Fantasy football IDP rankings Week 15

Mike Clay
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Mike Clay
ESPN Senior Writer
- Fantasy football, NFL analyst for ESPN.com
- Member of Pro Football Writers of America
- Founding director of Pro Football Focus Fantasy
- 2013 FSTA award winner for most accurate preseason rankings
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Dec 16, 2018, 02:50 PM

These rankings have been updated to remove players from Thursday's Chargers-Chiefs game and Saturday's Texans-Jets and Browns-Broncos games.

We've split up our fantasy football rankings by traditional IDP (individual defensive players) positions: defensive line, linebacker and defensive back. Because scoring systems can vary greatly in IDP formats, these rankings will be based on the following scoring criteria:

Solo tackle: 1.5 points
Assisted tackle: 0.75 points
Tackle for loss: 2 points
Sack: 4 points
Interception: 5 points
Forced fumble: 4 points
Fumble recovery: 4 points
Defensive TD: 6 points
Safety: 2 points
Passes defensed: 1.5 points

In the headers of the rankings below, our two analysts will be abbreviated: Mike Clay (MC) and Jim McCormick (JM)

Go to: DL | LB | DB

Top 50 defensive linemen for Week 15

PLAYER	TEAM	MC	JM	AVG
1. Aaron Donald	LAR	2	1	1.5
2. Khalil Mack	CHI	4	2	3.0
3. DeMarcus Lawrence	DAL	3	5	4.0
4. Jason Pierre-Paul	TB	1	8	4.5
5. Trey Flowers	NE	6	4	5.0
5. Danielle Hunter	MIN	7	3	5.0
7. Chandler Jones	ARI	5	7	6.0
8. Cameron Jordan	NO	8	6	7.0
9. Calais Campbell	JAC	9	10	9.5
10. Frank Clark	SEA	11	9	10.0
11. Ryan Kerrigan	WAS	10	13	11.5
12. Carlos Dunlap	CIN	12	12	12.0
13. Denico Autry	IND	15	11	13.0
14. Jurrell Casey	TEN	17	14	15.5
15. Michael Bennett	PHI	13	20	16.5
16. Jerry Hughes	BUF	20	15	17.5
17. Dante Fowler Jr.	LAR	18	19	18.5
18. Kenny Clark	GB	22	17	19.5
19. DeForest Buckner	SF	19	21	20.0
20. Mario Addison	CAR	26	18	22.0
20. Preston Smith	WAS	21	23	22.0
22. Akiem Hicks	CHI	23	24	23.5
23. Everson Griffen	MIN	32	16	24.0
23. Brandon Graham	PHI	14	34	24.0
25. Robert Quinn	MIA	24	26	25.0
26. B.J. Hill	NYG	30	22	26.0
27. Jabaal Sheard	IND	16	37	26.5
28. Cameron Heyward	PIT	28	27	27.5
29. Vinny Curry	TB	31	25	28.0
30. Yannick Ngakoue	JAC	25	35	30.0
31. Fletcher Cox	PHI	34	30	32.0
32. Tyquan Lewis	IND	29	36	32.5
32. Grady Jarrett	ATL	37	28	32.5
32. Jonathan Allen	WAS	27	38	32.5
35. Damon Harrison	DET	38	29	33.5
36. Jarran Reed	SEA	35	33	34.0
37. Geno Atkins	CIN	41	32	36.5
38. Cameron Wake	MIA	36	40	38.0
39. Linval Joseph	MIN	47	31	39.0
40. Daron Payne	WAS	33	48	40.5
41. Ndamukong Suh	LAR	42	43	42.5
42. Gerald McCoy	TB	39	NR	45.0
42. Julius Peppers	CAR	NR	39	45.0
44. A'Shawn Robinson	DET	40	NR	45.5
45. Vic Beasley Jr.	ATL	NR	41	46.0
46. Stephon Tuitt	PIT	43	50	46.5
46. Michael Brockers	LAR	NR	42	46.5
48. Margus Hunt	IND	NR	44	47.5
48. Rodney Gunter	ARI	44	NR	47.5
50. Trent Murphy	BUF	45	NR	48.0

