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2011 Fantasy Football Individual Defensive Player (IDP) Rankings

Ryan Lester
Jun 7, 2018

Hereโ€™s a look at my 2011 fantasy football IDP rankings.

1. ย Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots: ย Mayo collected 175 tackles last year with two sacks. Simply a beast.

2. ย Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers: ย Willis had 128 tackles and six sacks in a โ€œdownโ€ year.

3. ย James Harrison, Pittsburgh Steelers: ย As long as he escapes a suspension for his comments (or hits), heโ€™s a beast. Only player with double-digit sacks and 80+ tackles (100 to be exact).

4. ย Justin Tuck, New York Giants: ย Tuck registered 11.5 sacks and 76 tackles.

5. ย Ndamukong Suh, Detroit Lions: ย As a rookie, he managed ten sacks and 66 tackles. That, ladies and gentlemen, is frightening.

6. ย DeMarcus Ware, Dallas Cowboys: ย 15.5 sacks and 66 tackles. Unbelievable.

7. ย Trent Cole, Philadelphia Eagles: ย The Eagles have beefed up their defense, but Cole (10 sacks, 65 tackles last year) has averaged 11 sacks and 67.3 tackles over the past four years.

8. ย Paul Posluszny, Jacksonville Jaguars: ย Poz returns to a 4-3, where he should simply rack up the tackles like itโ€™s nobodyโ€™s business.

9. ย Lawrence Timmons, Pittsburgh Steelers: ย 135 tackles, 3.0 sacks, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries. He can do it all.

10. ย James Laurinaitis, St. Louis Rams: ย Laurinaitisย has averaged 117 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and 1.5 interceptions in his two years in the league.

11. Stephen Tulloch, Detroit Lions: Tulloch had 160 tackles last year for the Titans. Time will tell how the switch to the Lions affects his fantasy value.

12. ย Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears: ย Urlacher had 125 tackles and four sacks last year.

13. ย Tamba Hali, Kansas City Chiefs: ย Collected 14.5 sacks and 51ย tackles last year.

14. ย Clay Matthews, Green Bay Packers: ย Impossible to block it seemed. ย 13.5 sacks and 60 tackles.

15. ย Chad Greenway, Minnesota Vikings: ย With a weakened defensive line, more tackles could come from the linebackers. Greenway had 144 last year.


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