Fantasy Football: Week 16 IDP Rankings & Tiers

• Trey Hendrickson set to continue to build on a career-best season: He draws a great matchup against Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle Dan Moore, who owns a 37.6 pass-blocking grade that ranks 80th among 81 qualifying offensive tackles.

• Josh Metellus' consistency remains an asset: He should be locked into IDP lineups every week and draws a positive matchup against the Detroit Lions, who have yielded 14.9 tackles per game to the position (fifth).

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LINEBACKER

RANK	TIER	NAME	TEAM	OPP	NOTES
1	1A	Roquan Smith	BLT	@ SF	MNF
2	1A	Foyesade Oluokun	JAX	@ TB
3	1A	Fred Warner	SF	BLT	MNF
4	1A	T.J. Edwards	CHI	ARZ
5	1B	Bobby Okereke	NYG	@ PHI	MON
6	1B	Ernest Jones	LAR	NO	TNF
7	1B	Zaire Franklin	IND	@ ATL
8	1B	Bobby Wagner	SEA	@ TEN
9	1C	C.J. Mosley	NYJ	WAS
10	1C	Alex Singleton	DEN	NE	SNF
11	1C	Devin Lloyd	JAX	@ TB
12	1C	Ivan Pace Jr.	MIN	DET
13	2A	Lavonte David	TB	JAX
14	2A	Tremaine Edmunds	CHI	ARZ
15	2A	Logan Wilson	CIN	@ PIT	SAT
16	2A	Nick Bolton	KC	LV	MON
17	2B	Patrick Queen	BLT	@ SF	MNF
18	2B	Azeez Al-Shaair	TEN	SEA
19	2B	Dre Greenlaw	SF	BLT	MNF
20	2B	E.J. Speed	IND	@ ATL
21	2C	Elandon Roberts	PIT	CIN	SAT
22	2C	Frankie Luvu	CAR	GB
23	2C	Terrel Bernard	BUF	@ LAC	SAT
24	2C	Alex Anzalone	DET	@ MIN
25	3A	Quincy Williams	NYJ	WAS
26	3A	Robert Spillane	LV	@ KC	MON
27	3A	Cody Barton	WAS	@ NYJ
28	3A	Nate Landman	ATL	IND
29	3B	Kenneth Murray Jr.	LAC	BUF	SAT
30	3B	Quay Walker	GB	@ CAR
31	3B	Eric Kendricks	LAC	BUF	SAT
32	3B	Jordyn Brooks	SEA	@ TEN
33	3C	Krys Barnes	ARZ	@ CHI
34	3C	Denzel Perryman	HST	CLV
35	3C	Germaine Pratt	CIN	@ PIT	SAT
36	3C	Christian Harris	HST	CLV
37	4A	Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	CLV	@ HST
38	4A	Kaden Elliss	ATL	IND
39	4A	Demario Davis	NO	@ LAR	TNF
40	4A	K.J. Britt	TB	JAX
41	4B	Nicholas Morrow	PHI	NYG	MON
42	4B	Josey Jewell	DEN	NE	SNF
43	4B	Ja'Whaun Bentley	NE	@ DEN	SNF
44	4B	Willie Gay	KC	LV	MON
45	4C	David Long Jr.	MIA	DAL
46	4C	Divine Deablo	LV	@ KC	Q/MON
47	4C	Zach Cunningham	PHI	NYG	Q/MON
48	4C	De'Vondre Campbell	GB	@ CAR
49	5A	Tyrel Dodson	BUF	@ LAC	SAT
50	5A	Khaleke Hudson	WAS	@ NYJ	WW
51	5A	Micah McFadden	NYG	@ PHI	MON
52	5A	Jack Gibbens	TEN	SEA
53	5B	Pete Werner	NO	@ LAR	TNF
54	5B	Damone Clark	DAL	@ MIA
55	5B	Markquese Bell	DAL	@ MIA
56	5B	Jahlani Tavai	NE	@ DEN	SNF
57	5C	Duke Riley	MIA	DAL
58	5C	Derrick Barnes	DET	@ MIN
59	5C	Anthony Walker Jr.	CLV	@ HST	Q
60	5C	Mykal Walker	PIT	CIN	SAT

