Fantasy: 2011 Defensive Linemen Projections

UPDATED: 9/1/2011

Players are sorted by rank based on the PFF IDP scoring system. Touchdowns, fumble recoveries, safeties, and blocked kicks are considered random (non-skilled) and are not projected.

Solo Tackles (Tks) – 1 pt
Assisted Tackles (Asst) – .5 pts
Sacks (Sks) – 4 pts
Tackles for a Loss (TL) – 3 pts
Interceptions (Int) – 6 pts
Pass Defensed (PD) – 1 pt
Forced Fumble (FF) – 4 pts

Please note that these projections assume a full 16 game season, and do not consider injury, risk/reward, or big plays.

Rk	Player	Team	Pos	Snaps	Tks	Asst	Sks	TL	Int	PD	FF	Pts
1	Trent Cole	PHI	DE	957	54	15	15	8	0	2	3	159
2	Justin Tuck	NYG	DE	867	50	17	14	8	0	5	3	157
3	Jared Allen	MIN	DE	956	42	11	13	6	1	5	3	140
4	Terrell Suggs	BLT	DE	1022	50	14	12	7	0	2	2	138
5	Julius Peppers	CHI	DE	952	41	10	11	4	1	7	5	134
6	Ndamukong Suh	DET	DT	998	45	14	11	8	0	3	2	131
7	Charles Johnson	CAR	DE	918	48	14	12	4	0	3	1	120
8	Robert Mathis	IND	DE	814	42	16	11	2	0	2	3	116
9	Calais Campbell	ARZ	DE	893	46	11	8	6	0	3	1	108
10	Jason Pierre-Paul	NYG	DE	724	36	11	9	5	0	4	2	108
11	Matt Shaughnessy	OAK	DE	817	42	9	10	6	0	1	1	107
12	Elvis Dumervil	DEN	DE	900	36	10	12	4	0	2	1	104
13	Kyle Williams	BUF	DT	903	48	16	6	7	0	1	0	104
14	Jason Babin	PHI	DE	765	38	14	8	6	0	1	2	103
15	Justin Smith	SF	DE	861	53	13	5	5	0	3	1	102
16	Chris Long	SL	DE	980	33	6	10	4	0	3	3	102
17	Brian Robison	MIN	DE	895	38	12	8	6	0	2	1	101
18	Mathias Kiwanuka	NYG	DE	714	44	14	5	6	0	1	3	100
19	Carlos Dunlap	CIN	DE	623	32	10	11	3	0	6	1	100
20	John Abraham	ATL	DE	675	32	5	11	5	0	1	1	99
21	Jason Jones	TEN	DE	711	30	4	9	7	0	2	1	95
22	Haloti Ngata	BLT	DT	886	44	13	6	5	0	4	0	95
23	Gerald McCoy	TB	DT	900	31	13	7	5	0	4	2	94
24	Ray Edwards	ATL	DE	779	33	10	9	5	0	2	1	94
25	Dwight Freeney	IND	DE	793	25	4	11	2	0	2	4	93
26	Christopher Clemons	SEA	DE	898	34	16	9	3	0	3	1	92
27	Cliff Avril	DET	DE	781	33	12	9	2	0	5	2	91
28	Robert Ayers	DEN	DE	858	40	9	7	4	0	2	1	90
29	Israel Idonije	CHI	DE	865	32	14	7	4	0	3	2	89
30	Will Smith	NO	DE	908	39	13	7	3	0	3	1	89
31	Kyle Vanden Bosch	DET	DE	868	40	14	5	4	0	1	2	89
32	Kendall Langford	MIA	DE	774	35	12	6	4	0	4	2	87
33	Aaron Kampman	JAX	DE	865	45	17	7	2	0	1	0	87
34	Derrick Morgan	TEN	DE	574	30	10	7	2	0	1	0	72
35	Lamarr Houston	OAK	DE	795	36	8	7	5	0	1	1	87
36	Richard Seymour	OAK	DT	773	39	14	5	5	0	2	1	86
37	Darnell Dockett	ARZ	DE	837	42	7	5	5	0	1	1	85
38	Michael D. Johnson	CIN	DE	623	30	11	9	2	0	3	1	83
39	Vince Wilfork	NE	DT	799	44	12	2	6	0	2	0	81
40	Tommy Kelly	OAK	DT	773	35	16	5	4	0	1	0	77
41	Osi Umenyiora	NYG	DE	612	26	9	7	4	0	1	2	77
