IDP Cheatsheet: Week 9

We’re headed into Week 9 of the 2011 fantasy football season, and while the past week featured plenty of thrills, chills (Sean Lee owners are still trying to get their hearts to start beating again, and suddenly the Steelers vaunted LB corps is an absolute mess), and fantasy football goodness galore it’s time to put last week where it belongs and look ahead to the upcoming week’s fantasy slate.

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 Nine of the 2011 season in IDP leagues.

These rankings are based on
Default IDP Manor Scoring, which awards 1 point for solos, .5 points for assists, 2 points each for fumbles forced and recovered, 4 points for interceptions, sacks, and safeties, 6 points for defensive touchdowns, and 1 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.) Terrell Suggs – BAL at PIT

2.) Trent Cole – PHI vs CHI

3.) Julius Peppers – CHI at PHI

4.) Osi Umenyiora – NYG at NE

5.) Jason Babin – PHI vs CHI

6.) Justin Smith – SF at WAS

7.) Chris Clemons – SEA at DAL

8.) Ray Edwards – ATL at IND

9.) Chris Long – STL at ARI

10.) Robert Mathis – IND vs ATL

11.) Will Smith – NO vs TB

12.) Haloti Ngata – BAL at PIT

13.) Calais Campbell – ARI vs STL

14.) Andre Carter – NE vs NYG

15.) Cullen Jenkins – PHI vs CHI

16.) Richard Seymour – OAK vs DEN

17.) Jason Pierre-Paul – NYG at NE

18.) James Hall – STL at ARI

19.) John Abraham – ATL at IND

20.) Israel Idonije – CHI at PHI

21.) Darnell Dockett – ARI vs STL

22.) Michael Johnson – CIN at TEN

23.) Michael Bennett – TB at NO

24.) Lamarr Houston – OAK vs DEN

25.) Marcell Dareus – BUF vs NYJ

26.) Carlos Dunlap – CIN at TEN

27.) Justin Tuck – NYG at NE

28.) Ahtyba Rubin – CLE at HOU

29.) Derrick Morgan – TEN vs CIN

30.) Jabaal Sheard – CLE at HOU