Top 50 linebackers for Week 15

PLAYER	TEAM	MC	JM	AVG
1. Darius Leonard	IND	1	1	1.0
2. Luke Kuechly	CAR	3	2	2.5
2. Bobby Wagner	SEA	2	3	2.5
4. Lavonte David	TB	4	5	4.5
5. Cory Littleton	LAR	7	4	5.5
6. Leighton Vander Esch	DAL	5	7	6.0
7. Blake Martinez	GB	6	8	7.0
7. Kiko Alonso	MIA	8	6	7.0
9. Tremaine Edmunds	BUF	9	9	9.0
10. Deion Jones	ATL	13	10	11.5
10. Roquan Smith	CHI	10	13	11.5
12. Telvin Smith	JAC	12	14	13.0
13. Jaylon Smith	DAL	11	16	13.5
14. Demario Davis	NO	16	12	14.0
15. C.J. Mosley	BAL	14	15	14.5
16. Wesley Woodyard	TEN	24	11	17.5
17. Mason Foster	WAS	15	21	18.0
17. Alec Ogletree	NYG	19	17	18.0
19. Tahir Whitehead	OAK	20	18	19.0
20. Jarrad Davis	DET	17	22	19.5
21. Haason Reddick	ARI	21	20	20.5
21. Gerald Hodges	ARI	18	23	20.5
23. Danny Trevathan	CHI	25	19	22.0
24. Khalil Mack	CHI	22	24	23.0
25. T.J. Watt	PIT	23	26	24.5
26. Fred Warner	SF	28	28	28.0
27. Raekwon McMillan	MIA	32	25	28.5
28. Eric Kendricks	MIN	29	30	29.5
28. Kyle Van Noy	NE	30	29	29.5
30. Myles Jack	JAC	33	27	30.0
31. Nigel Bradham	PHI	27	37	32.0
32. Malcolm Smith	SF	34	34	34.0
32. Anthony Walker	IND	35	33	34.0
34. Terrell Suggs	BAL	31	38	34.5
34. Nick Vigil	CIN	26	43	34.5
36. Zach Brown	WAS	39	31	35.0
37. Thomas Davis	CAR	36	35	35.5
38. L.J. Fort	PIT	40	32	36.0
39. Adarius Taylor	TB	44	39	41.5
40. Jayon Brown	TEN	38	46	42.0
41. Christian Jones	DET	41	44	42.5
42. Anthony Barr	MIN	NR	36	43.5
43. Ryan Kerrigan	WAS	37	NR	44.0
44. B.J. Goodson	NYG	NR	40	45.5
45. Alex Anzalone	NO	NR	41	46.0
46. Hardy Nickerson	CIN	42	NR	46.5
46. Vince Williams	PIT	45	48	46.5
46. Bud Dupree	PIT	NR	42	46.5
49. Matthew Judon	BAL	43	NR	47.0
50. Devante Bond	TB	NR	45	48.0

Top 50 defensive backs for Week 15

PLAYER	TEAM	MC	JM	AVG
1. John Johnson III	LAR	1	1	1.0
2. Shawn Williams	CIN	2	4	3.0
3. Antoine Bethea	ARI	4	3	3.5
4. Bradley McDougald	SEA	3	5	4.0
5. Reshad Jones	MIA	10	2	6.0
6. Clayton Geathers	IND	6	7	6.5
7. Budda Baker	ARI	9	6	7.5
7. Malcolm Jenkins	PHI	7	8	7.5
9. Jordan Poyer	BUF	8	9	8.5
9. Tony Jefferson	BAL	5	12	8.5
11. Corey Graham	PHI	12	10	11.0
12. Jessie Bates	CIN	14	13	13.5
13. D.J. Swearinger	WAS	13	15	14.0
14. T.J. McDonald	MIA	16	14	15.0
15. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	GB	15	17	16.0
15. Ronnie Harrison	JAC	11	21	16.0
17. Kenny Moore II	IND	18	20	19.0
17. Patrick Chung	NE	19	19	19.0
19. Harrison Smith	MIN	23	16	19.5
20. Jordan Whitehead	TB	17	23	20.0
21. Mike Adams	CAR	30	11	20.5
22. Jeff Heath	DAL	20	27	23.5
23. Eric Reid	CAR	24	24	24.0
24. Tre Boston	ARI	21	29	25.0
25. Jaire Alexander	GB	26	25	25.5
26. Prince Amukamara	CHI	27	26	26.5
27. Rasul Douglas	PHI	22	32	27.0
28. Marshon Lattimore	NO	37	22	29.5
29. Donte Jackson	CAR	29	31	30.0
29. Chidobe Awuzie	DAL	32	28	30.0
29. Eli Apple	NO	42	18	30.0
32. Quandre Diggs	DET	25	36	30.5
33. Ryan Smith	TB	28	34	31.0
34. Damontae Kazee	ATL	33	33	33.0
35. Devin McCourty	NE	31	38	34.5
36. Kenny Vaccaro	TEN	38	35	36.5
37. James Bradberry	CAR	45	30	37.5
38. Lamarcus Joyner	LAR	36	42	39.0
39. Xavier Woods	DAL	41	43	42.0
40. Jalen Ramsey	JAC	34	NR	42.5
40. Josh Jones	GB	48	37	42.5
42. Bobby McCain	MIA	35	NR	43.0
43. Eric Weddle	BAL	46	41	43.5
44. Pierre Desir	IND	44	45	44.5
45. Micah Hyde	BUF	NR	39	45.0
45. Tre Flowers	SEA	39	NR	45.0
47. Jason McCourty	NE	40	NR	45.5
47. Patrick Peterson	ARI	NR	40	45.5
49. Minkah Fitzpatrick	MIA	43	NR	47.0
50. Janoris Jenkins	NYG	NR	44	47.5