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Week 15 IDP Game-By-Game Player Grades

How confident should you be in your IDPs in Week 15? Bobby has the answers.

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As part of my prep for the Week 15 preview episode with Joey the Tooth (link below), I graded every IDP on a scale ranging from A (top tier) to D (bench them).

Listen to the Week 15 preview here!

Best of luck this weekend! We’ll see you next week with Sigmund Bloom.


Indianapolis @ Minnesota

Indianapolis

DL

  • EDGE Yannick Ngakoue - B 

  • EDGE Kwity Paye - C

  • DT DeForest Buckner - A in DT leagues, A in DL leagues

LB

  • Bobby Okereke - C (unless he gets a big play, his tackles haven’t crossed double digits since Week 7)

  • Zaire Franklin - A

DB

  • S Rodney McLeod - B (doesn’t have any more than 8 tackles per game on the season but also doesn’t have any less than 4 tackles)

  • S Julian Blackmon - C 

  • S Rodney Thomas II - C 

  • CB Stephon Gilmore - B in CB leagues

Minnesota

DL 

  • EDGE Danielle Hunter - A (questionable tag for the week)

  • EDGE Za’Darius Smith - A 

  • EDGE Patrick Jones - D (more of a dynasty stash)

  • DT Harrison Phillips - B in DT leagues

LB

  • Eric Kendricks - A

  • Jordan Hicks - B (DNP-ankle) monitor status closer to weekend, I am betting he is out for Week 15

  • Brian Asamoah - C - (if Hicks doesn’t play)

DB

  • S Harrison Smith - A (logged a full practice on Wednesday)

  • S Camryn Bynum - C (38.9 PFF grade in Week 14)

  • CB Chandon Sullivan - C in CB leagues

  • CB Patrick Peterson - B in CB leagues


Baltimore @ Cleveland

Baltimore

DL

  • DT Calais Campbell - C 

  • EDGE David Ojabo - D (dynasty stash)

  • EDGE Odafe Oweh - D 

  • EDGE Tyus Bowser - C (since returning from his achilles injury he has 2 sacks in 5 weeks and a FF)

  • EDGE Justin Houston - C (decent sacks on the year but his snap % is low)

LB

  • Roquan Smith - A

  • Patrick Queen - B

DB

  • S Chuck Clark - B (6 tackles per game in his last 4)

  • S Geno Stone - D

  • S Marcus Williams - C - (big play guy)

  • S Kyle Hamilton - C (played 91% of snaps in Week 14)

  • CB Marlon Humphrey - A in CB leagues

  • CB Marcus Peters - A in CB leagues

Cleveland 

DL

  • EDGE Myles Garrett - A 

  • EDGE Jadeveon Clowney - C (ankle injury, questionable)

LB

  • Deion Jones - A (according to Kyle Bellefeuil: the Browns are running out of options at linebacker, and this week was a step in the right direction for Jones, Hopefully, he can continue to see an 80%+ snap share down the stretch for us-they may not have a choice)

  • Tony Fields C 

DB

  • S Grant Delpit - C

  • S John Johnson III - B (knee, DNP Wednesday)

  • CB Denzel Ward - A in CB leagues

  • CB Greg Newsome - B in CB leagues 


Miami @ Buffalo

Miami

DL

  • EDGE Jaelan Phillips - A (shoutout Addie)

  • EDGE Bradley Chubb - B

  • DT Christian Wilkins - B in DL leagues, A in DT leagues 

LB

  • Jerome Baker - A (the last game against Buffalo, 13 tackles and 0.5 sack)

  • Elandon Roberts - C (aside from 2.5 sacks on the year no other big plays)

DB

  • S Eric Rowe - C (hamstring, questionable)

  • S Jevon Holland - C

  • CB Xavien Howard - C in CB leagues

Buffalo

DL 

  • EDGE AJ Epeneza - B

  • EDGE Greg Rousseau - B

LB

  • Tremaine Edmunds - B

  • Matt Milano - A 

DB

  • S Jordan Poyer - A 

  • S Damar Hamlin - B

  • CB Taron Johnson - A in CB leagues


Philadelphia @ Chicago

Philadelphia

DL 

  • EDGE Haason Reddick - B

  • EDGE Josh Sweat - A

  • Edge Brandon Graham - B (5.5 sacks in last 4 weeks) 

