2011 Fantasy IDP Rankings
Fantasy Football 2011 Individual Defensive Player Rankings
Rank by: Top 300 | QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST | IDP | PPR | TD-onlyMore: The TMR Top 250 | The Christopher Harris Top 200 | Christopher Harris' Keeper Ranks
| Rank | Player | Positional | Bye |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Willis , SF | LB1 | 7 |
| 2 | Justin Tuck, NYG | DL1 | 7 |
| 3 | LaRon Landry , WAS | DB1 | 5 |
| 4 | Jon Beason, CAR | LB2 | 9 |
| 5 | Jerod Mayo, NE | LB3 | 7 |
| 6 | James Harrison , PIT | LB4 | 11 |
| 7 | Eric Berry, KC | DB2 | 6 |
| 8 | Stephen Tulloch, TEN | LB5 | 6 |
| 9 | Jared Allen, MIN | DL2 | 9 |
| 10 | Paul Posluszny , BUF | LB6 | 7 |
| 11 | Trent Cole, PHI | DL3 | 7 |
| 12 | Lawrence Timmons, PIT | LB7 | 11 |
| 13 | London Fletcher, WAS | LB8 | 5 |
| 14 | Terrell Thomas , NYG | DB3 | 7 |
| 15 | Charles Woodson, GB | DB4 | 8 |
| 16 | Ndamukong Suh, DET | DL4 | 9 |
| 17 | Ray Lewis , BAL | LB9 | 5 |
| 18 | James Laurinaitis, STL | LB10 | 5 |
| 19 | Terrell Suggs, BAL | DL5 | 5 |
| 20 | Chad Greenway, MIN | LB11 | 9 |
| 21 | Brian Urlacher, CHI | LB12 | 8 |
| 22 | Osi Umenytiora, NYG | DL6 | 7 |
| 23 | T.J. Ward, Cle | DB5 | 5 |
| 24 | D.J. Williams , DEN | LB13 | 6 |
| 25 | Desmond Bishop , GB | LB14 | 8 |
| 26 | Julius Peppers, CHI | DL7 | 8 |
| 27 | Charles Johnson, CAR | DL8 | 9 |
| 28 | Curtis Lofton, ATL | LB15 | 8 |
| 29 | Bernard Pollard, FA | DB6 | TBD |
| 30 | Derrick Johnson, KC | LB16 | 6 |
| 31 | DeMeco Ryans , HOU | LB17 | 11 |
| 32 | Demarcus Ware, DAL | LB18 | 5 |
| 33 | Clay Matthews, GB | LB19 | 8 |
| 34 | Michael Griffin , Ten | DB7 | 6 |
| 35 | Tyvon Branch , Oak | DB8 | 8 |
| 36 | Robert Mathis, IND | DL9 | 11 |
| 37 | Elvis Dumervil, DEN | DL10 | 6 |
| 38 | Patrick Chung , NE | DB9 | 7 |
| 39 | James Anderson, CAR | LB20 | 9 |
| 40 | Donte Whitner, Buf | DB10 | 7 |
| 41 | Barrett Ruud, TB | LB21 | 8 |
| 42 | Lance Briggs, CHI | LB22 | 8 |
| 43 | Brian Cushing, HOU | LB23 | 11 |
| 44 | Joe Haden , Cle | DB11 | 5 |
| 45 | James Farrior, PIT | LB24 | 11 |
| 46 | John Abraham, ATL | DL11 | 8 |
| 47 | A.J. Hawk, GB | LB25 | 8 |
| 48 | Earl Thomas, Sea | DB12 | 6 |
| 49 | Mario Williams, HOU | DL12 | 11 |
| 50 | Jonathan Vilma, NO | LB26 | 11 |
| 51 | Jason Babin, FA | DL13 | TBD |
| 52 | David Hawthorne, SEA | LB27 | 6 |
| 53 | Charles Tillman, Chi | DB13 | 8 |
| 54 | Yeremiah Bell , Mia | DB14 | 5 |
| 55 | David Harris, NYJ | LB28 | 8 |
| 56 | D'Qwell Jackson, CLE | LB29 | 5 |
| 57 | Justin Smith, SF | DL14 | 7 |
| 58 | Mathias Kiwanuka, NYG | DL15 | 7 |
| 59 | Charles Godfrey , Car | DB15 | 9 |
| 60 | Cortland Finnegan , Ten | DB16 | TBD |
| 61 | Bradie James, DAL | LB30 | 5 |
| 62 | Antoine Winfield, Min | DB17 | 9 |
| 63 | E.J. Henderson, MIN | LB31 | 9 |
| 64 | Calais Campbell, ARI | DL16 | 6 |
| 65 | Chris Long, STL | DL17 | 5 |
| 66 | Eric Weddle, SD | DB18 | 6 |
| 67 | Devin McCourty , NE | DB19 | 7 |
| 68 | Darnell Dockett, ARI | DL18 | 6 |
| 69 | James Hall, STL | DL19 | 5 |
| 70 | Karlos Dansby, MIA | LB32 | 5 |
| 71 | Daryl Smith, JAX | LB33 | TBD |
| 72 | LaMarr Woodley, PIT | LB34 | 11 |