Nate Landman (LB28) returned to the Atlanta Falcons‘ lineup in Week 15 and had a solid outing, with eight total tackles on 89% of the defensive snaps. Landman draws a positive matchup in Week 16 against the Indianapolis Colts, who are yielding the fourth-most tackles per game to the linebacker position (18.0) and have been an even friendlier matchup lately, giving up 21.7 tackles per game to the position over the past three games. Landman has been a much better tackler this season than counterpart Kaden Elliss (LB38), with Landman earning a 14.2% tackle rate (21st) while Elliss ranks just 70th in that regard (10.6%). There is some risk attached to Landman in that he may not even crack 80% of the defensive snaps, but this should be a strong enough matchup to overcome that disadvantage.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (LB37) has been a consistently productive IDP over the past few weeks. However, much like with Landman, there is some risk in that he will be unlikely to play an every-down role, which will limit his opportunities. Owusu-Koramoah has averaged 89% of the defensive snaps over the past four weeks, which has allowed him to produce 22 total tackles, two sacks and an interception. Owusu-Koramoah has been below average in tackle efficiency this season (12.1%), which keeps him from cracking the top 30 options this week, but he does draw an above-average matchup against the Houston Texans, who are yielding 17.2 tackles per game to the linebacker position (10th).

Khaleke Hudson (LB50) stepped into a starting role for the Washington Commanders this past week with Jamin Davis out for the year. But he, too, is unlikely to play an every-down role. Hudson just had a very productive performance in Week 15, with 14 total tackles (22% tackle rate), but his rotational role and a poor matchup make it unlikely he will repeat that stat line. Hudson faces the New York Jets, who have yielded just 14.7 tackles per game to the linebacker position (30th), a number that sits at just 13.3 tackles per game over the past three games. Hudson would best be considered only in deeper leagues this week.

EDGE DEFENDER

RANK	TIER	NAME	TEAM	OPP	NOTES
1	1A	T.J. Watt	PIT	CIN	SAT
2	1A	Maxx Crosby	LV	@ KC	MON
3	1A	Myles Garrett	CLV	@ HST
4	1A	Micah Parsons	DAL	@ MIA
5	1B	Nick Bosa	SF	BLT	MNF
6	1B	Haason Reddick	PHI	NYG	MON
7	1B	Trey Hendrickson	CIN	@ PIT	SAT
8	1B	Danielle Hunter	MIN	DET
9	1C	Aidan Hutchinson	DET	@ MIN
10	1C	Montez Sweat	CHI	ARZ
11	1C	Josh Allen	JAX	@ TB
12	1C	Khalil Mack	LAC	BUF	SAT
13	2A	Carl Granderson	NO	@ LAR	Q/TNF
14	2A	Jonathan Greenard	HST	CLV
15	2A	Alex Highsmith	PIT	CIN	SAT
16	2A	Brian Burns	CAR	GB
17	2B	Jermaine Johnson	NYJ	WAS
18	2B	Josh Sweat	PHI	NYG	MON
19	2B	Bradley Chubb	MIA	DAL
20	2B	Harold Landry III	TEN	SEA
21	2C	Denico Autry	TEN	SEA
22	2C	Sam Hubbard	CIN	@ PIT	SAT
23	2C	Byron Young	LAR	NO	TNF
24	2C	Rashan Gary	GB	@ CAR
25	3A	George Karlaftis	KC	LV	MON
26	3A	Andrew Van Ginkel	MIA	DAL
27	3A	Chase Young	SF	BLT	MNF
28	3A	Greg Rousseau	BUF	@ LAC	SAT
29	3B	Will Anderson Jr.	HST	CLV	Q
30	3B	Shaquil Barrett	TB	JAX
31	3B	Jonathon Cooper	DEN	NE	SNF
32	3B	Preston Smith	GB	@ CAR
33	3C	Boye Mafe	SEA	@ TEN
34	3C	D.J. Wonnum	MIN	DET
35	3C	Kayvon Thibodeaux	NYG	@ PHI	MON
36	3C	Tuli Tuipulotu	LAC	BUF	SAT
37	4A	Charles Omenihu	KC	LV	MON
38	4A	Odafe Oweh	BLT	@ SF	MNF
39	4A	Jadeveon Clowney	BLT	@ SF	MNF
40	4A	Leonard Floyd	BUF	@ LAC	Q/SAT
41	4B	Bryce Huff	NYJ	WAS
42	4B	DeMarcus Lawrence	DAL	@ MIA
43	4B	Za'Darius Smith	CLV	@ HST
44	4B	Bud Dupree	ATL	IND
45	4C	Michael Hoecht	LAR	NO	TNF
46	4C	Baron Browning	DEN	NE	SNF
47	4C	Samson Ebukam	IND	@ ATL
48	4C	Deatrich Wise Jr.	NE	@ DEN	SNF
49	5A	Dayo Odeyingbo	IND	@ ATL
50	5A	Casey Toohill	WAS	@ NYJ
51	5A	Kwity Paye	IND	@ ATL
52	5A	Malcolm Koonce	LV	@ KC	MON
53	5B	Brandon Graham	PHI	NYG	MON
54	5B	Travon Walker	JAX	@ TB
55	5B	Arden Key	TEN	SEA
56	5B	Yaya Diaby	TB	JAX
57	5C	Mike Danna	KC	LV	MON
58	5C	Kyle Van Noy	BLT	@ SF	MNF
59	5C	Cameron Jordan	NO	@ LAR	Q/TNF
60	5C	Azeez Ojulari	NYG	@ PHI	MON

