IDP Cheatsheet: Week 15

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