Fantasy: IDP Rookie Report - Week 5

Here is the IDP Rookie Report for NFL's Week 5. It was a down week for rookie performances but that could be partially due to the fact that the consistent Ryan Kerrigan had a bye week. Still, continuing were the Aldon Smith and Von Miller consecutive sack streaks and week 5 also saw a glimpse of what Nick Fairley could come to be. Also, how well did Houston's Brooks Reed do in replacing Super Mario Williams? Let's dive in.

 

 

Team Player Snaps PFF Rating Tackles Assists Rush-PR-Hit Other
Arizona Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson 63/64 -2.5 3
Arizona Cardinals NT David Carter 17/64 -0.3 6-0-0
Arizona Cardinals OLB Sam Acho 20/64 0.2 3-0-0
Buffalo Bills DT Marcell Dareus 36/63 -1.6 30-1-1
Buffalo Bills LB Kelvin Sheppard 9/63 1.2 3 1 0-0-1
Buffalo Bills SS Da'Norris Searcy 1/63 0
Buffalo Bills CB Justin Rogers 5/63 0
Carolina Panthers DT Sione Fua 52/79 2.2 3 25-0-1
Carolina Panthers DT Terrell McClain 32/51 -0.8 1 34-1-0
Denver Broncos SLB Von Miller 40/78 -1.4 1 18-1-0 1 Sack
Denver Broncos FS Rahim Moore 75/78 -2.7 1 1 1-0-0
Denver Broncos SS Quinton Carter 58/78 -2.9 5 1-0-0
Detroit Lions DT Nick Fairley 18/82 2.4 13-3-0
Houston Texans DE J.J. Watt 49/65 2.7 1 1 34-3-0
Houston Texans OLB Brooks Reed 57/65 2.1 3 29-3-2
Houston Texans CB Brandon Harris 5/65 0.4 1-1-0
Indianapolis Colts FS Joe Lefeged 21/72 -0.2 1 1
Indianapolis Colts CB Chris Rucker 1/72 -1
Jacksonville Jaguars FS Chris Prosinski 14/69 0.1
Kansas City Chiefs DE Allen Bailey 17/57 -1 1 11-0-0
Kansas City Chiefs OLB Justin Houston 20/57 -1 1 10-0-1
Miami Dolphins CB Jimmy Wilson 15/66 0.8 1
Minnesota Vikings DT Christian Ballard 15/81 -1.4 11-1-0
New Orleans Saints DE Cam Jordan 36/61 -2.1 1 16-1-0
New York Giants SLB Jacquian Williams 76/82 -1.2 7 1 8-0-0 1 BP
New York Giants MLB Greg Jones 4/82 0.1 1 1-0-0
New York Jets DE Mo Wilkerson 55/81 -1.8 4 26-1-0
Oakland Raiders DeMarcus Van Dyke 78/85 -0.7 3
Philadelphia Eagles SLB Casey Matthews 1/66 0
Philadelphia Eagles WLB Brian Rolle 55/66 1.6 5 4 2-0-0 1 TFL
Pittsburgh Steelers DE Cameron Heyward 18/76 1.8 1 15-0-1 1 Sack, 1 FF
Pittsburgh Steelers OLB Chris Carter 17/76 -1 12-1-0
San Diego Chargers DE Corey Liuget 18/49 -1.9 8-0-0
San Francisco 49ers OLB Aldon Smith 28/63 2.4 2 20-2-0 2 Sacks
San Francisco 49ers CB Chris Culliver 29/63 3.5 1 1 INT, 3 BP
San Francisco 49ers DE Demarcus Dobbs 6/63 -0.2 1 3-0-0
San Francisco 49ers DE Ian Williams 7/63 -0.2 3-0-0
Seattle Seahawks MLB K.J. Wright 21/73 1.3 3 1 2-0-0
Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman 38/73 0.8 2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers DE Adrian Clayborn 39/60 0.4 2 16-1-1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers LB Mason Foster 50/60 -0.2 2 1 6-1-0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers DE Da'Quan Bowers 28/60 -0.2 2 11-1-0 1 BP
Tennessee Titans DT Jurrell Casey 38/66 0.6 1 15-0-0 1 Sack
Tennessee Titans OLB Akeem Ayers 45/66 -0.8 1 3-0-0
Tennessee Titans DT Karl Klug 29/66 -2.6 20-0-0

Fab Five (Top 5 IDP Rookie Performances of the Week)

 

  1. Philadelphia Eagles WLB Brian Rolle: 5 solo tackles 4 assists 1 TFL; Rolle has taken the starting job from Casey Matthews and he isn’t letting go. One good thing about the Eagles poor run defense is that it gives Rolle plenty of opportunities to get on the statsheet.
  2. San Francisco 49ers CB Chris Culliver: 1 solo tackle, 1 int, 3 BP; In week 5, Culliver more than tripled his snap total on the season with 29 and from how well he played it would be a safe assumption to say that he will continue to get playing time. Very rarely does a great performance from a CB show up in fantasy but in Culliver’s case it did. Every time he was targeted by Josh Freeman, the 49er either batted the ball down or intercepted it. Not bad, rookie.
  3. Pittsburgh Steelers DE Cameron Heyward: 2 tackle 1 sack 1 FF; Heyward hasn’t been utilized as much as one would expect a 1st rounder to be but this week he finally showed his worth with a sack-fumble and a QB pressure in just 15 rushing opportunities.
  4. San Francisco 49ers OLB Aldon Smith: 2 solo, 2 sack; Speaking of a small amount of rushing opportunities, how about what Aldon Smith is doing in limited attempts. Week 5 Aldon Smith not only racked up 2 sacks for the 2nd consecutive week, he did so while adding 2 more pressures in just 20 pass rushes. While it’s concerning that Smith only has 2 tackles on the year, his sack numbers alone might make him a must-own in fantasy soon enough.
  5. New York Giants OLB Jacquian Williams: 7 solo 1 assist 1 BP; Williams received by far his most playing time of the season last Sunday with 76 out of 82 snaps. Prior to the game, Williams had not seen more than 50% of the snaps in a game. If the play time is consistent, Williams may become a must-own due to his high tackle numbers.

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