Week 6 Efficiency Rankings

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Below are my efficiency rankings. The idea is similar to my consistency rankings in how they are calculated, but looking at a different set of metrics. The consistency rankings are really more of a predictive tool than a rank, in that by showing a players average performance and standard deviation within those performances, we can get an idea of what to expect from a player in a given week. 

The efficiency rankings below are based on two metrics: total number of touches and points per touch. Total number of touches is the number of times a player touches the football, either via reception or carry. Points per touch is the number of fantasy points a player scores each time they touch the ball (YTD fantasy points divided by total touches). 

The idea in calculating where a player ranks is similar to how I get to my consistency ranks. In calculating the consistency ranks, more weight is given to players with higher average scores, since they are high performers, but also lowest standard deviation. A lower standard deviation gives us a smaller range of outcomes when predicting what their score will be. In calculating the below efficiency ranks, the most weight is given to the highest touches, along with the highest points per touch. The idea is to find the players who will touch the ball the most and score the most points each time they do so. A player like Antone Smith has a very high points per touch among running backs, but also a smaller workload, so a big game is blown out of proportion some. 

One last note on the ranks: running backs will have a lower points per touch than wide receivers and tight ends due to both the higher number of touches and the nature of their touches. Whereas a receiver might average 15 yards (1.5 points) per reception, a good running back only averages 4.5 (.45 points) yards per carry (and a little more per reception).

RB:

Rank	Player	MF Pts	Touches	Pts/Touch
1	Marshawn Lynch SEA	85.4	93	0.918
2	Arian Foster HOU	92.4	122	0.757
3	Giovani Bernard CIN	80.2	104	0.771
4	DeMarco Murray DAL	122	180	0.678
5	Justin Forsett BAL	70.6	87	0.811
6	Ahmad Bradshaw IND	74	81	0.914
7	Matt Forte CHI	93.5	145	0.645
8	Le'Veon Bell PIT	85.3	133	0.641
9	Lamar Miller MIA	60.3	78	0.773
10	Fred Jackson BUF	59.2	82	0.722
11	Matt Asiata MIN	57.5	77	0.747
12	Branden Oliver SD	55.3	69	0.801
13	Rashad Jennings NYG	60.5	102	0.593
14	Frank Gore SF	59.1	97	0.609
15	Alfred Morris WAS	60.5	102	0.593
16	Andre Ellington ARI	59.3	100	0.593
17	Chris Ivory NYJ	52.9	75	0.705
18	Darren Sproles PHI	56.9	48	1.185
19	Knile Davis KC	52.8	81	0.652
20	Eddie Lacy GB	54.2	90	0.602
21	Pierre Thomas NO	48.7	46	1.059
22	Jamaal Charles KC	41.8	51	0.820
23	Bobby Rainey TB	46.1	70	0.659
24	Isaiah Crowell CLE	46	45	1.022
25	Khiry Robinson NO	43	64	0.672
26	Jeremy Hill CIN	43.8	45	0.973
27	Roy Helu WAS	42.3	37	1.143
28	Trent Richardson IND	51.3	102	0.503
29	Darrel Young WAS	22.4	8	2.800
30	Antone Smith ATL	62.6	23	2.722
31	Mark Ingram NO	34.5	28	1.232
32	LeSean McCoy PHI	53.6	132	0.406
33	Stevan Ridley NE	48	98	0.490
34	Steven Jackson ATL	44	78	0.564
35	Terrance West CLE	38.2	58	0.659
36	LeGarrette Blount PIT	35	40	0.875
37	Shane Vereen NE	39	60	0.650
38	Ben Tate CLE	36.1	54	0.669
39	Lorenzo Taliaferro BAL	33.4	42	0.795
40	Joique Bell DET	42.2	77	0.548
41	Benny Cunningham STL	32.8	45	0.729
42	C.J. Spiller BUF	38	81	0.469
43	Reggie Bush DET	36.3	65	0.558
44	Zac Stacy STL	37.5	73	0.514
45	Darren McFadden OAK	37.2	72	0.517
46	Andre Williams NYG	37.4	75	0.499
47	Chris Johnson NYJ	34	61	0.557
48	Bishop Sankey TEN	31	54	0.574
49	Knowshon Moreno MIA	21.6	32	0.675
50	Jerick McKinnon MIN	30.1	55	0.547
51	Carlos Hyde SF	27	49	0.551
52	Montee Ball DEN	27.4	64	0.428
53	Shonn Greene TEN	25	44	0.568
54	Toby Gerhart JAC	24.6	56	0.439
55	Doug Martin TB	25.4	55	0.462
56	Jonathan Stewart CAR	20.6	36	0.572
57	Bernard Pierce BAL	22.2	48	0.463
58	Ronnie Hillman DEN	18.9	45	0.420

WR:

