2016 DYNASTY IDP DL RANKINGS

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	QUICK HITS
1	JJ WATT	HOU	in a tier on his own
2	AARON DONALD	STL	if you’ve watched him or an owner you’d realize just how close to Watt he really is, will have Quinn healthy in ’16 to take away double-teams too
3	CHANDLER JONES	NEP	battles injuries here & there but put up a career high in sacks with 12.5 in 2015 & shall continue to build on that, averages about 52 tackles per season as well
4	FLETCHER COX	PHI	not a fluke, Cox flashed his growth & development last season & was in dominant fashion in ’15, posted 71 tackles and 9.5 sacks and will build on this entering 2016 (only in single digit scoring in 6 of 16 games played)
5	MUHAMMAD WILKERSON	FA	expected to get the tag in NYJ & in reality the Jets need to pay the man he’s been consistently dominant on the field, career best 12 sacks in ’15 and still only 26 years old.
6	EVERSON GRIFFEN	MIN	steady as they come
7	ZIGGY ANSAH	DET	dominated 2015 with 14.5 sacks and should be turning into form as one of the elite DE’s in the league, still have time to buy him but his price has increased after his career year.
8	ROBERT QUINN	STL	injury riddled season in ’15, throw that sh*t away – his price tag is probably the cheapest it’ll ever be now and time to pounce as owners are probably wary of Donald’s emergence, a healthy Quinn is still an elite DE
9	DEMARCUS LAWRENCE	DAL	had a very strong 2nd half of 2015, put up 7 sacks in 8 games. I will not be surprised if he competed to be a top 5 DE in 2016.
10	CAMERON JORDAN	NOS	after a disappointing ’14 season, Jordan easily bounced back in ’15 posting 10 sacks and 46 tackles, new scheme coming in & Jordan will continue to be the staple of the pass rush in New Orleans.
11	OLIVIER VERNON	UFA	I expect Miami to retain Vernon, after Wake’s achilles injury there’s really nobody on the roster to play DE so keeping Vernon should be near the top of their priority list. Posted 7.5 sacks after a slow start to the season
12	CALAIS CAMPBELL	ARI	frustrates you as an owner but can put together solid games in bunches, just a matter of which consecutive weeks you’ll start him still a low end DL1 option but treading the wrong way
13	CARLOS DUNLAP	CIN	consistently inconsistent but worth the headache for his steady floor
14	VIC BEASLEY	ATL	Falcons finally got smart and moved Vic to LDE (where he’s best suited) and once ATL gets a viable RDE, Vic’s life will become much easier and didn’t put up eye popping stats in ’15 but I’m expecting all numbers across the board to take a big jump, don’t be surprised if he flirts with 11 sacks in ’16
15	KAWANN SHORT	CAR	not a fluke and Kawann will continue to D-O-M-I-N-A-T-E opposing OL’s, should be the 2nd DT taken in drafts after Donald
16	GENO ATKINS	CIN	welcome back Geno, we can continue to draft and own Geno comfortably
17	DANTE FOWLER	JAC	hope you where able to buy or attain Fowler at some point last season after his ACL injury, he will flash his capabilities as long as he has a healthy off-season and will be a top 15 DL once he gets going #BUYNOW
18	JASON PIERRE-PAUL	NYG	that cast on his hand has hurt his value big time, buy with caution as I’ve already avoided his top 5 days are over
19	DANIELLE HUNTER	MIN	rising and will continue to rise, if Robison isn’t back in MIN and Hunter gets majority of the snaps at DE opposite Griffen he’s in store for a big jump in his sophomore season
20	CAMERON HEYWARD	PIT	how does one respond to a career year, we’ll find out solid DL2 option in ’16
21	MARIO EDWARDS	OAK	believe the hype on Mario, his sacks should increase but his tackle numbers will be a mainstay
22	MICHAEL BENNETT	SEA	will he lose snaps to Clark or Marsh in ’16, maybe but he can also move inside too should still flirt with 10+ sacks
23	JERRY HUGHES	BUF	such a down year and luckily leagues don’t give negative points for penalities because it seems Hughes had more penalties against him than he had sacks/tackles combined. He needs to get his head straight and dominate in ’16, cant waste his talent
24	GERALD MCCOY	TBB	was a force on the field (as usual) didn’t translate to stat sheet though even still as TBB continues to build their line he’ll continue to be their foundation and numbers will flood in (needs to stay healthy)
25	HENRY ANDERSON	IND	pretty much a younger version of Ninkovich, will pile up the tackles & get a handful of sacks
26	LEONARD WILLIAMS	NYJ	only had 3 sacks in ’15 but I expect that to jump in ’16 with more playing time, had a solid 63 total tackles, number where I expect him to float around for his career.
27	MIKE DANIELS	GBP	underrated and continues to improve each season, if Packers ever got help on the DL he could put up even better numbers, is quickly turning into an every week DL2 starter (if he’s not already)