  • DT Fletcher Cox - A in DT leagues

  • DT Ndamukong Suh - B in DT leagues (Suh and the Eagles play the Bears in Week 15, according to Joey, the Bears have allowed the 5th most sacks in the NFL with 42)

  • DT Javon Hargrave - A in DT leagues

LB

  • TJ Edwards - A

  • Kyzir White - B

  • Nakobe Dean - D (dynasty stash)

DB

  • S Marcus Epps - C

  • CB Darius Slay - B in CB leagues

  • CB James Bradberry - B in CB leagues

Chicago

DL

  • EDGE Al-Quadin Muhammad - D

  • EDGE Trevis Gipson - C 

  • EDGE Dominique Robinsons - C 

  • DT Justin Jones - B in DT leagues

LB

  • Nick Morrow - C

  • Jack Sanborn - A (45 tackles in the last 4 weeks)

DB

  • S Jaquan Brisker - A 

  • S Deandre Houston-Carson - C (small sample size but has seen over 60 snaps in last 2 games)

  • CB Kyler Gordon - A in CB leagues

  • CB Jaylon Johnson - B in CB leagues


Atlanta @ New Orleans

Atlanta 

DL

  • EDGE Arnold Ebiketie - C (forearm injury put cleared to play)

  • EDGE Lorenzo Carter - C 

  • DT Grady Jarrett - A in DT leagues

LB

  • Rashaan Evans - A 

  • Mykal Walker - B 

  • Troy Andersen - D 

DB

  • S/CB Richie Grant - B 

  • S Jaylinn Hawkins - C


New Orleans

DL 

  • EDGE Payton Turner - D (questionable tag, not playing)

  • EDGE Carl Granderson - C

  • EDGE Tanoh Kpassagnon - C

  • EDGE Cameron Jordan - A

  • EDGE Marcus Davenport - C

LB

  • Demario Davis - A

  • Pete Werner - D (questionable tag but logs limited practice on Wednesday)

  • Kaden Elliss - B (I’m comfortable starting Elliss in Davis’ absence)

DB

  • S Marcus Maye - B

  • S Tyrann Mathieu - C

  • CB Paulsen Adebo - A in CB leagues

  • CB Alontae Taylor - A in CB leagues


Detroit @ New York Jets

Detroit

DL

  • EDGE Aidan Hutchinson - B (is finding sacks, but in games with no sacks, he seems to have a limited tackle floor)

  • EDGE Josh Paschal - D

  • EDGE Romeo Okwara - D (played 25 snaps in Week 14 but pay attention to him if you make a long playoff run as he could be in play in Week 16 or 17 but only in deeper leagues)

LB

  • Alex Anzalone - B 

  • Malcolm Rodriguez - C

DB

  • S DeShon Elliott - B

  • S Kerby Joseph - C 

New York

DL

  • EDGE Carl Lawson - C

  • EDGE John Franklin-Meyers - C 

  • DT Quinnen Williams - A in DT leagues, A in DL leagues (check on status through the weekend)

LB

  • C.J. Mosley - A 

  • Quincy Williams - C

DB

  • S Jordan Whitehead - B 

  • S LaMarcus Joyner - C 

  • CB D.J. Reed - B in CB leagues

  • CB Sauce Gardner - B in CB leagues

  • CB Michael Carter - C in CB leagues


Pittsburgh @ Carolina

Pittsburgh

DL 

  • EDGE TJ Watt - B 

  • EDGE Alex Highsmith - B (he is a 2-point or a 20-point type of play)

  • DT Cameron Heyward - A in DT leagues, B in DL leagues

LB

  • Myles Jack - B 

  • Devin Bush - C 

  • Robert Spillane - D 

DB

  • S Minkah Fitzpatrick - B

  • S Terrell Edmunds - B

Carolina

DL

  • EDGE Brian Burns - A 

  • DT Matt Ioannidis - B in DT leagues

  • DT Derrick Brown - D in DT leagues (had some spike games mid-season but is averaging less than 2 tackles per game since Week 8)

LB

  • Shaq Thompson - A 

  • Frankie Luvu - B (has had games of 10 and 12 tackles but has also had games of 3 and 4 tackles since Week 7)

