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Week 13 IDP Rankings
- Updated: November 30, 2017
When Morgan Burnett is healthy and on the field, he has proven himself as a must-start.
It’s Week 13 of the NFL season and fantasy playoffs are either underway or right around the corner for teams that are looking to win a fantasy championship. This is the time of year where you know what your roster is made of and you have a sense of if you are a true contender or not. The IDP landscape is constantly changing, and no time more than in the last month of the year. In December, NFL teams that know they are not reaching the playoffs are more likely to play younger starters and rookies that need development. It’s a necessity to keep an eye on your players snap counts each week, as well as some breakout options that may be hiding on your league’s waiver wire. Set your team up for success now, and thank yourself later when you’re holding the trophy!
Let’s jump into our Week 13 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
Akiem Hicks leads the Bears defense at home against San Francisco in Jimmy Garoppolo’s first start.
Defensive Linemen
| DL | TEAM | OPP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khalil Mack | OAK | NYG |
| 2 | Joey Bosa | LAC | CLE |
| 3 | Demarcus Lawrence | DAL | WAS |
| 4 | Calais Campbell | JAX | IND |
| 5 | Melvin Ingram | LAC | CLE |
| 6 | Everson Griffen | MIN | @ ATL |
| 7 | Cameron Jordan | NO | CAR |
| 8 | DeForest Buckner | SF | @ CHI |
| 9 | Brandon Graham | PHI | @ SEA |
| 10 | Danielle Hunter | MIN | @ ATL |
| 11 | Akiem Hicks | CHI | SF |
| 12 | Aaron Donald | LAR | @ ARI |
| 13 | Jason Pierre-Paul | NYG | @ OAK |
| 14 | Carlos Dunlap | CIN | PIT |
| 15 | Trey Flowers | NE | @ BUF |
| 16 | Yannick Ngakoue | JAX | IND |
| 17 | Myles Garrett | CLE | @ LAC |
| 18 | David Irving | DAL | WAS |
| 19 | Solomon Thomas | SF | @ CHI |
| 20 | Leonard Williams | NYJ | KC |
| 21 | Cameron Heyward | PIT | @ CIN |
| 22 | Olivier Vernon | NYG | @ OAK |
| 23 | Jurrell Casey | TEN | HOU |
| 24 | Derek Barnett | PHI | @ SEA |
| 25 | Geno Atkins | CIN | PIT |
| 26 | Mario Addison | CAR | @ NO |
| 27 | Ndamukong Suh | MIA | DEN |
| 28 | Muhammad Wilkerson | NYJ | KC |
| 29 | Anthony Zettel | DET | @ MIA |
| 30 | Stephon Tuitt | PIT | @ CIN |
| 31 | Damon Harrison | NYG | @ OAK |
| 32 | Linval Joseph | MIN | @ ATL |
| 33 | Mario Edwards | OAK | NYG |
| 34 | Frank Clark | SEA | PHI |
| 35 | Gerald McCoy | TB | @ GB |
| 36 | Vinny Curry | PHI | @ SEA |
| 37 | Jerry Hughes | BUF | NE |
| 38 | Dante Fowler Jr. | JAX | IND |
| 39 | Cameron Wake | MIA | DEN |
| 40 | Michael Bennett | SEA | PHI |
Trending Up: Akiem Hicks (DE, CHI)
After recording seven sacks in the Bears first eight games this season, Akiem Hicks has cooled off and hasn’t taken down a quarterback in the last three weeks, but there are reasons to be optimistic that Hicks will end the season on a hot streak. The biggest of those reasons is that Chicago’s remaining schedule is very favorable to pass rushers. Over the next four weeks, the Bears will see San Francisco, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Cleveland. The 49ers, Lions, and Browns are among only seven teams across the whole league who have allowed at least 35 sacks this season.
