After several weeks (the entire season really) of ranking 80 to 120 plus IDP picks I'm limiting my work this week to the top 40. If you need more let me know @_knuckleheads or via email (kurt @ fantasyknuckleheads.com). Without your feedback I'm pissing the wind guys, let me know! Good luck this week!
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | Opp |
| 1 | Luke Kuechly | LB | CAR | at TB |
| 2 | Darius Leonard | LB | IND | at JAC |
| 3 | Blake Martinez | LB | GB | vs. ARI |
| 4 | J.J. Watt | DE | HOU | vs. CLE |
| 5 | C.J. Mosley | LB | BAL | at ATL |
| 6 | Telvin Smith | LB | JAC | vs. IND |
| 7 | Jamal Adams | S | NYJ | at TEN |
| 8 | Roquan Smith | LB | CHI | at NYG |
| 9 | Joey Bosa | DE | LAC | at PIT |
| 10 | Bobby Wagner | LB | SEA | vs. SF |
| 11 | Aaron Donald | DT | LAR | at DET |
| 12 | Khalil Mack | LB | CHI | at NYG |
| 13 | Myles Jack | LB | JAC | vs. IND |
| 14 | Tremaine Edmunds | LB | BUF | at MIA |
| 15 | Fred Warner | LB | SF | at SEA |
| 16 | Chandler Jones | DT | ARI | at GB |
| 17 | Calais Campbell | DE | JAC | vs. IND |
| 18 | Landon Collins | S | NYG | vs. CHI |
| 19 | Budda Baker | S | ARI | at GB |
| 20 | Derwin James | S | LAC | at PIT |
| 21 | Myles Garrett | DE | CLE | at HOU |
| 22 | Wesley Woodyard | LB | TEN | vs. NYJ |
| 23 | Jason Pierre-Paul | DE | TB | vs. CAR |
| 24 | Demario Davis | LB | NO | at DAL |
| 25 | Danny Trevathan | LB | CHI | at NYG |
| 26 | Kiko Alonso | LB | MIA | vs. BUF |
| 27 | Harrison Smith | S | MIN | at NE |
| 28 | Avery Williamson | LB | NYJ | at TEN |
| 29 | Demarcus Lawrence | DE | DAL | vs. NO |
| 30 | Danielle Hunter | DE | MIN | at NE |
| 31 | Cameron Jordan | DE | NO | at DAL |
| 32 | Bradley McDougald | S | SEA | vs. SF |
| 33 | Bradley Chubb | LB | DEN | at CIN |
| 34 | Reshad Jones | S | MIA | vs. BUF |
| 35 | Tyrann Mathieu | S | HOU | vs. CLE |
| 36 | Jarrad Davis | LB | DET | vs. LAR |
| 37 | Carlos Dunlap | DE | CIN | vs. DEN |
| 38 | Kevin Byard | S | TEN | vs. NYJ |
| 39 | Von Miller | LB | DEN | at CIN |
| 40 | Hasean Clinton-Dix | S | WAS | at PHI |
