Fantasy football IDP rankings for Week 6: Top defensive linemen, linebackers and defensive backs - ESPN

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Oct 14, 2015, 09:44 AM ET

Editor's note: The rankings below have been updated to account for the latest news and to remove players from Thursday's Falcons/Saints game.

Latest update: Friday, 10:30 a.m. ET

This season, our IDP rankings will be shown as an average of two rankers: Jim McCormick, who has provided rankings for ESPN for many years, and Jeff Ratcliffe, assistant managing editor for Pro Football Focus Fantasy. Upon the release of the rankings each Wednesday, they will rank 45 players at each of three positions: defensive line, linebacker and defensive back. Any players not ranked by either Jim or Jeff will receive a ranking value of 50 for the purposes of the composite rankings. In the charts below, you will see an "NR" to denote a player who was not ranked by that individual.

Each Friday morning, we will update the rankings to remove players from Thursday's game in order to give you the most updated and useful rankings for the remaining NFL games that week.

Because scoring systems can vary greatly in IDP formats, these rankings will be based on the following scoring criteria:

Solo tackle: 1.5 points
Assisted tackle: 0.75 points
Tackle for loss: 2 points
Sack: 4 points
Interception: 5 points
Forced fumble: 4 points
Fumble recovery: 4 points
Defensive TD: 6 points
Safety: 2 points
Pass defensed: 1.5 points

Top defensive linemen for Week 6

Rank/Player	Team	Opp	McCormick	Ratcliffe	Avg
1. J.J. Watt	HOU	@JAC	1	1	1.0
2. Chandler Jones	NE	@IND	2	2	2.0
3. Carlos Dunlap	CIN	@BUF	4	3	3.5
4. Everson Griffen	MIN	KC	3	6	4.5
5. Calais Campbell	ARI	@PIT	5	5	5.0
6. Ezekiel Ansah	DET	CHI	6	8	7.0
6. Pernell McPhee	CHI	@DET	10	4	7.0
8. Derrick Morgan	TEN	MIA	7	9	8.0
9. Fletcher Cox	PHI	NYG	8	11	9.5
9. Muhammad Wilkerson	NYJ	WAS	12	7	9.5
11. Mario Williams	BUF	CIN	11	10	10.5
12. Julius Peppers	GB	SD	9	16	12.5
13. Jerry Hughes	BUF	CIN	14	13	13.5
14. Rob Ninkovich	NE	@IND	16	12	14.0
14. Jurrell Casey	TEN	MIA	13	15	14.0
16. Sheldon Richardson	NYJ	WAS	15	19	17.0
17. Stephon Tuitt	PIT	ARI	17	18	17.5
18. Cameron Heyward	PIT	ARI	23	14	18.5
19. Michael Bennett	SEA	CAR	21	17	19.0
20. Marcell Dareus	BUF	CIN	18	21	19.5
21. Geno Atkins	CIN	@BUF	22	20	21.0
22. Henry Anderson	IND	NE	20	24	22.0
23. Corey Liuget	SD	@GB	25	27	26.0
23. Armonty Bryant	CLE	DEN	29	23	26.0
25. Leonard Williams	NYJ	WAS	28	28	28.0
26. Cameron Wake	MIA	@TEN	24	33	28.5
27. Damontre Moore	NYG	@PHI	19	39	29.0
28. Michael Johnson	CIN	@BUF	37	22	29.5
29. Jabaal Sheard	NE	@IND	26	34	30.0
29. Olivier Vernon	MIA	@TEN	35	25	30.0
31. Kyle Williams	BUF	CIN	33	29	31.0
31. Cliff Avril	SEA	CAR	31	31	31.0
33. Brandon Williams	BAL	@SF	30	36	33.0
34. Ndamukong Suh	MIA	@TEN	38	30	34.0
35. Jarvis Jenkins	CHI	@DET	40	32	36.0
36. Malik Jackson	DEN	@CLE	34	40	37.0
37. Jared Allen	CAR	@SEA	NR	26	38.0
38. Mike Daniels	GB	SD	27	NR	38.5
39. Jaye Howard	KC	@MIN	41	37	39.0
40. Jared Crick	HOU	@JAC	39	42	40.5
41. Shane Ray	DEN	@CLE	32	NR	41.0
42. Jason Hatcher	WAS	@NYJ	NR	35	42.5
43. Ryan Delaire	CAR	@SEA	36	NR	43.0
44. Andre Branch	JAC	HOU	NR	38	44.0
45. Brian Robison	MIN	KC	NR	41	45.5
46. Bennie Logan	PHI	NYG	42	NR	46.0
47. Chris Baker	WAS	@NYJ	43	NR	46.5
48. Kerry Wynn	NYG	@PHI	44	NR	47.0
49. Lawrence Guy	BAL	@SF	45	NR	47.5

