| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | OPP | QUICK HITS ON WEEK 1 LB RANKINGS |
| 1 | LAVONTE DAVID | TBB | TEN | |
| 2 | NAVORRO BOWMAN | SF | MIN | |
| 3 | BOBBY WAGNER | SEA | STL | |
| 4 | LUKE KUECHLY | CAR | JAC | defense may not stay on field much, maybe still a must-start |
| 5 | CJ MOSLEY | BAL | DEN | |
| 6 | JAMIE COLLINS | NEP | PIT | |
| 7 | DEANDRE LEVY | DET | SDC | |
| 8 | ALEC OGLETREE | STL | SEA | |
| 9 | NIGEL BRADHAM | BUF | IND | |
| 10 | MYCHAL KENDRICKS | PHI | ATL | if Chip knew what’s best for his defense, he’d leave Mychal out there |
| 11 | DERRICK JOHNSON | KCC | HOU | motivated and healthy – hopefully you bought him at his cheap price |
| 12 | SEAN LEE | DAL | NYG | let’s hope for the same Lee in a different position (WLB) now |
| 13 | JERRELL FREEMAN | IND | BUF | |
| 14 | DEMARIO DAVIS | NYJ | CLE | |
| 15 | KHALIL MACK | OAK | CIN | Mack’s DPOY campaign starts now |
| 16 | TELVIN SMITH | JAC | CAR | |
| 17 | KEENAN ROBINSON | WAS | MIA | |
| 18 | LAWRENCE TIMMONS | PIT | NEP | |
| 19 | JELANI JENKINS | MIA | WAS | |
| 20 | PRESTON BROWN | BUF | IND | |
| 21 | KIKO ALONSO | PHI | ATL | having knee tendinitis, iffy week 1 start even if he is playing |
| 22 | DANNY TREVATHAN | DEN | BAL | new knee same Trevathan, bounceback in affect |
| 23 | JUSTIN HOUSTON | KCC | HOU | Hoyer about to have Houston nightmares pre & post-game |
| 24 | RYAN SHAZIER | PIT | NEP | sophomore slump or sophomore sensation? |
| 25 | AVERY WILLIAMSON | TEN | TBB | believe it – let others continue to sleep on em tho |
| 26 | STEPHONE ANTHONY | NOS | ARI | feel comfortable starting him week 1, I do |
| 27 | CHRISTIAN JONES | CHI | GBP | best and most athletic LB in CHI, will be doing a lot this season |
| 28 | ANTHONY BARR | MIN | SF | Barr is special |
| 29 | PAUL POSLUSZNY | JAC | CAR | |
| 30 | KWON ALEXANDER | TBB | TEN | took the Kwon-tum leap into the starting role, no surprise – start em! |
| 31 | KARLOS DANSBY | CLE | NYJ | savvy vet ready to show he still got it |
| 32 | VON MILLER | DEN | BAL | |
| 33 | JT THOMAS | NYG | DAL | remember I said he could be a top 20 LB, he will |
| 34 | PAUL WORRILOW | ATL | PHI | |
| 35 | JEROD MAYO | NEP | PIT | Mayo’s back, you start him you know what you’re getting out of him |
| 36 | DEVON KENNARD | NYG | DAL | if he does indeed stay on the field for 3-downs, look out |
| 37 | MALCOLM SMITH | OAK | CIN | wasn’t a believer then, I am now |
| 38 | RYAN KERRIGAN | WAS | MIA | |
| 39 | BRANDON MARSHALL | DEN | BAL | |
| 40 | KJ WRIGHT | SEA | STL | |
| 41 | JAMES LAURINAITIS | STL | SEA | still a decent tackle machine, definitely overlooked |
| 42 | D’QWELL JACKSON | IND | BUF | as their DL continues to shrink, more work could be asked of DJ & JF |
| 43 | BRIAN CUSHING | HOU | KCC | states he’s healthy, I hope he is – rank too low but I’d start him |
| 44 | ZACH BROWN | TEN | TBB | |
| 45 | PERRY RILEY | WAS | MIA | |
| 46 | CHRIS KIRKSEY | CLE | NYJ | how CLE uses him, one of the toughest LB’s to rank |
| 47 | DONTA HIGHTOWER | NEP | PIT | with Mayo back will Donta continue to get the run? |
| 48 | ANTHONY HITCHENS | DAL | NYG | no McClain for 4 games, Hitchens can take advantage |
| 49 | CLAY MATTHEWS | GBP | CHI | all this missed time in pre-season could lead to slow start |
| 50 | VINCENT REY | CIN | OAK | we know what he can do when he starts |
| 51 | DAVID HARRIS | NYJ | CLE | |
| 52 | STPEHON TULLOCH | DET | SDC | welcome back Tull! |
| 53 | JAMEEL MCCLAIN | NYG | DAL | did a solid job last season when starting, should eat up tackles |
| 54 | THOMAS DAVIS | CAR | JAC | |
| 55 | MELVIN INGRAM | SDC | DET | Lions OL ready for Ingram’s quickness? |
| 56 | CURTIS LOFTON | OAK | CIN | looking like a 2-down LB in OAK, value has def diminished |
| 57 | ERIC KENDRICKS | MIN | SF | once he grabs a hold of the starting MLB job, no doubt easy rise in ranks |
| 58 | BRIAN ORAKPO | TEN | TBB | he’s hungry and TBB’s OL isn’t going to contain him |
| 59 | CONNOR BARWIN | PHI | ATL | |
| 60 | DARYL SMITH | BAL | DEN | |
| 61 | DONALD BUTLER | SDC | DET | is he back? Is he? We shall see definitely put ’14 behind him |
| 62 | SAM BARRINGTON | GBP | CHI | |
| 63 | KAREEM MARTIN | ARI | NOS | sleeper alert |
| 64 | SHEA MCCLELLIN | CHI | GBP | I’m still not buying CHI will keep him at ILB all season |
| 65 | BRANDON GRAHAM | PHI | ATL | |
| 66 | JADEVEON CLOWNEY | HOU | KCC | |
| 67 | KOA MISI | MIA | WAS | |
| 68 | JULIUS PEPPERS | GBP | CHI | |
| 69 | TERRELL SUGGS | BAL | DEN | |
| 70 | MASON FOSTER | CHI | GBP |
Target and Attempts Report W2
John Bush Sep 24, 2021
