Fantasy Football IDP Report: September 2

Published: Sep 03, 2019

Below are the fifth and final sets of our weekly updated IDP rankings. As of next week, the IDP Report will return to the format you have become accustomed to over the past several years. For now, though, the three categories-DL, LB, DB-include the 50 top IDP players based on current projections. Within each category, the defensive players are designated at their primary position, although depending on the platform hosting your league, some of the players will qualify at two positions (e.g., Olivier Vernon qualifies at both LB and DE on Yahoo), so study your league settings well to get a leg up on your competition.

This week’s rankings have the largest number of changes in the defensive linesman category, with linebacker and defensive back rankings staying more static. If you are coming up on your draft, study the permutations. Injuries are a constant source of frustration in fantasy football, and it behooves you to keep up to date on the depth charts before populating your rosters heading into Week One.

The rising players are the following:

Linebackers

Kyzir White LAC

Sam Eguavoen MIA

Todd Davis DEN

Defensive Linesmen

Jadeveon Clowney DE SEA

Jerry Hughes DE BUF

Defensive Backs

Reshad Jones S MIA

Adrian Phillips S LAC

Minkah Fitzpatrick S MIA

Those falling in the rankings:

Defensive Linesmen

Trey Flowers DE DET

Robert Quinn DE DAL

The rankings are based on the following scoring system:

Solo Tackle (or Total Tackles) 1 point

Assisted tackle 1/2 point

Sack 4 points

Interception 6 points

Pass defended 1 point

Fumble forced 4 point

Fumble recovered 2 points

Safety 2 points

Blocked FG/PAT/Punt 6 points

All defensive TDs 6 points

As promised in the Draft Guide, there is the potential for revised rankings to be prepared, based on your specific league scoring system, if you send me the particulars in an e-mail. You need to track down this writer’s contact information somewhere else on the site, as there should be an effort expended to receive the reward.

Below are the top 50 DL/LB/DBs per current projections, and these will be updated weekly until the regular season kicks off:

Rank	Name	POS	Team/Bye
1	J.J. Watt	DE	HOU/10
2	Aaron Donald	DE	LAR/9
3	Joey Bosa	DE	LAC/12
4	Danielle Hunter	DE	MIN/12
5	Calais Campbell	DE	JAX/10
6	Myles Garrett	DE	CLE/7
7	Cameron Jordan	DE	NO/9
8	Demarcus Lawrence	DE	DAL/8
9	Frank Clark	DE	KC/12
10	Chris Jones	DT	KC/12
11	DeForest Buckner	DT	SF/4
12	Justin Houston	DE	IND/6
13	Everson Griffen	DE	MIN/12
14	Dee Ford	DE	SF/4
15	Olivier Vernon	DE	CLE/7
16	Jadeveon Clowney	DE	SEA/11
17	Akiem Hicks	DE	CHI/6
18	Carlos Dunlap	DE	CIN/9
19	Denico Autry	DT	IND/6
20	Sam Hubbard	DE	CIN/9
21	Fletcher Cox	DT	PHI/10
22	Melvin Ingram III	DE	LAC/12
23	Trent Murphy	DE	BUF/6
24	Cameron Heyward	DE	PIT/7
25	Trey Flowers	DE	DET/5
26	Michael Bennett	DE	NE/10
27	Derek Barnett	DE	PHI/10
28	Za'Darius Smith	DE	GB/11
29	Marcus Davenport	DE	NO/9
30	Jerry Hughes	DE	BUF/6
31	Nick Bosa	DE	SF/4
32	Robert Quinn	DE	DAL/8
33	Geno Atkins	DT	CIN/9
34	Brandon Graham	DE	PHI/10
35	Kenny Clark	DT	GB/11
36	Jonathan Allen	DE	WAS/10
37	Sheldon Rankins	DT	NO/9
38	Jurrell Casey	DT	TEN/11
39	Yannick Ngakoue	DE	JAX/10
40	Damon Harrison	DT	DET/5
41	Clelin Ferrell	DE	OAK/6
42	Larry Ogunjobi	DT	CLE/7
43	Grady Jarrett	DT	ATL/9
44	Romeo Okwara	DE	DET/5
45	Da'Ron Payne	DT	WAS/10
46	Ezekiel Ansah	DE	SEA/11
47	B.J. Hill	DT	NYG/11
48	Ed Oliver	DT	BUF/6
49	Matt Ioannidis	DT	WAS/10
50	Charles Harris	DE	MIA/5