42	Antonio Garay	SD	DT	581	38	12	5	4	0	1	0	76
43	Cameron Jordan	NO	DE	640	32	10	5	4	0	3	1	76
44	Glenn Dorsey	KC	DE	972	47	16	2	4	0	0	0	74
45	Kroy Biermann	ATL	DE	571	30	6	7	2	0	2	1	73
46	Tyson Jackson	KC	DE	795	33	10	4	5	0	1	1	72
47	Ahtyba Rubin	CLV	DT	769	50	20	2	2	0	2	0	72
48	Jabaal Sheard	CLV	DE	769	35	9	6	2	0	1	0	72
49	Marcell Dareus	BUF	DE	903	36	9	5	4	0	2	0	71
50	Adrian Clayborn	TB	DE	753	33	10	4	5	0	2	1	71
51	Jay Ratliff	DAL	DT	754	30	8	5	4	0	2	1	71
52	B.J. Raji	GB	DT	850	27	5	6	3	0	3	1	71
53	Tyson Alualu	JAX	DT	805	32	9	5	4	0	1	0	69
54	Sedrick Ellis	NO	DT	826	26	8	6	3	0	2	1	69
55	James Hall	SL	DE	639	29	4	6	1	0	1	2	68
56	Robert Quinn	SL	DE	767	29	5	5	3	0	2	1	67
57	Antwan Odom	FA	DE	766	29	8	7	2	0	2	0	67
58	J.J. Watt	HOU	DE	837	27	13	4	4	0	1	1	67
59	Mike DeVito	NYJ	DE	679	39	15	1	3	0	1	1	66
60	Sione Pouha	NYJ	DT	627	44	16	2	1	0	3	0	66
61	Jonathan Babineaux	ATL	DT	914	27	6	4	4	0	2	2	65
62	Jared Odrick	MIA	DE	774	29	6	5	3	0	2	1	65
63	Paul Soliai	MIA	DT	671	38	6	2	4	0	2	0	63
64	Fred Robbins	SL	DT	692	24	5	4	4	0	4	1	63
65	Dan Williams	ARZ	DT	669	39	13	1	3	0	3	0	62
66	Ryan Pickett	GB	DE	674	39	7	3	3	0	1	0	62
67	Chris Canty	NYG	DT	734	29	15	2	3	0	4	1	61
68	Barry Cofield	WAS	DT	656	28	11	3	3	0	3	1	61
69	Marcus Spears	DAL	DE	680	30	10	3	3	0	1	1	61
70	Brett Keisel	PIT	DE	744	30	15	3	1	0	3	1	60
71	Aubrayo Franklin	NO	DT	619	40	9	1	2	0	2	0	59
72	Brodrick Bunkley	DEN	DT	590	34	11	2	4	0	2	0	59
73	Albert Haynesworth	NE	DT	461	22	7	5	5	0	1	0	59
74	Antonio Dixon	PHI	DT	585	34	11	2	4	0	2	0	58
75	Dwan Edwards	BUF	DE	903	38	14	1	2	0	1	1	58
76	Jeremy Mincey	JAX	DE	654	27	7	4	3	0	3	0	58
77	Darryl Tapp	PHI	DE	404	21	2	4	3	0	3	2	58
78	Da'Quan Bowers	TB	DE	575	23	6	5	3	0	1	1	58
79	Alex Brown	FA	DE	585	29	9	3	3	0	2	1	59
80	Adam Carriker	WAS	DE	635	24	13	3	3	0	1	1	57
81	Brandon Mebane	SEA	DT	808	37	9	1	3	0	2	0	56
82	Terrence Cody	BLT	DT	521	26	8	4	3	0	2	0	56
83	Stylez White	FA	DE	553	22	6	4	3	0	1	1	56
84	Wallace Gilberry	KC	DE	607	20	3	5	3	0	1	1	56
85	Muhammad Wilkerson	NYJ	DE	627	31	13	2	2	0	2	1	55
86	Terrance Knighton	JAX	DT	805	25	9	3	3	0	3	0	55
87	Tony Brown	FA	DT	585	19	9	4	5	0	1	1	55
88	Corey Williams	DET	DT	705	23	10	2	4	0	4	1	54
89	Shaun Cody	HOU	DT	628	30	18	1	3	0	1	0	54
90	Jayme Mitchell	CLV	DE	747	30	9	3	2	0	1	0	54
91	Shaun Ellis	NE	DE	615	22	9	4	2	0	1	1	54
92	Justin Harrell	FA	DE	638	32	6	3	3	0	1	0	54
93	Phil Taylor	CLV	DT	659	33	12	2	2	0	1	0	53
94	Cory Redding	BLT	DE	573	22	6	3	4	0	3	0	53
95	Shaun Smith	TEN	DT	631	21	3	4	3	0	1	1	53
96	Everette Brown	CAR	DE	743	26	5	4	2	0	2	0	52
