For the second time in three years, the winner of the Fantasy Index Open isn’t a reader but an industry pro.
That’s the nature of this competition. It’s an open – open to everyone.
And Mike Nease, a Chicago-based writer for Fantasy Sharks, had the best overall board among the 169 entries.
Back in 2012, Sam Hendricks of Extra Point Press was the winner.
Nease’s win was decisive. He finished 1st in running backs, 20th in defenses, 27th in tight ends, 46th in kickers and 59th in quarterbacks. With the number of entries, that’s impressive.
There was a bigger spread between Nease and the 2nd-place finisher (3,271 points) than between the next 15 entries combined.
Todd Voorhees of Chula Vista, Calif., finished 2nd, just ahead of Peter Owers, a student from West Palm Beach, Fla. As the top 2 non-industry finishers, they win spots in the Experts Poll in the 2015 edition of the magazine, competing against 18 industry analysts (including Nease).
Four other fantasy pros finished in the overall top 30: Scott Sachs (6th), Andy Richardson (8th), Mike Clay (14th) and Cory Bonini (30th).
Tom Deskovitz of South Lyon, Mich., and Michael Livengood of Ward, Ark., were the top 2 finishers last year. They both had strong entries, ranking 15th and 26th.
As the winner, Nease will have his name engraved on a deluxe trophy provided by the team at Affordable Trophies. They sponsor this competition each year, and that’s appreciated.
FANTASY INDEX OPEN, FINAL STANDINGS | |||
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Rk | Entry | Occupation | Overall |
1. | Mike Nease | Fantasy Sports Writer | 303,045 |
2. | Todd Voorhees | Public Affairs Manager | 299,773 |
3. | Peter Owers | College Student | 299,667 |
4. | Mathew Straessley | Retail | 298,633 |
5. | Michael Murillo | Writer | 298,144 |
6. | Scott Sachs | Headhunter | 298,002 |
7. | Scott Liles | Stay-At-Home Dad | 297,769 |
8. | Andy Richardson | Fantasy Football Writer | 297,431 |
9. | Victor Kitzes | Accounting | 297,335 |
10. | Jeff Alberts | Student | 297,282 |
11. | Michael Stanco | Retired | 297,197 |
12. | Todd Blinn | Finance Manager | 297,169 |
13. | Bill D'Allesandro | Loan Officer | 296,843 |
14. | Mike Clay | Fantasy Football Writer | 296,661 |
15. | Michael Livengood | Page Designer | 296,276 |
16. | Mike Taylor | Sales | 296,213 |
17. | Michael Kolton | Teacher | 296,114 |
18. | Richard Jackson | Attorney | 295,854 |
19. | Jason Flatley | Personnel Administrator | 295,754 |
20. | Kevin Weakland | IT | 295,311 |
21. | Greg Resin | Manager, Sales Development | 295,226 |
22. | Eric Hotz | Manager | 295,190 |
23. | Rocky Petrella | Buyer | 295,115 |
24. | John D. Smith | Warehouse Supervisor | 295,001 |
25. | Richard Meyers | Quality Engineer | 294,755 |
26. | Tom Deskovitz | Advertising Executive | 294,699 |
27. | Brent Miles | Minor League Baseball Executive | 294,625 |
28. | Pete Collins | Sr. Business Analyst | 294,597 |
29. | Jason Pilon | Office Grunt | 294,534 |
30. | Cory J. Bonini | Fantasy Sports Writer | 294,462 |
Here’s the overall points totals for all entries. To see placements and totals in the six categories, see the articles posted over the previous week.
For all point totals, I’ve left out the decimals to make them more readable (but those numbers are there – you get credit for everything your players did).
