Greg Kellogg of Kellogg¹s Komments is the winner of the Wide Receiver
category of the Fantasy Index Experts Poll.
This isn¹t an experts ³league², with guys drafting teams. Instead, this is a
complex free-for-all, with every expert graded on every player. Andre
Johnson, for example, was on all 25 teams. The higher you rank him, the more
he counts towards your score. If you were lower on Johnson (relative to the
other experts), that would have been a good thing in 2011, since he was hurt
for much of the year. That would have helped you gain points relative to
everyone else.
When we graded all 500 wide receivers named on the 25 ballots, Kellogg came
out on top in what we call our official scoring system. That¹s the one where
each No. 1 player is multiplied by 20 points, each No. 2 gets multiplied by
19 and so on, right down tot he last guy in each 20 getting multiplied by 1.
Reggie Wayne, for example, scored 120 points. If you ranked him first, that
would be 2400 points (20 x 120). If you had him 2nd, that would be 2280 (19
x 120).
Add up all the points for all the receivers and Kellogg comes out in first
with 32,942 points, 498 ahead of Craig Davis of FantasyFootball.com. Eric
Schneller of Indianapolis finished in 3rd.
Kellogg¹s key picks were at the top of his board. He was in the minority
that had Calvin Johnson (not Andre Johnson) at the top of his board. He also
was higher than anyone else on Greg Jennings (2nd). Those picks are worth a
lot more than the others, and they propelled Kellogg to his first place
finish.
If we look at a more balanced scoring system, with the top pick on each
ballot worth only three times as much as the last, then Zegura moves up from
4th to 1st. Sam Hendricks of FFGuidebook climbs from 12th all the way to
2nd, and Pretzel May moves up from 8th to 3rd. With less weight to those key
Megatron-Jennings picks, Kellogg would drop to 10th.
We¹re not trying to be vague or wishy-washy. We¹re just pointing out there
are different ways to look at picks. It¹s rare to be able to look at one
list and say that it¹s definitely better than all the others. There¹s a
subjectiveness to looking at these choices, even after you bring a whole
bunch of numbers into the thing.
Ultimately, with all of these analysts, you have to decide. Do you like the
general look of their top 20? Are they too conservative? Do they take too
many wild chances? And do you like the way they put together an argument in
trying to justify why they¹re high or low on a particular player?
EXPERTS POLL, WIDE RECEIVERS (official scoring)
(with multiplier numbers ranging from 1-20)
Points
32,942 Greg Kellogg (Kellogg's Komments)
32,444 Craig Davis (FantasyFootball.com)
32,313 Eric Schneller (Indianapolis / Fantasy Index reader)
32,221 Nathan Zegura (The Fantasy Consultant)
32,147 Alan Satterlee (Dynasty Rogues)
32,091 Tony Holm (FantasySharks.com)
32,007 Louis Tranquilli (BFD Fantasy Football)
31,989 Pretzel May (FantasyDraftMaster.com)
31,932 Jon Millman (Fantasy Football Champs)
31,912 Gregg Rosenthal (NBC Sports / Rotoworld)
31,908 Austin Kipp (Olathe, Kan. / Fantasy Index reader)
31,884 Sam Hendricks (FFGuidebook.com)
31,875 Geoff Maleman (Redondo Beach, Calif. / Fantasy Index reader)
31,676 David Dorey (The Huddle)
31,573 Justin Eleff (Fantasy Index)
31,554 Chris Liss (RotoWire.com)
31,455 Christopher Harris (ESPN)
31,451 Lenny Pappano (Draft Sharks)
31,382 Bob Henry (Footballguys.com)
31,259 James Serra (First Place Sports Software)
31,146 Keith Mason (Sumter, S.C. / Fantasy Index reader)
31,145 Jeffrey Kamys (Dr. Stats Fantasy Sports)
30,975 Scott Pianowski (Yahoo! Sports)
30,818 Cory Bonini (KFFL)
30,637 Brian Laskiewicz (Randolph, N.J. / Fantasy Index reader)
EXPERTS POLL, WIDE RECEIVERS (Times 3 scoring system)
(with multiplier numbers ranging from 11-30)
Points
62,552 Nathan Zegura (The Fantasy Consultant)
62,122 Sam Hendricks (FFGuidebook.com)
61,734 Pretzel May (FantasyDraftMaster.com)
61,661 Craig Davis (FantasyFootball.com)
61,629 Eric Schneller (Indianapolis / Fantasy Index reader)
61,552 Gregg Rosenthal (NBC Sports / Rotoworld)
61,544 Tony Holm (FantasySharks.com)
61,524 Austin Kipp (Olathe, Kan. / Fantasy Index reader)
61,021 Louis Tranquilli (BFD Fantasy Football)
60,993 Greg Kellogg (Kellogg's Komments)
60,919 Chris Liss (RotoWire.com)
60,842 David Dorey (The Huddle)
60,829 Jon Millman (Fantasy Football Champs)
60,788 Geoff Maleman (Redondo Beach, Calif. / Fantasy Index reader)
60,727 Jeffrey Kamys (Dr. Stats Fantasy Sports)
59,890 Alan Satterlee (Dynasty Rogues)
59,826 James Serra (First Place Sports Software)
59,458 Justin Eleff (Fantasy Index)
59,405 Brian Laskiewicz (Randolph, N.J. / Fantasy Index reader)
59,394 Bob Henry (Footballguys.com)
59,358 Lenny Pappano (Draft Sharks)
59,032 Keith Mason (Sumter, S.C. / Fantasy Index reader)
58,838 Christopher Harris (ESPN)
58,618 Cory Bonini (KFFL)
58,559 Scott Pianowski (Yahoo! Sports)
EXPERTS POLL, WIDE RECEIVERS (Times 2 scoring system)
(with multiplier numbers ranging from 21-40)
Points
92,883 Nathan Zegura (The Fantasy Consultant)
92,360 Sam Hendricks (FFGuidebook.com)
91,479 Pretzel May (FantasyDraftMaster.com)
91,192 Gregg Rosenthal (NBC Sports / Rotoworld)
91,140 Austin Kipp (Olathe, Kan. / Fantasy Index reader)
90,997 Tony Holm (FantasySharks.com)
90,945 Eric Schneller (Indianapolis / Fantasy Index reader)
90,878 Craig Davis (FantasyFootball.com)
90,309 Jeffrey Kamys (Dr. Stats Fantasy Sports)
90,284 Chris Liss (RotoWire.com)
90,035 Louis Tranquilli (BFD Fantasy Football)
90,008 David Dorey (The Huddle)
89,726 Jon Millman (Fantasy Football Champs)
89,701 Geoff Maleman (Redondo Beach, Calif. / Fantasy Index reader)
89,044 Greg Kellogg (Kellogg's Komments)
88,393 James Serra (First Place Sports Software)
88,173 Brian Laskiewicz (Randolph, N.J. / Fantasy Index reader)
87,633 Alan Satterlee (Dynasty Rogues)
87,406 Bob Henry (Footballguys.com)
87,343 Justin Eleff (Fantasy Index)
87,265 Lenny Pappano (Draft Sharks)
86,918 Keith Mason (Sumter, S.C. / Fantasy Index reader)
86,418 Cory Bonini (KFFL)
86,221 Christopher Harris (ESPN)
86,143 Scott Pianowski (Yahoo! Sports)
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