Rank	Name	POS	Team/Bye
1	Darius Leonard	OLB	IND/6
2	Cory Littleton	ILB	LAR/9
3	Deion Jones	ILB	ATL/9
4	Blake Martinez	ILB	GB/11
5	Roquan Smith	ILB	CHI/6
6	Luke Kuechly	ILB	CAR/7
7	Leighton Vander Esch	OLB	DAL/8
8	Bobby Wagner	ILB	SEA/11
9	Tremaine Edmunds	ILB	BUF/6
10	Jaylon Smith	ILB	DAL/8
11	Jerome Baker	OLB	MIA/5
12	Jayon Brown	ILB	TEN/11
13	C.J. Mosley	ILB	NYJ/4
14	Myles Jack	ILB	JAX/10
15	Lavonte David	OLB	TB/7
16	Khalil Mack	OLB	CHI/6
17	Joe Schobert	ILB	CLE/7
18	Alec Ogletree	ILB	NYG/11
19	Jordan Hicks	ILB	ARI/12
20	T.J. Watt	OLB	PIT/7
21	Christian Kirksey	OLB	CLE/7
22	Devin White	ILB	TB/7
23	Rashaan Evans	ILB	TEN/11
24	Zach Cunningham	ILB	HOU/10
25	Devin Bush	ILB	PIT/7
26	Danny Trevathan	ILB	CHI/6
27	Kyzir White	OLB	LAC/12
28	Bradley Chubb	OLB	DEN/10
29	Von Miller	OLB	DEN/10
30	Haason Reddick	ILB	ARI/12
31	Kyle Van Noy	OLB	NE/10
32	Fred Warner	ILB	SF/4
33	Sam Eguavoen	ILB	MIA/5
34	Demario Davis	OLB	NO/9
35	Kwon Alexander	ILB	SF/4
36	Patrick Onwuasor	ILB	BAL/8
37	Todd Davis	ILB	DEN/10
38	Nick Vigil	OLB	CIN/9
39	Eric Kendricks	ILB	MIN/12
40	Zach Brown	ILB	PHI/10
41	Quincy Williams	OLB	JAX/10
42	Vontaze Burfict	OLB	OAK/6
43	Shaq Thompson	ILB	CAR/7
44	Tahir Whitehead	OLB	OAK/6
45	Tae Davis	ILB	NYG/11
46	Anthony Hitchens	ILB	KC/12
47	Preston Brown	ILB	CIN/9
48	Benardrick McKinney	ILB	HOU/10
49	Matt Milano	OLB	BUF/6
50	Chris Board	ILB	BAL/8

Rank	Name	POS	Team/Bye
1	Jamal Adams	S	NYJ/4
2	John Johnson III	S	LAR/9
3	Keanu Neal	S	ATL/9
4	Shawn Williams	S	CIN/9
5	Kyle Fuller	CB	CHI/6
6	Tyrann Mathieu	S	KC/12
7	Kareem Jackson	S	DEN/10
8	Landon Collins	S	WAS/10
9	Bradley McDougald	S	SEA/11
10	Jordan Poyer	S	BUF/6
11	Malcolm Jenkins	S	PHI/10
12	Justin Reid	S	HOU/10
13	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	S	CHI/6
14	Eddie Jackson	S	CHI/6
15	Damarious Randall	S	CLE/7
16	Ronnie Harrison	S	JAX/10
17	Harrison Smith	S	MIN/12
18	Kevin Byard	S	TEN/11
19	Reshad Jones	S	MIA/5
20	Adrian Phillips	S	LAC/12
21	Terrell Edmunds	S	PIT/7
22	Budda Baker	S	ARI/12
23	Antoine Bethea	S	NYG/11
24	Jessie Bates III	S	CIN/9
25	Minkah Fitzpatrick	S	MIA/5
26	Donte Jackson	CB	CAR/7
27	Johnathan Abram	S	OAK/6
28	Justin Simmons	S	DEN/10
29	Quandre Diggs	S	DET/5
30	D.J. Swearinger Sr	S	ARI/12
31	Adrian Amos	S	GB/11
32	Clayton Geathers	S	IND/6
33	Kenny Vaccaro	S	TEN/11
34	Vonn Bell	S	NO/9
35	Marcus Maye	S	NYJ/4
36	Terrance Mitchell	CB	CLE/7
37	Marshon Lattimore	CB	NO/9
38	Morgan Burnett	S	CLE/7
39	Kendall Fuller	CB	KC/12
40	Jaquiski Tartt	S	SF/4
41	Eric Reid	S	CAR/7
42	Denzel Ward	CB	CLE/7
43	Earl Thomas	S	BAL/8
44	Anthony Harris	S	MIN/12
45	Jabrill Peppers	S	NYG/11
46	Sean Davis	S	PIT/7
47	Adoree' Jackson	CB	TEN/11
48	Tony Jefferson	S	BAL/8
49	Bashaud Breeland	CB	KC/12
50	Kenny Moore II	CB	IND/6

Good luck and godspeed in all your fantasy efforts.

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