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Week 15 IDP Rankings
- Updated: December 14, 2017
With seven sacks in his last eight games, Aaron Donald is in prime form once again.
Let’s jump right into our Week 15 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
Playing in the last year of his contract, can Ezekiel Ansah impress over the season’s last month and earn a bigger deal?
Defensive Linemen
| DL | TEAM | OPP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Bosa | LAC | @ KC |
| 2 | Calais Campbell | JAX | HOU |
| 3 | Demarcus Lawrence | DAL | @ OAK |
| 4 | Everson Griffen | MIN | CIN |
| 5 | Melvin Ingram | LAC | @ KC |
| 6 | Brandon Graham | PHI | @ NYG |
| 7 | Aaron Donald | LAR | @ SEA |
| 8 | Danielle Hunter | MIN | CIN |
| 9 | Akiem Hicks | CHI | @ DET |
| 10 | Khalil Mack | OAK | DAL |
| 11 | Cameron Jordan | NO | NYJ |
| 12 | Yannick Ngakoue | JAX | HOU |
| 13 | Myles Garrett | CLE | BAL |
| 14 | Cameron Heyward | PIT | NYJ |
| 15 | Jadeveon Clowney | HOU | @ JAX |
| 16 | Jason Pierre-Paul | NYG | PHI |
| 17 | Carlos Dunlap | CIN | @ MIN |
| 18 | Fletcher Cox | PHI | @ NYG |
| 19 | Ndamukong Suh | MIA | @ BUF |
| 20 | Mario Addison | CAR | GB |
| 21 | Trey Flowers | NE | @ PIT |
| 22 | DeForest Buckner | SF | TEN |
| 23 | Geno Atkins | CIN | @ MIN |
| 24 | Jurrell Casey | TEN | @ SF |
| 25 | Anthony Zettel | DET | CHI |
| 26 | Cameron Wake | MIA | @ BUF |
| 27 | Frank Clark | SEA | LAR |
| 28 | Olivier Vernon | NYG | PHI |
| 29 | Kawann Short | CAR | GB |
| 30 | Damon Harrison | NYG | PHI |
| 31 | Adrian Clayborn | ATL | @ TB |
| 32 | Brandon Williams | BAL | @ CLE |
| 33 | Michael Bennett | SEA | LAR |
| 34 | Muhammad Wilkerson | NYJ | @ NO |
| 35 | Linval Joseph | MIN | CIN |
| 36 | David Irving | DAL | @ OAK |
| 37 | Eric Lee | NE | @ PIT |
| 38 | A'Shawn Robinson | DET | CHI |
| 39 | Julius Peppers | CAR | GB |
| 40 | Mike Daniels | GB | @ CAR |
Trending Up: Ezekiel Ansah (DE, DET)
Although he has been a bust for almost this entire season, Ezekiel Ansah has played well over the past three weeks, tallying a total of 13 solo tackles and two sacks in the Lions last three games. With Chicago, Cincinnati, and Green Bay on the schedule to finish the year, Ansah could seriously pad his stats and earn himself a much bigger contract next year on the open market.
Trending Down: Solomon Thomas (DE, SF)
49ers rookie defensive lineman Solomon Thomas has had many chances over the past month to break out and show he was worth the third overall selection in this year’s NFL Draft, but the rookie from Stanford just hasn’t been able to make an impact on the field yet. With only two sacks on the season, including zero in his last seven games, Thomas may need another full offseason of work with San Francisco for him to develop into the player they projected him to be.
The Texans have one of the most favorable schedules to finish the season for IDPs. Can Zach Cunningham take advantage?
Linebackers
| LB | TEAM | OPP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Kuechly | CAR | GB |
| 2 | Joe Schobert | CLE | BAL |
| 3 | Deion Jones | ATL | @ TB |
| 4 | Telvin Smith | JAX | HOU |
| 5 | Reuben Foster | SF | TEN |
| 6 | Demario Davis | NYJ | @ NO |
| 7 | C.J. Mosley | BAL | @ CLE |
| 8 | Christian Kirksey | CLE | BAL |
| 9 | Blake Martinez | GB | @ CAR |
| 10 | Wesley Woodyard | TEN | @ SF |
| 11 | Lavonte David | TB | ATL |
| 12 | Mark Barron | LAR | @ SEA |
| 13 | Vince Williams | PIT | NE |
| 14 | Vontaze Burfict | CIN | @ MIN |
| 15 | Navorro Bowman | OAK | DAL |
| 16 | Tahir Whitehead | DET | CHI |
| 17 | Kiko Alonso | MIA | @ BUF |
| 18 | Sean Lee | DAL | @ OAK |
| 19 | Danny Trevathan | CHI | @ DET |
| 20 | Alec Ogletree | LAR | @ SEA |
| 21 | Darron Lee | NYJ | @ NO |
| 22 | Kwon Alexander | TB | ATL |
| 23 | Michael Wilhoite | SEA | LAR |
| 24 | Brandon Marshall | DEN | @ IND |
| 25 | Benardrick McKinney | HOU | @ JAX |
| 26 | Reggie Ragland | KC | LAC |
| 27 | Preston Brown | BUF | MIA |
| 28 | Craig Robertson | NO | NYJ |
| 29 | Lawrence Timmons | MIA | @ BUF |
| 30 | Mychal Kendricks | PHI | @ NYG |
| 31 | Denzel Perryman | LAC | @ KC |
| 32 | Deone Bucannon | ARI | @ WAS |
| 33 | Jon Bostic | IND | DEN |
| 34 | Anthony Hitchens | DAL | @ OAK |
| 35 | Zach Vigil | WAS | ARI |
| 36 | Matt Milano | BUF | MIA |
| 37 | Jarrad Davis | DET | CHI |
| 38 | Eric Kendricks | MIN | CIN |
| 39 | Zach Cunningham | HOU | @ JAX |
| 40 | Jordan Evans | CIN | @ MIN |
| 41 | Nigel Bradham | PHI | @ NYG |
| 42 | Myles Jack | JAX | HOU |
| 43 | Todd Davis | CIN | @ MIN |
| 44 | Kyle Van Noy | NE | @ PIT |
| 45 | Justin Houston | KC | LAC |
| 46 | Nick Kwiatkoski | CHI | @ DET |
| 47 | B.J. Goodson | NYG | PHI |
| 48 | James Burgess | CLE | BAL |
| 49 | De'Vondre Campbell | ATL | @ TB |
| 50 | Von Miller | DEN | @ IND |
Trending Up: Zach Cunningham (ILB, HOU)
After producing mediocre fantasy numbers during the middle portion of the season, IDP owners may finally be able to trust Zach Cunningham in their starting lineups for the remainder of 2017. The second-round rookie selection from Vanderbilt has played 100% of defensive snaps over the last two weeks, even after Brian Cushing returned last week from a 10-game suspension. Cunningham is a player I had ranked highly at the beginning of the season and he could be a great buy-low at this time in dynasty leagues heading into next season.
