Grading the DFS picks: NFL Week 4 results

Last week we gathered the recommended fantasy plays from various analysts across the industry. Below we present the results for each fantasy tout.

These results are not scientific, and are not intended to be taken as such. Our motive is to bring some small measure of accountability and record-keeping to a subsector of the daily fantasy industry that has boomed in the last two years.

We’ll keep a running track record of how each analyst performs throughout the season and present the results here each week.

A note on our methodology: Player prices are divided by 1,000 and then compared against the points earned. For example, a player with a salary of $5,000 would be converted to 5. If that player scored 10 points, his fantasy-points-per-dollar rating would be 2.0; if he scored 15 points, his rating would be 3.0, etc.

Each analyst’s picks from last week can be viewed here. For the purpose of our calculations, players who were inactive were removed.

For Week 5, we plan to include the Pro Football Focus optimizer. If there’s another analyst you’d like to see tracked, let us know on the forum.