| DEFENSIVE LINEMEN |
| Rnk |
Player |
Team |
Opp |
| TIER ONE |
| 1 |
Terrell Suggs |
BAL |
SEA |
| 2 |
Justin Smith |
SFO |
NYG |
| 3 |
Justin Tuck |
NYG |
SFO |
| 4 |
Jared Allen |
MIN |
GBP |
| 5 |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
NYG |
SFO |
| 6 |
Julius Peppers |
CHI |
DET |
| 7 |
Charles Johnson |
CAR |
TEN |
| 8 |
Trent Cole |
PHI |
ARI |
| 9 |
Chris Clemons |
SEA |
BAL |
| 10 |
Haloti Ngata (DT) |
BAL |
SEA |
| TIER TWO |
| 11 |
Marcell Dareus (DT) |
BUF |
DAL |
| 12 |
James Hall |
STL |
CLE |
| 13 |
Chris Long |
STL |
CLE |
| 14 |
Andre Carter |
NEP |
NYJ |
| 15 |
Ahtyba Rubin (DT) |
CLE |
STL |
| 16 |
Cliff Avril |
DET |
CHI |
| 17 |
Ndamukong Suh (DT) |
DET |
CHI |
| 18 |
Jeremy Mincey |
JAC |
IND |
| 19 |
Osi Umenyiora |
NYG |
SFO |
| 20 |
Will Smith |
NOS |
TBB |
| 21 |
Jabaal Sheard |
CLE |
STL |
| 22 |
Greg Hardy |
CAR |
TEN |
| TIER THREE |
| 23 |
Kyle Vanden Bosch |
DET |
CHI |
| 24 |
Lawrence Jackson |
DET |
CHI |
| 25 |
Jason Babin |
PHI |
ARI |
| 26 |
Robert Mathis |
IND |
JAC |
| 27 |
Antonio Garay (DT) |
SDC |
OAK |
| 28 |
Matt Roth |
JAC |
IND |
| 29 |
Phil Taylor (DT) |
CLE |
STL |
| 30 |
J.J. Watt |
HOU |
TBB |
| 31 |
Carlos Dunlap |
CIN |
PIT |
| 32 |
Robert Quinn |
STL |
CLE |
| 33 |
Kelly Gregg (DT) |
KCC |
DEN |
| 34 |
Brian Robison |
MIN |
GBP |
| 35 |
Calais Campbell |
ARI |
PHI |
| TIER FOUR |
| 36 |
Derrick Morgan |
TEN |
CAR |
| 37 |
Jonathan Babineaux (DT) |
ATL |
NOS |
| 38 |
Michael Bennett |
TBB |
HOU |
| 39 |
Geno Atkins (DT) |
CIN |
PIT |
| 40 |
Elvis Dumervil |
DEN |
KCC |
| 41 |
Jayme Mitchell |
CLE |
STL |
| 42 |
Darnell Dockett |
ARI |
PHI |
| 43 |
Adrian Clayborn |
TBB |
HOU |
| 44 |
Tommy Kelly (DT) |
OAK |
SDC |
| 45 |
Jurrell Casey (DT) |
TEN |
CAR |
| 46 |
Ray Edwards |
ATL |
NOS |
| 47 |
Israel Idonije |
CHI |
DET |
| 48 |
Lamarr Houston |
OAK |
SDC |
| 49 |
Corey Peters (DT) |
ATL |
NOS |
| 50 |
Robert Ayers |
DEN |
KCC |
|
| LINEBACKERS |
| Rnk |
Player |
Team |
Opp |
| TIER ONE |
| 1 |
Desmond Bishop |
GBP |
MIN |
| 2 |
Patrick Willis |
SFO |
NYG |
| 3 |
Derrick Johnson |
KCC |
DEN |
| 4 |
Ray Lewis |
BAL |
SEA |
| 5 |
D'Qwell Jackson |
CLE |
STL |
| 6 |
Daryl Washington |
ARI |
PHI |
| 7 |
David Hawthorne |
SEA |
BAL |
| 8 |
Chad Greenway |
MIN |
GBP |
| 9 |
James Harrison |
PIT |
CIN |
| 10 |
Navorro Bowman |
SFO |
NYG |
| 11 |
Nick Barnett |
BUF |
DAL |
| 12 |
London Fletcher |
WAS |
MIA |
| 13 |
Curtis Lofton |
ATL |
NOS |
| 14 |
Michael Boley |
NYG |
SFO |
| 15 |
Karlos Dansby |
MIA |
WAS |
| TIER TWO |
| 16 |
James Anderson |
CAR |
TEN |
| 17 |
Demarcus Ware |
DAL |
BUF |
| 18 |
Sean Weatherspoon |
ATL |
NOS |
| 19 |
Paul Posluszny |
JAC |
IND |
| 20 |
Kevin Burnett |
MIA |
WAS |
| 21 |
DeAndre Levy |
DET |
CHI |
| 22 |
Donald Butler |
SDC |
OAK |
| 23 |
Mason Foster |
TBB |
HOU |
| 24 |
Brian Cushing |
HOU |
TBB |
| 25 |
Pat Angerer |
IND |
JAC |
| 26 |
Brian Urlacher |
CHI |
DET |
| 27 |
Mathias Kiwanuka |
NYG |
SFO |
| 28 |
James Laurinaitis |
STL |
CLE |
| 29 |
Stephen Tulloch |
DET |
CHI |
| 30 |
Jerod Mayo |
NEP |
NYJ |
| 31 |
David Harris |
NYJ |
NEP |
| 32 |
Barrett Ruud |
TEN |
CAR |
| TIER THREE |
| 33 |
Leroy Hill |
SEA |
BAL |
| 34 |
Sean Lee |
