST.
#3) DailyFantasyCafe (Score: 4.59) rounds out the Top 3 with eight “A+” grades out of 22 selections that included Jameis Winston, Adam Thielen, John Brown and Trey Burton.
Top Value – Rotoballer (3.55 DK Pts/$1000) had strong value plays including Kerryon Johnson and Trey Burton.
Head of the Class – Week 7 (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 7.
QB – DailyRoto – Optimizer (10.00) nailed their QB choice with Jameis Winston.
RB – RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (5.67) included an “A+” from Todd Gurley and an “A” from Latavius Murray in their optimal lineup.
WR – FantasyLabs (5.50) were led by selections of Adam Thielen and Jarvis Landry.
TE – DailyFantasyCafe (7.67) had three of the top six TEs this week with Trey Burton, Zach Ertz and David Njoku.
DST – Rotoball (10.00) had one of the top D/ST options with the Colts as their only selection.
Study Time – Week 7
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 7 experts that didn’t make the grade this week.
- Sportsline (Score: 1.67) finished with six “F” grades out of their nine selections including Blake Bortles, Duke Johnson, Stefon Diggs, Golden Tate and Jaguars D/ST.
- DK Playbook – Value Picks (Score: 2.00) were let down by Corey Clement, Peyton Barber, Taylor Gabriel and Marquise Goodwin to name a few of their six “F” grades out of 12 recommendations.
Extra Credit – Week 7
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 7 extra credit goes to the following…
A+ – Marlon Mack (DailyRoto, FantasyPros)
A+ – Mitchell Trubisky (DK Playbook – Value Picks, DailyOverlay – Cash Index)
A+ – Rams D/ST (DailyFantasyCafe, DailyOverlay – Hot Sheet)
A+ – Patriots D/ST (ProFootballFocus)
Head of the Class – Season
Here are the top experts in the Overall Standings after Week 7 of the season, including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
#1) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 4.37) extends their lead with a strong 2nd place showing in Week 7.
#2) GoingFor2 (Score: 4.29) holds onto 2nd place but hasn’t posted picks the last couple of weeks.
#3) DFSArmy (Score: 3.95) had a down week but still remains in the Top 3.
#4) RotoGrinders – Consensus (Score: 3.94) had their score go down this week but stays in the 4th spot.
#5) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (Score: 3.90) rounds out the Top 5 for the second straight week.
Top Value – GoingFor2 (3.25 DK Pts/$1000)
The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus continues to rise moving up two spots into 11th 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 7 of the season including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
QB
#1) DailyRoto – Optimizer (7.00) – NEW LEADER
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (5.86)
Top Value –DK Playbook – Cash Picks (4.71 DK Pts/$1000) – NEW
RB
#1) DailyFantasySportsRankings (5.90)
#2) FantasyTeamAdvice (5.89)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (3.75 DK Pts/$1000)
WR
#1) FantasyTeamAdvice (3.96) – NEW LEADER
#2) DFSArmy (3.87)
Top Value – DFSArmy (2.80 DK Pts/$1000)
TE
#1) Rotoballer (5.08) – NEW LEADER
#2) FantasyTeamAdvice (4.93) – NEW
Top Value – DailyRoto – Optimizer (3.99 DK Pts/$1000)
DST
#1) GoingFor2 (7.50)
#2) DK Playbook – Cash Picks (5.00)
Top Value – GoingFor2 (4.05 DK Pts/$1000)
Let’s see who can make the grade in Week 8!
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