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IDP Dynasty Watch is a weekly article that normally looks at players values for the future (2-4 years). Also, a player doesn’t have to be a rookie or second year guy to be included but as often as possible I will be focusing on younger players. However, with that said there are plenty of 30+ year old players that are productive into their mid thirties and would be viable dynasty watch candidates under the correct circumstances. However, for this week I have put together a dynasty ranking for defensive linemen.
There are a few things to consider when looking at this set of Dynasty Rankings:
- There are some players that could end up with a 4 game suspension to start next year (ie: Kevin Williams & Will Smith)
- The “Osi Effect”, I expect to see Mathias Kiwanuka moved back to SLB next year which knocks him out of this set of dynasty rankings. I also expect Osi’s return to make Justin Tuck’s numbers take a slight hit.
- I expect a bounce back from some veterans, either due to injury or just an abnormal decrease in production and thus why they are ranked higher than one might expect (Aaron Kampman & Jason Taylor to name a couple).
- Keep in mind the tackle heavy scoring system used for these rankings: solo tackle (2), assisted tackle (1), sack (3), forced or recovered fumble (3), interception (3) and pass defensed (1).
| DEFENSIVE LINEMEN |
| Rnk |
Player |
Team |
| 1 |
Jared Allen |
MIN |
| 2 |
Mario Williams |
HOU |
| 3 |
Trent Cole |
PHI |
| 4 |
Terrell Suggs |
BAL |
| 5 |
Justin Tuck |
NYG |
| 6 |
Aaron Kampman |
GBP |
| 7 |
Osi Umenyiora |
NYG |
| 8 |
Julius Peppers |
CAR |
| 9 |
Patrick Kerney |
SEA |
| 10 |
Kyle Vanden Bosch |
TEN |
| 11 |
Gaines Adams |
TBB |
| 12 |
Robert Mathis |
IND |
| 13 |
Justin Smith |
SFO |
| 14 |
John Abraham |
ATL |
| 15 |
Jason Taylor |
WAS |
| 16 |
Chris Long |
STL |
| 17 |
Derrick Harvey |
JAX |
| 18 |
Shaun Rogers (DT) |
CLE |
| 19 |
Adawale Ogunleye |
CHI |
| 20 |
Will Smith |
NOS |
| 21 |
Aaron Schobel |
BUF |
| 22 |
Kevin Williams (DT) |
MIN |
| 23 |
Derrick Burgess |
OAK |
| 24 |
Albert Haynesworth (DT) |
TEN |
| 25 |
Dewayne White |
DET |
| 26 |
Charles Johnson |
CAR |
| 27 |
Andre Carter |
WAS |
| 28 |
Tamba Hali |
KCC |
| 29 |
Lawrence Jackson |
SEA |
| 30 |
Leonard Little |
STL |
| 31 |
Alex Brown |
CHI |
| 32 |
Juqua Parker |
PHI |
| 33 |
Quentin Groves |
JAX |
| 34 |
Elvis Dumervil |
DEN |
| 35 |
Glenn Dorsey (DT) |
KCC |
| 36 |
Darnell Dockett (DT) |
ARI |
| 37 |
Cliff Avril |
DET |
| 38 |
Ray Edwards |
MIN |
| 39 |
Haloti Ngata (DT) |
BAL |
| 40 |
Dwight Freeney |
IND |
| 41 |
Tony Brown (DT) |
TEN |
| 42 |
Jamaal Anderson |
ATL |
| 43 |
Antwan Odom |
CIN |
| 44 |
Jovan Haye (DT) |
TBB |
| 45 |
Shaun Ellis |
NYJ |
| 46 |
Darryl Tapp |
SEA |
| 47 |
Domata Peko (DT) |
CIN |
| 48 |
Turk McBride |
KCC |
| 49 |
Mike Montgomery |
GBP |
| 50 |
Damione Lewis (DT) |
CAR |
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