Trending Down: Myles Garrett (DE, CLE)
While Myles Garrett still remains one of my top dynasty options at defensive line, I’m less than optimistic about the numbers he will accrue over the last five weeks of the 2017 season. The biggest knock against Garrett is losing fellow linemate Emmanuel Ogbah for the season after Ogbah broke his foot in Cleveland’s Week 11 loss to the Jaguars. Garrett will now draw more attention from opposing offensive coordinators, and an extra blocker will be able to shift over and help block Garrett more often than before. Hold Garrett in all dynasty formats, as he should be back to full value to start the 2018 season.
Reggie Ragland has found his place in Kansas City after Buffalo gave him the boot.
Linebackers
| LB | TEAM | OPP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Wagner | SEA | PHI |
| 2 | Deion Jones | ATL | MIN |
| 3 | Luke Kuechly | CAR | @ NO |
| 4 | C.J. Mosley | BAL | DET |
| 5 | Kwon Alexander | TB | @ GB |
| 6 | Vontaze Burfict | CIN | PIT |
| 7 | Blake Martinez | GB | TB |
| 8 | Ryan Shazier | PIT | @ CIN |
| 9 | Joe Schobert | CLE | @ LAC |
| 10 | Zach Brown | WAS | @ DAL |
| 11 | Mark Barron | LAR | @ ARI |
| 12 | Wesley Woodyard | TEN | HOU |
| 13 | Lavonte David | TB | @ GB |
| 14 | Myles Jack | JAX | IND |
| 15 | Alec Ogletree | LAR | @ ARI |
| 16 | Tahir Whitehead | DET | @ BAL |
| 17 | K.J. Wright | SEA | PHI |
| 18 | Reuben Foster | SF | @ CHI |
| 19 | Demario Davis | NYJ | KC |
| 20 | Christian Kirksey | CLE | @ LAC |
| 21 | Jon Bostic | IND | @ JAX |
| 22 | Denzel Perryman | LAC | CLE |
| 23 | Nigel Bradham | PHI | @ SEA |
| 24 | Danny Trevathan | CHI | SF |
| 25 | Navorro Bowman | OAK | NYG |
| 26 | Reggie Ragland | KC | @ NYJ |
| 27 | Preston Brown | BUF | NE |
| 28 | Eric Kendricks | MIN | @ ATL |
| 29 | Nick Kwiatkoski | CHI | SF |
| 30 | Kiko Alonso | MIA | DEN |
| 31 | Darron Lee | NYJ | KC |
| 32 | Paul Posluszny | JAX | IND |
| 33 | B.J. Goodson | NYG | @ OAK |
| 34 | Jarrad Davis | DET | @ BAL |
| 35 | Ramon Humber | BUF | NE |
| 36 | Anthony Hitchens | DAL | WAS |
| 37 | De'Vondre Campbell | ATL | MIN |
| 38 | Josh Bynes | ARI | LAR |
| 39 | Von Miller | DEN | @ MIA |
| 40 | Kyle Van Noy | NE | @ BUF |
| 41 | Chandler Jones | ARI | LAR |
| 42 | A.J. Klein | NO | CAR |
| 43 | Antonio Morrison | IND | @ JAX |
| 44 | Mychal Kendricks | PHI | @ SEA |
| 45 | Jordan Evans | CIN | PIT |
| 46 | Jaylon Smith | DAL | WAS |
| 47 | Thomas Davis | CAR | @ NO |
| 48 | Justin Houston | KC | @ NYJ |
| 49 | Patrick Onwuasor | BAL | DET |
| 50 | Karlos Dansby | ARI | LAR |
Trending Up: Reggie Ragland (ILB, KC)
Reggie Ragland has found new life with his new team in Kansas City after he was traded away from Buffalo for just a fourth-round pick, just one year after the Bills drafted Ragland 41st-overall in the 2016 NFL Draft. Ragland took a couple of months to adapt and learn the Chiefs playbook, but he has hit his stride late in the season and is now taking snaps away from veteran Derrick Johnson. Ragland is a great hold going into the 2018 season, where I think he has potential to put up LB2 numbers.