DB

  • S Xavier Woods - B 

  • S Jeremy Chinn - A

  • CB - Jaycee Horn - A in CB leagues (a Jeff Pomazal favorite for Week 15)


Dallas @ Jacksonville

Dallas

DL 

  • EDGE Micah Parsons - A 

  • EDGE Demarcus Lawrence - C (questionable tag)

  • EDGE Dorance Armstrong - C (questionable tag, has a bit of a low tackle floor)

  • DT Osa Odighizuwa - B in DT leagues

LB

  • Leighton Vander Esch - B 

DB

  • S Jayron Kearse - B (questionable tag)

  • S Donovan Wilson - B

  • S Malik Hooker - C

  • CB Trevon Diggs - A in CB leagues

Jacksonville

DL

  • EDGE Josh Allen - B

  • EDGE Travon Walker - B

  • EDGE Dwayne Smoot - C

LB

  • Foye Oluokun - A

  • Devin Lloyd - C

  • Chad Muma - C

DB

  • S Andre Cisco - B

  • S Andrew Wingard - B


Kansas City @ Houston

Kansas City

DL 

  • EDGE Frank Clark - C 

  • EDGE George Karlaftis - B

  • DT Chris Jones - A in DT leagues

LB

  • Nick Bolton - A 

  • Willie Gay - B

DB

  • S Justin Reid - C

  • S Juan Thornhill - C

  • CB L’Jarius Sneed - A in CB leagues, A in DB leagues

  • CB Trent McDuffie - B in CB leagues

Houston

DL 

  • EDGE Rasheem Green - C

  • EDGE Jerry Hughes - C

  • EDGE Mario Addison - C 

  • EDGE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo - B (has a sack in the last 2 weeks)

LB 

  • Christian Kirksey - C

  • Christian Harris - C

DB

  • S Jalen Pitre - A 

  • S Jonathan Owens - A 

  • CB Derek Stingley - A in CB leagues

  • CB Steven Nelson - B in CB leagues


Arizona @ Denver

Arizona

DL

  • DL Markus Golden - B 

  • DL Zach Allen - B 

  • DL JJ Watt - C

  • DL Myjai Sanders - D (dynasty stash)

LB

  • LB Zaven Collins - A 

  • LB Isaiah Simmons - B (Adam said on this week’s pod: since Week 8, Simmons is averaging 18 PPG and is the LB8 over that span)

DB

  • S Budda Baker - A 

  • S Jalen Thompson - B

  • CB Byron Murphy - B in CB leagues 

  • CB Marco Wilson - A in CB leagues (questionable tag)

Denver

DL 

  • EDGE Jonathon Cooper - B 

  • EDGE Baron Browning - B (Joey’s stream of the week at EDGE)

  • DT Dre’Mont Jones - B in DT leagues 

  • DT D.J Jones - B in DT leagues

LB

  • Josey Jewell - A

  • Alex Singleton - C 

DB

  • S Justin Simmons - B (been a rather disappointing year for Simmons)

  • S Kareem Jackson - C

  • CB Pat Surtan - B in CB leagues

  • CB Damari Mathis - B in CB leagues


New England @ Las Vegas

New England

DL 

  • EDGE Matt Judon - A 

  • EDGE Josh Uche - B (great “what the heck” flex)

  • EDGE/DT Deatrich Wise Jr. - A in DT leagues

  • DT Christian Barmore - C in DT leagues

  • DT Davon Godchaux - C in DT leagues

LB

  • Ja’Whaun Bentley - B

  • Jahlani Tavai - C 

DB

  • S Devin McCourty - C 

  • S Adrian Phillips - C 

  • S Kyle Dugger - B

  • S Jabril Peppers - D 

  • CB Marcus Jones - A in CB leagues, A in leagues with return yards (check to see if your league rewards points for offensive plays for defensive players)

Las Vegas

DL 

  • EDGE Maxx Crosby - A 

  • EDGE Chandler Jones - B

LB

  • Jayon Brown  - C

  • Denzel Perryman - B

DB

  • S Trevon Moehrig - B 

  • S Duron Harmon - C


Tennessee @ Los Angeles Chargers

Tennesee

DL

  • DT Jeffery Simmons - A in DT leagues, B in DL leagues (but, our boy Jake Kohlhagen thinks that the ankle injury that held Simmons out of Week 10 is limiting Simmons’ upside as a pass rusher)