28	LINVAL JOSEPH	MIN	he’s a force in the middle which is why Sharrif hasn’t taken off yet
29	MALIK JACKSON	FA	Broncos would be foolish to let Malik go, needs to build on career year
30	STEPHON TUITT	PIT	first time as a full-time player and it showed as he kind of slowed down towards the end, gets his conditioning in check or has depth behind him his numbers will be there again, high tackle numbers can be expected
31	CLIFF AVRIL	SEA	i’d sell him this off-season after the year he had (47 tackles 9 sacks) otherwise still a viable DL2 option
32	ROB NINKOVICH	NEP	will continue to float around as a DL2/3 option as long as he’s in NEP, had 6.5 sacks in ’15 after back to back 8 sack seasons but is an above average DE racking up tackles for you
33	JACQUIES SMITH	TBB	graded out as one of the worst 4-3 DE in the league via PFF but not buying that completely, he was a beast early season before his injuries piled up & never seemed to get back on track. A solid buy-low DE heading into ’16
34	COREY LIUGET	SDC	like, what happened?
35	JABAAL SHEARD	NEP	rejuvanated his career in NEP, posted 8 sacks in 13 games and ended the season with 4 sacks in last 5 games.
36	RANDY GREGORY	DAL	ceiling is a top 25 DL, temper expectations in ’16 esp if they resign ol’ bum Hardy (although Hardy didn’t show much of anything) lot of promise with Gregory.
37	DEVIN TAYLOR	DET	posted a career best 7 sacks in 2015, shaping into form and if he gets full-time snaps he could easily best the 7 sacks.
38	SHELDON RICHARDSON	NYJ
39	WILLIAM GHOLSTON	TBB	strictly a tackle DE which isn’t a bad thing but limits upside elsewhere
40	NDAMUKONG SUH	MIA
41	BENNIE LOGAN	PHI	one of the better DT’s in the game, has his games where he puts up big numbers – a DT1 or DL2
42	FRANK CLARK	SEA	expected to see an increase in playing time, has the upside of a top 20 DE if Bennett or Avril are gone
43	CHARLES JOHNSON	CAR	sack dependant, injuries piling up and CAR has stout front to lean on rotation, no longer an every week starter
44	CAMERON WAKE	MIA	with achilles injury, is his career over or he’s coming back?
45	KONY EALY	CAR	clearly a sack dependant DE but gets them in bunches, remains a DL3 option in a rotation CAR front
46	TYRONE CRAWFORD	DAL	dominates on the field just doesn’t apply to stat sheet, it does a handful of times though
47	MARCELL DAREUS	BUF	the mighty have fallen, are you shocked he’s disappeared after signing that contract? I think he bounces back a little in ’16 but changes to be made
48	HOWARD JONES	TBB	needs the DE tag on MFL first and foremost before he has any DL value, but has shown flashes of what he can do and should continue to see snaps in a rotation
49	ALLEN BAILEY	KCC	feeling like this is too low for Bailey but at same time I only trust him as a DL3 option (at best) where he’s a spot starter
50	MALCOM BROWN	NEP	was a force for the Patriots will remain a solid DT2/DL4 option
51	AKIEM HICKS	FA	getting traded to NEP has revived his career, was pretty solid in his short tenure for NEP and should earn him a decent contract as he hits FA this off-season
52	JONATHAN HANKINS	NYG	I’d still buy as a DT1 after an injury riddle/down season – cant question his talent, it’s there.
53	ROBERT AYERS	FA	if he resigns in New York, value remains as a DL3 option
54	DENICO AUTRY	OAK
55	EDDIE GOLDMAN	CHI	got some snaps as the season went on, piled on muliple sacks and looks every bit of the part the Bears need as their interior lineman. Top 12 DT upside and a DL4 option right now
56	SEN’DERRICK MARKS	JAC	bad luck for Marks last year, needs to get fully healthy so keep an eye out as he’s a legit top 7 DT
57	GREG HARDY	FA	don’t trust him, his antics, his attitude – also only piled up 6 sacks for DAL and disappeared
58	DONTARI POE	KCC
59	XAVIER COOPER	CLE	total wild card as I’m not even sure what CLE will do up front but he’s probably their most athletic DE with slight upside
60	MARIO WILLIAMS	FA	looks like he lost all his motivation in BUF, perhaps a new scenary will do him some good but for now he stays all the way down here.
61	LAWRENCE GUY	BAL
62	TANK CARRADINE	SF
63	SHARRIF FLOYD	MIN
64	JAYE HOWARD	KCC	jumped out of nowhere last season, think he’ll go back to average at best and DT2/DL4 option
65	DEREK WOLFE	FA
66	JORDAN PHILLIPS	MIA
67	BRENT URBAN	BAL	deep league watch list
68	BOBBY RICHARDSON	NOS	deep league watch list
69	VINNY CURRY	FA	intrigued too see who signs him, underrated pass rusher
70	JORDAN HILL	SEA

my 2016 LB Rankings will follow shortly, shooting for the weekend as always hit me up on Twitter @IDPwithBEE_8o8

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