Week 9 IDP Rankings

Eight weeks have gone by in the NFL season and it seems like rankings are starting to become more consistent on a week-by-week basis. Players are sorting themselves into tiers amongst their peers, and there are fewer players jumping up and down the rankings, barring injury. Fantasy owners can see themselves now as either contenders or pretenders, and with trade deadlines approaching this month in most leagues, it is either buying or selling time depending on your roster.

The trade deadline has always been one of my favorite times in every fantasy season, owners are all frantically making moves hoping to make a run for the championship. Will you be the owner making the move that springs his team towards victory, or perhaps the owner who trades away the wrong player, just to see them break out on another team’s roster? Only time will tell as the weeks wind down until fantasy champions are crowned and the season comes to end.

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Now let’s jump into our Week 9 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	Demarcus Lawrence	DAL	KC
2	Calais Campbell	JAX	CIN
3	Cameron Jordan	NO	TB
4	DeForest Bucner	SF	ARI
5	Khalil Mack	OAK	@ MIA
6	Jadeveon Clowney	HOU	IND
7	Henry Anderson	IND	@ HOU
8	Jason Pierre-Paul	NYG	LAR
9	Brandon Graham	PHI	DEN
10	Dante Fowler	JAX	CIN
11	David Irving	DAL	KC
12	Geno Atkins	CIN	@ JAX
13	Aaron Donald	LAR	@ NYG
14	Cameron Wake	MIA	OAK
15	Frank Clark	SEA	WAS
16	Carlos Dunlap	CIN	@ JAX
17	Julius Peppers	CAR	ATL
18	Jurell Casey	TEN	BAL
19	Mario Addison	CAR	ATL
20	Olivier Vernon [OUT]	NYG	LAR
21	Michael Bennett	SEA	WAS
22	Damon Harrison	NYG	LAR
23	Yannick Ngakoue	JAX	CIN
24	Muhammad Wilkerson	NYJ	BUF
25	Jerry Hughes	BUF	@ NYJ
26	Fletcher Cox	PHI	DEN
27	Anthony Zettel	DET	@ GB
28	Ndamukong Suh	MIA	OAK
29	Leger Douzable	SF	ARI
30	Alex Okafor	NO	TB
31	Derek Barnett	PHI	DEN
32	Leonard Williams	NYJ	BUF
33	Ezekiel Ansah	DET	@ GB
34	Shaq Lawson	BUF	@ NYJ
35	Brandon Williams	BAL	@ TEN
36	Gerald McCoy	TB	@ NO
37	Kawann Short	CAR	ATL
38	A'Shawn Robinson	DET	@ GB
39	Grady Jarrett	ATL	@ CAR
40	Derek Wolfe	DEN	@ PHI

Trending Up: Carlos Dunlap (DE, CIN)

Carlos Dunlap enjoyed a Sunday full of highlight reel plays last week topped off with a game-winning pick-six in the Bengals 24-23 win over Indianapolis in week 8. Although he had a shockingly slow first half of season, Dunlap’s performance last weekend is hopefully a sign of more things to come to finish out the rest of the year for the former IDP stud.

 

Trending Down: Jerry Hughes (DE, BUF) 

Although the Bills transition into a 4-3 base defense has boded well for Hughes’ blitzing abilities so far this season, Buffalo’s front office decision to trade away fellow defensive lineman Marcell Dareus could hurt Hughes fantasy production. With Dareus gone, opposing offensive lines will be able to double team Hughes more often and use a running back to help block on his side, hampering his chances to get to the quarterback.

Linebackers

	LB	TEAM	OPP
1	Telvin Smith	JAX	CIN
2	Deion Jones	ATL	@ CAR
3	Bobby Wagner	SEA	WAS
4	Vontaze Burfict	CIN	@ JAX
5	C.J. Mosley	BAL	@ TEN
6	Zach Brown	WAS	@ SEA
7	Kwon Alexander	TB	@ NO
8	Luke Kuechly	CAR	ATL
9	NoVarro Bowman	OAK	@ MIA
10	Blake Martinez	GB	DET
11	Lavonte David	TB	@ NO
12	Sean Lee	DAL	KC
13	Mark Barron	LAR	@ NYG
14	Myles Jack	JAX	CIN
15	Wesley Woodyard	TEN	BAL
16	Demario Davis	NYJ	BUF
17	Jarrad Davis	DET	@ GB
18	Alec Ogletree	LAR	@ NYG
19	Darron Lee	NYJ	BUF
20	Nick Vigil	CIN	@ JAX
21	Benardick McKinney	HOU	IND
22	Brandon Marshall	DEN	@ PHI
23	Lawrence Timmons	MIA	OAK
24	Antonio Morrison	IND	@ HOU
25	Craig Robertson	NO	TB
26	Reuben Foster	SF	ARI
27	Kiko Alonso	MIA	OAK
28	K.J. Wright	SEA	WAS
29	Deone Bucannon	ARI	@ SF
30	Lorenzo Alexander	BUF	@ NYJ
31	Mychal Kendricks	PHI	DEN
32	Ramon Humber	BUF	@ NYJ
33	Von Miller	DEN	@ PHI
34	Avery Williamson	TEN	BAL
35	Jon Bostic	IND	@ HOU
36	Tahir Whitehead	DET	@ GB
37	Justin Houston	KC	@ DAL
38	Preston Brown	BUF	@ NYJ
39	Patrick Onwuasor	BAL	@ TEN
40	De'Vondre Campbell	ATL	@ CAR