Trey Hendrickson (ED7) surpassed his career-best sack total for a season this past week, coming up with 1.5 sacks against a very good Minnesota Vikings offensive line. Hendrickson now has 15 sacks on the year and doesn’t look ready to stop there, as he draws a great matchup against Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle Dan Moore, who owns a 37.6 pass-blocking grade that ranks 80th among 81 qualifying offensive tackles. Meanwhile, Hendrickson’s 90.1 pass-rush grade is tied for the fifth-best mark at his position — a career high for him. Expect Hendrickson to be in for another dominant performance this week, making him a top-tier starting IDP option.

Kayvon Thibodeaux (ED35) has delivered a very strong 11.5 sacks on the season, mostly thanks to high-end playing time versus high-end pass-rush metrics. Thibodeaux is averaging 87% of the defensive snaps on the year but ranks tied for 63rd at his position in pass-rush grade (65.2) and is tied for 100th at his position in win rate (6.3%), which is a very concerning number when considering this week's matchup. Thibodeaux will line up on both sides of the defensive line, which will put him up against Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackles Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson — both of whom are top-20 players at their position in pass-blocking grade this season. This is coupled with the fact that Jalen Hurts has the fifth-best pressure-to-sack conversion rate (14.9%) in the league (minimum of 50% of snaps), making sacks that much harder to come by and leaving Thibodeaux as a low-end EDGE3 option this week.

