2012 NFL Fantasy Football Rankings: IDP Top 75

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The 2012 NFL Fantasy Season is here. Mock drafts abound. Rookie round-ups are nearly complete. Bye week cheat sheets are everywhere. Positional rankings are popping up everywhere, which at Athlon Sports also includes Individual Defensive Players or IDPs

While the ever-important Athlon Sports 2012 Big Board, the most accurate consensus top 100 list of fantasy footballers on the web, includes the most common and used positions in fantasy football, IDPs are also a part of many leagues out there. So true to our word of providing you everything you need to get you ready for the upcoming fantasy football season, here are our overall IDP rankings.

Rankings are based on Athlon Sports standard scoring for IDPs:

Solo tackle = 1 pt
Tackle assist = 0.5 pts
Sack = 3.5 pts
Interception = 3.5 pts
Forced fumble/recovery = 2 pts
Defensive TD = 8 pts
Safety = 2 pts
Pass Defended = 0.5 pts
Blocked Kick = 4 pts

Athlon Sports Fantasy Football Positional Rankings: Individual Defensive Players (IDP)

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2011 FP = Fantasy points scored in 2011, per Athlon Sports standard scoring


Rank	Player	Team	POS	Bye	2011 FP
1.	Jason Pierre-Paul	NYG	DL	11	146.8
2.	Jared Allen	MIN	DL	11	157.0
3.	Patrick Willis	SF	LB	9	114.0
4.	Justin Tuck	NYG	DL	11	53.0
5.	Trent Cole	PHI	DL	7	84.0
6.	Desmond Bishop	GB	LB	10	124.5
7.	Julius Peppers	CHI	DL	6	93.5
8.	James Laurinaitis	STL	LB	9	146.5
9.	Eric Berry	KC	DB	7	0.0
10.	Mario Williams	BUF	DL	8	30.5
11.	Derrick Johnson	KC	LB	7	140.0
12.	Jabaal Sheard	CLE	DL	10	90.3
13.	Navarro Bowman	SF	LB	9	144.0
14.	Tyvon Branch	OAK	DB	5	110.3
15.	Calais Campbell	ARI	DL	10	117.0
16.	D’Qwell Jackson	CLE	LB	10	162.3
17.	Daryl Washington	ARI	LB	10	128.0
18.	Patrick Chung	NE	DB	9	58.5
19.	Sean Weatherspoon	ATL	LB	7	118.5
20.	Charles Johnson	CAR	DL	6	72.5
21.	Elvis Dumervil	DEN	DL	7	72.3
22.	Jason Babin	PHI	DL	7	107.5
23.	Curtis Lofton	NO	LB	6	143.0
24.	George Wilson	BUF	DB	8	115.6
25.	Cliff Avril	DET	DL	5	110.5
26.	Stephen Tulloch	DET	LB	5	131.5
27.	Jerod Mayo	NE	LB	9	91.0
28.	Chris Long	STL	DL	9	82.5
29.	Eric Weddle	SD	DB	7	110.5
30.	Colin McCarthy	TEN	LB	11	74.0
31.	Paul Posluszny	JAC	LB	6	114.5
32.	Pat Angerer	IND	LB	4	127.5
33.	Kam Chancellor	SEA	DB	11	115.5
34.	Ray Lewis	BAL	LB	8	101.5
35.	Brian Urlacher	CHI	LB	6	119.0
36.	J.J. Watt	HOU	DL	8	81.8
37.	LaRon Landry	NYJ	DB	9	51.3
38.	Sean Lee	DAL	LB	5	109.0
39.	Charles Tillman	CHI	DB	6	138.5
40.	Haloti Ngata	BAL	DL	8	89.0
41.	Aldon Smith	SF	LB/DL	9	93.0
42.	Osi Umenyiora	NYG	DL	11	56.5
43.	Luke Kuechly	CAR	LB	6	DNP
44.	Antoine Bethea	IND	DB	4	119.0
45.	Jeremy Mincey	JAC	DL	6	90.5
46.	Justin Smith	SF	DL	9	86.8
47.	DeMarcus Ware	DAL	LB	5	128.3
48.	Morgan Burnett	GB	DB	10	119.5
49.	Mark Barron	TB	DB	5	DNP
50.	Carlos Dunlap	CIN	DL	8	44.3
51.	Chad Greenway	MIN	LB	11	131.5
52.	Earl Thomas	SEA	DB	11	99.5
53.	Mathias Kiwanuka	NYG	LB/DL	11	93.8
54.	Roman Harper	NO	DB	6	119.8
55.	Karlos Dansby	MIA	LB	7	109.5
56.	Rolando McClain	OAK	LB	5	114.0
57.	Charles Woodson	GB	DB	10	121.2
58.	London Fletcher	WAS	LB	10	153.3
59.	Ndamukong Suh	DET	DL	5	49.5
60.	Cameron Wake	MIA	LB/DL	7	70.6
61.	Lawrence Timmons	PIT	LB	4	95.5
62.	Patrick Peterson	ARI	DB	10	127.4
63.	Chris Clemons	SEA	DL	11	89.5
64.	Brian Cushing	HOU	LB	8	122.5
65.	Von Miller	DEN	LB	7	103.3
66.	Jarius Bryd	BUF	DB	8	120.5
67.	Kameron Wimbley	TEN	DL	11	87.0
68.	Adrian Clayborn	TB	DL	5	67.8
69.	Jon Beason	CAR	LB	6	4.0
70.	Kelvin Sheppard	BUF	LB	8	62.5
71.	Troy Polamalu	PIT	DB	4	105.0
72.	Quintin Mikell	STL	DB	9	108.0
73.	Ahtyba Rubin	CLE	DL	10	87.0
74.	DeMeco Ryans	PHI	LB	7	58.0
75.	Bernard Pollard	BAL	DB	8	90.0