Latest fantasy football idp rankings week 17 - News

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Dec 29, 2018, 03:00 AM ET

We've split up our fantasy football rankings by traditional IDP (individual defensive players) positions: defensive line, linebacker and defensive back. Because scoring systems can vary greatly in IDP formats, these rankings will be based on the following scoring criteria:

Solo tackle: 1.5 points
Assisted tackle: 0.75 points
Tackle for loss: 2 points
Sack: 4 points
Interception: 5 points
Forced fumble: 4 points
Fumble recovery: 4 points
Defensive TD: 6 points
Safety: 2 points
Passes defensed: 1.5 points

In the headers of the rankings below, our two analysts will be abbreviated: Mike Clay (MC) and Jim McCormick (JM)

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Top 50 defensive linemen for Week 17

PLAYER	TEAM	MC	JM	AVG
1. Khalil Mack	CHI	1	1	1.0
2. J.J. Watt	HOU	2	2	2.0
3. Joey Bosa	LAC	3	4	3.5
4. Danielle Hunter	MIN	5	3	4.0
5. Dee Ford	KC	4	6	5.0
6. Aaron Donald	LAR	6	5	5.5
7. Trey Flowers	NE	9	7	8.0
7. Bradley Chubb	DEN	8	8	8.0
9. Jason Pierre-Paul	TB	7	11	9.0
10. Chandler Jones	ARI	10	9	9.5
11. Jadeveon Clowney	HOU	14	10	12.0
12. Melvin Ingram	LAC	12	14	13.0
13. Calais Campbell	JAC	11	16	13.5
14. Frank Clark	SEA	17	13	15.0
14. Ryan Kerrigan	WAS	15	15	15.0
14. DeForest Buckner	SF	13	17	15.0
17. Myles Garrett	CLE	24	12	18.0
18. DeMarcus Lawrence	DAL	18	20	19.0
19. Carlos Dunlap	CIN	19	21	20.0
19. Michael Bennett	PHI	22	18	20.0
21. Jerry Hughes	BUF	21	22	21.5
22. Akiem Hicks	CHI	16	28	22.0
23. Chris Jones	KC	28	19	23.5
24. Denico Autry	IND	23	26	24.5
25. Linval Joseph	MIN	25	25	25.0
26. Brandon Graham	PHI	30	24	27.0
27. Everson Griffen	MIN	32	23	27.5
28. Preston Smith	WAS	27	31	29.0
29. Damon Harrison	DET	20	39	29.5
30. Jonathan Allen	WAS	31	30	30.5
31. Mario Addison	CAR	35	27	31.0
32. Dante Fowler Jr.	LAR	36	29	32.5
33. Jabaal Sheard	IND	33	33	33.0
34. Grady Jarrett	ATL	29	38	33.5
34. B.J. Hill	NYG	26	41	33.5
36. Cameron Heyward	PIT	34	35	34.5
37. Ndamukong Suh	LAR	42	32	37.0
38. Rodney Gunter	ARI	38	40	39.0
39. Fletcher Cox	PHI	43	36	39.5
40. Dean Lowry	GB	37	43	40.0
41. Jarran Reed	SEA	39	44	41.5
42. Margus Hunt	IND	NR	34	42.5
43. Cameron Jordan	NO	NR	37	44.0
44. Dalvin Tomlinson	NYG	40	NR	45.5
45. Stephon Tuitt	PIT	41	NR	46.0
46. Geno Atkins	CIN	NR	42	46.5
47. Emmanuel Ogbah	CLE	48	47	47.5
47. Leonard Williams	NYJ	44	NR	47.5
49. Yannick Ngakoue	JAC	NR	45	48.0
49. Daron Payne	WAS	45	NR	48.0

