Week 8 IDP Rankings

 

After seven weeks of action in the NFL, it is unlikely that your team has made it this far into the season without any major injuries. Fortunately, there have been many players breaking through who are proving they can be relied upon on a week to week basis. These emerging players are highly pivotal to your team’s success throughout the remainder of the season, and you have to be able to make the call whether it is the better move to start a player who may have the name recognition and a safe floor, or an on the rise emerging boom or bust player.

I always recommend fantasy owners build their teams around a mix of both varieties of players, building a strong core of high-floor players that can start in your lineup every week, and then filling the remaining roster spots on players who possess more big-play abilities. These boom/bust players have the opportunity to send your weekly score from a good total to a great one, while even if they disappoint and have a subpar week, you still have your reliable high-floor cornerstones to give your team a good baseline.

Leave some comments below or reach out to me on my Twitter page with any comments about how you prefer to build your rosters!

 

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Now let’s jump into our Week 8 IDP Rankings of each position, according to tackle-heavy scoring formats, enjoy.

 

 

**Note: IDP scoring format vary greatly from league to league, the rankings below will be listed based upon the following scoring format.**

 

• Solo tackle: 2 points
• Assisted tackle: 1 point
• Tackle for loss: 1 point
• Sack: 3 points
• Interception: 3 points
• Forced fumble: 3 points
• Fumble recovery: 3 points
• Defensive TD: 6 points
• Safety: 2 points

 

Defensive Linemen

	DL	TEAM	OPP
1	Joey Bosa	LAC	@ NE
2	Everson Griffen	MIN	CLE
3	Demarcus Lawrence	DAL	@ WAS
4	Melvin Ingram	LAC	@ NE
5	Cameron Jordan	NO	CHI
6	Khalil Mack	OAK	@ BUF
7	Myles Garrett [OUT] - Concussion	CLE	MIN
8	Akiem Hicks	CHI	@ NO
9	Jadeveon Clowney	HOU	@ SEA
10	Trey Flowers	NE	LAC
11	DeForest Buckner	SF	@ PHI
12	David Irving	DAL	@ WAS
13	Linval Joseph	MIN	CLE
14	Cameron Wake	MIA	@ BAL
15	Frank Clark	SEA	HOU
16	Solomon Thomas	SF	@ PHI
17	Alex Okafor	NO	CHI
18	Kawann Short	CAR	@ TB
19	Brandon Graham	PHI	SF
20	Cameron Heyward	PIT	@ DET
21	Emmanuel Ogbah	CLE	MIN
22	Mario Addison	CAR	@ TB
23	Fletcher Cox	PHI	SF
24	Geno Atkins	CIN	IND
25	Jerry Hughes	BUF	OAK
26	Danielle Hunter	MIN	CLE
27	Henry Anderson	IND	@ CIN
28	Eddie Goldman	CHI	@ NO
29	Julius Peppers	CAR	@ TB
30	Brandon Williams	BAL	MIA
31	Ndamukong Suh	MIA	@ BAL
32	Grady Jarrett	ATL	@ NYJ
33	Carlos Dunlap	CIN	IND
34	Shaq Lawson	BUF	OAK
35	Gerald McCoy	TB	CAR

Trending Up: Myles Garrett (DE, CLE) 

Just three games into his NFL career and Myles Garrett is already living up to the expectations of being the #1 overall pick in the draft. With four sacks so far, Browns defensive coordinator Gregg Williams is letting it be known that they are not afraid to “turning him loose” when it comes to the amount of playing time Garrett will see.

 

*UPDATE: MYLES GARRETT IS NOW IN CONCUSSION PROTOCOL AND WILL NOT PLAY WEEK 8. CLEVELAND IS ON BYE DURING WEEK 9, AND HOPE THAT GARRETT CAN RETURN FOLLOWING THEIR WEEK OFF**

 

Trending Down: Ezekiel Ansah (DE, DET) 

Once a top-five draft pick himself just four short years ago, Lions defensive end Ziggy Ansah has been just a shell of his former self this season, battling through injuries and double-team blocks. Outside of one strong performance against the Giants, Ansah’s numbers have been subpar and he is not to be relied upon at the moment.

