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• A great spot for a Quinnen Williams blow-up game: Despite just two sacks on the year, the Jets' star defensive lineman is poised to deliver for IDP managers in a crucial fantasy football week.

• Cody Barton returns to a full-time role and can be safely started: Playing 100% of snaps in a positive matchup makes Barton a strong option in Week 13.

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With six teams on bye weeks and injuries continuing to test the depth of fantasy football rosters, checking in on rankings to find who to target and avoid becomes all the more crucial during these final weeks of the fantasy football regular season.

Check the PFF.com rankings page for any updates closer to game time.

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LINEBACKER

RANK	TIER	NAME	TEAM	OPP	NOTES
1	1A	Foyesade Oluokun	JAX	CIN	MNF
2	1A	Ernest Jones	LAR	CLV
3	1A	Logan Wilson	CIN	@ JAX	Q/MNF
4	1A	C.J. Mosley	NYJ	ATL
5	1B	Alex Singleton	DEN	@ HST
6	1B	Fred Warner	SF	@ PHI
7	1B	Zaire Franklin	IND	@ TEN
8	1B	Bobby Wagner	SEA	@ DAL	TNF
9	1C	Quincy Williams	NYJ	ATL
10	1C	Quay Walker	GB	KC	SNF
11	1C	Dre Greenlaw	SF	@ PHI
12	1C	Azeez Al-Shaair	TEN	IND
13	2A	Jordyn Brooks	SEA	@ DAL	TNF
14	2A	Kenneth Murray Jr.	LAC	@ NE
15	2A	Lavonte David	TB	CAR	Q
16	2A	Drue Tranquill	KC	@ GB	SNF
17	2B	Cody Barton	WAS	MIA
18	2B	Blake Cashman	HST	DEN
19	2B	Frankie Luvu	CAR	@ TB
20	2B	Elandon Roberts	PIT	ARZ
21	2C	Devin Lloyd	JAX	CIN	MNF
22	2C	Demario Davis	NO	DET
23	2C	Germaine Pratt	CIN	@ JAX	MNF
24	2C	Kaden Elliss	ATL	@ NYJ
25	3A	Nicholas Morrow	PHI	SF
26	3A	Josh Woods	ARZ	@ PIT
27	3A	Devin White	TB	CAR
28	3A	Pete Werner	NO	DET
29	3B	E.J. Speed	IND	@ TEN
30	3B	De'Vondre Campbell	GB	KC	Q/SNF
31	3B	Ja'Whaun Bentley	NE	LAC
32	3B	Eric Kendricks	LAC	@ NE
33	3C	Nate Landman	ATL	@ NYJ
34	3C	Josey Jewell	DEN	@ HST
35	3C	Derrick Barnes	DET	@ NO
36	3C	Jamin Davis	WAS	MIA
37	4A	Christian Harris	HST	DEN
38	4A	Damone Clark	DAL	SEA	TNF
39	4A	Christian Elliss	PHI	SF
40	4A	Mykal Walker	PIT	ARZ
41	4B	Willie Gay	KC	@ GB	SNF
42	4B	Jerome Baker	MIA	@ WAS
43	4B	Christian Rozeboom	LAR	CLV
44	4B	Markquese Bell	DAL	SEA	TNF
45	4C	Jack Campbell	DET	@ NO
46	4C	Anthony Walker Jr.	CLV	@ LAR	Q
47	4C	Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	CLV	@ LAR
48	4C	Jahlani Tavai	NE	LAC
49	5A	Sione Takitaki	CLV	@ LAR
50	5A	Denzel Perryman	HST	DEN
51	5A	David Long Jr.	MIA	@ WAS
52	5A	Krys Barnes	ARZ	@ PIT
53	5B	Jack Gibbens	TEN	IND
54	5B	Isaiah McDuffie	GB	KC	SNF
55	5B	Oren Burks	SF	@ PHI
56	5B	Kamu Grugier-Hill	CAR	@ TB
57	5C	Leo Chenal	KC	@ GB	SNF
58	5C	Akeem Davis-Gaither	CIN	@ JAX	MNF
59	5C	Rashaan Evans	DAL	SEA	TNF
60	5C	Khaleke Hudson	WAS	MIA

Cody Barton (LB17) returned from injured reserve this past week and immediately stepped back into his every-down role, which pushed Jamin Davis (LB36) to a part-time role. Barton has been the Commanders' most efficient tackler this season (13.5%), and while he recorded just six tackles last week, he should be in for stronger performances to close out the year. The Dolphins have been a below-average opponent in yielding tackles per game to the linebacker position this season (15.5), but that number has placed in the top five over the past three games (19.7), which is a positive sign for Barton as the Commanders’ lone every-down linebacker.

