| DEFENSIVE LINEMEN |
| Rnk |
Player |
Team |
Opp |
| TIER ONE |
| 1 |
Terrell Suggs |
BAL |
CLE |
| 2 |
Jared Allen |
MIN |
DEN |
| 3 |
Andre Carter |
NEP |
IND |
| 4 |
Julius Peppers |
CHI |
KCC |
| 5 |
Trent Cole |
PHI |
SEA |
| 6 |
Justin Smith |
SFO |
STL |
| TIER TWO |
| 7 |
J.J. Watt |
HOU |
ATL |
| 8 |
Haloti Ngata (DT) |
BAL |
CLE |
| 9 |
James Hall |
STL |
SFO |
| 10 |
Calais Campbell |
ARI |
DAL |
| 11 |
Elvis Dumervil |
DEN |
MIN |
| 12 |
Geno Atkins (DT) |
CIN |
PIT |
| 13 |
Jason Babin |
PHI |
SEA |
| 14 |
Kyle Vanden Bosch |
DET |
NOS |
| 15 |
Mark Anderson |
NEP |
IND |
| 16 |
Chris Long |
STL |
SFO |
| 17 |
Jeremy Mincey |
JAC |
SDC |
| 18 |
Ahtyba Rubin (DT) |
CLE |
BAL |
| 19 |
Phil Taylor (DT) |
CLE |
BAL |
| 20 |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
NYG |
GBP |
| 21 |
Will Smith |
NOS |
DET |
| TIER THREE |
| 22 |
Adrian Clayborn |
TBB |
CAR |
| 23 |
Sione Pouha (DT) |
NYJ |
WAS |
| 24 |
Tommy Kelly (DT) |
OAK |
MIA |
| 25 |
Cliff Avril |
DET |
NOS |
| 26 |
Robert Mathis |
IND |
NEP |
| 27 |
Chris Clemons |
SEA |
PHI |
| 28 |
Justin Tuck |
NYG |
GBP |
| 29 |
Charles Johnson |
CAR |
TBB |
| 30 |
Lamarr Houston |
OAK |
MIA |
| 31 |
Greg Hardy |
CAR |
TBB |
| 32 |
Dave Ball |
TEN |
BUF |
| 33 |
Jabaal Sheard |
CLE |
BAL |
| 34 |
Robert Quinn |
STL |
SFO |
| 35 |
Darnell Dockett |
ARI |
DAL |
| 36 |
Jurrell Casey (DT) |
TEN |
BUF |
| 37 |
Jason Jones |
TEN |
BUF |
| 38 |
Cullen Jenkins (DT) |
PHI |
SEA |
| 39 |
Brian Robison |
MIN |
DEN |
| TIER FOUR |
| 40 |
Kevin Williams (DT) |
MIN |
DEN |
| 41 |
Ray Edwards |
ATL |
HOU |
| 42 |
Corey Redding |
BAL |
CLE |
| 43 |
Brett Keisel |
PIT |
CIN |
| 44 |
Israel Idonije |
CHI |
KCC |
| 45 |
Robert Geathers |
CIN |
PIT |
| 46 |
Marcell Dareus (DT) |
BUF |
TEN |
| 47 |
Frostee Rucker |
CIN |
PIT |
| 48 |
Jonathan Babineaux (DT) |
ATL |
HOU |
| 49 |
John Abraham |
ATL |
HOU |
| 50 |
Dwight Freeney |
IND |
NEP |
|
| LINEBACKERS |
| Rnk |
Player |
Team |
Opp |
| TIER ONE |
| 1 |
Chad Greenway |
MIN |
DEN |
| 2 |
James Laurinaitis |
STL |
SFO |
| 3 |
Daryl Washington |
ARI |
DAL |
| 4 |
James Anderson |
CAR |
TBB |
| 5 |
London Fletcher |
WAS |
NYJ |
| 6 |
D'Qwell Jackson |
CLE |
BAL |
| 7 |
Brian Cushing |
HOU |
ATL |
| 8 |
Patrick Willis |
SFO |
STL |
| 9 |
D.J. Williams |
DEN |
MIN |
| 10 |
Ray Lewis |
BAL |
CLE |
| 11 |
Sean Weatherspoon |
ATL |
HOU |
| 12 |
Von Miller |
DEN |
MIN |
| 13 |
DeMarcus Ware |
DAL |
ARI |
| TIER TWO |
| 14 |
Pat Angerer |
IND |
NEP |
| 15 |
Navorro Bowman |
SFO |
STL |
| 16 |
Derrick Johnson |
KCC |
CHI |
| 17 |
Sean Lee |
DAL |
ARI |
| 18 |
Kevin Burnett |
MIA |
OAK |
| 19 |
Curtis Lofton |
ATL |
HOU |
| 20 |
Brian Urlacher |
CHI |
KCC |
| 21 |
Jamar Chaney |
PHI |
SEA |
| 22 |
Desmond Bishop |
GBP |
NYG |
| 23 |
Colin McCarthy |
TEN |
BUF |
| 24 |
Kamerion Wimbley |
OAK |
MIA |
| 25 |
Paul Posluszny |
JAC |
SDC |
| 26 |
E.J. Henderson |
MIN |
DEN |
| 27 |
Karlos Dansby |
MIA |
OAK |
| 28 |
Stephen Tulloch |
DET |
NOS |
| 29 |
Paris Lenon |
ARI |
DAL |
| 30 |
Nick Barnett |
BUF |
TEN |
| 31 |
David Harris |
NYJ |
WAS |
| 32 |
Lance Briggs |
CHI |
KCC |
| TIER THREE |
| 33 |
Perry Riley |
WAS |
NYJ |
| 34 |
Lawrence Timmons |
PIT |
CIN |
| 35 |
DeAndre Levy |
DET |
NOS |
| 36 |
James Harrison |
PIT |
CIN |
| 37 |
Rey Maualuga |
CIN |
PIT |
| 38 |
Daryl Smith |
JAC |
SDC |
| 39 |
David Hawthorne |
SEA |
PHI |
| 40 |
Mason Foster |
TBB |
CAR |
| TIER FOUR |
| 41 |
James Farrior |
PIT |
