Fantasy Football IDP Report - August 19

Published: Aug 19, 2019

Below are the fourth set of our weekly updated IDP rankings. 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 a number of changes in both the linebacker and defensive back charts and some alterations toward the lower end of the defensive linemen, so 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 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:

Defensive Linemen

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	Dee Ford	DE	SF/4
13	Justin Houston	DE	IND/6
14	Everson Griffen	DE	MIN/12
15	Olivier Vernon	DE	CLE/7
16	Akiem Hicks	DE	CHI/6
17	Carlos Dunlap	DE	CIN/9
18	Denico Autry	DT	IND/6
19	Sam Hubbard	DE	CIN/9
20	Fletcher Cox	DT	PHI/10
21	Trey Flowers	DE	DET/5
22	Melvin Ingram III	DE	LAC/12
23	Cameron Heyward	DE	PIT/7
24	Ezekiel Ansah	DE	SEA/11
25	Robert Quinn	DE	DAL/8
26	Michael Bennett	DE	NE/10
27	Derek Barnett	DE	PHI/10
28	Nick Bosa	DE	SF/4
29	Trent Murphy	DE	BUF/6
30	Marcus Davenport	DE	NO/9
31	Za'Darius Smith	DE	GB/11
32	Brandon Graham	DE	PHI/10
33	Geno Atkins	DT	CIN/9
34	Jonathan Allen	DE	WAS/10
35	Kenny Clark	DT	GB/11
36	Sheldon Rankins	DT	NO/9
37	Jurrell Casey	DT	TEN/11
38	Jerry Hughes	DE	BUF/6
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	Da'Ron Payne	DT	WAS/10
45	B.J. Hill	DT	NYG/11
46	Ed Oliver	DT	BUF/6
47	Matt Ioannidis	DT	WAS/10
48	Josh Allen	DE	JAX/10
49	Quinnen Williams	DT	NYJ/4
50	Charles Harris	DE	MIA/5

Linebackers

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	C.J. Mosley	ILB	NYJ/4
12	Myles Jack	ILB	JAX/10
13	Lavonte David	OLB	TB/7
14	Khalil Mack	OLB	CHI/6
15	Joe Schobert	ILB	CLE/7
16	Alec Ogletree	ILB	NYG/11
17	T.J. Watt	OLB	PIT/7
18	Jordan Hicks	ILB	ARI/12
19	Christian Kirk sey	OLB	CLE/7
20	Devin White	ILB	TB/7
21	Zach Cunningham	ILB	HOU/10
22	Devin Bush	ILB	PIT/7
23	Danny Trevathan	ILB	CHI/6
24	Jayon Brown	ILB	TEN/11
25	Bradley Chubb	OLB	DEN/10
26	Von Miller	OLB	DEN/10
27	Kiko Alonso	OLB	MIA/5
28	Jerome Baker	OLB	MIA/5
29	Kyle Van Noy	OLB	NE/10
30	Haason Reddick	ILB	ARI/12
31	Todd Davis	ILB	DEN/10
32	Bobby Okereke	ILB	IND/6
33	Demario Davis	OLB	NO/9
34	Rashaan Evans	ILB	TEN/11
35	Jarrad Davis	ILB	DET/5
36	Patrick Onwuasor	ILB	BAL/8
37	Nick Vigil	OLB	CIN/9
38	Eric Kendricks	ILB	MIN/12
39	Zach Brown	ILB	PHI/10
40	Kwon Alexander	ILB	SF/4
41	Quincy Williams	OLB	JAX/10
42	Vontaze Burfict	OLB	OAK/6
43	Fred Warner	ILB	SF/4
44	Shaq Thompson	ILB	CAR/7
45	Tahir Whitehead	OLB	OAK/6
46	Tae Davis	ILB	NYG/11
47	Preston Brown	ILB	CIN/9
48	Anthony Hitchens	ILB	KC/12
49	Benardrick McKinney	ILB	HOU/10
50	Shaun Dion Hamilton	ILB	WAS/10

Defensive Backs

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	Jordan Poyer	S	BUF/6
10	Budda Baker	S	ARI/12
11	Malcolm Jenkins	S	PHI/10
12	Bradley McDougald	S	SEA/11
13	Justin Reid	S	HOU/10
14	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	S	CHI/6
15	Eddie Jackson	S	CHI/6
16	Damarious Randall	S	CLE/7
17	Ronnie Harrison	S	JAX/10
18	Harrison Smith	S	MIN/12
19	Kevin Byard	S	TEN/11
20	Terrell Edmunds	S	PIT/7
21	Antoine Bethea	S	NYG/11
22	Donte Jackson	CB	CAR/7
23	Reshad Jones	S	MIA/5
24	Jessie Bates III	S	CIN/9
25	Johnathan Abram	S	OAK/6
26	Clayton Geathers	S	IND/6
27	Adrian Amos	S	GB/11
28	Justin Simmons	S	DEN/10
29	Vonn Bell	S	NO/9
30	Minkah Fitzpatrick	S	MIA/5
31	Marcus Maye	S	NYJ/4
32	Marshon Lattimore	CB	NO/9
33	D.J. Swearinger Sr	S	ARI/12
34	Kenny Vaccaro	S	TEN/11
35	Adrian Phillips	S	LAC/12
36	Kendall Fuller	CB	KC/12
37	Eric Reid	S	CAR/7
38	Earl Thomas	S	BAL/8
39	Anthony Harris	S	MIN/12
40	Denzel Ward	CB	CLE/7
41	Jabrill Peppers	S	NYG/11
42	Sean Davis	S	PIT/7
43	Adoree' Jackson	CB	TEN/11
44	Tony Jefferson	S	BAL/8
45	Bashaud Breeland	CB	KC/12
46	Kenny Moore II	CB	IND/6
47	T.J. McDonald	S	MIA/5
48	James Bradberry	CB	CAR/7
49	Jaquiski Tartt	S	SF/4
50	Jordan Whitehead	S	TB/7

Good luck and godspeed in all your fantasy efforts.

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