It's Week 13 of the 2011 fantasy football campaign, and this week brings with it the conclusion of the regular season in many leagues, making this a do-or-die game for many an IDP owner across the land.
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 Eleven 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.) Jared Allen - MIN vs DEN
2.) Terrell Suggs - BAL at CLE
3.) Julius Peppers - CHI vs KC
4.) Trent Cole - PHI at SEA
5.) Andre Carter - NE vs IND
6.) Jason Pierre-Paul - NYG vs GB
7.) Justin Smith - SF vs STL
8.) Chris Long - STL at SF
9.) Elvis Dumervil - DEN at MIN
10.) Kyle Vanden Bosch - DET at NO
11.) Jeremy Mincey - JAX vs SD
12.) Haloti Ngata - BAL at CLE
13.) Chris Clemons - SEA vs PHI
14.) Jason Babin - PHI at SEA
15.) Will Smith - NO vs DET
16.) J.J. Watt - HOU vs ATL
17.) Robert Mathis - IND at NE
18.) Greg Hardy - CAR at TB
19.) Calais Campbell - ARI vs DAL
20.) James Hall - STL at SF
21.) Charles Johnson - CAR at TB
22.) Cliff Avril - DET at NO
23.) Ahtyba Rubin - CLE vs BAL
24.) Ray Edwards - ATL at HOU
25.) Darnell Dockett - ARI vs DAL
26.) Justin Tuck - NYG vs GB
27.) Israel Idonije - CHI vs KC
28.) Lamarr Houston - OAK at MIA
29.) Brian Robison - MIN vs DEN
30.) Robert Geathers - CIN at PIT
LINEBACKERS
1.) Patrick Willis - SF vs STL
2.) D'Qwell Jackson - CLE vs BAL
3.) Derrick Johnson - KC at CHI
4.) James Laurinaitis - STL at SF
5.) Curtis Lofton - ATL at HOU
6.) Paul Posluszny - JAX vs SD
7.) London Fletcher - WAS vs NYJ
8.) Nick Barnett - BUF vs TEN
9.) Daryl Washington - ARI vs DAL
10.) Chad Greenway - MIN vs DEN
11.) Ray Lewis - BAL at CLE
12.) Navorro Bowman - SF vs STL
13.) Sean Weatherspoon - ATL at HOU
14.) Pat Angerer - IND at NE
15.) Karlos Dansby - MIA vs OAK
16.) Brian Urlacher - CHI vs KC
17.) Sean Lee - DAL at ARI
18.) Brian Cushing - HOU vs ATL
19.) D.J. Williams - DEN at MIN
20.) DeMarcus Ware - DAL at ARI
21.) David Hawthorne - SEA vs PHI
22.) Kevin Burnett - MIA vs OAK
23.) Perry Riley - WAS vs NYJ
24.) James...