Fantasy Football IDP Rankings for Week 15 (Top 100)

IDP rankings for Week 15 of fantasy football. Pierre Camus and Justin Carter rank individual defensive players at defensive line, linebacker and defensive back.

One of the great things about implementing IDP in fantasy football is that it balances out some of the insanity that the offensive players produce in some weeks. If you started a lineup with Jimmy Garoppolo, Raheem Mostert, Boston Scott, A.J. Brown, Darius Slayton, and Noah Fant then you undoubtedly crushed your opponent while a team consisting of Aaron Rodgers, Alvin Kamara, Saquon Barkley, Davante Adams, Julio Jones, and Mark Andrews would be out of the playoffs. If you made it this far, good luck in Week 15 and here's hoping that defense helps guide your way!

Serious fantasy football players know that the game isn't played on offense alone. While team defenses are a staple of the game, being able to identify value with individual defensive players (IDP) takes it to the next level. RotoBaller has you covered when it comes to IDP rankings. Expert analysts Pierre Camus and Justin Carter will bring you their top-100 consensus IDP rankings throughout the 2019 season, so check here for the latest weekly updates.

Players are classified by major position group (DL, LB, DB) to simplify things for you. We've also tiered these rankings to give you an idea of relative importance and will analyze a few key players to watch. Check out our rankings page for the offensive players right here.

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Top 100 Individual Defensive Players - Week 15

Tier	Rank	Player Name	Position
1	1	Darius Leonard	LB
1	2	Bobby Wagner	LB
1	3	Joe Schobert	LB
1	4	Blake Martinez	LB
1	5	Luke Kuechly	LB
1	6	Jordan Hicks	LB
1	7	Fred Warner	LB
1	8	Cory Littleton	LB
1	9	Deion Jones	LB
2	10	Eric Reid	DB
2	11	Demario Davis	LB
2	12	T.J. Watt	LB
2	13	Jaylon Smith	LB
2	14	Budda Baker	DB
2	15	Zach Cunningham	LB
3	16	Aaron Donald	DL
3	17	Danielle Hunter	DL
3	18	Jayon Brown	LB
3	19	Nick Bosa	DL
3	20	Devin White	LB
3	21	Vonn Bell	DB
3	22	Cameron Heyward	DL
3	23	Logan Ryan	DB
4	24	Cameron Jordan	DL
4	25	Landon Collins	DB
4	26	Joey Bosa	DL
4	27	Shaq Thompson	LB
4	28	Eric Kendricks	LB
4	29	Calais Campbell	DL
4	30	De'Vondre Campbell	LB
4	31	Rashaan Evans	LB
5	32	Brandon Graham	DL
5	33	Khalil Mack	LB
5	34	Devin Bush	LB
5	35	Todd Davis	LB
5	36	Tracy Walker	DB
5	37	Jamie Collins	LB
5	38	Jordan Poyer	DB
5	39	Melvin Ingram	DL
5	40	A.J. Johnson	LB
5	41	Harrison Smith	DB
5	42	K.J. Wright	LB
6	43	Lavonte David	LB
6	44	DeForest Buckner	DL
6	45	Arik Armstead	DL
6	46	Taylor Rapp	DB
6	47	Justin Houston	DL
6	48	Minkah Fitzpatrick	DB
6	49	Derwin James	DB
6	50	Bud Dupree	LB
6	51	Tremaine Edmunds	LB
7	52	Demarcus Lawrence	DL
7	53	Nick Vigil	LB
7	54	Justin Simmons	DB
7	55	Yannick Ngakoue	DL
7	56	Neville Hewitt	LB
7	57	Shaquil Barrett	LB
7	58	Matt Milano	LB
7	59	Jason Pierre-Paul	DL
7	60	Maxx Crosby	DL
7	61	James Burgess	LB
7	62	Harold Landry	LB
7	63	Sean Lee	LB
7	64	Jessie Bates III	DB
7	65	Robert Quinn	DL
7	66	Jonathan Allen	DL
7	67	Antoine Bethea	DB
8	68	Jerome Baker	LB
8	69	Thomas Davis	LB
8	70	Benardrick McKinney	LB
8	71	Shawn Williams	DB
8	72	Donald Payne	LB
8	73	Jadeveon Clowney	DL
8	74	Kyle Fuller	DB
8	75	Dre Greenlaw	LB
8	76	Drue Tranquill	LB
8	77	Nick Kwiatkoski	LB
8	78	Chandler Jones	LB
8	79	Carlos Dunlap	DL
8	80	Mario Addison	DL
8	81	Anthony Walker	LB
8	82	Za'Darius Smith	LB
8	83	Everson Griffen	DL
8	84	Kevin Byard	DB
8	85	Tahir Whitehead	LB
8	86	Chris Jones	DL
8	87	Jarrad Davis	LB
8	88	Grady Jarrett	DL
8	89	Matt Ioannidis	DL
8	90	Josh Allen	DL
8	91	Trey Flowers	DL
9	92	Frank Clark	DL
9	93	Tavon Wilson	DB
9	94	Von Miller	LB
9	95	Alec Ogletree	LB
9	96	Ryan Kerrigan	LB
9	97	Jurrell Casey	DL
9	98	Bruce Irvin	DL
9	99	Preston Smith	LB
9	100	Malcolm Jenkins	DB

