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Fantasy Index Blackout

November 11, 2026

Bandits26 Wins Blackout

Michael Banitt of Rochester, MN selected five top scoring players, including the surprisingly popular Jonah Coleman, who drew a 39-percent selection rate in this week’s stingy player pool. C.J. Stroud’s QB1 outing put the Bandits over the top but benefited just 8-percent of entries.

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Just 15-percent of managers went out a limb for the RB2, Rahmondre Stevenson but Michael managed to max out the position and had the 49ers Defense which was crucial. They figuratively and literally dismantled the Raiders for 16-points. That’s better than the WR2 this week! Michael netted a season high of 79-percent of the available points and pairs the win with 6th place last week to climb into 4th in the season long rankings. Here is this week’s winning roster :

Week 9 highest score
Michael Banitt, Rochester, NY
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
% StartedPositionNameTeam Score
63.96%QBDak PrescottDAL24.85
7.77%QBC.J. StroudHOU41.2
14.84%RBRhamondre StevensonNE16.8
39.22%RBJonah ColemanDEN18.8
54.77%WRLuther BurdenCHI22.7
37.81%WRParker WashingtonJAC14.10
45.23%WRRashee RiceKC9.90
4.24%TEChig OkonkwoWAS11.70
44.88%TESam LaPortaDET7.20
25.44%PKEddy PineiroSF8.00
4.24%PKAndy BorregalesNE3.00
30.04%STSan Francisco 49ersSF16.00
22.61%STLos Angeles RamsLAR8.00
Total202.25

Despite the scorched-earth player pool, the most popular roster also set a season high with 69-percent of the max score. Dak Prescott and Most-Popular regular, Caleb Williams finished as the QB3 and QB4. Normally that would be a pretty solid contribution but not in a week where Stroud outpaced them by 17+. Outside of WR1 Luther Burden it was a tough week for receivers. Only two of the top 30 topped a 9-percent selection rate and two of the top 5 weren’t selected at all: Efton Chism (WR3) and Denzel Boston (WR4). Tight end didn’t provide much either, but the Kickers and Defenses did well. Here is a look at the Wisdom of the Crowd score for week 9 :

Week 9 Wisdom Of The Crowd Score
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
% StartedPositionNameTeam Score
63.96%QBDak PrescottDAL24.85
52.30%QBCaleb WilliamsCHI23.55
39.22%RBJonah ColemanDEN18.80
37.46%RBChuba HubbardCAR13.60
54.77%WRLuther BurdenCHI22.70
45.23%WRRashee RiceKC9.90
39.58%WRJameson WilliamsDET5.00
44.88%TESam LaPortaDET7.20
30.39%TET.J. HockensonMIN7.30
26.86%PKEvan McPhersonCIN10.00
25.44%PKEddy PineiroSF8.00
45.94%STNew York GiantsNYG9.00
30.04%STSan Francisco 49ersSF16.00
Total175.90

The Perfect Roster is heavily redacted this week. It was interesting to see how players reacted to a sharp reduction in the player pool. This week I’ll be taking a hybrid approach. I’ve blocked TE and WR heavily and left you plenty of options to ponder at QB and RB.

Bryce Young and Darren Waller both surprised the field with big games with selection rates below 1-percent. KC Conception’s re-emergence was likewise out of left field. Just 1-percent of managers started him and only 4-percent predicted Rome Odunze saving another game of middling yardage with his first touchdown of the year. Here is the max points roster:

Week 9 Perfect Score
(Blackouts in strikethrough).
% StartedPositionNameTeam Score
7.77%QBC.J. StroudHOU41.20
n/aQBJordan LoveGB39.90
n/aQBJoe BurrowCIN32.25
n/aQBBrock PurdySF29.60
n/aQBDrake MayeNE27.25
0.71%QBBryce YoungCAR27.10
n/aRBKenneth WalkerKC36.30
n/aRBBucky IrvingTB28.50
n/aRBBijan RobinsonATL26.70
n/aRBChristian McCaffreySF22.70
n/aRBJavonte WilliamsDAL22.40
39.22%RBJonah ColemanDEN18.80
14.84%RBRhamondre StevensonNE16.80
n/aWRPuka NacuaLAR37.00
n/aWRCeeDee LambDAL35.50
n/aWRMatthew GoldenGB32.40
n/aWRJa'Marr ChaseCIN31.50
n/aWRChristian WatsonGB30.10
54.77%WRLuther BurdenCHI22.70
n/aWRTee HigginsCIN20.20
1.06%WRKC ConcepcionCLE18.80
n/aWRChris OlaveNO16.80
n/aWRAmon-Ra St.BrownDET16.60
3.89%WRRome OdunzeCHI16.00
n/aTEBrock BowersLV24.30
0.35%TEDarren WallerCAR23.00
26.50%TETravis KelceKC17.30
n/aPKCam LittleJAC15.00
n/aPKKa'imi FairbairnHOU14.00
24.03%PKJake BatesDET13.00
8.83%PKDominic ZvadaNYG13.00
1.06%PKTrey SmackGB13.00
30.04%STSan Francisco 49ersSF16.00
n/aSTChicago BearsCHI14
n/aSTHouston TexansHOU12
7.77%STGreen Bay PackersGB12.00
Total255.70

Jeffrey B. finished 72nd this week, his 8th consecutive week in the top 100. He’s the only player to be above the fold in the weekly rankings 8 times and has moved into 2nd overall. Last week’s leader, Alpha Dogs, has evolved into Alpha Wolves with an 11th place finish in Week 9. The Wolves have opened up a 30-point lead in the overall standings. Here is a look at the Top 25 overall through nine weeks:

Top 25 Overall
RkTeam NameScore
1Alpha Wolves1641.80
2Jeffrey b.1611.80
3Relm1607.65
4Bandits261588.70
5Steve K.1582.75
6Jim V.1582.55
7SHAMROCKS1572.05
8Scott K1570.95
9Naugatuck Riverrattlers1569.25
10Purple Cobras1569.10
11FIUSER08241566.20
12Bruce C.1565.10
13The Crushers1565.00
14Joe Kapp1563.90
15Flying Shoulderpads1563.25
16Texas Armadillo1559.60
17David B.1558.25
18Anthony P.1557.30
19fallfromgrace1555.25
20Physically Unable to Perform1546.65
21Los Pollos Hermanos1542.35
22GameBoyHump1542.10
23FYFFL1540.60
24DT BOMBERS1540.45
25Dave W.1537.60

Here’s a look at the Top 25 from this week :

Top 25 Week 9
RkTeam NameScore
1Bandits26202.25
2Whiskey Tango Foxtrot192.80
3Taylor's Trailer Trash189.95
4The Crushers187.95
5Scott K187.70
6Joe Mic's Picks187.40
7It Hurts to Push my Tush187.10
8DaltryMoon186.20
9Travis P.185.95
10Serving Crow185.55
11Alpha Wolves184.70
12Purple Cobras183.80
13Steve K.183.20
14Jim V.182.70
15RK Edge182.10
16Lancaster Lightning180.70
17Oz Warriors180.60
18TMO55179.95
19Joe Kapp179.80
19Cincinnati Buckeye179.80
20Dukman179.50
21Anthony P.179.10
22FIUSER0824178.45
23Bob R.177.90
24The Groove177.15
25Cowboy Joe176.65

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