Sam Hendricks finishes 22nd out of 90+ in QB Rankings for 2012

Sometimes the house wins. That was the case at the quarterback position in the Fantasy Index Open. Ninety one readers and analysts sent in their picks before the July deadline, but Ian Allan was able to outscore all of them.

Allan was high on the two high-profile rookie quarterbacks, Robert Griffin III (13th) and Andrew Luck (14th). That’s where he did his damage. Only a handful of the other entries even put Luck in their top 20. Those were the driving picks that led to the first-place finish in this category.

Looking at just readers, the top finisher was Richard Jackson, an attorney from Berkley. Anthony Borbely, a student from Taylor, Mich., was second.

Next in line was Michael Stanco, who identifies himself as a professional wrestler. That’s not a joke. Stanco is, in fact, a wrestler, competing under the name “Maximum Capicity” (for photos, see his Facebook page).

The overall champion of the Fantasy Index Open competition will be crowned on Monday morning. He will receive a gigantic trophy from Affordable Trophies. They've been making trophies for fantasy leagues for over 15 years. The trophy they'll be handing out for this one is similar in size to an NFL Lombardi trophy.

The winner of this competition also wins a spot in the Experts Poll proper, where he'll compete alongside our usual cast of 20 experts. This is a win-and-your-in competition.


FANTASY INDEX OPEN - QUARTERBACKS (Top 25 of 91)
   Points
   143,002   Ian Allan (Seattle, Wash.) football writer
   141,748   Richard Jackson (Berkeley, Calif.) attorney
   141,365   Anthony Borbely (Taylor, Mich.) college student
   141,348   Michael Stanco (Clermont, Fla.) pro wrestler
   141,316   Jim DiLorenzo (Grayslake, Ill.) production planner
   141,311   Mike McIlraith (Fort Worth, Tex.) mechanical engineer
   141,269   David Dorey (McKinney, Tex.) football writer
   141,236   Tod Denison (Bakersfield, Calif.) materials manager
   141,214   Mark Burns (Runnemede, N.J.) sales manager
   141,199   Daniel Williams (Murrieta, Calif.) appraiser
   140,954   David Erickson (Los Angeles, Calif.) camera assistant
   140,926   Brian George (Billings, Mont.) sales
   140,860   Chris Rito (Martinsville, Ind.) chemist
   140,747   Mike Sarmento (San Jose, Calif.) sales manager
   140,737   Bradley Wolfrum (Alpharetta, Ga.) business owner
   140,558   Kevin Cuozzo (Boston, Mass.) payroll
   140,549   Jamie Alberts (Sturgeon Bay, Wis.) banker
   140,537   Ed Borcky (Wallingford, Pa.) operator
   140,320   Rob Dammers (Ringwood, N.J.) senior tech analyst
   140,307   Adam Thygeson (Portland, Ore.) teacher
   140,190   Ralph Traino (Youngstown, Ohio) accountant
   140,162   Sam Hendricks (Lynchburg, Va.) football writer
   140,055   Todd Weigel (Milwaukee, Wis.) blackjack dealer
   140,027   David Di Gregorio (Norristown, Pa.) retired clerk
   140,012   Ty Tietjen (Brandon, S.D.) teacher (math)

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