Fantasy Football IDP Report: August 26

Published: Aug 26, 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 rising players are the following:

Linebackers

Jayon Brown TEN

Jerome Baker MIA

Rashaan Evans TEN

Fred Warner SF

Kyzir White LAC

Kwon Alexander SF

Defensive Linesmen

Romeo Okwara DE DET

Da'Ron Payne DT WAS

Defensive Backs

Quandre Diggs S DET

D.J. Swearinger Sr. S ARI

Kenny Vaccaro S TEN

Terrance Mitchell CB CLE

Morgan Burnett S CLE

Jaquiski Tartt S SF

Those falling in the rankings:

Defensive Linesmen

Ezekiel Ansah DE SEA

Defensive Backs

Budda Baker S ARI

Bashaud Breeland CB KC

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	Akiem Hicks	DE	CHI/6
17	Carlos Dunlap	DE	CIN/9
18	Denico Autry	DT	IND/6
19	Trey Flowers	DE	DET/5
20	Sam Hubbard	DE	CIN/9
21	Fletcher Cox	DT	PHI/10
22	Melvin Ingram III	DE	LAC/12
23	Cameron Heyward	DE	PIT/7
24	Robert Quinn	DE	DAL/8
25	Michael Bennett	DE	NE/10
26	Derek Barnett	DE	PHI/10
27	Trent Murphy	DE	BUF/6
28	Za'Darius Smith	DE	GB/11
29	Marcus Davenport	DE	NO/9
30	Nick Bosa	DE	SF/4
31	Geno Atkins	DT	CIN/9
32	Brandon Graham	DE	PHI/10
34	Jonathan Allen	DE	WAS/10
33	Kenny Clark	DT	GB/11
35	Sheldon Rankins	DT	NO/9
36	Jurrell Casey	DT	TEN/11
37	Jerry Hughes	DE	BUF/6
38	Yannick Ngakoue	DE	JAX/10
39	Damon Harrison	DT	DET/5
40	Clelin Ferrell	DE	OAK/6
41	Larry Ogunjobi	DT	CLE/7
42	Grady Jarrett	DT	ATL/9
43	Ezekiel Ansah	DE	SEA/11
44	Romeo Okwara	DE	DET/5
45	Da'Ron Payne	DT	WAS/10
46	B.J. Hill	DT	NYG/11
47	Ed Oliver	DT	BUF/6
48	Matt Ioannidis	DT	WAS/10
49	Josh Allen	DE	JAX/10
50	Quinnen Williams	DT	NYJ/4

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	Bobby Wagner	ILB	SEA/11
8	Leighton Vander Esch	OLB	DAL/8
9	Tremaine Edmunds	ILB	BUF/6
10	Jaylon Smith	ILB	DAL/8
11	Jayon Brown	ILB	TEN/11
12	C.J. Mosley	ILB	NYJ/4
13	Jerome Baker	OLB	MIA/5
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 Kirk sey	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	Bradley Chubb	OLB	DEN/10
28	Von Miller	OLB	DEN/10
29	Haason Reddick	ILB	ARI/12
30	Kyle Van Noy	OLB	NE/10
31	Fred Warner	ILB	SF/4
32	Kyzir White	OLB	LAC/12
33	Demario Davis	OLB	NO/9
34	Kwon Alexander	ILB	SF/4
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	Quincy Williams	OLB	JAX/10
41	Vontaze Burfict	OLB	OAK/6
42	Shaq Thompson	ILB	CAR/7
43	Tae Davis	ILB	NYG/11
44	Tahir Whitehead	OLB	OAK/6
45	Preston Brown	ILB	CIN/9
46	Anthony Hitchens	ILB	KC/12
47	Benardrick McKinney	ILB	HOU/10
48	Matt Milano	OLB	BUF/6
49	Chris Board	ILB	BAL/8
50	Josey Jewell	ILB	DEN/10

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	Bradley McDougald	S	SEA/11
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	Terrell Edmunds	S	PIT/7
20	Budda Baker	S	ARI/12
21	Antoine Bethea	S	NYG/11
22	Jessie Bates III	S	CIN/9
23	Donte Jackson	CB	CAR/7
24	Reshad Jones	S	MIA/5
25	Johnathan Abram	S	OAK/6
26	Quandre Diggs	S	DET/5
27	D.J. Swearinger Sr	S	ARI/12
28	Adrian Amos	S	GB/11
29	Clayton Geathers	S	IND/6
30	Kenny Vaccaro	S	TEN/11
31	Justin Simmons	S	DEN/10
32	Vonn Bell	S	NO/9
33	Minkah Fitzpatrick	S	MIA/5
34	Marcus Maye	S	NYJ/4
35	Terrance Mitchell	CB	CLE/7
36	Marshon Lattimore	CB	NO/9
37	Morgan Burnett	S	CLE/7
38	Adrian Phillips	S	LAC/12
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	Kenny Moore II	CB	IND/6
50	Bashaud Breeland	CB	KC/12

Good luck and godspeed in all your fantasy efforts.

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