We're headed into Week Ten of the 2011 fantasy football season, which means we get a bye week from the bye weeks and all 32 teams in the NFL are in action starting Thursday night. That means a deeper talent pool to choose from in IDP leagues, which in turn meant a few more names just missed the cut on this week's Cheatsheet. Good problem to have I suppose.
To help you prepare for another week's fantasy action here's a look at my Top 30 defensive linemen, linebackers, and defensive backs for Week Ten 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 at GB
2.) Terrell Suggs - BAL at SEA
3.) Jason Pierre-Paul - NYG at SF
4.) Trent Cole - PHI vs ARI
5.) Julius Peppers - CHI vs DET
6.) Charles Johnson - CAR vs TEN
7.) Osi Umenyiora - NYG at SF
8.) Justin Smith - SF vs NYG
9.) Ray Edwards - ATL vs NO
10.) Chris Clemons - SEA vs BAL
11.) Cliff Avril - DET at CHI
12.) Jabaal Sheard - CLE vs STL
13.) Jason Babin - PHI vs ARI
14.) Jeremy Mincey - JAX at IND
15.) Justin Tuck - NYG at SF
16.) Haloti Ngata - BAL at SEA
17.) Will Smith - NO at ATL
18.) Ahtyba Rubin - CLE vs STL
19.) Kyle Vanden Bosch - DET at CHI
20.) Chris Long - STL at CLE
21.) Marcell Dareus - BUF at DAL
22.) Robert Mathis - IND vs JAX
23.) Carlos Dunlap - CIN vs PIT
24.) Greg Hardy - CAR vs TEN
25.) Michael Bennett - TB vs HOU
26.) Elvis Dumervil - DEN at KC
27.) Calais Campbell - ARI at PHI
28.) Ndamukong Suh - DET at CHI
29.) James Hall - STL at CLE
30.) Israel Idonije - CHI vs DET
LINEBACKERS
1.) Desmond Bishop - GB vs MIN
2.) DQwell Jackson - CLE vs STL
3.) Nick Barnett - BUF at DAL
4.) David Hawthorne - SEA vs BAL
5.) Derrick Johnson - KC vs DEN
6.) Patrick Willis - SF vs NYG
7.) Ray Lewis - BAL at SEA
8.) Navorro Bowman - SF vs NYG
9.) Pat Angerer - IND vs JAX
10.) Daryl Washington - ARI at PHI
11.) London Fletcher - WAS at MIA
12.) Mason Foster - TB vs HOU
13.) Sean Weatherspoon - ATL vs NO
14.) Karlos Dansby - MIA vs WAS
15.) James Laurinaitis - STL at CLE
16.) Paul Posluszny - JAX at IND
17.) Curtis Lofton - ATL vs NO
18.) James Anderson - CAR vs TEN
19.) D.J. Williams - DEN at KC
20.) Donald Butler - SD vs OAK
21.) Brian Urlacher - CHI vs DET
22.) Brian Cushing - HOU at TB
23.) James Harrison - PIT at CIN
24.) DeAndre Levy - DET at CHI
25.) Barrett Ruud - TEN at CAR
26.) DeMarcus Ware - DAL vs BUF
27.) David Harris - NYJ vs NE
28.) Lance Briggs - CHI vs DET
29.) Brian Orakpo - WAS at MIA
30.) Rey Maualuga -- CIN vs PIT
DEFENSIVE BACKS
1.) Tyvon Branch - OAK at SD
2.) George Wilson - BUF at DAL
3.) Kam Chancellor - SEA vs BAL
4.) Antoine Bethea - IND vs JAX
5.) Patrick Chung - NE at NYJ
6.) Roman Harper - NO at ATL
7.) Antrel Rolle - NYG at SF
8.) Sean Jones - TB vs HOU
9.) Yeremiah Bell - MIA vs WAS
10.) LaRon Landry - WAS at MIA
11.) Charles Woodson - GB vs MIN
12.) Troy Polamalu - PIT at CIN
13.) Charles Tillman - CHI vs DET
14.) Eric Weddle - SD vs OAK
15.) Morgan Burnett - GB vs MIN
16.) Tanard Jackson - TB vs HOU
17.) Kenny Phillips - NYG at SF
18.) Amari Spievey - DET at CHI
19.) Dawan Landry - JAX at IND
20.) Jason McCourty - TEN at CAR
21.) Jordan Babineaux - TEN at CAR
22.) Chris Houston - DET at CHI
23.) Charlie Peprah - GB vs MIN
24.) Darian Stewart - STL at CLE
25.) Jairus Byrd - BUF at DAL
26.) Kurt Coleman - PHI vs ARI
27.) DeAngelo Hall - WAS at MIA
28.) Charles Godfrey - CAR vs TEN
29.) Eric Smith - NYJ vs NE
30.) Terrence McGee - BUF at DAL
Have a question about a particular player? Check out the Fantasy Sharks IDP Forum or e-mail me at askgary@fantasysharks.com and I'll do my best to help!
IDP Cheatsheet: Week 10 fantasysharks.comThu 11/10/11 12:29 PM