FANTASY INDEX OPEN, FINAL STANDINGS (alphabetical) | |||
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Entry | Location | Overall | Rk |
Aaron Weaver | Buffalo, N.Y. | 278,093 | 163 |
Adam Holtz | Rochester, Minn. | 284,573 | 137 |
Adam Renzoni | Buffalo, N.Y. | 289,450 | 95 |
Adam Taylor | Media, Pa. | 281,481 | 155 |
Adam Thygeson | Portland, Ore. | 290,414 | 81 |
Andy Gough | Dallas, Texas | 288,322 | 110 |
Andy Noll | Oakdale, Minn. | 268,628 | 169 |
Andy Richardson | Port Chester, N.Y. | 297,431 | 8 |
Andy Waxman | Flower Mound, Texas | 292,657 | 51 |
Ben MacLeod | Manchester, N.H. | 292,367 | 57 |
Bill D'Allesandro | Huntington, N.Y. | 296,843 | 13 |
Bill Zullo | Mount Laurel, N.J. | 278,952 | 161 |
Billy Friedrich | Raleigh, N.C. | 287,323 | 121 |
Bob Henry | White Lake, Mich. | 291,297 | 72 |
Bob Tecca | Buffalo, Minn. | 291,399 | 70 |
Brack Varnon | Houston, Texas | 292,434 | 56 |
Brad Henderson | Louisville, Ken. | 287,945 | 115 |
Bradley Wolfrum | Alpharetta, Ga. | 287,205 | 124 |
Brent Miles | Pasco, Wash. | 294,625 | 27 |
Brian Sauber | Highlands Ranch, Colo. | 288,444 | 107 |
Brian Staines | Mars, Pa. | 289,977 | 89 |
Calvron Wachter | Nashville, Tenn. | 284,504 | 138 |
Chris Hertzberg | Austin, Texas | 285,434 | 134 |
Chris Vansant | Fairfield, Pa. | 288,174 | 113 |
Chris Whitney | San Jose, Calif. | 283,446 | 147 |
Chris Winder | San Ramon, Calif. | 289,987 | 87 |
Cory J. Bonini | San Diego, Calif. | 294,462 | 30 |
Craig Leedy | Sacramento, Calif. | 293,383 | 40 |
Dan Martinez | Yuba City, Calif. | 276,705 | 166 |
Dan Schneier | New York City, N.Y. | 282,153 | 154 |
Dana Duffield | Rochester, Minn. | 291,840 | 63 |
Daniel Bowman | Liberty, Mo. | 286,772 | 130 |
Daniel Olsen | Jacksonville, Fla. | 281,361 | 157 |
Daniel Williams | Murrieta, Calif. | 291,171 | 75 |
Dave Cohen | Brooklyn, N.Y. | 290,665 | 78 |
Dave Pratt | Geneva, Ill. | 289,979 | 88 |
David "Mojo" Smith | Walls, Miss. | 279,649 | 159 |
Dish Adams | Los Angeles, Calif. | 283,705 | 143 |
Don Pavelka | Plainview, Minn. | 292,164 | 60 |
Ed Weiss | Parsippany, N.J. | 286,021 | 132 |
Eddie Tietchen | Sicklerville , N.J. | 292,905 | 45 |
Eric Gustitus | Exeter, Pa. | 293,554 | 38 |
Eric Hotz | Fremont, Ohio | 295,190 | 22 |
Eric Scolnick | Redmond, Wash. | 288,290 | 112 |
Gary Allen | Charleston, S.C. | 288,755 | 102 |
Geoff Maleman | Redondo Beach, Calif. | 286,560 | 131 |
Greg Heminway | Sacramento, Calif. | 291,392 | 71 |
Greg Resin | Santa Barbara, Calif. | 295,226 | 21 |
Henry Goers | Bartlett, Ill. | 282,319 | 153 |
Ian Allan (Corrected) | Seattle, Wash. | 289,956 | 90 |
Ian Allan (Official) | Seattle, Wash. | 287,361 | 120 |
Ian MacEwen | Seven Hills, Ohio | 291,049 | 77 |
James Geist | Overland Park, Kan. | 294,420 | 31 |
Jared Smola | Rochester, N.Y. | 288,981 | 101 |
