2011 Dynasty IDP Linebacker Rankings

Posted by Tom Digliani on Jul 30, 2011 in IDP Fantasy Football, IDP Rankings

Jerod Mayo is a sure-fire top-5 linebacker for 2011

Stops like these are just one of many reasons to get your hands on Lawrence Timmons this year and beyond

UPDATED 8/5/2011

Below is a listing of the 2011 Dynasty IDP Rankings for Linebackers.

This article covers the Dynasty Rankings for our readers. We also have separate Re-Draft IDP Linebacker Rankings for our readers’ benefit and researching pleasure.

Players with a ??? next to their team name are in question (amongst others) and will be updated as more information becomes available as to their future whereabouts.

So without further ado, here they are:

1	Patrick Willis	SF
2	Jerod Mayo	NE
3	Lawrence Timmons	PIT
4	Jon Beason	CAR
5	Paul Posluszny	JAX	Move to JAX doesn't hurt long term value
6	David Hawthorne	SEA	Huge upside now that he is in the middle long term
7	James Laurinaitis	STL
8	Curtis Lofton	ATL
9	Desmond Bishop	GB
10	Brian Cushing	HOU
11	Derrick Johnson	KC
12	Daryl Washington	ARI	Value takes a slight hit with the addition of 27 yo Stewart Bradley
13	Rolando McClain	OAK
14	DeMeco Ryans	HOU
15	D.J. Williams	DEN
16	DQwell Jackson	CLE
17	Rey Maualuga	CIN
18	Chad Greenway	MIN
19	DeAndry Levy	DET	Value is in flux as they sort out if it is him or Tulloch in the middle
20	David Harris	NYJ
21	Mason Foster	TB	Big upside as MLB in TB
22	Barrett Ruud	TEN	Can't place him properly until we know where he will be beyond this season. If he signs an extension in Tenn then he rises
23	Jonathan Vilma	NO
24	Kelvin Sheppard	BUF	Is now the future at ILB for Buffalo with Poz gone
25	Stephen Tulloch	???	Value falls if he stays at WLB in Det. Also hard to predict his long term value with only a one year contract
26	Lance Briggs	CHI
27	Stewart Bradley	AZ	Still young at 27 and lands in a nice spot on the inside in AZ
28	Brian Urlacher	CHI
29	Ray Lewis	BAL
30	London Fletcher	WAS
31	Casey Mathews	PHI	Value is unlimited if he can keep the MLB job in Philly
32	Pat Angerer	IND	Value climbs higher with Session gone as he is the best young LB left
33	Nate Irving	DEN
34	Sean Weatherspoon	ATL
35	Kevin Burnett	MIA	Value stabilizes in Miami and he remains a starter for years now
36	E.J.Henderson	MIN
37	Clay Mathews	GB
38	Thomas Davis	CAR	Health still a concern but value rises with his long term extension in Car
39	Karlos Dansby	MIA	Value hurt as MIA adds talent with Burnett over Crowder
40	Demarcus Ware	DAL
41	James Harrison	PIT
42	Donald Butler	SD	One of Butler or Mouton will become "the man"
43	Jonas Mouton	SD	One of Butler or Mouton will become "the man"
44	Geno Hayes	TB
45	Clint Session	JAX	Nice landing spot in JAX but now fighting Poz for tackles
46	Martez Wilson	NO
47	Nick Barnett	BUF	Landed on his feet in Buffalo, but Sheppard is the real future
48	Bruce Carter	DAL
49	Gary Bracket	IND
50	Justin Durant	DET	Still young and lands in a nice spot to contribute as the new WLB in DET. If he gets stuck at SLB then his value falls
51	Colin McCarthy	TENN	Still the future in Tenn until they sign Ruud long term
52	Jamar Chaney	PHI	If he is the SLB for the future then his value plummets
53	A.J.Hawk	GB
54	Takeo Spikes	SD	He is older so his climb is limited, but lands in a nice spot for the next year or two
55	Lamarr Woodley	PIT
56	Cameron Wake	MIA
57	Sean Lee	DAL
58	Greg Jones	NYG
59	NaVorro Bowman	SF	New starter with Spikes moving on. Willis limits his upside.
60	Lofa Tatupu	???	Getting cut hurts his value.
61	Brandon Spikes	NE
62	Von Miller	DEN
63	Brian Orakpo	WAS
64	Rocky McIntosh	WAS
65	Michael Boley	NYG
66	Bradie James	DAL
67	Will Witherspoon	TEN
68	Akeem Ayers	TEN	Could be great if he can be consistent.
69	Keith Rivers	CIN
70	Jovan Belcher	KC
71	Jonathan Goff	NYG
72	James Farrior	PIT
73	Daryl Smith	JAX
74	James Anderson	CAR
75	Stephen Cooper	???
76	Dhani Jones	???
77	Keith Brooking	DAL

Some may question whether Jamar Chaney can keep up his torrid pace from the end of last year. Do not be one of those people. Go get him!

Bishop took years to get his opportunity. Now that he has it, go get him and reap the benefits.

5 comments

Boobam

August 2, 2011

Where is Navarro Bowman on this list? With Spikes gone he will be playing next to Willis…should get some great stats there!
Tom Digliani

August 3, 2011

Agreed. Will be adding him and a few others on the next update. I still do not expect huge things out of him. But he is definitely a top-60ish player
Matt

August 23, 2011

For me, there is one noticeable omission: Zac Diles, who projects as a 3-down weak-side LB in St. Louis. What are your thoughts on him? I love the list, though. Thanks.
Tom Digliani

August 23, 2011

Thanks for the compliment. Personally I am not high of Diles. He has youth on his side being only 26, but he has never been a big scorer. Outside of his 8 game coming out party in 2008, he has pretty much averaged 4-5 tackles a game in his career. Even Diles’ coming out party was more of a reflection of the position rather then the player. Morlon Greenwood had averaged 7+ tackles per game and 110-120 tackles per season there prior to Diles taking over. As for the WLB in StL, it has not been a hotbed for production. Larry Grant did nothing there and Witherspoon was a 4-5 tackle per game guy there after he moved from the middle to the weak side in 2008 before Laurinaitis’ selection. Lastly, the Rams were 27th, 29th, 23rd, 30th and 32nd the last 5 years in tackles on defense. There just aren’t many tackles to go around. Unless you expect a big drop from Laurinaitis (I do not) then I cannot see much upside for Diles. Hope that helps.
Matt

August 25, 2011

You make very valid, illuminating points on Diles and the fantasy relevancy of the WLB position in St. Louis. That was a good read. Thanks.

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