Trending Up: Cleveland Browns Linebackers 

With Jamie Collins fully healthy and back on the field, the Gregg Williams’ linebacking corps is fully functioning and ready for an absurd number of snap counts on a weekly basis. Williams, who is in his first (and probably last) season as Browns defensive coordinator, has shown he loves playing each of his three linebackers, Christian Kirksey, Joe Schobert, and Jamie Collins, for nearly if not all 100% snaps every game. With the 0-8 Browns offense struggling consistently, these defenders will all see plenty of opportunities every week to put up LB1 stats.

 

Trending Down: Tahir Whitehead (WLB, DET)

After the 2017 NFL Draft, the future appeared grim for Lions veteran linebacker Tahir Whitehead. Detroit had used first and fourth-round draft picks on rookie Jarrad Davis and Jalen Reeves-Maybin, and Whitehead’s playing time in 2017 was in doubt. While Davis took over at middle linebacker immediately upon arrival, Reeves-Maybin’s introduction into the lineup has been gradual but steadily increasing. Whitehead’s time starting in Detroit may be dwindling, just as his snap counts have for the past few weeks.

 

Defensive Backs

	DB	TEAM	OPP
1	Reshad Jones	MIA	OAK
2	Landon Collins	NYG	LAR
3	Kenny Vacarro	NO	TB
4	Keanu Neal	ATL	@ CAR
5	Morgan Burnett	GB	DET
6	Jaquiski Tartt	SF	ARI
7	Malcolm Jenkins	PHI	DEN
8	Jamal Adams	NYJ	BUF
9	Barry Church	JAX	CIN
10	Tyvon Branch	ARI	@ SF
11	Micah Hyde	BUF	@ NYJ
12	Kurt Coleman	CAR	ATL
13	Kevin Byard	TEN	BAL
14	Antoine Bethea	ARI	@ SF
15	Karl Joseph	OAK	@ MIA
16	Daniel Sorensen	KC	@ DAL
17	Tavon Wilson	DET	@ GB
18	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	GB	DET
19	Matthias Farley	IND	@ HOU
20	Justin Evans	TB	@ NO
21	Johnathan Cyprien	TEN	BAL
22	Kam Chancellor	SEA	WAS
23	Tony Jefferson	BAL	@ TEN
24	Justin Simmons	DEN	@ PHI
25	Glover Quin	DET	@ GB
26	Eric Weddle	BAL	@ TEN
27	Jalen Mills	PHI	DEN
28	Ron Parker	KC	@ DAL
29	Marshon Lattimore	NO	TB
30	Tre'Davious White	BUF	@ NYJ
31	Lamarcus Joyner	LAR	@ NYG
32	D.J. Swearinger	WAS	@ SEA
33	Jordan Poyer	BUF	@ NYJ
34	Rodney McLeod	PHI	DEN
35	Tyrann Mathieu	ARI	@ SF
36	Marcus Peters	KC	@ DAL
37	Vernon Hargreaves	TB	@ NO
38	Byron Jones	DAL	KC
39	Darian Stewart	DEN	@ PHI
40	Marcus Maye	NYJ	BUF

Trending Up: Keanu Neal (SS, ATL)

After a slow start to the season, Keanu Neal has rewarded patient owners with a trio of fantastic weeks since the Falcons week 5 bye. Neal has recorded 27 total tackles over the past three weeks, and in Atlanta’s matchup this weekend against Cam Newton and the Panthers a turnover looks highly probable.

 

Trending Down: Matthias Farley (SS, IND)

Even though he was on the field for 100% of defensive snaps against the Bengals in week 8, Matthias Farley failed to make any kind of mark on the stat sheet, not recording a single tackle or pass defended the entire game. With teammate and fellow safety Clayton Geathers now practicing in full for the Colts, Farley’s playing time may be in jeopardy if Indianapolis chooses to move forward with Geathers and Darius Butler as their two safeties. Farley is not a cut candidate quite yet in medium-sized leagues, but it is a situation worth watching if you own him on your team.

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