Top linebackers for Week 6

Rank/Player	Team	Opp	McCormick	Ratcliffe	Avg
1. Luke Kuechly	CAR	@SEA	1	1	1.0
2. NaVorro Bowman	SF	BAL	2	2	2.0
3. Jamie Collins	NE	@IND	3	3	3.0
4. D'Qwell Jackson	IND	NE	4	5	4.5
5. Telvin Smith	JAC	HOU	5	6	5.5
5. Bobby Wagner	SEA	CAR	7	4	5.5
7. Brandon Marshall	DEN	@CLE	6	7	6.5
8. C.J. Mosley	BAL	@SF	10	8	9.0
9. Karlos Dansby	CLE	DEN	8	11	9.5
10. Jordan Hicks	PHI	NYG	9	14	11.5
11. Keenan Robinson	WAS	@NYJ	14	10	12.0
12. Preston Brown	BUF	CIN	15	12	13.5
12. Vincent Rey	CIN	@BUF	12	15	13.5
14. Clay Matthews	GB	SD	13	16	14.5
14. Thomas Davis	CAR	@SEA	11	18	14.5
16. Derrick Johnson	KC	@MIN	21	9	15.0
17. Lawrence Timmons	PIT	ARI	16	17	16.5
18. Jelani Jenkins	MIA	@TEN	22	13	17.5
19. Eric Kendricks	MIN	KC	20	19	19.5
20. Anthony Barr	MIN	KC	19	23	21.0
20. Daryl Smith	BAL	@SF	18	24	21.0
22. Dont'a Hightower	NE	@IND	17	26	21.5
23. Brian Cushing	HOU	@JAC	24	21	22.5
24. Manti Te'o	SD	@GB	25	22	23.5
25. Justin Houston	KC	@MIN	28	20	24.0
26. Nigel Bradham	BUF	CIN	23	27	25.0
27. David Harris	NYJ	WAS	29	25	27.0
28. Von Miller	DEN	@CLE	30	30	30.0
29. Koa Misi	MIA	@TEN	26	38	32.0
30. Demario Davis	NYJ	WAS	34	31	32.5
31. Uani' Unga	NYG	@PHI	27	39	33.0
32. K.J. Wright	SEA	CAR	33	34	33.5
32. Christian Jones	CHI	@DET	35	32	33.5
34. Kevin Minter	ARI	@PIT	31	37	34.0
35. Josh Bynes	DET	CHI	40	29	34.5
35. Avery Williamson	TEN	MIA	36	33	34.5
37. Stephen Tulloch	DET	CHI	32	40	36.0
38. Danny Trevathan	DEN	@CLE	38	36	37.0
39. Zach Brown	TEN	MIA	NR	28	39.0
39. Melvin Ingram	SD	@GB	37	41	39.0
41. Perry Riley Jr.	WAS	@NYJ	NR	35	42.5
42. Michael Wilhoite	SF	BAL	39	NR	44.5
43. Rey Maualuga	CIN	@BUF	41	NR	45.5
44. DeMeco Ryans	PHI	NYG	42	NR	46.0
45. Ryan Kerrigan	WAS	@NYJ	43	NR	46.5
46. Jeremiah Attaochu	SD	@GB	44	NR	47.0

Top defensive backs for Week 6

Rank/Player	Team	Opp	McCormick	Ratcliffe	Avg
1. Reshad Jones	MIA	@TEN	2	1	1.5
2. Harrison Smith	MIN	KC	3	2	2.5
3. Corey Graham	BUF	CIN	1	6	3.5
4. Eric Weddle	SD	@GB	5	3	4.0
5. Tyrann Mathieu	ARI	@PIT	4	5	4.5
6. Antoine Bethea	SF	BAL	7	4	5.5
7. Johnathan Cyprien	JAC	HOU	8	7	7.5
8. Malcolm Jenkins	PHI	NYG	6	10	8.0
9. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	GB	SD	10	9	9.5
10. Calvin Pryor	NYJ	WAS	9	11	10.0
11. Adam Jones	CIN	@BUF	16	8	12.0
12. Donte Whitner	CLE	DEN	11	16	13.5
12. Deone Bucannon	ARI	@PIT	15	12	13.5
14. Kam Chancellor	SEA	CAR	13	18	15.5
15. Michael Griffin	TEN	MIA	18	14	16.0
15. Will Allen	PIT	ARI	17	15	16.0
17. T.J. Ward	DEN	@CLE	12	21	16.5
17. James Ihedigbo	DET	CHI	20	13	16.5
19. Landon Collins	NYG	@PHI	14	20	17.0
20. Mike Adams	IND	NE	19	23	21.0
21. Earl Thomas	SEA	CAR	28	17	22.5
21. Josh Norman	CAR	@SEA	23	22	22.5
23. Jimmy Smith	BAL	@SF	24	25	24.5
24. Eric Berry	KC	@MIN	31	19	25.0
24. Glover Quin	DET	CHI	22	28	25.0
24. Rashad Johnson	ARI	@PIT	21	29	25.0
27. Jason McCourty	TEN	MIA	27	24	25.5
28. Dwight Lowery	IND	NE	25	31	28.0
29. Walter Thurmond III	PHI	NYG	29	30	29.5
30. Marcus Peters	KC	@MIN	33	27	30.0
31. Will Hill	BAL	@SF	26	35	30.5
32. Ronald Darby	BUF	CIN	32	32	32.0
33. Reggie Nelson	CIN	@BUF	39	26	32.5
34. Ron Parker	KC	@MIN	35	33	34.0
35. Da'Norris Searcy	TEN	MIA	30	40	35.0
36. Darian Stewart	DEN	@CLE	34	42	38.0
37. Devin McCourty	NE	@IND	41	36	38.5
38. Brandon Meriweather	NYG	@PHI	37	41	39.0
39. Aqib Talib	DEN	@CLE	43	38	40.5
40. Antwon Blake	PIT	ARI	NR	34	42.0
41. Darrelle Revis	NYJ	WAS	36	NR	43.0
42. Stephon Gilmore	BUF	CIN	NR	37	43.5
43. Johnathan Joseph	HOU	@JAC	38	NR	44.0
44. Tashaun Gipson	CLE	DEN	NR	39	44.5
45. Chris Harris Jr.	DEN	@CLE	40	NR	45.0
46. Charles Tillman	CAR	@SEA	42	NR	46.0
47. Jerraud Powers	ARI	@PIT	44	NR	47.0
48. Tony Jefferson	ARI	@PIT	45	NR	47.5