Telvin Smith earned his money this season, inking a 4 year/$45 million contract with the Jaguars midseason.
It’s finally here. The final week of the fantasy season is now upon us. All of the time and research that you’ve done this year culminates on Monday night, which also happens to coincide with Christmas Day this year. This will be the final weekly IDP rankings published for the season. Moving forward over the next few weeks and months, make sure to stay tuned for an updated look on Dynasty Rankings heading into the postseason, reports on defensive players in this year’s NFL Draft. Just recently posted within the last week has been my favorite IDP offseason stashes, as well as an NFL Draft Preview on Arkansas State prospect Ja’Von Rolland-Jones. Make sure to stay tuned throughout the offseason in order to increase your odds of bringing home a championship in 12 months!
Let’s jump on into Week 16 IDP Rankings!
**Note: IDP scoring format vary greatly from league to league, the rankings below will be listed based upon the following scoring format.**
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- 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
Joey Bosa continued to improve off of a Defensive Rookie of the Year campaign in 2016. Bosa’s 11.5 sacks rank fifth in the league.
Defensive Linemen
| DL | TEAM | OPP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Bosa | LAC | @ NYJ |
| 2 | Calais Campbell | JAX | @ SF |
| 3 | Melvin Ingram | LAC | @ NYJ |
| 4 | Demarcus Lawrence | DAL | SEA |
| 5 | Everson Griffen | MIN | @ GB |
| 6 | Khalil Mack | OAK | @ PHI |
| 7 | Cameron Jordan | NO | ATL |
| 8 | Carlos Dunlap | CIN | DET |
| 9 | Danielle Hunter | MIN | @ GB |
| 10 | Akiem Hicks | CHI | CLE |
| 11 | Aaron Donald | LAR | @ TEN |
| 12 | Yannick Ngakoue | JAX | @ SF |
| 13 | Trey Flowers | NE | BUF |
| 14 | Brandon Graham | PHI | OAK |
| 15 | Jason Pierre-Paul | NYG | @ ARI |
| 16 | Jadeveon Clowney | HOU | PIT |
| 17 | Myles Garrett | CLE | @ CLE |
| 18 | Cameron Heyward | PIT | @ HOU |
| 19 | Olivier Vernon | NYG | @ ARI |
| 20 | Mario Addison | CAR | TB |
| 21 | Jurrell Casey | TEN | LAR |
| 22 | Linval Joseph | MIN | @ GB |
| 23 | Willie Henry | BAL | IND |
| 24 | Cameron Wake | MIA | @ KC |
| 25 | Damon Harrison | NYG | @ ARI |
| 26 | Fletcher Cox | PHI | OAK |
| 27 | Geno Atkins | CIN | DET |
| 28 | Ndamukong Suh | MIA | @ KC |
| 29 | Ezekiel Ansah | DET | @ CIN |
| 30 | Frank Clark | SEA | @ DAL |
| 31 | DeForest Buckner | SF | JAX |
| 32 | Jerry Hughes | BUF | @ NE |
| 33 | Muhammad Wilkerson | NYJ | LAC |
| 34 | Anthony Lanier | WAS | DEN |
| 35 | Kawann Short | CAR | TB |
| 36 | A'Shawn Robinson | DET | @ CIN |
| 37 | Stephon Tuitt | PIT | @ HOU |
| 38 | Michael Bennett | SEA | @ DAL |
| 39 | Malik Jackson | JAX | @ SF |
| 40 | Eric Lee | NE | BUF |
Blake Martinez enjoyed a breakout season in 2017 where he finishes the season as a top-tier linebacker.