Streamers/Key Players to Watch

K.J. Wright (LB, SEA) @ Carolina - A dislocated finger isn't expected to keep Wright out of Week 15, which is good for the Seahawks, who look to rebound from a disappointing loss to the Rams. It's especially good for IDP owners, as opposing linebackers rack up more fantasy points against the Panthers than any other team. Wright has played more than 90% of defensive snaps in five straight games and in 11 of 13 games on the year. A double-digit combined tackle total is a reasonable expectation.

Justin Simmons (S, DEN) @ Kansas City - If your league counts passes defended (PD) for anything more than a single point, Simmons should have been on your radar or in your lineup at some point. He ranks ninth with 13 PD on the year, including three last week at Houston. Kansas City will always air it out and will especially need to do so with so many injuries at running back, assuming the Broncos can challenge them enough in this contest. The Chiefs allow the eighth-most fantasy points per game to safeties, reinforcing the fact that Simmons is a high-floor play in a critical week.

Jonathan Allen (DE, WAS) vs Philadelphia - Allen hasn't been taking the quarterback down at a high rate but he did register five solo stops for the third time this season in Week 14. While Carson Wentz has only been sacked eight times over the last three weeks, that was a result of him facing defenses like the Giants, Dolphins, and Seahawks, all bottom-10 in sack totals. Lane Johnson is still hurt, as is every single WR on the roster. Add that to the fact the Eagles run the third-most plays and give up the fourth-most fantasy points to defensive linemen and Allen seems like a great DL option.

Antoine Bethea (S, NYG) vs Miami - His huge game against the Eagles on Monday night with 10 solo tackles pushed him up to 14th in the league in that category. This game could be ugly on both sides of the ball but there's always individual fantasy value when bad teams clash. In this case, Bethea is likely to tally several stops again and has a strong chance to come away with a big play as well since the Dolphins are thin at the skill positions (more so than usual).

Dre Greenlaw (LB, SF) vs Atlanta - Since Week 10, when Kwon Alexander was put on IR, Greenlaw has stepped up to compile at least seven combined tackles in every game. There isn't much else to his game just yet - he's posted just one sack, one INT, and two PD on the year - so target him if you're looking for a high-floor LB in deeper leagues. The Falcons have been running the ball more lately with Devonta Freeman back and will out of necessity with Calvin Ridley out. Greenlaw is an easy linebacker pickup that is widely available at 3% ownership if Fred Warner (51% owned) is already taken.

Trey Flowers (DE, DET) vs Tampa Bay - Flowers has been on a mission to take down QBs lately. Maybe that BS Roughing the Passer call a few weeks ago fired him up. He's collected at least one sack in five of the last seven games. Jameis Winston is the third-most sacked passer in the NFL but it would be even better if he doesn't play due to his fractured thumb. Flowers could get a chance to chase down Ryan Griffin, who at age 30 just saw the first on-field action of his career in Week 14. Standing 6'5" with a 40-yard dash time in the 4th percentile, a start by Griffin should mean an automatic plug-and-play for the top Lions defensive lineman.