Week 13 IDP Rankings

 

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!

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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

 

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.

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.

 

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.

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