Okay Sharkfans, with a little fear and trepidation, it’s time for the Seadog’s inaugural fantasy football IDP rankings for 2004. 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 best IDP points. And, lastly, keep in mind that there are a few unsettled positional situations for several teams, so do your research!
DL
- Michael Strahan NYG
- Simeon Rice TB
- Mike Rucker CAR
- Jason Taylor MIA
- Shaun Ellis NYJ
- Darren Howard NO
- Adewale Ogunleye MIA
- Aaron Schobel BUF
- Kelly Gregg BAL
- Richard Seymour NE
- Patrick Kerney ATL
- John Abraham NYJ
- Julius Peppers CAR
- Dwight Freeney IND
- Tyler Brayton OAK
- Alex Brown CHI
- Pat Williams BUF
- Kennard Lang CLE
- Grant Wistrom SEA
- K.G.B. GB
- Vonnie Holliday KC
- Justin Smith CIN
- Andre Carter SF
- Jevon Kearse PHI
- Reggie Hayward DEN
LB
- Ray Lewis BAL
- Keith Brooking ATL
- Donnie Edwards SD
- Jamie Sharper HOU
- Keith Bullock TEN
- Brian Urlacher CHI
- Michael Barrow WAS
- David Thornton IND
- Zack Thomas MIA
- Derrick Brooks TB
- Andra Davis CLE
- Anthony Simmons SEA
- Jay Foreman HOU
- Nick Barnett GB
- Sam Cowart NYJ
- London Fletcher BUF
- James Farrior PIT
- Dat Nguyen DAL
- Scott Fujita KC
- Nate Webster CIN
- Tedy Bruschi NE
- Akin Ayodele JAX
- Takeo Spikes BUF
- Nate Wayne PHI
- Derek Smith SF
- EJ Henderson MIN
- Dan Morgan CAR
- Ray Thompson ARI
- Napolean Harris OAK
- Lavar Arrington WAS
- Kendrell Bell PIT
- Boss Bailey DET
- Terrell Suggs BAL
- DJ Williams DEN
- Shawn Barber KC
- Julian Peterson SF (contract squabble)
- Mark Simmoneau PHI
- Brian Simmons CIN
- Chad Brown SEA
- Mike Peterson JAX
- Nick Greisen NYG
- Will Witherspoon CAR
- Roman Phifer NE
- Zeke Moreno SD
- Kevin Hardy CIN
- Danny Clark OAK
- Carlos Emmons NYG
- Kailee Wong HOU
- Mike Vrabel NE
- Rocky Boiman TEN
DB
- Rodney Harrison NE
- Adam Archuleta StL
- Roy Williams DAL
- Darren Sharper GB
- Greg Wesley KC
- Mike Doss IND
- Ed Reed BAL
- Sammy Knight MIA
- Brian Russell MIN
- Rhonde Barber TB
- Lawyer Milloy BUF
- Ifeanyi Ohalete WAS
- Fred Thomas NO
- Ken Hamlin SEA
- Terrance Kiel SD
- Tony Parrish SF
- Troy Polamalu PIT
- Brian Williams MIN
- Charles Tillman CHI
- Mike Lewis PHI
- Mike Minter CAR
- Shaun Williams NYG
- Marcus Coleman HOU
- Phillip Buchanon OAK
- Dexter Jackson ARI
- Rogers Beckett CIN
- Reggie Tongue NYJ
- Robert Griffith CLE
- Mike Brown CHI
- Donovan Darius JAX
- John Lynch DEN
- Nick Harper IND
- Antoine Winfield MIN
- Ty Law NE
- Jay Bellamy NO
- Omar Stoutmire NYG
- Eugene Wilson NE
- Sean Taylor WAS
- Will Demps BAL
- Jermaine Phillips TB
- Corey Chavous MIN
- Damien Robinson SEA
- John McGraw NYJ
- Bobby Gray CHI
- Lamont Thompson TEN
- Adrian Wilson ARI
- Jerome Woods KC
- Chris Hope PIT
- Eric Brown HOU
- Nick Ferguson DEN