The Seadog Report - IDP rankings for 2005 Aug 22, 2005 | More

Okay Sharkfans, it’s that time again - that special time of the year when the Seadog puts out his IDP rankings. I realize that there are many of you out there who have little or no IDP experience and this ranking list is geared more towards the basics – the tried and true point producers as well as some strong up-and-comers. The common denominator among IDP enthusiasts is probably tackle statistics, so I’m attempting to base these rankings somewhat around that, although a few Seadog “wrinkles” got factored in as well.

 I fully implore all of you out there to take this information as a base for your own league and adjust the ranking accordingly. Perhaps you play in a league that is more weighted in sacks or INTs. Scoring can be so varied from league to league, and this list is certainly not tailor-made to any particular one. For those of you IDP “newbies”, my advice would be to concentrate on LBs first and DBs second as they, in general, tend to generate the most IDP points.

DL
1. Julius Peppers CAR
2. Aaron Schobel BUF
3. Charles Grant NO
4. Simeon Rice TB
5. Dwight Freeney IND
6. Kevin Williams MIN
7. John Abraham NYJ (keep tabs on his contract status)
8. Bert Berry ARI
9. Patrick Kerney ATL
10. Michael Strahan NYG
11. Jevon Kearse PHI
12. Jason Taylor MIA
13. Adewale Ogunleye CHI
14. Grant Wistrom SEA
15. K.G.B. GB
16. Justin Smith CIN
17. Rod Coleman ATL
18. Aaron Smith PIT
19. Terrell Suggs BAL
20. Osi Umenyiora NYG

LB
1. Ray Lewis BAL
2. Donnie Edwards SD
3. Keith Bullock TEN
4. Jonathan Vilma NYJ
5. Takeo Spikes BUF
6. Derrick Brooks TB
7. Nick Barnett GB
8. Brian Urlacher CHI
9. Zack Thomas MIA
10. Edgerton Hartwell ATL
11. Jamie Sharper HOU
12. London Fletcher BUF
13. Mike Peterson JAX
14. James Farrior PIT
15. Julian Peterson SF
16. Keith Brooking ATL
17. Jeremiah Trotter PHI
18. Lance Briggs CHI
19. Antonio Pierce NYG
20. Al Wilson DEN
21. Dat Nguyen DAL
22. Derrick Johnson KC (rookie)
23. Dan Morgan CAR
24. David Thornton IND
25. Andra Davis CLE
26. Danny Clark OAK
27. Brian Simmons CIN
28. Sam Cowart MIN
29. Mark Simmoneau PHI
30. Morlon Greenwood HOU
31. James Darling ARI
32. Lavar Arrington WAS
33. Lofa Tatupu SEA  (rookie)
34. Roosevelt Colvin NE
35. Steve Foley SD
36. Akin Ayodele JAX
37. Earl Holmes DET
38. Will Witherspoon CAR
39. Odell Thurman CIN  (rookie)
40. Courtney Watson NO

DB
1. Rodney Harrison NE
2. Ed Reed BAL
3. Madieu Williams CIN
4. Michael Boulware SEA
5. Troy Polamalu PIT
6. Rhonde Barber TB
7. Bob Sanders IND
8. Robert Griffith ARI
9. Erik Coleman NYJ
10. Roy Williams DAL
11. Adam Archuleta StL
12. Adrian Wilson ARI
13. Bryan Dawkins PHI
14. Thomas Davis CAR  (rookie)
15. Mike Brown CHI
16. Mike Green CHI
17. Michael Lewis PHI
18. Dwight Smith NO
19. Tony Parrish SF
20. Terrance Kiel SD
21. Antoine Winfield MIN
22. Mike Doss IND
23. Wil Demps BAL
24. Sean Taylor WAS
25. Gibril Wilson NYG

Thanks for bearing with me with these rankings. Obviously this isn’t the ultimate exhaustive IDP ranking list, but it will provide a decent foundation to build a draft from. Please stay tuned for the next Seadog Report as I introduce you to “the Wall” – The sharktank’s inaugural IDP-only fantasy football league. Tune in to check it out. Thanks for reading!