DAL |
BUF |
| 35 |
Lance Briggs |
CHI |
DET |
| 36 |
James Farrior |
PIT |
CIN |
| 37 |
A.J. Hawk |
GBP |
MIN |
| 38 |
Philip Wheeler |
IND |
JAC |
| 39 |
Larry Foote |
PIT |
CIN |
| 40 |
Clay Matthews |
GBP |
MIN |
| 41 |
Paris Lenon |
ARI |
PHI |
| 42 |
Jamar Chaney |
PHI |
ARI |
| TIER FOUR |
| 43 |
Aaron Curry |
OAK |
SDC |
| 44 |
Rolando McClain |
OAK |
SDC |
| 45 |
D.J. Williams |
DEN |
KCC |
| 46 |
Daryl Smith |
JAC |
IND |
| 47 |
Erin Henderson |
MIN |
GBP |
| 48 |
E.J. Henderson |
MIN |
GBP |
| 49 |
Calvin Pace |
NYJ |
NEP |
| 50 |
Thomas Howard |
CIN |
PIT |
|
| DEFENSIVE BACKS |
| Rnk |
Player |
Team |
Opp |
| TIER ONE |
| 1 |
Kam Chancellor |
SEA |
BAL |
| 2 |
Antoine Bethea |
IND |
JAC |
| 3 |
Tyvon Branch |
OAK |
SDC |
| 4 |
Roman Harper |
NOS |
ATL |
| 5 |
George Wilson |
BUF |
DAL |
| 6 |
Patrick Chung |
NEP |
NYJ |
| 7 |
Yeremiah Bell |
MIA |
WAS |
| 8 |
Antoine Winfield (CB) |
MIN |
GBP |
| 9 |
Antrel Rolle |
NYG |
SFO |
| 10 |
Charles Woodson (CB) |
GBP |
MIN |
| 11 |
Sean Jones |
TBB |
HOU |
| 12 |
Earl Thomas |
SEA |
BAL |
| 13 |
Charles Tillman (CB) |
CHI |
DET |
| TIER TWO |
| 14 |
Chris Houston (CB) |
DET |
CHI |
| 15 |
Morgan Burnett |
GBP |
MIN |
| 16 |
Troy Polamalu |
PIT |
CIN |
| 17 |
Bernard Pollard |
BAL |
SEA |
| 18 |
LaRon Landry |
WAS |
MIA |
| 19 |
Quentin Mikell |
STL |
CLE |
| 20 |
Tramon Williams (CB) |
GBP |
MIN |
| 21 |
Tanard Jackson |
TBB |
HOU |
| 22 |
Kenny Phillips |
NYG |
SFO |
| 23 |
Brent Grimes (CB) |
ATL |
NOS |
| 24 |
Nate Clements (CB) |
CIN |
PIT |
| 25 |
Amari Spievey |
DET |
CHI |
| 26 |
Steve Gregory |
SDC |
OAK |
| 27 |
Adrian Wilson |
ARI |
PHI |
| 28 |
Jason McCourty (CB) |
TEN |
CAR |
| 29 |
Glover Quin |
HOU |
TBB |
| 30 |
Terrence McGee (CB) |
BUF |
DAL |
| 31 |
Thomas DeCoud |
ATL |
NOS |
| 32 |
Jairus Byrd |
BUF |
DAL |
| TIER THREE |
| 33 |
Ed Reed |
BAL |
SEA |
| 34 |
Eric Smith |
NYJ |
NEP |
| 35 |
Reggie Nelson |
CIN |
PIT |
| 36 |
Reed Doughty |
WAS |
MIA |
| 37 |
Charlie Peprah |
GBP |
MIN |
| 38 |
Cedric Griffin (CB) |
MIN |
GBP |
| 39 |
Dawan Landry |
JAC |
IND |
| 40 |
Husain Abdullah |
MIN |
GBP |
| 41 |
Dashon Goldson |
SFO |
NYG |
| 42 |
A.J. Jefferson (CB) |
ARI |
PHI |
| 43 |
Brandon Flowers (CB) |
KCC |
DEN |
| TIER FOUR |
| 44 |
Devin McCourty (CB) |
NEP |
NYJ |
| 45 |
Kurt Coleman |
PHI |
ARI |
| 46 |
Eric Weddle |
SDC |
OAK |
| 47 |
Ronde Barber (CB) |
TBB |
HOU |
| 48 |
Joe Haden (CB) |
CLE |
STL |
| 49 |
Jim Leonhard |
NYJ |
NEP |
| 50 |
Donte Whitner (CB) |
SFO |
NYG |
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Note: Scoring system considered for these rankings – solo tackle (2 pts), assisted tackle (1 pt), sack (3 pts), forced or recovered fumble (3 pts), interception (3 pts) and pass defensed (1 pt).
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All I will do is point out that Chris Hope has been medically cleared to return to practice and he practiced fully on Wednesday. Hope could come back and reclaim his starting job playing as much as he did pre-injury. Or the Titans could ease him back and just use him in certain pacakges/situations. Either way there is plenty of inherent risk regarding Babineaux in what is truly a fluid situation.