Week 15 of the 2011 fantasy football season is here, which means while some have called it a year after a disappointing season while others have either begun or are continuing a playoff run that they hope will conclude with an Individual Defensive Players (IDP) Championship.
To help you prepare for another week’s action here’s a look at my Top 30 defensive linemen, linebackers and defensive backs for Week 15 of the 2011 season in IDP leagues.
These rankings are based on
Default IDP Manor Scoring, which awards one point for solo tackles, 1/2 point for assisted tackles; two points each for fumbles forced and recovered; four points for interceptions, sacks and safeties; six points for defensive touchdowns; and one point for passes defensed. It’s a balanced scoring system, so if your IDP league is especially tackle-heavy or big play-heavy some players may move up (or down) a few spots.
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
1.) Jason Pierre-Paul, New York Giants vs. Washington
2.) Terrell Suggs, Baltimore at San Diego
3.) Jared Allen, Minnesota vs. New Orleans
4.) Trent Cole, Philadelphia vs. New York Jets
5.) Julius Peppers, Chicago vs. Seattle
6.) Andre Carter, New England at Denver
7.) Chris Clemons, Seattle at Chicago
8.) Justin Smith, San Francisco vs. Pittsburgh
9.) Kyle Vanden Bosch, Detroit at Oakland
10.) Elvis Dumervil, Denver vs. New England
11.) Jason Babin, Philadelphia vs. New York Jets
12.) Will Smith, New Orleans at Minnesota
13.) Charles Johnson, Carolina at Houston
14.) Cliff Avril, Detroit at Oakland
15.) Robert Mathis, Indianapolis vs. Tennessee
16.) Darnell Dockett, Arizona vs. Cleveland
17.) Jeremy Mincey, Jacksonville at Atlanta
18.) Haloti Ngata, Baltimore at San Diego
19.) Chris Long, St. Louis vs. Cincinnati
20.) Israel Idonije, Chicago vs. Seattle
21.) Jabaal Sheard, Cleveland at Arizona
22.) Ndamukong Suh, Detroit at Oakland
23.) Calais Campbell, Arizona vs. Cleveland
24.) J.J. Watt, Houston vs. Carolina
25.) Greg Hardy, Carolina at Houston
26.) Justin Tuck, New York Giants vs. Washington
27.) Ray Edwards, Atlanta vs. Jacksonville
28.) Lamarr Houston, Oakland vs. Detroit
29.) Michael Johnson, Cincinnati at St. Louis
30.) Desmond Bryant, Oakland vs. Detroit