E.J. Speed (LB29) stepped into a near-every-down role this past week following Shaquille Leonard‘s release. This new role is likely to keep Speed in fantasy starting lineups in most leagues, but this week's matchup against the Titans is among the worst in the league. Tennessee is yielding just 14.5 tackles per game to the linebacker position — 11.0 over the past three games. Zaire Franklin (LB7) has been the second-most-efficient tackling linebacker (16.6%) in the NFL this season, which could leave limited opportunities for Speed, who has been a below-average tackler (11.2%).

Alex Anzalone is likely to miss time for the Detroit Lions with an injury, and while first-round rookie Jack Campbell (LB45) could step into an every-down role, these rankings are hesitant to reflect that because the team has limited his snaps in recent weeks. Derrick Barnes (LB35) has played ahead of Campbell these past two weeks, which could be telling in how the Lions will deploy the two while Anzalone is out. It’s also possible that neither player will be an every-down linebacker and Detroit deploys a heavy rotation at the position. This is a situation to mostly avoid this week, where possible.

EDGE DEFENDER

RANK	TIER	NAME	TEAM	OPP	NOTES
1	1A	Micah Parsons	DAL	SEA	Q/TNF
2	1A	T.J. Watt	PIT	ARZ
3	1A	Nick Bosa	SF	@ PHI
4	1A	Myles Garrett	CLV	@ LAR	Q
5	1B	Josh Allen	JAX	CIN	MNF
6	1B	Alex Highsmith	PIT	ARZ
7	1B	Brian Burns	CAR	@ TB
8	1B	Khalil Mack	LAC	@ NE
9	1C	Haason Reddick	PHI	SF
10	1C	Trey Hendrickson	CIN	@ JAX	MNF
11	1C	Aidan Hutchinson	DET	@ NO
12	1C	Bradley Chubb	MIA	@ WAS
13	2A	Rashan Gary	GB	KC	SNF
14	2A	Carl Granderson	NO	DET
15	2A	Andrew Van Ginkel	MIA	@ WAS
16	2A	George Karlaftis	KC	@ GB	SNF
17	2B	Chase Young	SF	@ PHI
18	2B	Byron Young	LAR	CLV
19	2B	Will Anderson Jr.	HST	DEN
20	2B	Sam Hubbard	CIN	@ JAX	MNF
21	2C	Denico Autry	TEN	IND
22	2C	Harold Landry III	TEN	IND
23	2C	Jonathan Greenard	HST	DEN
24	2C	Shaquil Barrett	TB	CAR
25	3A	Josh Sweat	PHI	SF
26	3A	Jermaine Johnson	NYJ	ATL
27	3A	Tuli Tuipuloto	LAC	@ NE
28	3A	Boye Mafe	SEA	@ DAL	TNF
29	3B	Za'Darius Smith	CLV	@ LAR
30	3B	Michael Hoecht	LAR	CLV
31	3B	Samson Ebukam	IND	@ TEN
32	3B	DeMarcus Lawrence	DAL	SEA	TNF
33	3C	Cameron Jordan	NO	DET	Q
34	3C	Ogbo Okoronkwo	CLV	@ LAR
35	3C	Preston Smith	GB	KC	SNF
36	3C	Kwity Paye	IND	@ TEN
37	4A	BJ Ojulari	ARZ	@ PIT
38	4A	Jonathon Cooper	DEN	@ HST
39	4A	Brandon Graham	PHI	SF
40	4A	Dorance Armstrong	DAL	SEA	TNF
41	4B	Baron Browning	DEN	@ HST
42	4B	Mike Danna	KC	@ GB	SNF
43	4B	Joe Tryon-Shoyinka	TB	CAR
44	4B	Deatrich Wise Jr.	NE	LAC
45	4C	John Franklin-Myers	NYJ	ATL
46	4C	Dayo Odeyingbo	IND	@ TEN
47	4C	Casey Toohill	WAS	MIA
48	4C	Cameron Thomas	ARZ	@ PIT
49	5A	Bryce Huff	NYJ	ATL
50	5A	Josh Uche	NE	LAC
51	5A	Bud Dupree	ATL	@ NYJ
52	5A	Arden Key	TEN	IND
53	5B	KJ Henry	WAS	MIA
54	5B	Charles Omenihu	KC	@ GB	SNF
55	5B	Anfernee Jennings	NE	LAC
56	5B	Darrell Taylor	SEA	@ DAL	TNF
57	5C	Myles Murphy	CIN	@ JAX	MNF
58	5C	Charles Harris	DET	@ NO
59	5C	Zaven Collins	ARZ	@ PIT
60	5C	Keion White	NE	LAC