INTERIOR DEFENDER

RANK	TIER	NAME	TEAM	OPP	NOTES
1	1A	DeForest Buckner	IND	@ ATL
2	1A	Quinnen Williams	NYJ	WAS
3	1A	Derrick Brown	CAR	GB
4	1A	Christian Wilkins	MIA	DAL
5	1B	Justin Madubuike	BLT	@ SF	MNF
6	1B	Jeffery Simmons	TEN	SEA	Q
7	1B	Aaron Donald	LAR	NO	TNF
8	1B	Cameron Heyward	PIT	CIN	Q/SAT
9	1C	Jonathan Allen	WAS	@ NYJ
10	1C	Chris Jones	KC	LV	MON
11	1C	Dexter Lawrence	NYG	@ PHI	MON
12	1C	Jalen Carter	PHI	NYG	MON
13	2A	Javon Hargrave	SF	BLT	Q/MNF
14	2A	Zach Allen	DEN	NE	SNF
15	2A	Daron Payne	WAS	@ NYJ
16	2A	Zach Sieler	MIA	DAL
17	2B	Ed Oliver	BUF	@ LAC	SAT
18	2B	Kenny Clark	GB	@ CAR
19	2B	Leonard Williams	SEA	@ TEN
20	2B	Grover Stewart	IND	@ ATL
21	2C	Harrison Phillips	MIN	DET
22	2C	Vita Vea	TB	JAX
23	2C	Christian Barmore	NE	@ DEN	SNF
24	2C	David Onyemata	ATL	IND	Q
25	3A	Calais Campbell	ATL	IND
26	3A	Osa Odighizuwa	DAL	@ MIA
27	3A	Dre'Mont Jones	SEA	@ TEN
28	3A	Fletcher Cox	PHI	NYG	MON
29	3B	Maliek Collins	HST	CLV
30	3B	Javon Kinlaw	SF	BLT	MNF
31	3B	Calijah Kancey	TB	JAX
32	3B	Kobie Turner	LAR	NO	TNF
33	3C	Nathan Shepherd	NYJ	WAS
34	3C	Jarran Reed	SEA	@ TEN
35	3C	B.J. Hill	CIN	@ PIT	SAT
36	3C	Arik Armstead	SF	BLT	Q/MNF

Jalen Carter (DT12) owns the seventh-best pass-rush grade at his position (84.9) and draws a great matchup against the New York Giants to build on his great rookie season. Carter will be working against the Giants’ interior offensive line, a trio that fails to crack even 50.0 pass-blocking grades. Tommy DeVito is likely to start at quarterback once again, only helping Carter’s case. DeVito owns the highest pressure-to-sack conversion rate (39.3%) in the league (minimum of 25% of snaps) to this point, making this a great matchup to target all of the Eagles' defensive line.

SAFETY

RANK	TIER	NAME	TEAM	OPP	NOTES
1	1A	Derwin James Jr.	LAC	BUF	SAT
2	1A	Antoine Winfield Jr.	TB	JAX
3	1A	Camryn Bynum	MIN	DET
4	1A	Josh Metellus	MIN	DET
5	1B	Jessie Bates III	ATL	IND
6	1B	Kyle Hamilton	BLT	@ SF	MNF
7	1B	Kyle Dugger	NE	@ DEN	SNF
8	1B	Jaquan Brisker	CHI	ARZ
9	1C	Budda Baker	ARZ	@ CHI
10	1C	Dax Hill	CIN	@ PIT	SAT
11	1C	Ji'Ayir Brown	SF	BLT	MNF
12	1C	Reed Blankenship	PHI	NYG	MON
13	2A	Julian Blackmon	IND	@ ATL
14	2A	Kamren Curl	WAS	@ NYJ
15	2A	Rayshawn Jenkins	JAX	@ TB
16	2A	Jordan Poyer	BUF	@ LAC	SAT
17	2B	Geno Stone	BLT	@ SF	WW/MNF
18	2B	Jordan Whitehead	NYJ	WAS
19	2B	Jalen Pitre	HST	CLV
20	2B	Kevin Byard	PHI	NYG	MON
21	2C	Jordan Fuller	LAR	NO	TNF
22	2C	Jalen Thompson	ARZ	@ CHI
23	2C	Xavier McKinney	NYG	@ PHI	MON
24	2C	Justin Reid	KC	LV	MON
25	3A	Vonn Bell	CAR	GB
26	3A	Harrison Smith	MIN	DET
27	3A	Jonathan Owens	GB	@ CAR
28	3A	Julian Love	SEA	@ TEN	WW
29	3B	Jason Pinnock	NYG	@ PHI	MON
30	3B	Jordan Howden	NO	@ LAR	TNF
31	3B	Jevon Holland	MIA	DAL	Q
32	3B	Donovan Wilson	DAL	@ MIA
33	3C	Marcus Epps	LV	@ KC	MON
34	3C	Tyrann Mathieu	NO	@ LAR	TNF
35	3C	Justin Simmons	DEN	NE	SNF
36	3C	John Johnson III	LAR	NO	TNF
37	4A	Jabrill Peppers	NE	@ DEN	SNF
38	4A	Kerby Joseph	DET	@ MIN
39	4A	Jordan Battle	CIN	@ PIT	SAT
40	4A	Alohi Gilman	LAC	BUF	SAT
41	4B	Tony Adams	NYJ	WAS
42	4B	Eddie Jackson	CHI	ARZ
43	4B	Jimmie Ward	HST	CLV	Q
44	4B	Xavier Woods	CAR	GB
45	4C	Kareem Jackson	DEN	NE	SNF
46	4C	Ronnie Hickman Jr.	CLV	@ HST	WW
47	4C	Amani Hooker	TEN	SEA
48	4C	Tashaun Gipson Sr.	SF	BLT	MNF
49	5A	Brian Branch	DET	@ MIN
50	5A	Micah Hyde	BUF	@ LAC	Q/SAT
51	5A	Andre Cisco	JAX	@ TB	Q
52	5A	Jayron Kearse	DAL	@ MIA
53	5B	Trenton Thompson	PIT	CIN	WW/Q/SAT
54	5B	DeShon Elliott	MIA	DAL	Q
55	5B	Tre'von Moehrig	LV	@ KC	MON
56	5B	DeMarcco Hellams	ATL	IND
57	5C	Mike Edwards	KC	LV	MON
58	5C	K'Von Wallace	TEN	SEA
59	5C	Percy Butler	WAS	@ NYJ
60	5C	Quandre Diggs	SEA	@ TEN