 

Linebackers

	LB	TEAM	OPP
1	Zach Brown	WAS	DAL
2	Ryan Shazier	PIT	@ DET
3	Bobby Wagner	SEA	HOU
4	Lavonte David	TB	CAR
5	Jarrad Davis	DET	PIT
6	C.J. Mosley	BAL	MIA
7	Deion Jones	ATL	@ NYJ
8	Christian Kirksey	CLE	MIN
9	Vontaze Burfict	CIN	IND
10	Kwon Alexander	TB	CAR
11	Mason Foster [On IR] - Replace with Martrell Spaight	WAS	DAL
12	Reuben Foster [OUT]	SF	@ PHI
13	Sean Lee	DAL	@ WAS
14	Danny Trevathan	CHI	@ NO
15	NaVorro Bowman	OAK	@ BUF
16	Demario Davis	NYJ	ATL
17	Joe Schobert	CLE	MIN
18	Tahir Whitehead	DET	PIT
19	Benardrick McKinney	HOU	@ SEA
20	Mychal Kendricks	PHI	SF
21	Jatavis Brown	LAC	@ NE
22	Von Miller	DEN	@ KC
23	Craig Robertson	NO	CHI
24	Darron Lee	NYJ	ATL
25	K.J. Wright	SEA	@ HOU
26	Nick Vigil	CIN	IND
27	Eric Kendricks	MIN	CLE
28	Christian Jones	CHI	@ NO
29	Jon Bostic	IND	@ CIN
30	Lorenzo Alexander	BUF	OAK
31	Shaq Thompson	CAR	@ TB
32	A.J. Klein	NO	CHI
33	Hayes Pullard	LAC	@ NE
34	Jamie Collins	CLE	MIN
35	Brandon Marshall	DEN	@ KC
36	Anthony Hitchens	DAL	@ WAS
37	T.J. Watt	PIT	@ DET
38	Zach Cunningham	HOU	SEA
39	Shane Ray	DEN	@ KC
40	Jabaal Sheard	IND	@ CIN

Trending Up: Mychal Kendricks (WLB, PHI) 

Ever since Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz took his current position in 2016, Mychal Kendricks has seen a sharp decline in fantasy performance, and it is no coincidence that those two events are correlated. It has been widely known how frustrated Kendricks has been with his lack of playing time, but that will change now that starting middle linebacker Jordan Hicks is out for the season. Expect Kendricks to make the most of the opportunity and possibly see numbers similar to those he put up in 2014-15.

 

Trending Down: Ray-Ray Armstrong (WLB, SF) 

After the 49ers released veteran linebacker NaVorro Bowman a couple of weeks ago, it seemed as if they were committing a full-time workload to former backup Ray-Ray Armstrong. Things shortly changed though for Armstrong, as he saw his playing time diminish this past Sunday in favor of teammate Eric Reid, who took over at the linebacker position. If the 49ers employ this same three-safety strategy moving forward, Armstrong’s status as an LB2/3 this season would come to an end.

 

Defensive Backs

	DB	TEAM	OPP
1	Reshad Jones	MIA	@ BAL
2	Devin McCourty	NE	LAC
3	Adrian Amos	CHI	@ NO
4	Kenny Vaccaro	NO	CHI
5	Keanu Neal	ATL	@ NYJ
6	Jaquiski Tartt	SF	@ PHI
7	Matthias Farley	IND	@ CIN
8	Harrison Smith	MIN	CLE
9	Jamal Adams	NYJ	ATL
10	Karl Joseph	OAK	@ BUF
11	Daniel Sorensen	KC	DEN
12	Malcolm Jenkins	PHI	SF
13	Justin Simmons	DEN	@ KC
14	Tavon Wilson	DET	PIT
15	Jahleel Addae	LAC	@ NE
16	Jordan Poyer [OUT]	BUF	OAK
17	Sean Davis	PIT	@ DET
18	Justin Evans	TB	CAR
19	Micah Hyde	BUF	OAK
20	Eddie Jackson	CHI	@ NO
21	Earl Thomas	SEA	HOU
22	Ron Parker	KC	DEN
23	D.J. Swearinger	WAS	DAL
24	Tre'Davious White	BUF	OAK
25	Marcus Maye	NYJ	ATL
26	Trae Waynes	MIN	CLE
27	Eric Reid	SF	@ PHI
28	Miles Killebrew	DET	PIT
29	Kurt Coleman	CAR	@ TB
30	Miles Kindred	CLE	MIN
31	Marcus Lattimore	NO	CHI
32	Terrence Mitchell	KC	DEN
33	T.J. Ward	TB	CAR
34	Jalen Mills	PHI	SF
35	Jeff Heath	DAL	@ WAS

Trending Up: Jamal Adams (SS, NYJ)

At the beginning of the season, I had Jets rookie Jamal Adams pegged for a top-ten overall finish at the defensive back position. While it has been a slow start for the first-round pick from LSU, he has been playing to potential as of late and catching some national attention across the league. Jets coaches have used their versatile safety in many roles in past weeks, keeping offenses guessing and even surprising opposing quarterbacks with safety blitzes.

 

Trending Down: Tyvon Branch (SS, ARI) 

After a scorching hot start to the season for Tyvon Branch, it should have been known that he could not keep up the torrid tackle pace that he was setting for himself. With the return of Deone Bucannon to the defense, and Cardinals rookie Haason Reddick pushing for more playing time, there just isn’t enough tackles to be spread out weekly among this defense. Branch will still have the opportunities to produce DB1 numbers when he is targeted by opposing offenses, but no longer on a weekly basis.

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