Top 100 IDP rankings for the NFL playoffs

Fantasy leagues for the NFL playoffs come in all shapes and sizes. In leagues with a traditional format where you draft just as you would in the regular season, ranking players poses a unique set of challenges. Unlike the regular season, single-elimination in the playoffs means players can't be compared on even terrain. A pedestrian wide receiver who plays four games in the playoffs is more desirable than an elite player at the position who goes one-and-done.

For those in the one-percent of fantasy playoff leagues that use individual defensive players, this post is for you. Stay golden.

Keep that in mind with the following rankings. Superior players often don't make for superior fantasy options in the playoffs. These rankings consider a wide range of outcomes, though players who are likely to play more games are weighted accordingly.

Top 100 IDP Playoffs Rankings
Rk	Player	Tm	Pos	Rk	Player	Tm	Pos
1	Bobby Wagner	SEA	LB	51	DeAngelo Hall	WAS	CB
2	Luke Kuechly	CAR	LB	52	Mason Foster	WAS	LB
3	Derrick Johnson	KC	LB	53	Vincent Rey	CIN	LB
4	Jamie Collins	NE	LB	54	Jerraud Powers	ARZ	CB
5	K.J. Wright	SEA	LB	55	Patrick Chung	NE	S
6	Vontaze Burfict	CIN	LB	56	Rob Ninkovich	NE	DE
7	Deone Bucannon	ARZ	S	57	DeShawn Shead	SEA	S
8	Brandon Marshall	DEN	LB	58	Kurt Coleman	CAR	S
9	Kam Chancellor	SEA	S	59	Rashad Johnson	ARZ	S
10	Dont'a Hightower	NE	LB	60	Josh Mauga	KC	LB
11	Danny Trevathan	DEN	LB	61	Cameron Heyward	PIT	DE
12	Logan Ryan	NE	CB	62	Whitney Mercilus	HST	LB
13	Von Miller	DEN	LB	63	Dontari Poe	KC	DT
14	Justin Houston	KC	LB	64	Jerod Mayo	NE	LB
15	Ryan Shazier	PIT	LB	65	Sean Smith	KC	CB
16	Earl Thomas	SEA	S	66	Anthony Barr	MIN	LB
17	Lawrence Timmons	PIT	LB	67	Harrison Smith	MIN	S
18	Will Compton	WAS	LB	68	Casey Hayward	GB	CB
19	Malcolm Butler	NE	CB	69	Ryan Kerrigan	WAS	LB
20	Thomas Davis	CAR	LB	70	Perry Riley	WAS	LB
21	Calais Campbell	ARZ	DE	71	Sam Shields	GB	CB
22	Jake Ryan	GB	LB	72	Linval Joseph	MIN	DT
23	Will Allen	PIT	S	73	Dre Kirkpatrick	CIN	CB
24	T.J. Ward	DEN	S	74	Chris Harris	DEN	CB
25	Eric Berry	KC	S	75	Michael Mitchell	PIT	S
26	Richard Sherman	SEA	CB	76	Roman Harper	CAR	S
27	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	GB	S	77	George Iloka	CIN	S
28	Michael Bennett	SEA	DE	78	Julius Peppers	GB	LB
29	J.J. Watt	HST	DE	79	Alex Okafor	ARZ	LB
30	Cliff Avril	SEA	DE	80	Jabaal Sheard	NE	DE
31	Chandler Jones	NE	DE	81	Shaq Barrett	DEN	LB
32	Tamba Hali	KC	LB	82	Benardrick McKinney	HST	LB
33	Devin McCourty	NE	S	83	Mike Daniels	GB	DE
34	Reggie Nelson	CIN	S	84	Darian Stewart	DEN	S
35	Marcus Peters	KC	CB	85	Kawann Short	CAR	DT
36	Eric Kendricks	MIN	LB	86	Patrick Peterson	ARZ	CB
37	Ron Parker	KC	S	87	Allen Bailey	KC	DE
38	Dashon Goldson	WAS	S	88	Jeremy Lane	SEA	CB
39	Carlos Dunlap	CIN	DE	89	James Harrison	PIT	LB
40	Kevin Minter	ARZ	LB	90	Tyvon Branch	KC	S
41	Brian Cushing	HST	LB	91	Charles Johnson	CAR	DE
42	DeMarcus Ware	DEN	LB	92	Johnathan Joseph	HST	CB
43	Bruce Irvin	SEA	LB	93	Geno Atkins	CIN	DT
44	Morgan Burnett	GB	S	94	Quintin Demps	HST	S
45	Leonard Johnson	NE	CB	95	Malik Jackson	DEN	DE
46	Adam Jones	CIN	CB	96	Antwon Blake	PIT	CB
47	Clay Matthews	GB	LB	97	Josh Norman	CAR	CB
48	Jaye Howard	KC	DT	98	Everson Griffen	MIN	DE
49	Tony Jefferson	ARZ	S	99	Aqib Talib	DEN	CB
50	Derek Wolfe	DEN	DE	100	Bashaud Breeland	WAS	CB

Jeff Ratcliffe is the Assistant Managing Editor and resident IDP maven and DFS junkie of PFF Fantasy.

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