  • EDGE Bud Dupree - C

  • EDGE Demarcus Walker - B

  • EDGE Rashad Weaver - C

LB

  • Monte Rice - B

  • Dylan Cole - C

DB

  • S Kevin Byard - B

  • S Andrew Adams - B

Los Angeles

DL

  • EDGE Khalil Mack - C

  • DT Sebastian Joseph-Day - B in DT leagues

  • DT Morgan Fox - B in DT leagues (Joey’s stream of the week at IDL)

LB

  • Drue Tranquill - B

  • Kenneth Murray - C 

DB

  • S Derwin James - A 

  • S Nasir Adderley - C 


Cincinnati @ Tampa Bay

Cincinnati

DL 

  • EDGE Sam Hubbard - B 

  • EDGE Trey Hendrickson - B (broken hand, but coach Zac Taylor has yet to say Hendrickson won’t play this weekend)

  • EDGE Joseph Ossai - C (only a decent start if Hendrickson is inactive, which I expect he will be)

  • DT DJ Reader - B (according to Jeff Pomazal, Reader was already 4th in snaps before Hendrickson’s injury, and Jeff expects him to play more moving forward and he gets a plus matchup against Tampa Bay’s porous offensive line in Week 15)

LB

  • Logan Wilson - A 

  • Germaine Pratt - B

DB

  • S Jessie Bates III - B 

  • S Vonn Bell - A 

Tampa Bay

DL

  • EDGE Joe Tryon Shoyinka - C

  • EDGE Carl Nassib - B

  • DT Vita Vea - B in DT leagues

LB

  • Devin White - A

  • Lavonte David - A

DB

  • S Keanu Neal - B

  • S Antoine Winfield - B

  • S Logan Ryan - B


New York Giants @ Washington

New York

DL

  • EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux - B 

  • EDGE Azeez Ojulari - B (according to our boy Jake Kohlhagen, Ojulari has 10 pressures and 3 sacks over these last 2 weeks and 41+ snaps in those games)

  • DT Dexter Lawrence - A in DT leagues

  • DT Leonard Williams - A in DT leagues

LB

  • Jaylon Smith - B

  • Micah McFadden - C (practiced fully on Wednesday)

DB

  • S Julian Love - B 

  • S Dane Belton - B

  • CB Fabian Moreau - B in CB leagues

  • CB Adoree’ Jackson - B in CB leagues

Washington

DL 

  • EDGE Montez Sweat - B 

  • EDGE Chase Young - C (I expect to see Chase Young make his 2022 debut in Week 15)

  • EDGE James Smith-Williams - C 

  • DT Daron Payne - A in DT leagues

  • DT Jonathan Allen - A in DT leagues

LB

  • Jamin Davis - B

  • Jon Bostic - C

DB

  • S Kamren Curl - A 

  • S Bobby McCain - C 

  • S Darrick Forrest - B


Los Angeles Rams @ Green Bay

Los Angeles

DL 

  • EDGE Leonard Floyd - C

  • DT Aaron Donald - B (keep an eye on Donald closer to the weekend to see if he is active for MNF, have a plan if he looks like he isn’t going to play)

  • DT A’Shawn Robinson - B in DT leagues

  • DT Greg Gaines - B in DT leagues

LB

  • Bobby Wagner - A

  • Ernest Jones - B 

DB

  • S Nick Scott - B

  • S Taylor Rapp - B

  • CB Jalen Ramsey - A in CB leagues, B in DB leagues

Green Bay

DL

  • EDGE Preston Smith - B (per Joey, Smith has been on the field for 81.15% of the defensive snaps in 2022)

  • EDGE Dean Lowry - C

LB

  • Quay Walker - A (has 29 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 FR in the last 3 weeks)

  • De'Vondre Campbell - A (Campbell returned in Week 13 to accumulate 10 tackles)

DB

  • S Adrian Amos - C

  • S Darnell Savage - C (inactive in Week 13)

  • CB Keisan Nixon - A in return yardage leagues

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