Fancy Football IX - Week 17

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Burden of Proof: Giovanni Claims the Crown

Week 17 – Fancy Football IX

Crown recap

Congrats to Giovanni Vincenzo, your Week 17 king at 168.6! He threaded the needle with a balanced 12.7 chalk rating and a lineup built on timely contrarian hits. The difference-makers: Luther Burden III (30.8 at just 5.7% drafted), Wan’Dale Robinson (25.3), Ja’Marr Chase (25.0), and a savvy pivot to Tyler Shough (24.9, 5.7%). Anchored by steady contributions from Colston Loveland (21.4) and Jaxon Smith-Njigba (16.2), Giovanni outlasted a crowded chase pack and set a new personal season-high.

So close you could taste it

Charlie Weller finished just two points back (166.6) with his best score of the year, powered by Christian McCaffrey (31.1), Stefon Diggs (25.1), Trevor Lawrence (24.1), and a sharp value in Parker Washington (22.0). A light day from Saquon Barkley (6.8) likely kept the crown just out of reach. Jim Chrystal (166.3) rode a monster from Brock Purdy (40.9) and a smash from Chase Brown (32.1), but low outputs from DJ Moore (1.7) and Ashton Jeanty (9.3) were the speed bumps.

Chalk, pivots, and pain points

  • The week’s nuclear play was Derrick Henry (48.6) at only 2.9% drafted. Ben Weller was one of the few brave enough and he rode it to sixth and a fifth straight top-half finish.
  • Popular hits: Purdy (40.9), Chase Brown (32.1), Rhamondre Stevenson (27.2), Trey McBride (23.6).
  • Popular traps: Drake London (1.4), DJ Moore (1.7), Saquon (6.8), and the goose egg from Taysom Hill hurt a lot of lineups. The week’s most-drafted play, Ashton Jeanty (34.3%), was merely fine at 9.3.
  • Quiet edges: Giants D/ST (18.0) popped for those who went there, while Jets and Packers D/ST both posted -3, sinking a couple builds.

Standings ripple

  • Eric Wilde stays atop the table and extends to W9 after another top-half showing.
  • Dan Cecchin and Evan Devoe remain in the hunt, both stacking wins (W2 and W5, respectively).
  • Giovanni jumps to 22nd and snaps a four-week skid with his new season-best.
  • New personal highs also for Charlie (166.6) and Kristyn Morrison (162.0).
  • The commissioner, Zachary Wand, hits L4, and Nick Inzerillo’s slide reaches L7.

What we learned

Late-season youth is real: Luther Burden III, Chase Brown, Drake Maye (32.4), and Colston Loveland all swung contests, while leaning too hard into brand-name chalk backfired. In a week with multiple viable paths, Giovanni’s mix of modest chalk and sharp contrarian darts was the winning recipe for the crown.

Earned Badges

Rank Username Score
Chalk Rating The higher your chalk rating, the higher the popularity of players you picked based on everyone's lineups
1 GiovanniVincenzo 168.62 12.70
2 charlieweller 166.62 12.06
3 jimmyc134 166.32 15.56
4 kmm0811 162.04 11.11
5 bnazty 160.64 🙌 8.89 🙌
6 baweller 160.30 🙌 8.89 🙌
7 ewilde 159.72 12.38
8 chmielewski99 154.32 15.24
9 sclam 145.44 🙄 16.19 🙄
10 devoee 141.10 13.97
11 letsgoredwings 139.28 9.84
12 TheDraftKingCJ 127.58 11.75
13 JordanRana 126.12 9.84
14 coliver1721 126.08 13.97
15 dwrichter 124.96 13.02
16 cecchin2 124.60 15.87
17 christensenr1002 124.02 12.38
18 larzurus 121.40 15.24
19 mmck3 120.40 9.84
20 RichterAlex 119.72 14.60
21 michaelbordes 114.34 10.79
22 sean8771 113.62 10.48
23 WillBeller 112.42 10.48
24 leShartswell 108.62 10.48
25 bryandaley4 107.72 12.70
26 inzo54 104.34 10.48
27 JJSTAR14 102.48 12.38
28 Mpetty22 102.04 10.16
29 sw1sh103 101.70 12.38
30 KyleGagnon 99.32 9.84
31 richhomiewand 98.48 11.75
32 TheHoradricDraft 91.80 12.06
33 fleetfoot43 79.16 9.21
34 cootyshot 76.78 10.16
35 alyciah 63.28 10.16
Chalkiest Players
Players that were picked the most
Player Image
Ashton Jeanty
9.30 Points
Picked 12 Times
jimmyc134
chmielewski99
sclam
devoee
TheDraftKingCJ
coliver1721
cecchin2
RichterAlex
JJSTAR14
richhomiewand
TheHoradricDraft
alyciah
Bucky Irving (8.30 Points)
8 Drafters
GiovanniVincenzo
devoee
cecchin2
christensenr1002
larzurus
leShartswell
KyleGagnon
fleetfoot43
Ja'Marr Chase (25.00 Points)
8 Drafters
GiovanniVincenzo
sclam
dwrichter
cecchin2
larzurus
mmck3
RichterAlex
leShartswell
Chase Brown (32.10 Points)
8 Drafters
jimmyc134
kmm0811
bnazty
letsgoredwings
TheDraftKingCJ
larzurus
bryandaley4
inzo54
Jakobi Meyers (8.90 Points)
7 Drafters
baweller
chmielewski99
sclam
TheDraftKingCJ
bryandaley4
Mpetty22
sw1sh103
Rhamondre Stevenson (27.20 Points)
7 Drafters
kmm0811
baweller
chmielewski99
JordanRana
larzurus
sean8771
JJSTAR14
Saquon Barkley (6.80 Points)
6 Drafters
charlieweller
sclam
dwrichter
christensenr1002
sean8771
TheHoradricDraft
James Cook III (8.70 Points)
6 Drafters
mmck3
RichterAlex
michaelbordes
WillBeller
Mpetty22
sw1sh103
Highest Scoring Players
Player Image
Derrick Henry
48.60 Points
Picked by baweller
Brock Purdy (40.92 Points)
5 Drafters
jimmyc134
ewilde
chmielewski99
christensenr1002
KyleGagnon
Drake Maye (32.44 Points)
3 Drafters
kmm0811
sclam
Mpetty22
Chase Brown (32.10 Points)
8 Drafters
jimmyc134
kmm0811
bnazty
letsgoredwings
TheDraftKingCJ
larzurus
bryandaley4
inzo54
Christian McCaffrey (31.10 Points)
3 Drafters
charlieweller
ewilde
chmielewski99
Luther Burden III (30.80 Points)
2 Drafters
GiovanniVincenzo
devoee
Zach Charbonnet (29.20 Points)
2 Drafters
bnazty
leShartswell
Chris Olave (28.90 Points)
3 Drafters
baweller
coliver1721
cecchin2
Top Players Drafted Once
Player Image
Derrick Henry
48.60 Points
Picked by baweller
Jake Tonges (19.00 Points)
ewilde
Jonathan Taylor (17.40 Points)
jimmyc134
Quentin Johnston (14.80 Points)
bnazty
De'Von Achane (14.20 Points)
JordanRana
Hunter Henry (13.90 Points)
christensenr1002
Dolphins D/ST (12.00 Points)
kmm0811
A.J. Brown (11.80 Points)
TheDraftKingCJ