Top 50 linebackers for Week 17

PLAYER	TEAM	MC	JM	AVG
1. Darius Leonard	IND	1	1	1.0
2. Luke Kuechly	CAR	2	2	2.0
3. Bobby Wagner	SEA	3	4	3.5
3. Jatavis Brown	LAC	4	3	3.5
5. Tremaine Edmunds	BUF	5	6	5.5
6. Roquan Smith	CHI	6	7	6.5
7. Lavonte David	TB	7	8	7.5
8. Blake Martinez	GB	11	5	8.0
9. Jordan Hicks	PHI	8	10	9.0
9. Kiko Alonso	MIA	9	9	9.0
11. Avery Williamson	NYJ	13	13	13.0
11. Anthony Walker	IND	10	16	13.0
13. Zach Cunningham	HOU	12	15	13.5
14. Cory Littleton	LAR	17	11	14.0
15. Joe Schobert	CLE	15	14	14.5
16. Deion Jones	ATL	20	12	16.0
17. Tahir Whitehead	OAK	14	20	17.0
18. Mason Foster	WAS	19	17	18.0
19. Lorenzo Alexander	BUF	16	22	19.0
20. C.J. Mosley	BAL	26	18	22.0
20. Wesley Woodyard	TEN	25	19	22.0
22. Haason Reddick	ARI	21	25	23.0
23. Danny Trevathan	CHI	23	24	23.5
24. Anthony Hitchens	KC	18	31	24.5
25. Telvin Smith	JAC	32	21	26.5
26. Jarrad Davis	DET	30	26	28.0
27. Raekwon McMillan	MIA	31	29	30.0
27. Nick Vigil	CIN	28	32	30.0
29. Fred Warner	SF	27	34	30.5
30. Leighton Vander Esch	DAL	39	23	31.0
31. Benardrick McKinney	HOU	29	37	33.0
32. Thomas Davis	CAR	22	45	33.5
33. Khalil Mack	CHI	40	28	34.0
34. Jamie Collins Sr.	CLE	34	35	34.5
35. Adrian Phillips	LAC	35	40	37.5
35. Jaylon Smith	DAL	48	27	37.5
35. Dee Ford	KC	45	30	37.5
38. Malcolm Smith	SF	36	42	39.0
39. B.J. Goodson	NYG	33	46	39.5
40. Kyle Van Noy	NE	43	38	40.5
41. Justin Houston	KC	47	36	41.5
42. Von Miller	DEN	NR	33	42.0
43. Nigel Bradham	PHI	37	49	43.0
44. Anthony Barr	MIN	41	48	44.5
44. Neville Hewitt	NYJ	38	NR	44.5
46. Demario Davis	NO	NR	39	45.0
46. Gerald Hodges	ARI	49	41	45.0
48. Christian Jones	DET	42	NR	46.5
49. T.J. Watt	PIT	NR	43	47.0
50. K.J. Wright	SEA	NR	44	47.5

Top 50 defensive backs for Week 17

PLAYER	TEAM	MC	JM	AVG
1. Derwin James	LAC	2	1	1.5
1. Jamal Adams	NYJ	1	2	1.5
3. Antoine Bethea	ARI	3	3	3.0
4. John Johnson III	LAR	4	5	4.5
4. Adrian Phillips	LAC	5	4	4.5
6. Shawn Williams	CIN	8	6	7.0
7. Jordan Poyer	BUF	6	9	7.5
8. Budda Baker	ARI	9	7	8.0
9. Malcolm Jenkins	PHI	10	8	9.0
10. Bradley McDougald	SEA	7	13	10.0
11. Reshad Jones	MIA	13	11	12.0
11. Jessie Bates	CIN	14	10	12.0
13. Justin Reid	HOU	11	17	14.0
14. Jordan Whitehead	TB	12	18	15.0
15. Clayton Geathers	IND	16	15	15.5
16. Tyrann Mathieu	HOU	18	14	16.0
17. Tre Boston	ARI	17	16	16.5
18. Tony Jefferson	BAL	22	12	17.0
19. Kareem Jackson	HOU	15	22	18.5
20. Minkah Fitzpatrick	MIA	19	19	19.0
21. Harrison Smith	MIN	20	20	20.0
22. Corey Graham	PHI	21	23	22.0
23. Prince Amukamara	CHI	23	24	23.5
24. Justin Simmons	DEN	27	21	24.0
25. Eric Reid	CAR	24	29	26.5
26. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	GB	30	25	27.5
26. Damontae Kazee	ATL	25	30	27.5
26. Malcolm Butler	TEN	29	26	27.5
29. T.J. Carrie	CLE	26	33	29.5
30. Patrick Chung	NE	28	32	30.0
30. Karl Joseph	OAK	32	28	30.0
30. Terrance Mitchell	CLE	33	27	30.0
33. Quandre Diggs	DET	31	31	31.0
34. Daniel Sorensen	KC	35	35	35.0
35. Joe Haden	PIT	37	34	35.5
36. Donte Jackson	CAR	36	36	36.0
37. Rasul Douglas	PHI	34	39	36.5
38. Mike Adams	CAR	38	37	37.5
39. Kenny Moore II	IND	42	42	42.0
40. Kevin Byard	TEN	40	47	43.5
41. Sean Davis	PIT	NR	38	44.5
42. Jahleel Addae	LAC	39	NR	45.0
43. Devin McCourty	NE	48	43	45.5
43. Jeff Heath	DAL	NR	40	45.5
45. Chidobe Awuzie	DAL	NR	41	46.0
45. Darqueze Dennard	CIN	41	NR	46.0
47. Michael Thomas	NYG	43	NR	47.0
48. Johnathan Joseph	HOU	44	NR	47.5
48. Micah Hyde	BUF	NR	44	47.5
50. Deshazor Everett	WAS	45	NR	48.0