Welcome to the NFL, Week 11 kickoff, and the stretch run of the fantasy football season!
With growing data available, we will try to make the best start/sit decisions based on the early season results. Pay attention to the injury reports, and keep your lineup flexible when setting to cover your risk and maximize results.
Every league is different — especially in the individual defensive player (IDP) world. These rankings are based on our fantasy scoring to help you adjust to your league while acknowledging that there will be some variations across different platforms. It doesn’t account for position requirements and is best thought of as IDP Flex rankings for Week 11!
Which IDP Players Should You Start in Fantasy Football?
1) Roquan Smith, LB | BAL (at PIT)
2) Bobby Wagner, LB | WAS (at PHI)
3) Foyesade Oluokun, LB | JAC (at DET)
4) Brian Branch, S | DET (vs. JAX)
5) Fred Warner, LB | SF (vs. SEA)
6) Daiyan Henley, LB | LAC (vs. CIN)
7) Robert Spillane, LB | LV (at MIA)
8) Blake Cashman, LB | MIN (at TEN)
9) Derwin James Jr., S | LAC (vs. CIN)
10) Ernest Jones IV, LB | SEA (at SF)
11) Logan Wilson, LB | CIN (at LAC)
12) Terrel Bernard, LB | BUF (vs. KC)
13) Quincy Williams, LB | NYJ (vs. IND)
14) Kaden Elliss, LB | ATL (at DEN)
15) Nick Cross, S | IND (at NYJ)
16) T.J. Edwards, LB | CHI (vs. GB)
17) DeMarvion Overshown, LB | DAL (vs. HOU)
18) E.J. Speed, LB | IND (at NYJ)
19) Jamien Sherwood, LB | NYJ (vs. IND)
20) Zack Baun, LB | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Jack Gibbens, LB | TEN (vs. MIN)
22) Azeez Al-Shaair, LB | HOU (at DAL)
23) Zaire Franklin, LB | IND (at NYJ)
24) Jack Campbell, LB | DET (vs. JAX)
25) Nakobe Dean, LB | PHI (vs. WAS)
26) Kyle Hamilton, S | BAL (at PIT)
27) Tremaine Edmunds, LB | CHI (vs. GB)
28) Germaine Pratt, LB | CIN (at LAC)
29) Nick Bolton, LB | KC (at BUF)
30) Dorian Williams, LB | BUF (vs. KC)
31) Julian Love, S | SEA (at SF)
32) Joshua Metellus, S | MIN (at TEN)
33) Frankie Luvu, LB | WAS (at PHI)
34) Micah Parsons, LB | DAL (vs. HOU)
35) Kyle Dugger, S | NE (vs. LAR)
36) Trenton Simpson, LB | BAL (at PIT)
37) Tre’von Moehrig, S | LV (at MIA)
38) Quentin Lake, S | LAR (at NE)
39) Demario Davis, LB | NO (vs. CLE)
40) Jordyn Brooks, LB | MIA (vs. LV)
41) Grant Delpit, S | CLE (at NO)
42) Maxx Crosby, DE | LV (at MIA)
43) Brandon Jones, S | DEN (vs. ATL)
44) Jalen Pitre, S | HOU (at DAL)
45) Jessie Bates III, S | ATL (at DEN)
46) Quay Walker, LB | GB (at CHI)
47) DeShon Elliott, S | PIT (vs. BAL)
48) Jeremy Chinn, S | WAS (at PHI)
49) Jevon Holland, S | MIA (vs. LV)
50) Eric Kendricks, LB | DAL (vs. HOU)
51) Devin Lloyd, LB | JAC (at DET)
52) Taylor Rapp, S | BUF (vs. KC)
53) C.J. Gardner-Johnson, S | PHI (vs. WAS)
54) Evan Williams, S | GB (at CHI)
55) Henry To’oTo’o, LB | HOU (at DAL)
56) Jahlani Tavai, LB | NE (vs. LAR)
57) Alex Anzalone, LB | DET (vs. JAX)
58) Patrick Queen, LB | PIT (vs. BAL)
59) Myles Garrett, DE | CLE (at NO)
60) Divine Deablo, LB | LV (at MIA)
61) Kevin Byard III, S | CHI (vs. GB)
62) Justin Reid, S | KC (at BUF)
