Matt De Lima
Fantasy Football

Fantasy sports writer and editor · Sports Illustrated

Matt De Lima

Covers season-long fantasy football, IDP, waiver wires, and start-or-sit decisions for Sports Illustrated.

2026 weekly record

Rankings after each completed week

Performance ranks compare Matt with sources graded for the same week, format, and position.

Current standing
No. 9

2026 weekly board

Average miss
14.3

rank places

Weeks graded
3

17 position boards

WeekFormatPosition results
Week 5PPR
QB#519.9 missRB#5415.6 missWR#3523.4 missTE#3710.3 missK#228.3 missDST#87.9 miss
Week 4PPR
QB#338.4 missRB#3515.4 missWR#134.0 missTE#521.5 missK#399.8 missDST#77.1 miss
Week 3PPR
RB#2014.8 missWR#2923.4 missTE#1312.1 missK#810.7 missDST#1110.8 miss
Lower average miss is better. Current standing uses shared scored boards only.

Expert ranking

A separate record for every verified sport.

Fantasy Football

#41

6 seasons on the all-time board

Each preseason board is scored against how players actually finished. Lower prediction miss is better.

Boards graded
6
Adjusted miss
23.45

Professional record

Follow Matt's work

Selected articles and analysis from verified publisher pages.

Not yet a Ball Ranks contributor.

Sources and scoring

Every number has a receipt.

Each season row links to its preseason board. Rankings are kept separate by sport, and direct comparisons use the same player pool.