| 73 | Tamba Hali, KC | LB35 | 6 |
| 74 | Kyle Vanden Bosch, DET | DL20 | 9 |
| 75 | Tramon Williams, GB | DB20 | 8 |
| 76 | DeAngelo Hall , Was | DB21 | 5 |
| 77 | Cameron Wake, MIA | LB36 | 5 |
| 78 | Kerry Rhodes, Ari | DB22 | 6 |
| 79 | Alterraun Verner , Ten | DB23 | 6 |
| 80 | Brent Grimes, Atl | DB24 | 8 |
| 81 | Paris Lenon, ARI | LB37 | 6 |
| 82 | Carlos Dunlap, CIN | DL21 | 7 |
| 83 | Haloti Ngata , BAL | DL22 | 5 |
| 84 | Takeo Spikes, TBD | LB38 | TBD |
| 85 | Roman Harper, NO | DB25 | TBD |
| 86 | Michael Huff, FA | DB26 | TBD |
| 87 | O.J. Atogwe, WAS | DB27 | 5 |
| 88 | Rolando McClain, OAK | LB39 | 8 |
| 89 | Daryl Washington, ARI | LB40 | 6 |
| 90 | Kyle Williams, BUF | DL23 | 7 |
| 91 | Geno Hayes, TB | LB41 | 8 |
| 92 | Rocky McIntosh, TBD | LB42 | TBD |
| 93 | Adrian Wilson, Ari | DB28 | TBD |
| 94 | Quintin Mikell, FA | DB29 | TBD |
| 95 | Kevin Burnett, SD | LB43 | 6 |
| 96 | DeAndre Levy, DET | LB44 | 9 |
| 97 | Israel Idonije, CHI | DL24 | 8 |
| 98 | Ray Edwards, FA | DL25 | TBD |
| 99 | Antoine Bethea, Ind | DB30 | 11 |
| 100 | Jason Pierre-Paul, NYG | DL26 | 7 |
| 101 | Chris Hope, Ten | DB31 | 6 |
| 102 | Louis Delmas, Det | DB32 | 9 |
| 103 | Nate Allen, Phi | DB33 | 7 |
| 104 | Jamar Chaney, PHI | LB45 | 7 |
| 105 | Kamerion Wimbley, OAK | LB46 | 8 |
| 106 | Aaron Curry, SEA | LB47 | 6 |
| 107 | Dwight Freeney, IND | DL27 | 11 |
| 108 | Matt Shaughnessy, OAK | DL28 | 8 |
| 109 | Aaron Kampman, JAX | DL29 | TBD |
| 110 | Kurt Coleman, Phi | DB34 | 7 |
| 111 | Craig Dahl, StL | DB35 | 5 |
| 112 | Dawan Landry , Bal | DB36 | 5 |
| 113 | Chris Clemons, SEA | DL30 | 6 |
| 114 | Cliff Avril, DET | DL31 | 9 |
| 115 | Clint Session, IND | LB48 | 11 |
| 116 | Will Witherspoon, TEN | LB49 | 6 |
| 117 | B.J. Raji, GB | DL32 | 8 |
| 118 | Gary Brackett, IND | LB50 | 11 |
| 119 | Antoine Cason, SD | DB37 | 6 |
| 120 | Ronde Barber, TB | DB38 | 8 |
| 121 | Richard Marshall , Car | DB39 | 9 |
| 122 | Mike Peterson, ATL | LB51 | 8 |
| 123 | Glenn Dorsey, KC | DL33 | 6 |
| 124 | Will Smith, NO | DL34 | 11 |
| 125 | Troy Polamalu , Pit | DB40 | 11 |
| 126 | Patrick Peterson, Ari | DB41 | 6 |
| 127 | Tyson Jackson, KC | DL35 | 6 |
| 128 | Dwan Edwards, BUF | DL36 | 7 |
| 129 | Tanard Jackson, TB | DB42 | 8 |
| 130 | Ed Reed, Bal | DB43 | 5 |
| 131 | Phillip Dillard, NYG | LB52 | 7 |
| 132 | E.J. Henderson, MIN | LB53 | 9 |
| 133 | Will Witherspoon, TEN | LB54 | 6 |
| 134 | Gerald McCoy, TB | DL37 | 8 |
| 135 | Richard Seymour, OAK | DL38 | 8 |
| 136 | Joey Porter, ARI | LB55 | 6 |
| 137 | Nate Clements, SF | DB44 | 7 |
| 138 | Bradley Fletcher , StL | DB45 | 5 |
| 139 | Kenny Phillips, NYG | DB46 | 7 |
| 140 | Malcolm Jenkins, NO | DB47 | 11 |
| 141 | David Hawthorne, SEA | LB56 | 6 |
| 142 | Ahtyba Rubin, CLE | DL39 | 5 |
| 143 | Jay Ratliff, DAL | DL40 | 5 |
| 144 | Darrelle Revis, NYJ | DB48 | 8 |
| 145 | Lamarr Houston, OAK | DL41 | 8 |
| 146 | Lawrence Jackson, DET | DL42 | 9 |
| 147 | Bob Sanders, SD | DB49 | 6 |
| 148 | Tommy Kelly, OAK | DL43 | 8 |
| 149 | Andre Carter, FA | DL44 | TBD |
| 150 | Sedrick Ellis, NO | DL45 | 11 |
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