Bradley Chubb (ED12) is having one of the best seasons of his career by pass-rush grade (79.3), pass-rush win rate (14.7%) and pressure rate (13.4%). While Chubb may not top his career-best 12 sacks from his rookie season, currently sitting at six on the year, he should be able to add to that total this week against the Washington Commanders and Sam Howell, who has taken the most sacks (55) in the NFL this season. The Dolphins have leaned heavily on Chubb this season, and with Jaelan Phillips out for the year, Chubb should continue to play or exceed his 82% snap share going forward.

George Karlaftis (ED16) has been a consistent IDP option on the edge this season despite not having elite pass-rush metrics. He is still having a better year than his rookie season, improving his pass-rush grade (64.9), pressure rate (15.6%) and pass-rush win rate (12.3%) by significant margins. Helping Karlaftis’ cause is that he’s averaging a very strong 77% snap share on the year. Going up against the Packers, specifically right tackle Zach Tom, isn’t an easy matchup, but Green Bay is also yielding 18.3 tackles per game to opposing defensive linemen (seventh most), which helps a high-volume IDP like Karlaftis.

INTERIOR DEFENDER

RANK	TIER	NAME	TEAM	OPP	NOTES
1	1A	Aaron Donald	LAR	CLV
2	1A	DeForest Buckner	IND	@ TEN
3	1A	Jeffery Simmons	TEN	IND
4	1A	Quinnen Williams	NYJ	ATL
5	1B	Cameron Heyward	PIT	ARZ
6	1B	Chris Jones	KC	@ GB	SNF
7	1B	Christian Wilkins	MIA	@ WAS
8	1B	Derrick Brown	CAR	@ TB
9	1C	Jonathan Allen	WAS	MIA
10	1C	Javon Hargrave	SF	@ PHI
11	1C	Zach Allen	DEN	@ HST
12	1C	Jalen Carter	PHI	SF
13	2A	Vita Vea	TB	CAR
14	2A	Calijah Kancey	TB	CAR
15	2A	Zach Sieler	MIA	@ WAS
16	2A	David Onyemata	ATL	@ NYJ
17	2B	Daron Payne	WAS	MIA
18	2B	Kobie Turner	LAR	CLV
19	2B	Christian Barmore	NE	LAC
20	2B	Osa Odighizuwa	DAL	SEA	TNF
21	2C	Kenny Clark	GB	KC	SNF
22	2C	Leonard Williams	SEA	@ DAL	Q/TNF
23	2C	Sheldon Rankins	HST	DEN
24	2C	Maliek Collins	HST	DEN
25	3A	Dre'Mont Jones	SEA	@ DAL	TNF
26	3A	Nathan Shepherd	NYJ	ATL
27	3A	Arik Armstead	SF	@ PHI
28	3A	Jarran Reed	SEA	@ DAL	TNF
29	3B	Jonathan Harris	DEN	@ HST
30	3B	DJ Reader	CIN	@ JAX	MNF
31	3B	Larry Ogunjobi	PIT	ARZ
32	3B	Alim McNeill	DET	@ NO
33	3C	B.J. Hill	CIN	@ JAX	MNF
34	3C	Fletcher Cox	PHI	SF
35	3C	Jordan Davis	PHI	SF
36	3C	Dalvin Tomlinson	CLV	@ LAR

Quinnen Williams (DT4) is having a relatively quiet year for IDP purposes, with just two sacks after landing 12 in 2022. Interestingly, Williams is having a career year by pass-rush win rate (16.1%) and pressure rate (13.1%), which is a great sign that he’ll be able to deliver sacks in the near future. This week’s matchup against the Falcons is a great time for that to happen, going up against quarterback Desmond Ridder, who owns a 24.8% pressure-sack-conversion rate — fifth-highest in the league. Helping Williams' potential floor this week is that the Falcons are yielding the second-most tackles to opposing defensive linemen (21.7) this season. Williams ranks tied for 13th among defensive linemen (minimum of 50% snap share) in tackle efficiency this season (7.2%), as well.

