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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.

IDP Bob

Dec 16, 2022

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

EDGE Yannick Ngakoue - B
EDGE Kwity Paye - C
DT DeForest Buckner - A in DT leagues, A in DL leagues

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

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

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

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)

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

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)

Roquan Smith - A
Patrick Queen - B

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

EDGE Myles Garrett - A
EDGE Jadeveon Clowney - C (ankle injury, questionable)

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

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

EDGE Jaelan Phillips - A (shoutout Addie)
EDGE Bradley Chubb - B
DT Christian Wilkins - B in DL leagues, A in DT leagues

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)

S Eric Rowe - C (hamstring, questionable)
S Jevon Holland - C
CB Xavien Howard - C in CB leagues

Buffalo

EDGE AJ Epeneza - B
EDGE Greg Rousseau - B

Tremaine Edmunds - B
Matt Milano - A

S Jordan Poyer - A
S Damar Hamlin - B
CB Taron Johnson - A in CB leagues

Philadelphia @ Chicago

Philadelphia

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

TJ Edwards - A
Kyzir White - B
Nakobe Dean - D (dynasty stash)

S Marcus Epps - C
CB Darius Slay - B in CB leagues
CB James Bradberry - B in CB leagues

Chicago

EDGE Al-Quadin Muhammad - D
EDGE Trevis Gipson - C
EDGE Dominique Robinsons - C
DT Justin Jones - B in DT leagues

Nick Morrow - C
Jack Sanborn - A (45 tackles in the last 4 weeks)

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

EDGE Arnold Ebiketie - C (forearm injury put cleared to play)
EDGE Lorenzo Carter - C
DT Grady Jarrett - A in DT leagues

Rashaan Evans - A
Mykal Walker - B
Troy Andersen - D

S/CB Richie Grant - B
S Jaylinn Hawkins - C

New Orleans

EDGE Payton Turner - D (questionable tag, not playing)
EDGE Carl Granderson - C
EDGE Tanoh Kpassagnon - C
EDGE Cameron Jordan - A
EDGE Marcus Davenport - C

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)

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

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)

Alex Anzalone - B
Malcolm Rodriguez - C

S DeShon Elliott - B
S Kerby Joseph - C

New York

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)

C.J. Mosley - A
Quincy Williams - C

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

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

Myles Jack - B
Devin Bush - C
Robert Spillane - D

S Minkah Fitzpatrick - B
S Terrell Edmunds - B

Carolina

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)

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)

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

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

Leighton Vander Esch - B

S Jayron Kearse - B (questionable tag)
S Donovan Wilson - B
S Malik Hooker - C
CB Trevon Diggs - A in CB leagues

Jacksonville

EDGE Josh Allen - B
EDGE Travon Walker - B
EDGE Dwayne Smoot - C

Foye Oluokun - A
Devin Lloyd - C
Chad Muma - C

S Andre Cisco - B
S Andrew Wingard - B

Kansas City @ Houston

Kansas City

EDGE Frank Clark - C
EDGE George Karlaftis - B
DT Chris Jones - A in DT leagues

Nick Bolton - A
Willie Gay - B

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

EDGE Rasheem Green - C
EDGE Jerry Hughes - C
EDGE Mario Addison - C
EDGE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo - B (has a sack in the last 2 weeks)

Christian Kirksey - C
Christian Harris - C

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 Markus Golden - B
DL Zach Allen - B
DL JJ Watt - C
DL Myjai Sanders - D (dynasty stash)

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)

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

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

Josey Jewell - A
Alex Singleton - C

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

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

Ja’Whaun Bentley - B
Jahlani Tavai - C

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

EDGE Maxx Crosby - A
EDGE Chandler Jones - B

Jayon Brown - C
Denzel Perryman - B

S Trevon Moehrig - B
S Duron Harmon - C

Tennessee @ Los Angeles Chargers

Tennesee

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

Monte Rice - B
Dylan Cole - C

S Kevin Byard - B
S Andrew Adams - B

Los Angeles

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)

Drue Tranquill - B
Kenneth Murray - C

S Derwin James - A
S Nasir Adderley - C

Cincinnati @ Tampa Bay

Cincinnati

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)

Logan Wilson - A
Germaine Pratt - B

S Jessie Bates III - B
S Vonn Bell - A

Tampa Bay

EDGE Joe Tryon Shoyinka - C
EDGE Carl Nassib - B
DT Vita Vea - B in DT leagues

Devin White - A
Lavonte David - A

S Keanu Neal - B
S Antoine Winfield - B
S Logan Ryan - B

New York Giants @ Washington

New York

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

Jaylon Smith - B
Micah McFadden - C (practiced fully on Wednesday)

S Julian Love - B
S Dane Belton - B
CB Fabian Moreau - B in CB leagues
CB Adoree’ Jackson - B in CB leagues

Washington

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

Jamin Davis - B
Jon Bostic - C

S Kamren Curl - A
S Bobby McCain - C
S Darrick Forrest - B

Los Angeles Rams @ Green Bay

Los Angeles

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

Bobby Wagner - A
Ernest Jones - B

S Nick Scott - B
S Taylor Rapp - B
CB Jalen Ramsey - A in CB leagues, B in DB leagues

Green Bay

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

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)

S Adrian Amos - C
S Darnell Savage - C (inactive in Week 13)
CB Keisan Nixon - A in return yardage leagues

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