63) Mohamoud Diabate, LB | CLE (at NO)
64) Nick Bosa, DE | SF (vs. SEA)
65) Taron Johnson, CB | BUF (vs. KC)
66) Damar Hamlin, S | BUF (vs. KC)
67) Xavier McKinney, S | GB (at CHI)
68) Kenny Moore II, CB | IND (at NYJ)
69) Reed Blankenship, S | PHI (vs. WAS)
70) Minkah Fitzpatrick, S | PIT (vs. BAL)
71) Jordan Poyer, S | MIA (vs. LV)
72) Cody Barton, LB | DEN (vs. ATL)
73) Omar Speights, LB | LAR (at NE)
74) T.J. Watt, LB | PIT (vs. BAL)
75) Kenneth Murray Jr., LB | TEN (vs. MIN)
76) Kerby Joseph, S | DET (vs. JAX)
77) Ivan Pace Jr., LB | MIN (at TEN)
78) Trey Hendrickson, DE | CIN (at LAC)
79) Jordan Hicks, LB | CLE (at NO)
80) Tyrann Mathieu, S | NO (vs. CLE)
81) Jared Verse, DE | LAR (at NE)
82) Drue Tranquill, LB | KC (at BUF)
83) Danielle Hunter, DE | HOU (at DAL)
84) Julian Blackmon, S | IND (at NYJ)
85) Josh Hines-Allen, DE | JAC (at DET)
86) Pete Werner, LB | NO (vs. CLE)
87) Deommodore Lenoir, CB | SF (vs. SEA)
88) Jonathan Greenard, DE | MIN (at TEN)
89) Will McDonald IV, DE | NYJ (vs. IND)
90) Nate Landman, LB | ATL (at DEN)
91) Camryn Bynum, S | MIN (at TEN)
92) Greg Rousseau, DE | BUF (vs. KC)
93) Jonathon Cooper, DE | DEN (vs. ATL)
94) Alontae Taylor, CB | NO (vs. CLE)
95) Tyrice Knight, LB | SEA (at SF)
96) Donovan Wilson, S | DAL (vs. HOU)
97) Quinnen Williams, DT | NYJ (vs. IND)
98) George Karlaftis III, DE | KC (at BUF)
99) Payton Wilson, LB | PIT (vs. BAL)
100) Rashan Gary, LB | GB (at CHI)
Best IDP Players To Start in Week 11
DeMarvion Overshown, LB, Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys’ young LB DeMarvion Overshown has been slowly creeping up rankings as he continues to stack games. Despite the team’s overall struggles, as well as the defense as a whole, Overshown has been playing the best football of his young career recently.
Invader Zim using a 3-3 defense with everyone at the LOS to confuse PHI's protection scheme, and it works, as it gets Overshown 1v1 with a RB, whose "block" was awful, despite only rushing 4.
DeMarvion Overshown's closing speed is outta this world. #Cowboys pic.twitter.com/QgnxVKGmqM
— John Owning (@JohnOwning) November 11, 2024
In Week 10 alone, Overshown posted the strongest IDP performance of his career. He tied his previous career high with 11 tackles and also tallied two sacks to double his season total. Dallas needs help generating pressure and stopping the run. Overshown is going to be a stud IDP for a while based on his debut NFL season thus far.
Maxx Crosby, DE, Las Vegas Raiders
Despite a recent run of poor performances, do not worry about Maxx Crosby. He came out of the bye week as a full participant in practice this week. The ankle injury that’s already caused Crosby to miss a game may finally be fully healed with a long period off.
Despite the injury, he’s still been fairly productive. He had three sacks before the injury (three weeks) and 3.5 in the initial three weeks after returning. With a two-week sack dry spell, expect Crosby to come out ready to roll. Fire up Crosby as a must-start DL again this week off the bye.