Jason Flatley | Cohoes, N.Y. | 295,754 | 19 |
Jason Mattern | Wintersville, Ohio | 288,468 | 105 |
Jason Pilon | Columbia Heights, Minn. | 294,534 | 29 |
Jay Wimmers | Lincolnton, N.C. | 289,934 | 91 |
Jeff Alberts | Sturgeon Bay, Wis. | 297,282 | 10 |
Jeff Fossett | Newburgh, Ind. | 284,992 | 136 |
Jeff Friedrich | Greenville, N.C. | 288,604 | 104 |
Jeff Slawson | Buffalo, N.Y. | 279,897 | 158 |
Jeffery Lebeouf | Crowley, La. | 290,121 | 84 |
Jeremy Schwartz | Edison, N.J. | 292,503 | 55 |
Jim Bukowski | Chicago, Ill. | 272,380 | 167 |
Jim Carvin | Mount Laurel, N.J. | 287,740 | 119 |
Jim Coventry | Chicago, Ill. | 289,995 | 86 |
Jim Heroux | Neenah, Wis. | 283,611 | 145 |
Joe Pizzica | Wynnewood, Pa. | 292,608 | 52 |
John D. Smith | Willow Grove, Pa. | 295,001 | 24 |
John Duggins | Piedmont, S.C. | 289,781 | 92 |
John Moore | Sea Isle City, N.J. | 287,942 | 116 |
John Ruppe | Fort Myers, Fla. | 283,695 | 144 |
John Stolzmann | Las Vegas, Nev. | 292,662 | 48 |
John Wilkinson | San Carlos, Calif. | 293,498 | 39 |
Jon Hansen | Reno, Nev. | 282,786 | 151 |
Jonathan Klanderud | Shrewsbury, Pa. | 287,082 | 127 |
Jonathan Mick | Santa Maria, Calif. | 287,751 | 118 |
Jonathan Mora | Miami, Fla. | 288,663 | 103 |
Joseph Michelangelo | Oceanside, N.Y. | 291,187 | 74 |
Josh Jackson | Lincoln, Calif. | 271,942 | 168 |
Josh Smith | Olympia, Wash. | 291,539 | 68 |
Juan Novo | Miami, Fla. | 287,983 | 114 |
Keith Burdick | San Diego, Calif. | 290,427 | 80 |
Kenneth Jones | New Orleans, La. | 288,299 | 111 |
Kenneth Yuen | Arlington Heights, Ill. | 290,040 | 85 |
Kevin Cuozzo | Concord, Mass. | 292,073 | 62 |
Kevin E. Smith | Philadelphia, Pa. | 284,278 | 140 |
Kevin Weakland | Tracy, Calif. | 295,311 | 20 |
Kirk Kennedy | Beulaville, N.C. | 287,785 | 117 |
Kyle Soppe | Rochester, N.Y. | 287,188 | 126 |
Mark Becker | New York City, N.Y. | 286,812 | 129 |
Mark Maloney | Andover, Minn. | 290,346 | 82 |
Mary Mulholland-Goers | Bartlett, Ill. | 281,388 | 156 |
Mathew Straessley | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 298,633 | 4 |
Matthew Kenerly | Fresno, Calif. | 287,188 | 125 |
Michael Crow | Orion, Ill. | 277,771 | 164 |
Michael Desario | Las Vegas, Nev. | 294,006 | 33 |
Michael Knorowski | Wesley Chapel, Fla. | 293,380 | 41 |
Michael Kolton | Green Bay, Wis. | 296,114 | 17 |
Michael Livengood | Ward, Ark. | 296,276 | 15 |
Michael McAninch | Naperville, Ill. | 282,620 | 152 |
Michael McIlraith | Los Angeles, Calif. | 289,133 | 98 |
Michael Murillo | Tampa, Fla. | 298,144 | 5 |
Michael O'Brien | Brighton, Colo. | 289,511 | 94 |
Michael Stanco | Sunrise, Fla. | 297,197 | 11 |
Miguel Tames | Miami, Fla. | 290,200 | 83 |
Mike Clay | Fleetwood, Pa. | 296,661 | 14 |
Mike Craig | Kokomo, Ind. | 292,787 | 47 |
Mike McCleary | Roseville, Calif. | 283,770 | 142 |
Mike Nease | West Chicago, Ill. | 303,045 | 1 |