CIN |
| 42 |
Jo-Lonn Dunbar |
NOS |
DET |
| 43 |
Mathias Kiwanuka |
NYG |
GBP |
| 44 |
Leroy Hill |
SEA |
PHI |
| 45 |
Connor Barwin |
HOU |
ATL |
| 46 |
Calvin Pace |
NYJ |
WAS |
| 47 |
Donald Butler |
SDC |
JAC |
| 48 |
Antwan Barnes |
SDC |
JAC |
| 49 |
Clay Matthews |
GBP |
NYG |
| 50 |
Philip Wheeler |
IND |
NEP |
|
| DEFENSIVE BACKS |
| Rnk |
Player |
Team |
Opp |
| TIER ONE |
| 1 |
Antoine Bethea |
IND |
NEP |
| 2 |
Tyvon Branch |
OAK |
MIA |
| 3 |
Antrel Rolle |
NYG |
GBP |
| 4 |
Yeremiah Bell |
MIA |
OAK |
| 5 |
Bernard Pollard |
BAL |
CLE |
| 6 |
Kam Chancellor |
SEA |
PHI |
| 7 |
Kurt Coleman |
PHI |
SEA |
| 8 |
Earl Thomas |
SEA |
PHI |
| 9 |
Da'Norris Searcy |
BUF |
TEN |
| 10 |
Charles Tillman (CB) |
CHI |
KCC |
| 11 |
Quintin Mikell |
STL |
SFO |
| TIER TWO |
| 12 |
Darian Stewart |
STL |
SFO |
| 13 |
Charles Godfrey |
CAR |
TBB |
| 14 |
Jason McCourty (CB) |
TEN |
BUF |
| 15 |
Kyle Arrington (CB) |
NEP |
IND |
| 16 |
Jairus Byrd |
BUF |
TEN |
| 17 |
Sean Jones |
TBB |
CAR |
| 18 |
Roman Harper |
NOS |
DET |
| 19 |
Charles Woodson (CB) |
GBP |
NYG |
| 20 |
Amari Spievey |
DET |
NOS |
| 21 |
Kenny Phillips |
NYG |
GBP |
| 22 |
Brandon Flowers (CB) |
KCC |
CHI |
| 23 |
Ronde Barber (CB) |
TBB |
CAR |
| 24 |
Chris Harris |
DET |
NOS |
| 25 |
Jon McGraw |
KCC |
CHI |
| 26 |
DeAngelo Hall (CB) |
WAS |
NYJ |
| 27 |
Jordan Babineaux |
TEN |
BUF |
| 28 |
Morgan Burnett |
GBP |
NYG |
| 29 |
Eric Wright (CB) |
DET |
NOS |
| 30 |
Prince Amukamara (CB) |
NYG |
GBP |
| 31 |
Tramon Williams (CB) |
GBP |
NYG |
| 32 |
Lardarius Webb (CB) |
BAL |
CLE |
| TIER THREE |
| 33 |
Troy Polamalu |
PIT |
CIN |
| 34 |
Richard Sherman (CB) |
SEA |
PHI |
| 35 |
Malcolm Jenkins |
NOS |
DET |
| 36 |
Eric Weddle |
SDC |
JAC |
| 37 |
Brandon Carr |
KCC |
CHI |
| 38 |
Donte Whitner |
SFO |
STL |
| 39 |
Dawan Landry |
JAC |
SDC |
| 40 |
Aqib Talib (CB) |
TBB |
CAR |
| 41 |
Tracy Porter (CB) |
NOS |
DET |
| 42 |
Patrick Peterson (CB) |
ARI |
DAL |
| TIER FOUR |
| 43 |
Rashad Johnson |
ARI |
DAL |
| 44 |
Ryan Clark |
PIT |
CIN |
| 45 |
Tanard Jackson |
TBB |
CAR |
| 46 |
Danieal Manning |
HOU |
ATL |
| 47 |
Glover Quin |
HOU |
ATL |
| 48 |
Jerraud Powers (CB) |
IND |
NEP |
| 49 |
Reggie Nelson |
CIN |
PIT |
| 50 |
David Caldwell |
IND |
NEP |
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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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I can understand your frustration with Yahoo...however, to answer the "where to rank him as a LB" without scoring it would be irresponsible to say where he ranks, as well as next to impossible.
Sorry, but good luck
Steve
Yahoo only allows us to play Terrell Suggs as a LB and so I have a choice of Suggs or Cushing at LB. But your rankings always list him as a DL, that doesn't help me to pick. I have have emailed Yahoo to get them to change, but no answer.
Sorry but not nearly enough info from you to answer that question.
Steve
Darin publishes these rankings on Thursday, and they don't get updated (Bishop wasn't ruled out until Friday) Which is why we havet the IDP Injury & Practice Report for subscribers, so they can get updated info. Also subscribers can check out the Star Ratings, because I do update those. Just for the record Bishop is listed as OUT on both the IDP Injury & Practice Report, and the Star Ratings. Oh and in the IDP Injury & Practice report I included that DJ Smith should start in place of Bishop.
Steve