DL Streaming 101: Week 18
Professor IDP shares his full list of 78 fantasy-viable defensive lineman for the final week of the 2025 NFL regular season.
Happy New Year, and welcome to the final edition of DL Streaming 101 for the 2025 NFL season!
If you are reading this week, that means you are playing a big game this week. Hopefully, this is part of a cumulative two-week score (the only way I use Week 18 in my leagues that use it at all), and you are playing with a big lead!
Before getting into the format for Week 18, one final plea to complete the State of IDP Survey. I’ve been running this survey for several years now, and your help is absolutely vital to its success in helping us all better understand how IDP is played.
Like last week, I’m presenting a list of all 78 DL that I have rated as 🎓🎓 or better in Week 18. I have not included any player who missed Week 17 or any player whose team is reported to be resting starters as of this writing (DraftKings has a great tracker for this). Please check the status of a player before picking them up and/or inserting them into your lineup.
Good luck, and if you have any questions about deep DL plays, my office is always open by replying to this article or reaching out on Twitter (@ProfessorIDP).
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