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Bryan's 2017 fantasy football IDP rankings and tiers. His top 75 ranks for NFL defensive players - DL (defensive line), LB (linebacker) and DB (defensive back).
Welcome back to our 2017 fantasy football rankings series here at RotoBaller. This will be the first look at our overall 2017 fantasy football IDP rankings, including our ranking tiers for each defensive player.
In the fantasy football IDP format, you draft and start individual defensive players instead of an NFL team's entire defense. Individual defensive players score fantasy points based on their individual performance. Fantasy teams can earn points for individual player tackles, sacks, interceptions, and other categories.
Be sure to also check out our Rankings Wizard to see our staff's tiered ranks and auction values for PPR, Standard, and Half-PPR leagues. You to easily filter, sort, and export all sorts of ranks. On that page you can also find more in-depth breakdowns by position.
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:- 2025 fantasy football rankings
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Top 75 Tiered IDP Rankings (August)
| Rank | Tier | Player Name | Position |
| 1 | 1 | JJ Watt | DL1 |
| 2 | 1 | Luke Kuechly | LB1 |
| 3 | 1 | Kwon Alexander | LB2 |
| 4 | 2 | Bobby Wagner | LB3 |
| 5 | 2 | Khalil Mack | DL2 |
| 6 | 2 | Landon Collins | DB1 |
| 7 | 2 | Alec Ogletree | LB4 |
| 8 | 2 | NaVorro Bowman | LB5 |
| 9 | 2 | Reshad Jones | DB2 |
| 10 | 2 | C.J. Mosley | LB6 |
| 11 | 3 | Vontaze Burfict | LB7 |
| 12 | 3 | Joey Bosa | DL3 |
| 13 | 3 | Jamie Collins | LB8 |
| 14 | 3 | Jason Pierre-Paul | DL4 |
| 15 | 3 | Sean Lee | LB9 |
| 16 | 3 | Telvin Smith | LB10 |
| 17 | 3 | Zach Brown | LB11 |
| 18 | 3 | Jerrell Freeman | LB12 |
| 19 | 3 | Ryan Shazier | LB13 |
| 20 | 3 | Keanu Neal | DB3 |
| 21 | 3 | Jatavis Brown | LB14 |
| 22 | 3 | Lavonte David | LB15 |
| 23 | 3 | Harrison Smith | DB4 |
| 24 | 3 | Deion Jones | LB16 |
| 25 | 3 | Morgan Burnett | DB5 |
| 26 | 4 | Bernardrick McKinney | LB17 |
| 27 | 4 | Eric Kendricks | LB18 |
| 28 | 4 | Jonathan Cyprien | DB6 |
| 29 | 4 | Jamal Adams | DB7 |
| 30 | 4 | Danielle Hunter | DL5 |
| 31 | 4 | Christian Kirksey | LB19 |
| 32 | 4 | Barry Church | DB8 |
| 33 | 4 | Carlos Dunlap | DL6 |
| 34 | 4 | Mark Barron | LB20 |
| 35 | 4 | Kiko Alonso | LB21 |
| 36 | 4 | Melvin Ingram | DL7 |
| 37 | 4 | Calais Campbell | DL8 |
| 38 | 5 | Reuben Foster | LB22 |
| 39 | 5 | T.J. Ward | DB9 |
| 40 | 5 | Olivier Vernon | DL9 |
| 41 | 5 | Jarrad Davis | LB23 |
| 42 | 5 | Ziggy Ansah | DL10 |
| 43 | 5 | Su'a Cravens | DB10 |
| 44 | 5 | Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | DB11 |
| 45 | 5 | Cameron Jordan | DL11 |
| 46 | 5 | Everson Griffen | DL12 |
| 47 | 5 | Aaron Donald | DL13 |
| 48 | 5 | Kurt Coleman | DB12 |
| 49 | 5 | Brandon Graham | DL14 |
| 50 | 5 | Denzel Perryman | LB24 |
| 51 | 6 | Eric Reid | DB13 |
| 52 | 6 | Sean Davis | DB14 |
| 53 | 6 | Muhammad Wilkerson | DL15 |
| 54 | 6 | Jerry Hughes | DL16 |
| 55 | 6 | Eric Berry | DB15 |
| 56 | 6 | K.J. Wright | LB25 |
| 57 | 6 | Fletcher Cox | DL17 |
| 58 | 6 | Kam Chancellor | DB16 |
| 59 | 6 | Tony Jefferson | DB17 |
| 60 | 6 | Jahleel Addae | DB18 |
| 61 | 6 | Ndamukong Suh | DL18 |
| 62 | 6 | Leonard Williams | DL19 |
| 63 | 6 | Tyrann Mathieu | DB19 |
| 64 | 6 | Karl Joseph | DB20 |
| 65 | 7 | Kenny Vaccaro | DB21 |
| 66 | 7 | Cliff Avril | DL20 |
| 67 | 7 | Jadeveon Clowney | DL21 |
| 68 | 7 | Malcolm Jenkins | DB22 |
| 69 | 7 | Myles Garrett | DL22 |
| 70 | 7 | Bashaud Breeland | DB23 |
| 71 | 8 | Trey Flowerrs | DL23 |
| 72 | 8 | Frank Clark | DL24 |
| 73 | 8 | Micah Hyde | DB24 |
| 74 | 8 | Mario Addison | DL25 |
| 75 | 8 | Eric Weddle | DB25 |
More 2017 Fantasy Football Rankings
Check out all of RotoBaller's fantasy football rankings. Staff rankings are updated regularly for all positions and include standard formats, PPR scoring, tiered rankings and dynasty leagues.
