Fantasy: IDP Rookie Report - Week 8

Week 8 in the National Football League was a statement week. 1st rounders of the 2011 Draft finally proved their worth with a season high 3 of them cracking the prestigious Fab Five (the top 5 IDP rookies of the week). One of them is a top 5 draft pick who wouldn't even have been on the Fab Twenty all season if there were such a thing. The weekend also featured a huge performance from a rookie cornerback in his one on one versus a 1st round wide receiver. Let's take a look at which other rookies made an IDP impact.

Team Player Snaps PFF Rating Tackles Assists Rush-PR-Hit Other
Arizona Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson 85/89 -0.6 2 PD, PR TD
Arizona Cardinals NT David Carter 9/89 0.7 2 5-0-0 1 PD
Arizona Cardinals OLB Sam Acho 54/89 -1.1 5 1 26-0-0 1 Sack, FF
Baltimore Ravens DT Pernell McPhee 14/64 -1 12-0-0
Baltimore Ravens CB Jimmy Smith 3/64 0.5
Buffalo Bills DT Marcell Dareus 34/57 5.7 2  2 25-3-0 2.5 Sacks
Buffalo Bills LB Kelvin Sheppard 16/57 0.1 1 2-0-0
Buffalo Bills S Da'Norris Searcy 10/57 0.1 1
Carolina Panthers DT Sione Fua 26/66 -1.2 13-0-0
Carolina Panthers DT Terrell McClain 41/66 -0.8 1 1 26-1-0 1 Sack
Cleveland Browns DE Jabaal Sheard 66/67 -2.2 3 1 27-3-0
Cleveland Browns DT Phil Taylor 55/67 -1.2 1 20-0-0 1 Sack
Denver Broncos SLB Von Miller 64/64 0.4 3 30-1-1 2 TFL
Denver Broncos FS Quinton Carter 39/64 0.6 3
Denver Broncos FS Rahim Moore 28/64 0.8 2
Denver Broncos CB Chris Harris Jr. 46/64 -2 9 3-0-0
Detroit Lions SLB Doug Hogue 13/79 -0.3
Houston Texans DE J.J. Watt 58/64 1.7 4 34-2-0
Houston Texans OLB Brooks Reed 62/64 3 2 24-3-0 1 Sack
Indianapolis Colts FS Joe Lefeged 30/69 1.8 2 2 1-0-0
Indianapolis Colts CB Chris Rucker 3/69 0
Jacksonville Jaguars FS Chris Prosinski 15/74 0.2 2 1
Kansas City Chiefs DE Allen Bailey 21/81 -0.8 1 17-0-0
Kansas City Chiefs OLB Justin Houston 41/81 0 2 19-0-0
Miami Dolphins CB Jimmy Wilson 74/74 1.9 3 3-0-1 1 PD
Minnesota Vikings DT Christian Ballard 8/66 -0.3 4-0-0
New Orleans Saints DE Cam Jordan 47/79 -0.4 3 21-0-0
New Orleans Saints SS Isa Abdul-Quddus 1/79 -0.1
New York Giants MLB Greg Jones 34/56 -0.6 4 1 1-0-0
Philadelphia Eagles WLB Brian Rolle 33/52 0.4 1 1 2-0-0
Pittsburgh Steelers DE Cameron Heyward 6/58 0.2 5-1-0
Pittsburgh Steelers CB Cortez Allen 19/58 -1.6 2
St. Louis Rams DE Robert Quinn 40/72 1.5 2 33-2-2 1 Sack, BL Kick
San Diego Chargers DE Corey Liuget 41/74 0.7 2 16-0-0
San Diego Chargers CB Marcus Gilchrist 71/74 -2.3 5
San Francisco 49ers OLB Aldon Smith 31/63 1.3 1 21-1-0 1 Sack
San Francisco 49ers CB Chris Culliver 38/63 1.8 5 1 PD
San Francisco 49ers DE Demarcus Dobbs 6/63 -0.3 5-0-0
Seattle Seahawks SLB K.J. Wright 48/69 0.1 4 1 TFL
Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman 55/69 1.6 4 1 1 INT, 3 PD
Seattle Seahawks WLB Malcolm Smith 2/69 0
Tennessee Titans DT Jurrell Casey 41/82 3.2 4 1 26-1-0
Tennessee Titans SLB Akeem Ayers 11/82 1.1 1 1 1-0-0
Tennessee Titans DT Karl Klug 44/82 4.9 1 1 31-3-1 1 Sack
Washington Redskins OLB Ryan Kerrigan 67/67 0.1 5 27-1-0 2 TFL
Washington Redskins NT Chris Neild 9/67 -0.2 4-0-0

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

1. Arizona Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson: 2 pass deflections, punt return TD; There is some good news and some bad news here. The bad news is that Patrick Peterson is not playing like a rookie anymore. After allowing 20 receptions on 26 targets in the first 4 weeks of the season, Peterson has 6 out of 16 passes his direction to be caught. What this means is less targets and thus less tackles after defenses find out that they can't throw at him anymore. What it could also mean is that he could be comfortable and start getting some interceptions. In what would have been a rather disappointing week with 0 tackles, Peterson redeemed himself with a big punt return touchdown.

2. St. Louis Rams DE Robert Quinn: 2 tackles, 1 sack, blocked kick; In the upset shocker of the season, Robert Quinn was the wrecking machine. With 2 tackles, 2 QB pressures, 2 QB hits, and 1 QB sack, he certainly made his presence felt on defense. To make things even better, Quinn came up with a big special teams play with a blocked field goal. The rust may finally be coming off who the former Tar Heel who missed all of last season due to suspension.

3. Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman: 4 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 interception, 3 pass deflections; When you can back up your play like Sherman, you can yap all you want. Sherman did exactly that in shutting down Bengals rookie WR A.J. Green and then going on to call him “overrated.” The 6'3 rookie Sherman has the size to match up with any #1 receiver out there, and with his highest snap percentage of the year Sherman is putting himself squarely on the IDP map.

4. Arizona Cardinals OLB Sam Acho: 5 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack, forced fumble; The second rookie from Arizona to make this week's Fab Five, you have to love Sam Acho taking advantage of finally getting some playing time. With a previous season high of 31% of the team's snaps, Acho was in on 61% of the defensive snaps versus Baltimore. Even though he graded -1.1 overall, Acho made impact plays and showed that he can be counted on.

5. Buffalo Bills DT Marcell Dareus: 2 solo tackles, 2 assists, 2.5 sacks; The sleeping fantasy giant has awaken. Dareus, the number 3 overall pick in the draft was becoming a forgotten man on the Buffalo Bills defensive line, but after a move to the Nose Tackle position this week, Dareus piled up 2.5 sacks and showed just the ability to finish that make him a top 3 draft pick. Last week Marcell Dareus was football good with a +5.1 rating, this week he was IDP and football great with a +5.7 mark.

 

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