Mike Rickel | Ira, Mich. | 287,014 | 128 |
Mike Taylor | Meridian, Idaho | 296,213 | 16 |
Mike Todd | Otis, Ore. | 288,453 | 106 |
Mike Wells | Good Thunder, Minn. | 288,349 | 109 |
Moishe Steigmann | Milwaukee, Wis. | 291,111 | 76 |
Monte McDonald | Las Vegas, Nev. | 283,866 | 141 |
Nathan Kline | Topton, Pa. | 291,450 | 69 |
Nathan Priest | Waynesboro, Pa. | 293,751 | 35 |
Nathan Roberts | Lucasville, Ohio | 287,292 | 122 |
Norm Foisy | Walnut Creek, Calif. | 279,586 | 160 |
Pat Thorman | Boston, Mass. | 293,313 | 42 |
Paul Hazen | Granada Hills, Calif. | 289,102 | 99 |
Paul McCann | Moon Twp., Pa. | 291,543 | 67 |
Paul Owers | West Palm Beach, Fla. | 290,597 | 79 |
Pete Collins | Orland Park, Ill. | 294,597 | 28 |
Peter Owers | West Palm Beach, Fla. | 299,667 | 3 |
Peter Steinke | Redmond, Wash. | 289,321 | 97 |
Rey Diaz | Miami, Fla. | 278,774 | 162 |
Rich Wolff | San Diego, Calif. | 293,580 | 37 |
Richard Fechter | Miami, Fla. | 293,867 | 34 |
Richard Jackson | San Francisco, Calif. | 295,854 | 18 |
Richard Meadors | Seymour , Ind. | 283,204 | 148 |
Richard Meyers | Gurley, Ala. | 294,755 | 25 |
Rob Dammers | Ringwood, N.J. | 291,613 | 66 |
Rob Reiber | Randolph, N.J. | 289,763 | 93 |
Rocky Petrella | Philadelphia, Pa. | 295,115 | 23 |
Roger Hallquist | Hiawatha, Iowa | 289,330 | 96 |
Rusty Stephens | Atlanta, Ga. | 291,727 | 65 |
Sam Hendricks | Lynchburg, Va. | 293,726 | 36 |
Scott Kopischke | Menomonee Falls, Wis. | 292,125 | 61 |
Scott Liles | Russellville, Ark. | 297,769 | 7 |
Scott Rigsby | Saint Anne, Ill. | 277,469 | 165 |
Scott Sachs | Canton, Ohio | 298,002 | 6 |
Scott Yannich | Valencia, Calif. | 294,061 | 32 |
Sean Chi | Flushing, N.Y. | 292,540 | 53 |
Sean Sampson | Liberty, Mo. | 284,464 | 139 |
Shane Scott | Toronto, Ont. | 292,658 | 50 |
Stephen Fisse | Mandeville, La. | 285,445 | 133 |
Stephen McKenzie | New Richmond, Wis. | 292,524 | 54 |
Steve Blenker | Sloan, N.Y. | 283,136 | 149 |
Steve Hoyt | Buffalo Grove, Ill. | 285,334 | 135 |
Steve Moyer | Oakland, Calif. | 292,659 | 49 |
Steve Tortora | Wallingford, Conn. | 291,287 | 73 |
Tim Travis | Glendora, Calif. | 287,260 | 123 |
Tim Wandling | Rohnert Park, Calif. | 289,004 | 100 |
Todd Blinn | Obetz, Ohio | 297,169 | 12 |
Todd Hinesley | Weston, Fla. | 292,325 | 58 |
Todd Voorhees | Chula Vista, Calif. | 299,773 | 2 |
Tom Deskovitz | South Lyon, Mich. | 294,699 | 26 |
Tom Morande | Chicago, Ill. | 292,180 | 59 |
Tom Overberger | Bedminster, Pa. | 292,915 | 44 |
Tony Zeller | Dundalk, Md. | 291,770 | 64 |
Travis Gray | Wellington, Fla. | 283,605 | 146 |
Treavor Phipps | Salem, Ind. | 283,122 | 150 |
Victor Kitzes | Maple Valley, Wash. | 297,335 | 9 |
Will Sayre | Sacramento, Calif. | 292,792 | 46 |
Zach Leavitt | Highlands Ranch, Colo. | 293,201 | 43 |
Zach Nizolek | Kansas City, Mo. | 288,390 | 108 |