97	Nick Hayden	CAR	DT	743	26	7	2	4	0	1	0	52
98	Cullen Jenkins	PHI	DT	691	19	7	6	1	0	1	0	51
99	Corey Liuget	SD	DE	687	27	11	2	3	0	1	0	51
100	Domata Peko	CIN	DT	643	27	12	1	4	0	1	0	51
101	Randy Starks	MIA	DE	516	21	5	4	2	0	3	1	51
102	Kevin Vickerson	DEN	DT	590	30	9	2	1	0	2	1	50
103	Mike Wright	NE	DE	666	23	7	5	1	0	1	0	50
104	Anthony Adams	CHI	DT	541	26	4	2	4	0	1	1	49
105	Ricky Jean-Francois	SF	DT	607	30	9	1	2	0	2	0	49
106	Red Bryant	SEA	DE	561	21	10	3	2	0	2	1	49
107	Brandon Graham	PHI	DE	425	13	3	5	3	0	1	2	48
108	Kenrick Ellis	NYJ	DT	522	31	10	2	1	0	2	0	48
109	Juqua Parker	PHI	DE	478	18	2	5	2	0	1	0	47
110	Linval Joseph	NYG	DT	561	22	11	2	2	0	3	1	47
111	Aaron Smith	PIT	DE	703	27	7	3	1	0	1	0	46
112	Antonio Smith	HOU	DE	753	20	8	3	2	0	1	1	46
113	Robert Geathers	CIN	DE	778	23	9	3	1	0	1	1	46
114	Fili Moala	IND	DT	557	27	7	1	4	0	1	0	46
115	Derrick Harvey	DEN	DE	482	24	5	3	2	0	0	0	46
116	Tony McDaniel	MIA	DE	465	19	5	4	2	0	2	0	46
117	Earl Mitchell	HOU	DT	523	25	15	1	3	0	1	0	45
118	Cam Thomas	SD	DT	370	20	7	3	3	0	1	0	44
119	Greg Hardy	CAR	DE	546	25	7	3	2	0	1	0	44
120	Lawrence Jackson	DET	DE	380	19	7	4	1	0	1	1	44
121	Alan Branch	SEA	DE	449	20	5	3	3	0	0	0	44
122	Christian Ballard	MIN	DE	508	23	4	2	3	0	2	0	44
123	Corey Peters	ATL	DT	623	27	6	1	2	0	1	0	44
124	Roy Miller	TB	DT	523	29	10	1	2	0	1	0	43
125	Alex Carrington	BUF	DE	528	21	5	3	3	0	1	0	43
126	Marvin Austin	NYG	DT	459	20	9	2	2	0	2	0	43
127	Jimmy Kennedy	FA	DT	638	26	4	1	3	0	3	0	43
128	Junior Siavii	SEA	DT	583	32	9	0	2	0	1	0	43
129	Luis Castillo	SD	DE	687	22	7	3	2	0	0	0	43
130	Andre Carter	NE	DE	512	16	10	3	3	0	1	1	43
131	Kelly Gregg	KC	DT	552	24	12	2	2	0	1	0	43
132	Sione Fua	CAR	DT	601	21	5	2	4	0	1	0	42
133	Kevin Williams	MIN	DT	529	16	4	2	3	0	4	1	42
134	Ropati Pitoitua	NYJ	DE	470	24	9	1	1	0	1	0	41
135	Justin Bannan	SL	DT	479	28	7	1	1	0	1	0	41
136	Stephen Bowen	WAS	DE	582	20	4	2	3	0	1	0	41
137	Geno Atkins	CIN	DT	519	22	9	1	3	0	1	0	41
138	SenDerrick Marks	TEN	DT	551	28	6	1	1	0	1	1	41
139	Remi Ayodele	MIN	DT	610	20	9	1	2	0	1	1	41
140	Mike Patterson	PHI	DT	446	26	8	1	1	0	1	0	40
141	Tommie Harris	IND	DT	557	28	7	1	2	0	0	0	40
142	Jacob Ford	TEN	DE	367	15	6	4	2	0	0	0	40
143	Spencer Johnson	BUF	DE	385	21	5	2	2	0	2	0	40
144	Colin Cole	SEA	DT	505	28	8	1	2	0	1	0	39
145	Igor Olshansky	DAL	DE	576	23	8	2	1	0	1	0	39
146	Arthur Jones	BLT	DE	573	25	13	1	1	0	1	0	38
147	David Carter	ARZ	DT	390	18	5	2	2	0	0	0	38
148	Austen Lane	JAX	DE	402	20	4	2	2	0	0	0	38
149	Matt Toeaina	CHI	DT	703	21	8	2	1	0	2	0	38
150	Vonnie Holliday	ARZ	DE	424	16	8	2	2	0	1	0	38

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