Rank	Player	MF Pts	Touches	Pts/Touch
1	Jordy Nelson GB	93.2	43	2.167
2	Antonio Brown PIT	93.7	44	2.130
3	Steve Smith BAL	79.3	35	2.266
4	Randall Cobb GB	75.8	32	2.369
5	Demaryius Thomas DEN	73.1	31	2.358
6	Jeremy Maclin PHI	68.5	27	2.537
7	DeSean Jackson WAS	65.5	25	2.620
8	Julio Jones ATL	78.1	45	1.736
9	Dez Bryant DAL	67.9	36	1.886
10	Kelvin Benjamin CAR	63.6	31	2.052
11	Eddie Royal SD	62.4	24	2.600
12	Alshon Jeffery CHI	64	36	1.778
13	Brandon Marshall CHI	58.1	25	2.324
14	T.Y. Hilton IND	66.9	41	1.632
15	DeAndre Hopkins HOU	54.6	25	2.184
16	Mohamed Sanu CIN	53.8	28	1.921
17	Mike Wallace MIA	54.5	27	2.019
18	Terrance Williams DAL	62	18	3.444
19	Brian Quick STL	51.2	22	2.327
20	Golden Tate DET	55.9	39	1.433
21	Allen Hurns JAC	47.8	18	2.656
22	James Jones OAK	48.8	26	1.877
23	Michael Crabtree SF	47.9	29	1.652
24	Malcom Floyd SD	54.2	17	3.188
25	Calvin Johnson DET	46.8	22	2.127
26	Julian Edelman NE	51.4	45	1.142
27	Reggie Wayne IND	47.9	34	1.409
28	Vincent Jackson TB	46.4	25	1.856
29	Eric Decker NYJ	43.8	20	2.190
30	Emmanuel Sanders DEN	49	39	1.256
31	A.J. Green CIN	41.9	18	2.328
32	Anquan Boldin SF	45.7	32	1.428
33	Sammy Watkins BUF	43.1	26	1.658
34	Brandon LaFell NE	46.2	15	3.080
35	Pierre Garcon WAS	42.9	30	1.430
36	Brandon Lloyd SF	24.9	7	3.557
37	Andre Holmes OAK	44.9	15	2.993
38	Kendall Wright TEN	43.2	28	1.543
39	Andre Johnson HOU	43.9	34	1.291
40	Torrey Smith BAL	40.7	15	2.713
41	Travis Benjamin CLE	33.9	12	2.825
42	Brandin Cooks NO	37.9	37	1.024
43	Victor Cruz NYG	39.7	23	1.726
44	Devin Hester ATL	37.8	17	2.224
45	Mike Evans TB	37.8	21	1.800
46	Justin Hunter TEN	37.4	15	2.493
47	Roddy White ATL	37.3	19	1.963
48	Michael Floyd ARI	36.8	17	2.165
49	Rueben Randle NYG	36.7	28	1.311
50	Percy Harvin SEA	26.5	33	0.803
51	Cordarrelle Patterson MIN	36.1	22	1.641
52	Steve Johnson SF	35.6	20	1.780
53	John Brown ARI	33.8	16	2.113
54	Jordan Matthews PHI	34.6	23	1.504
55	Andre Roberts WAS	34	22	1.545
56	Allen Robinson JAC	31.1	30	1.037
57	Louis Murphy TB	32.6	16	2.038
58	Keenan Allen SD	29.6	28	1.057
59	Greg Jennings MIN	32.8	20	1.640
60	Miles Austin CLE	31.8	18	1.767
61	Markus Wheaton PIT	29.2	27	1.081
62	Jermaine Kearse SEA	22.8	11	2.073
63	Larry Fitzgerald ARI	30.2	19	1.589
64	Marques Colston NO	28.8	15	1.920
65	Robert Woods BUF	29.4	21	1.400
66	Kenny Britt STL	26.7	14	1.907
67	Andrew Hawkins CLE	27	24	1.125
68	Riley Cooper PHI	25.7	24	1.071
69	Jeremy Kerley NYJ	26.9	20	1.345
70	Jerricho Cotchery CAR	26.2	20	1.310
71	Hakeem Nicks IND	26.1	17	1.535
72	Jarius Wright MIN	22.9	20	1.145
73	Jason Avant CAR	23.9	17	1.406
74	Davante Adams GB	22.7	16	1.419
75	Cecil Shorts JAC	20.3	17	1.194

TE:

Rank	Player	MF Pts	Touches	Pts/Touch
1	Julius Thomas DEN	81.7	24	3.404
2	Greg Olsen CAR	68.8	33	2.085
3	Antonio Gates SD	66.2	24	2.758
4	Delanie Walker TEN	60.1	29	2.072
5	Rob Gronkowski NE	58.1	26	2.235
6	Martellus Bennett CHI	60.4	36	1.678
7	Larry Donnell NYG	46.2	26	1.777
8	Jimmy Graham NO	53.6	34	1.576
9	Dwayne Allen IND	49.3	18	2.739
10	Travis Kelce KC	45.4	20	2.270
11	Zach Ertz PHI	40.6	19	2.137
12	Coby Fleener IND	33	13	2.538
13	Daniel Fells NYG	23.8	8	2.975
14	Josh Hill NO	23.2	7	3.314
15	Jordan Cameron CLE	26.5	9	2.944
16	Timothy Wright NE	24.1	10	2.410
17	Niles Paul WAS	36.6	23	1.591
18	Owen Daniels BAL	33.7	21	1.605
19	Heath Miller PIT	30.2	26	1.162
20	Jared Cook STL	29.5	24	1.229
21	Clay Harbor JAC	24.3	14	1.736
22	Jason Witten DAL	29.9	21	1.424
23	Vernon Davis SF	24.1	12	2.008
24	Lance Kendricks STL	23	13	1.769
25	Jace Amaro NYJ	27.2	24	1.133
26	Andrew Quarless GB	22.7	12	1.892
27	Scott Chandler BUF	24.2	19	1.274
28	Anthony Fasano KC	18.3	12	1.525