Trending Down: Christian Jones (ILB, CHI)
After posting his best game of the season in week 13, compiling ten solo tackles, three assists, and a sack, Bears coaches must not have liked what they saw from Jones on the field because he was only on the field for ten total snaps against the Bengals in week 14. Nick Kwiatkoski and Danny Trevathan were on the field for a majority of the game in Cincinnati instead and I expect that to be the trend moving forward, as both linebackers are under contract through 2019.
With almost half of Seattle’s defensive starters projected to miss week 15, Bradley McDougald will be in line for a big week.
Defensive Backs
| DB | TEAM | OPP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reshad Jones | MIA | @ BUF |
| 2 | Keanu Neal | ATL | @ TB |
| 3 | Sean Davis | PIT | NE |
| 4 | Landon Collins | NYG | PHI |
| 5 | Jordan Poyer | BUF | MIA |
| 6 | Morgan Burnett | GB | @ CAR |
| 7 | Kurt Coleman | CAR | GB |
| 8 | Karl Joseph | OAK | DAL |
| 9 | Barry Church | JAX | HOU |
| 10 | Daniel Sorensen | KC | LAC |
| 11 | Harrison Smith | MIN | CIN |
| 12 | Patrick Chung | NE | @ PIT |
| 13 | Bradley McDougald | SEA | LAR |
| 14 | T.J. McDonald | MIA | @ BUF |
| 15 | Jahleel Addae | LAC | @ KC |
| 16 | Budda Baker | ARI | @ WAS |
| 17 | Ha-Ha Clinton Dix | GB | @ CAR |
| 18 | Johnathan Cyprien | TEN | @ SF |
| 19 | Vonn Bell | NO | NYJ |
| 20 | Eric Reid | SF | TEN |
| 21 | Micah Hyde | BUF | MIA |
| 22 | Andrew Sendejo | MIN | CIN |
| 23 | Matthias Farley | IND | DEN |
| 24 | Justin Evans | TB | ATL |
| 25 | Eric Weddle | BAL | @ CLE |
| 26 | Devin McCourty | NE | @ PIT |
| 27 | Glover Quin | DET | CHI |
| 28 | Darian Thompson | NYG | PHI |
| 29 | Kevin Byard | TEN | @ SF |
| 30 | Tyrann Mathieu | ARI | @ WAS |
| 31 | Tony Jefferson | BAL | @ CLE |
| 32 | Byron Jones | DAL | @ OAK |
| 33 | Desmond King | LAC | @ KC |
| 34 | Jamal Adams | NYJ | @ NO |
| 35 | Malcolm Jenkins | PHI | @ NYG |
| 36 | Earl Thomas | SEA | LAR |
| 37 | Adoree Jackson | TEN | @ SF |
| 38 | Eddie Jackson | CHI | @ DET |
| 39 | John Johnson | LAR | @ SEA |
| 40 | Marcus Maye | NYJ | @ NO |
Trending Up: Bradley McDougald (SS, SEA)
Seattle’s defense has suffered through injury after injury this season and they just kept piling on in week 14. In addition to Cliff Avril, Richard Sherman, and Kam Chancellor already on injured reserve, the Seahawks will most likely be without both of their star linebackers, Bobby Wagner and K.J. Wright, this week. Someone on their defense will have to step up to try and stop Todd Gurley and the Rams and those responsibilities will fall upon both Bradley McDougald and veteran safety Earl Thomas. McDougald has been kind to fantasy owners since replacing Kam Chancellor at strong safety with 34 total tackles in the last four games. I expect similar production for him this week in a huge divisional matchup of NFC West foes.
Trending Down: Harrison Smith (FS, MIN)
One of the perks of being on a top-tier defense in the NFL is being recognized for your play when you a performing at a high level, but unfortunately, one of the downsides of being surrounded by Pro-Bowl level talent is that sometimes there just isn’t enough tackles to go around for everyone. The latter seems to be the case lately for Harrison Smith as he has managed just ten solo tackles and one assist over the Vikings last four games despite being on the field for almost every single snap in that time.
