NFL – Expert Recap & Grades – Week 10

The top experts in Week 10 put together some of the highest weekly DailyOverlay scores of the season with Moxyball, DailyFantasySportsRankings and FantasyWired each receiving a DailyOverlay score of 5.0 or higher. With some of the top experts on the seasons struggling during Week 10, the race for the top expert of the season is tightening up, which should make for a fun last seven weeks of the regular season.

Be sure to come back each week for a review of the Industry Consensus picks highlighting the top (and bottom) grades for the week and season from the experts we are tracking. For Week 10 we tracked and graded 22 sets of experts picks including the Industry Consensus list. You can view all expert’s overall rankings on the Expert Grading page.

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

Consensus Recap – Week 10

The Industry Consensus picks had strong week overall finishing in 9th place out of 22 experts graded.

QB (Score: 4.89 / Rank 9th out of 22) – The Consensus list had a solid week at the QB position featuring four of the top six scorers including Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Marcus Mariota and Cam Newton.

RB (Score: 2.75 / Rank 14th out of 22) – Running back was a tough position for the Consensus list this week with only good grades from the high-priced options such as David Johnson, Ezekiel Elliott and Le’Veon Bell.

WR (Score: 5.07 / Rank 5th out of 22) – The Consensus list crushed it at WR this week with a fifth place finish and DailyOverlay score over 5.0 with strong plays across the board including Antonio Brown, Tyrell Williams, Stefon Diggs, Jordy Nelson and Doug Baldwin.

TE (Score: 2.13 / Rank 8th out of 22) – The experts struggled overall at the TE position this week allowing the Consensus list to rank pretty high despite a poor overall score. Top plays on the Consensus list included Delanie Walker and Antonio Gates.

D/ST (Score: 0.83 / Rank 10th out of 21) – Defense was a difficult position for the expert this week. The Consensus only had two finish with a grade above “F” with the Rams and Jets.

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) Moxyball (Score: 6.29) tops all experts with their best week of the season. They finished with six out of seven selections receiving a grade of “B” or higher including players such as Marcus Mariota, Antonio Brown and Allen Robinson.

#2) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 5.09) put together a good week with five “A+” grades out of 11 selections. Key selections included Aaron Rodgers, Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown, Stefon Diggs and Tyrell Williams.

#3) FantasyWired (Score: 5.00) posted a top three score this week with eight out of 22 selections receiving an “A+” grade. They were led by picks of Aaron Rodgers, Ezekiel Elliott, Le’Veon Bell, Jordy Nelson, Stefon Diggs, Kenny Britt and Delanie Walker.

Top Value – Moxyball (3.71 DK Pts/$1000) provided the top value plays of the week with value picks of Marcus Mariota and Allen Robinson.

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 –DailyFantasyCafe (10.00) led the position with their selection of Ben Roethlisberger as their only QB this week.

RB – DailyFantasyCafe (6.00) also takes home first at RB this week with selections of Le’Veon Bell, David Johnson and Melvin Gordon.

WR – DailyFantasySportsRankings (10.00) came out on top at WR with three “A+” plays from Antonio Brown, Stefon Diggs and Tyrell Williams.

TE – RotoGrinders Consensus and FantasyWired (3.75) received top marks both lead by selections of Delanie Walker and Antonio Gates.

DST – FantasyPros (3.75) navigated the difficult defensive position including strong picks of the Dolphins and Rams defenses.

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.

• Rotoballer (Score: 1.00) struggled for the second week in a row with picks that included poor selections of JJ Nelson, James White, Lance Kendricks and Albert Wilson.
• ESPN Love/Hate (Score: 1.16) had a poor week with 12 out of 25 selections receiving an “F” grade this week including disappointing performances from Jay Cutler, Carson Wentz, Mark Ingram, Chris Ivory, Alshon Jeffery, DeAndre Hopkins and Travis Kelce.

Extra Credit – Week 10

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

A+ – Russell Wilson (DailyRoto-Mayo, Rotowire)
A+ – CJ Prosise (DailyRoto-Mayo, DK Playbook)
A+ – Allen Robinson (Moxyball)
A+ – Eli Rodgers (FantasyPros)
A+ – Tajae Sharpe (FantasyPros)
A+ – Tyreek Hill (DK Playbook)
A+ – Cameron Brate (DK Playbook)
A+ – Dolphins defense (FantasyPros)

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) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 4.00) holds onto first place overall but continues to see their lead shrink with a poor 16th place ranking in Week 10.

#2) DailyOverlay – Value Index (Score: 3.74) remains in second place despite a decrease in their overall score for the second straight week thanks to a 14th place finish in Week 10.

#3) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 3.67) continues to hold strong onto third place in the overall standings with a solid 8th place showing in Week 10 to close the gap on the leaders.

#4) Rotowire (Score: 3.31) stays in fourth place in the overall standing but lost some ground on the rest of the competition with a poor 20th place ranking in Week 10.

#5) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 3.29) jumps into fifth place thanks to a strong 2nd place finish in Week 10.

Top Value – DraftKings Playbook (3.14 DK Pts/$1000) – NEW LEADER

The DailyOverlay Industry Consensus moved up two spots in the overall standings into 13th place out of 26 experts with a strong DailyOverlay score in Week 10.

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) FantasyTeamAdvice (4.30) – NEW LEADER
#2) RotoGrinders Consensus (4.05) – NEW

Top Value – DailyOverlay – Value Index (3.36 DK Pts/$1000)

RB
#1) Rotowire (4.28)
#2) DraftKings Playbook (4.15) – NEW

Top Value – DraftKings Playbook (3.53 DK Pts/$1000) – NEW

WR
#1) DailyFantasyNerd (4.48)
#2) DraftKings Playbook (3.43) – NEW

Top Value – DraftKings Playbook (3.19 DK Pts/$1000)

TE
#1) DailyOverlay – Value Index (4.65)
#2) ProFootballFocus (4.30)

Top Value – DailyFantasyNerd (3.32 DK Pts/$1000) – NEW

DST
#1) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (3.89)
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (3.67)

Top Value – DailyFantasyNerd (3.26 DK Pts/$1000) – NEW

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

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