Fantasy: Linebacker Rankings (IDP)
In what will be an ongoing process, PFF Fantasy’s IDP experts (Jeff Ratcliffe, Ross Miles and Kevin Greenstein) will be maintaining rankings for defensive players in three separate categories (Defensive Linemen, Linebackers, and Defensive Backs) based upon our IDP Scoring System.
Rank Player Tm Jeff Ross Kevin Composite
1 Patrick Willis SF 1 1 1 1.00
2 Lawrence Timmons PIT 2 5 3 3.33
3 DeMarcus Ware DAL 8 2 2 4.00
4 James Harrison PIT 6 3 4 4.33
5 James Laurinaitis STL 4 4 10 6.00
6 Paul Posluszny JAX 5 7 8 6.67
7 Jerod Mayo NE 3 12 6 7.00
8 Ray Lewis BAL 7 10 7 8.00
9 Jon Beason CAR 14 6 5 8.33
10 Brian Urlacher CHI 9 11 13 11.00
11 Cameron Wake MIA 15 8 11 11.33
12 Derrick Johnson KC 10 13 14 12.33
13 David Hawthorne SEA 13 9 24 15.33
14 Clay Matthews GB 15 15 16 15.33
15 Rolando McClain OAK 21 16 9 15.33
16 Brian Cushing HOU 12 17 18 15.67
17 Desmond Bishop GB 17 14 17 16.00
18 Curtis Lofton ATL 18 21 12 17.00
19 Chad Greenway MIN 16 19 20 18.33
20 Karlos Dansby MIA 25 24 15 21.33
21 Tamba Hali KC 22 22 23 22.33
22 London Fletcher WAS 23 32 19 24.67
23 James Anderson CAR 36 18 21 25.00
24 Stephen Tulloch DET 30 30 22 27.33
25 D'Qwell Jackson CLE 20 25 39 28.00
26 Daryl Washington ARI 19 20 46 28.33
27 DeMeco Ryans HOU 31 23 32 28.67
28 David Harris NYJ 34 26 28 29.33
29 Lance Briggs CHI 38 28 27 31.00
30 D.J. Williams DEN 41 31 25 32.33
31 Rey Maualuga CIN 24 27 48 33.00
32 Jonathan Vilma NO 37 39 26 34.00
33 Mario Williams HOU 35 35 35 35.00
34 Geno Hayes TB 40 38 31 36.33
35 Bradie James DAL 45 36 33 38.00
36 Thomas Davis CAR 26 45 45 38.67
37 Barrett Ruud TEN 29 40 54 41.00
38 A.J. Hawk GB 42 48 34 41.33
39 Nick Barnett GB 28 41 59 42.67
40 Donald Butler SD 32 29 69 43.33
41 Brian Orakpo WAS 49 52 30 43.67
42 Aaron Curry SEA 47 49 42 46.00
43 James Farrior PIT 44 37 58 46.33
44 Daryl Smith JAX 59 43 37 46.33
45 Lamarr Woodley PIT 70 42 29 47.00
46 Sean Weatherspoon ATL 43 33 67 47.67
47 Shaun Phillips SD 51 54 41 48.67
48 Mason Foster TB 56 44 49 49.67
49 E.J. Henderson MIN 58 46 50 51.33
50 Anthony Spencer DAL 67 51 38 52.00
51 Bart Scott NYJ 73 47 40 53.33
52 Rocky McIntosh WAS 53 56 51 53.33
53 Paris Lenon ARI 100 34 36 56.67
54 Von Miller HOU 39 64 73 58.67
55 Casey Matthews PHI 46 65 65 58.67
56 Jonathan Goff NYG 72 63 43 59.33
57 Gary Brackett IND 77 53 53 61.00
58 DeAndre Levy DET 63 68 52 61.00
59 Zac Diles HOU 60 61 63 61.33
60 Quincy Black TB 48 60 79 62.33
61 Calvin Pace NYJ 74 50 64 62.67
62 Jamar Chaney PHI 54 62 72 62.67
63 Pat Angerer IND 50 86 55 63.67
64 Kamerion Wimbley OAK 75 76 44 65.00
65 Brandon Spikes NE 33 79 87 66.33
66 Joe Mays DEN 61 66 75 67.33
67 Navorro Bowman SF 71 71 60 67.33
68 Kirk Morrison BUF 100 58 47 68.33
69 Julian Peterson DET 87 55 66 69.33
70 Justin Durant JAX 62 57 93 70.67
71 Kevin Burnett MIA 52 98 62 70.67
72 Clint Session JAX 57 75 83 71.67
73 Keith Rivers CIN 65 70 81 72.00
74 Takeo Spikes SD 68 77 78 74.33
75 Lofa Tatupu FA? 97 59 71 75.67
76 Will Witherspoon TEN 64 93 70 75.67
77 Stewart Bradley ARI 55 82 92 76.33
78 Martez Wilson NO 69 83 80 77.33
79 Justin Houston KC 88 72 74 78.00
80 Brooks Reed HOU 100 67 68 78.33
81 Manny Lawson SF 81 74 86 80.33
82 Scott Fujita CLE 93 69 82 81.33
83 Nate Irving DEN 100 88 57 81.67
84 Colin McCarthy TEN 100 89 61 83.33
85 Demorrio Williams KC 100 94 56 83.33
86 Michael Boley NYG 82 85 84 83.67
87 Keith Brooking DAL 95 80 77 84.00
88 Ryan Kerrigan WAS 100 78 76 84.67
89 Chris Gocong CLV 66 95 100 87.00
90 Chris Kelsay BUF 84 91 88 87.67
91 Connor Barwin HOU 92 81 91 88.00
92 Jermaine Cunningham NE 78 99 94 90.33
93 Mario Haggan DEN 100 73 100 91.00
94 Koa Misi MIA 98 90 85 91.00
95 Rob Ninkovich NE 73 100 100 91.00
96 Shawne Merriman BUF 86 100 89 91.67
97 Jarret Johnson BLT 80 96 100 92.00
98 Kavell Conner IND 79 100 100 93.00
99 Dan Connor CAR 100 84 97 93.67
100 Joey Porter ARI 100 92 90 94.00