SAFETY

RANK	TIER	NAME	TEAM	OPP	NOTES
1	1A	Derwin James Jr.	LAC	@ NE
2	1A	Kamren Curl	WAS	MIA
3	1A	Reed Blankenship	PHI	SF
4	1A	Grant Delpit	CLV	@ LAR
5	1B	Kevin Byard	PHI	SF
6	1B	Jamal Adams	SEA	@ DAL	TNF
7	1B	Brian Branch	DET	@ NO
8	1B	Antoine Winfield Jr.	TB	CAR
9	1C	Kyle Dugger	NE	LAC
10	1C	Dax Hill	CIN	@ JAX	MNF
11	1C	Jalen Pitre	HST	DEN
12	1C	Budda Baker	ARZ	@ PIT
13	2A	Jordan Whitehead	NYJ	ATL
14	2A	Ji'Ayir Brown	SF	@ PHI
15	2A	Jordan Fuller	LAR	CLV
16	2A	Tyrann Mathieu	NO	DET
17	2B	Jonathan Owens	GB	KC	SNF
18	2B	Julian Blackmon	IND	@ TEN
19	2B	Jalen Thompson	ARZ	@ PIT
20	2B	Jessie Bates III	ATL	@ NYJ
21	2C	Minkah Fitzpatrick	PIT	ARZ	Q
22	2C	Jevon Holland	MIA	@ WAS	Q
23	2C	Rayshawn Jenkins	JAX	CIN	MNF
24	2C	Justin Reid	KC	@ GB	SNF
25	3A	Justin Simmons	DEN	@ HST
26	3A	Rudy Ford	GB	KC	Q/SNF
27	3A	Jabrill Peppers	NE	LAC
28	3A	Julian Love	SEA	@ DAL	TNF
29	3B	Donovan Wilson	DAL	SEA	TNF
30	3B	Vonn Bell	CAR	@ TB	Q
31	3B	P.J. Locke	DEN	@ HST
32	3B	Jimmie Ward	HST	DEN	Q
33	3C	Marcus Maye	NO	DET
34	3C	Tashaun Gipson Sr.	SF	@ PHI
35	3C	Tony Adams	NYJ	ATL
36	3C	Rodney Thomas II	IND	@ TEN
37	4A	Amani Hooker	TEN	IND
38	4A	Xavier Woods	CAR	@ TB
39	4A	Alohi Gilman	LAC	@ NE
40	4A	Tracy Walker III	DET	@ NO
41	4B	Andre Cisco	JAX	CIN	MNF
42	4B	Kerby Joseph	DET	@ NO
43	4B	Malik Hooker	DAL	SEA	TNF
44	4B	Bryan Cook	KC	@ GB	SNF
45	4C	Damontae Kazee	PIT	ARZ
46	4C	DeShon Elliott	MIA	@ WAS
47	4C	Quandre Diggs	SEA	@ DAL	TNF
48	4C	Percy Butler	WAS	MIA
49	5A	Juan Thornhill	CLV	@ LAR
50	5A	Richie Grant	ATL	@ NYJ
51	5A	Jayron Kearse	DAL	SEA	TNF
52	5A	Jordan Battle	CIN	@ JAX	MNF
53	5B	Mike Edwards	KC	@ GB	SNF
54	5B	K'Von Wallace	TEN	IND
55	5B	DeMarcco Hellams	ATL	@ NYJ
56	5B	Sydney Brown	PHI	SF
57	5C	Alex Cook	CAR	@ TB
58	5C	Nick Scott	CIN	@ JAX	MNF
59	5C	Ryan Neal	TB	CAR
60	5C	Elijah Molden	TEN	IND

Jessie Bates (S20) has been an elite IDP this season and is on pace to set a career high in total tackles. He has also added four interceptions so far, including a pick-six this past week. However, Bates is due for a down week, especially as a safety who lines up primarily deep (72%). Variance at the defensive back position does not discriminate, and this could be a week to temper expectations for a top-five IDP safety this season. Atlanta faces off against the Jets, whose offense has been struggling all year, yielding the lowest tackles per game figure (9.6) to the safety position. This, along with reduced playing time this past week for Richie Grant (S50), pushes both Falcons safeties further down the ranks for Week 13.

P.J. Locke (S31) is likely to be a top waiver wire target after a strong performance in Week 12 against the Browns in which he posted seven tackles, a sack and a forced fumble. However, he isn’t necessarily a must-start option this week as he fills in for a suspended Kareem Jackson. Locke didn’t play an every-down role in Week 12 (74%), which is more important than anything else for an IDP defensive back. He faces the Texans, who have yielded just 12.6 tackles per game to the safety position (22nd). IDP managers don’t need to chase production at the position in a crucial week for fantasy.