Linebackers
| LB | TEAM | OPP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Wagner | SEA | @ DAL |
| 2 | Luke Kuechly | CAR | TB |
| 3 | Telvin Smith | JAX | @ SF |
| 4 | Reuben Foster | SF | JAX |
| 5 | Joe Schobert | CLE | @ CHI |
| 6 | Blake Martinez | GB | MIN |
| 7 | Kwon Alexander | TB | @ CAR |
| 8 | C.J. Mosley | BAL | IND |
| 9 | Navorro Bowman | OAK | @ PHI |
| 10 | Christian Kirksey | CLE | @ CHI |
| 11 | Sean Lee | DAL | SEA |
| 12 | Deion Jones | ATL | @ NO |
| 13 | Demario Davis | NYJ | LAC |
| 14 | Lavonte David | TB | @ CAR |
| 15 | Vontaze Burfict | CIN | DET |
| 16 | Alec Ogletree | LAR | @ TEN |
| 17 | Wesley Woodyard | TEN | LAR |
| 18 | Tahir Whitehead | DET | @ CIN |
| 19 | Mark Barron | LAR | @ TEN |
| 20 | K.J. Wright | SEA | @ DAL |
| 21 | Preston Brown | BUF | @ NE |
| 22 | Antonio Morrison | IND | @ BAL |
| 23 | Reggie Ragland | KC | MIA |
| 24 | Jatavis Brown | LAC | @ NYJ |
| 25 | Benardrick McKinney | HOU | PIT |
| 26 | Danny Trevathan | CHI | CLE |
| 27 | Vince Williams | PIT | @ HOU |
| 28 | Deone Bucannon | ARI | NYG |
| 29 | Jarrad Davis | DET | @ CIN |
| 30 | Kiko Alonso | MIA | @ KC |
| 31 | Eric Kendricks | MIN | @ GB |
| 32 | Vincent Rey | CIN | DET |
| 33 | Darron Lee | NYJ | LAC |
| 34 | Zach Vigil | WAS | DEN |
| 35 | Kyle Van Noy | NYJ | LAC |
| 36 | Chandler Jones | NE | BUF |
| 37 | Nick Kwiatkoski | CHI | CLE |
| 38 | Anthony Hitchens | DAL | SEA |
| 39 | Nigel Bradham | PHI | OAK |
| 40 | Craig Robertson | NO | ATL |
| 41 | Brandon Marshall | DEN | @ WAS |
| 42 | Patrick Onwuasor | BAL | IND |
| 43 | James Burgess | CLE | @ CHI |
| 44 | B.J. Goodson | NYG | @ ARI |
| 45 | Mychal Kendricks | PHI | OAK |
| 46 | Todd Davis | DEN | @ WAS |
| 47 | Lawrence Timmons | MIA | @ KC |
| 48 | Myles Jack | JAX | @ SF |
| 49 | Von Miller | DEN | @ WAS |
| 50 | Matt Milano | BUF | @ NE |
Sean Davis has been a DB1 option since Ryan Shazier landed on IR.
Defensive Backs
| DB | TEAM | OPP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keanu Neal | ATL | @ NO |
| 2 | Reshad Jones | MIA | @ KC |
| 3 | Harrison Smith | MIN | @ GB |
| 4 | Jordan Poyer | BUF | @ NE |
| 5 | Sean Davis | PIT | @ HOU |
| 6 | Daniel Sorensen | KC | MIA |
| 7 | Johnathan Cyprien | TEN | LAR |
| 8 | Adrian Amos | CHI | CLE |
| 9 | Landon Collins | NYG | @ ARI |
| 10 | Budda Baker | ARI | NYG |
| 11 | Vonn Bell | NO | ATL |
| 12 | Kevin Byard | TEN | LAR |
| 13 | Eric Weddle | BAL | IND |
| 14 | Matthias Farley | IND | @ BAL |
| 15 | Bradley McDougald | SEA | @ DAL |
| 16 | Karl Joseph | OAK | @ PHI |
| 17 | Eric Reid | SF | JAX |
| 18 | Micah Hyde | BUF | @ NE |
| 19 | Glover Quin | DET | @ CIN |
| 20 | Morgan Burnett | GB | MIN |
| 21 | Jeff Heath | DAL | SEA |
| 22 | Andrew Sendejo | MIN | @ GB |
| 23 | Earl Thomas | SEA | @ DAL |
| 24 | Jahleel Addae | LAC | @ NYJ |
| 25 | Tyrann Mathieu | ARI | NYG |
| 26 | T.J. McDonald | MIA | @ KC |
| 27 | Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | GB | MIN |
| 28 | Barry Church | JAX | @ SF |
| 29 | Quandre Diggs | DET | @ CIN |
| 30 | Desmond King | LAC | @ NYJ |
| 31 | Tony Jefferson | BAL | IND |
| 32 | Jamal Adams | NYJ | LAC |
| 33 | John Johnson | LAR | @ TEN |
| 34 | Adrian Phillips | LAC | @ NYJ |
| 35 | Marcus Maye | NYJ | LAC |
| 36 | Kurt Coleman | CAR | TB |
| 37 | Tre'Davious White | BUF | @ NE |
| 38 | Adoree Jackson | TEN | LAR |
| 39 | Patrick Chung | NE | BUF |
| 40 | Malcolm Jenkins | PHI | OAK |