Trending Down: Jarrad Davis (MLB, DET)
Rookie linebacker Jarrad Davis has been disappointing for Lions’ fans as a first-round pick who was expected to immediately come in and fill a needed hole on defense as an every-down player at middle linebacker. Davis started the season off well, but in recent weeks has shown to be a liability in pass coverage which has lead the Lions to pull Davis off the field for rookie safety Teez Tabor in third-down passing situations. Davis could possibly still be experiencing some symptoms from an early-season concussion that caused him to miss time, I still have high hopes that he can be in the LB1 tier next season and beyond.
Patrick Chung is on a hot streak in New England and fantasy owners need to take notice.
Defensive Backs
| DB | TEAM | OPP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keanu Neal | ATL | MIN |
| 2 | Landon Collins | NYG | @ OAK |
| 3 | Morgan Burnett | GB | TB |
| 4 | Jordan Poyer | BUF | NE |
| 5 | Reshad Jones | MIA | DEN |
| 6 | Harrison Smith | MIN | @ ATL |
| 7 | Kurt Coleman | CAR | @ NO |
| 8 | Vonn Bell | NO | CAR |
| 9 | Johnathan Cyprien | TEN | HOU |
| 10 | Barry Church | JAX | IND |
| 11 | Budda Baker | ARI | LAR |
| 12 | Kenny Vaccaro | NO | CAR |
| 13 | Karl Joseph | OAK | NYG |
| 14 | Eric Reid | SF | @ CHI |
| 15 | Jahleel Addae | LAC | CLE |
| 16 | Kevin Byard | TEN | HOU |
| 17 | T.J. McDonald | MIA | DEN |
| 18 | Micah Hyde | BUF | NE |
| 19 | Byron Jones | DAL | WAS |
| 20 | Bradley McDougald | SEA | PHI |
| 21 | Justin Evans | TB | @ GB |
| 22 | Jamal Adams | NYJ | KC |
| 23 | Glover Quin | DET | @ BAL |
| 24 | Patrick Chung | NE | @ BUF |
| 25 | Matthias Farley | IND | @ JAX |
| 26 | Malcolm Jenkins | PHI | @ SEA |
| 27 | Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | GB | TB |
| 28 | Daniel Sorensen | KC | @ NYJ |
| 29 | Marcus Maye | NYJ | KC |
| 30 | Devin McCourty | NE | @ BUF |
| 31 | Adoree Jackson | TEN | HOU |
| 32 | Sean Davis | PIT | @ CIN |
| 33 | Justin Simmons | DEN | @ MIA |
| 34 | Tyrann Mathieu | ARI | LAR |
| 35 | Miles Killebrew | DET | @ BAL |
| 36 | Tre'Davious White | BUF | NE |
| 37 | John Johnson | LAR | @ ARI |
| 38 | Tony Jefferson | BAL | DET |
| 39 | Travis Carrie | OAK | NYG |
| 40 | D.J. Swearinger | WAS | @ DAL |
Trending Up: Patrick Chung (SS, NE)
After being in Devin McCourty’s shadow for most of this season because of McCourty’s surprise production, Patrick Chung has now shown that he can be just as productive as the other New England safety. Chung has recorded 19 tackles and recovered two fumbles in the Patriots last two games and now the Patriots head to Buffalo where the Bills will attack New England with LeSean McCoy and a run-heavy offense.
Trending Down: Kevin Byard (FS, TEN)
Kevin Byard was one of fantasy’s most popular safeties after a sophomore season breakout in the first half of 2017. Things have cooled down lately though for Byard, whose numbers have dropped since his teammate Jonathan Cyprien has returned to the field. Byard has averaged less than four total tackles per game since Cyprien’s return, and from here until the end of the season, Byard’s fantasy value will remain contingent on if he can expand upon his NFL-leading six interceptions.