CORNERBACK

RANK	TIER	NAME	TEAM	OPP	NOTES
1	1A	Devon Witherspoon	SEA	@ DAL	TNF
2	1A	Cam Taylor-Britt	CIN	@ JAX	Q/MNF
3	1A	DaRon Bland	DAL	SEA	TNF
4	1A	Kenny Moore II	IND	@ TEN
5	1B	Trent McDuffie	KC	@ GB	SNF
6	1B	Jalen Ramsey	MIA	@ WAS
7	1B	L'Jarius Sneed	KC	@ GB	SNF
8	1B	Carlton Davis III	TB	CAR
9	1C	Roger McCreary	TEN	IND
10	1C	Darious Williams	JAX	CIN	MNF
11	1C	Deommodore Lenoir	SF	@ PHI
12	1C	Benjamin St-Juste	WAS	MIA
13	2A	Paulson Adebo	NO	DET
14	2A	Tavierre Thomas	HST	DEN
15	2A	Jamel Dean	TB	CAR	Q
16	2A	Alontae Taylor	NO	DET
17	2B	Martin Emerson Jr.	CLV	@ LAR
18	2B	Kader Kohou	MIA	@ WAS
19	2B	Mike Hilton	CIN	@ JAX	MNF
20	2B	Kendall Fuller	WAS	MIA
21	2C	Charvarius Ward	SF	@ PHI
22	2C	Jerry Jacobs	DET	@ NO
23	2C	J.C. Jackson	NE	LAC
24	2C	D.J. Reed	NYJ	ATL
25	3A	Darius Slay	PHI	SF
26	3A	Carrington Valentine	GB	KC	SNF
27	3A	Xavien Howard	MIA	@ WAS
28	3A	Steven Nelson	HST	DEN
29	3B	Sean Murphy-Bunting	TEN	IND
30	3B	James Bradberry	PHI	SF
31	3B	Derion Kendrick	LAR	CLV
32	3B	Greg Newsome II	CLV	@ LAR
33	3C	Garrett Williams	ARZ	@ PIT
34	3C	Fabian Moreau	DEN	@ HST
35	3C	Joey Porter Jr.	PIT	ARZ
36	3C	Jeff Okudah	ATL	@ NYJ
37	4A	A.J. Terrell	ATL	@ NYJ
38	4A	Pat Surtain II	DEN	@ HST
39	4A	Kei'Trel Clark	ARZ	@ PIT
40	4A	Cameron Sutton	DET	@ NO
41	4B	Patrick Peterson	PIT	ARZ
42	4B	CJ Henderson	CAR	@ TB	Q
43	4B	Sauce Gardner	NYJ	ATL
44	4B	Jaire Alexander	GB	KC	Q/SNF
45	4C	Asante Samuel Jr.	LAC	@ NE
46	4C	Ja'Quan McMillian	DEN	@ HST
47	4C	Myles Bryant	NE	LAC
48	4C	Stephon Gilmore	DAL	SEA	TNF

Jalen Ramsey (CB6) enters the top 12 this week, drawing a top-tier matchup against the Washington Commanders, who have yielded the second-most tackles to the cornerback position per game (14.7). Washington is the pass-heaviest team (72%) in the league and has targeted wide receivers (291) more than any other team this season, which should allow Ramsey to see plenty of work and be very productive for IDP purposes.

Carlton Davis (CB8) stands out as another strong streaming option this week against the Panthers, who are the fourth-most pass-heavy team in the league (67.5%) and have yielded the third-most tackles per game to the cornerback position (14.6) this season. Davis is the most-targeted player in Tampa Bay’s secondary (55), despite playing just eight games this season. Jamel Dean (CB15) is currently questionable but would also be a strong option if he is active this week.

KEY

DNP: Did not participate in team's most recent practice due to injury
LP: Limited participation in team's most recent practice due to injury
D: Player is doubtful to play due to injury
Q: Player is questionable to play due to injury
TNF: Player is playing on Thursday Night Football. Set lineups accordingly.
SNF: Player is playing on Sunday Night Football. Set lineups accordingly.
MNF: Player is playing on Monday Night Football. Set lineups accordingly.
UK: Player is playing on Sunday morning’s London game. Set lineups accordingly.
WW: Potential waiver-wire target (see Weekly IDP Fantasy Report).