Josh Metellus (S4) has been one of the most consistent and effective IDP safeties in 2023, as he lines up all around the line of scrimmage and can deliver tackles and big plays at a very strong rate. Metellus is playing 100% of the team’s defensive snaps, lining up primarily in the slot, the box and the defensive line, while hardly ever playing deep safety, making him the ideal IDP archetype to target. Metellus is well on track to hit 100-plus total tackles on the season (currently at 93) and has added 2.5 sacks, 10 quarterback hits, four forced fumbles and an interception. He should be locked into IDP lineups every week and even draws a positive matchup against the Detroit Lions, who have yielded 14.9 tackles per game to the position (fifth).

Kamren Curl (S14) falls outside of the top-12 safety range this week for the first time this season. Curl has been a top-10 IDP safety for the year and is getting excellent alignments to deliver consistent production. However, this week’s matchup against the New York Jets is far from ideal for IDP safeties, as the Jets have yielded the fewest tackles per game to the position (10.1). Curl does lead the Commanders in total tackles this season (102) but has failed to crack more than five total tackles in each of the past three games, which he had failed to do only once over the first 11 games of 2023. Curl’s alignments and overall efficiency for the year keep him in play as an IDP starter, but temper your expectations this week in a poor matchup.

CORNERBACK

RANK	TIER	NAME	TEAM	OPP	NOTES
1	1A	Nate Hobbs	LV	@ KC	MON
2	1A	Taron Johnson	BUF	@ LAC	SAT
3	1A	Kenny Moore II	IND	@ ATL
4	1A	Trent McDuffie	KC	LV	MON
5	1B	DaRon Bland	DAL	@ MIA
6	1B	L'Jarius Sneed	KC	LV	MON
7	1B	Devon Witherspoon	SEA	@ TEN	Q
8	1B	Mike Hilton	CIN	@ PIT	SAT
9	1C	Jamel Dean	TB	JAX
10	1C	Kyler Gordon	CHI	ARZ
11	1C	Rasul Douglas	BUF	@ LAC	SAT
12	1C	Benjamin St-Juste	WAS	@ NYJ
13	2A	Martin Emerson Jr.	CLV	@ HST
14	2A	Tyrique Stevenson	CHI	ARZ
15	2A	Roger McCreary	TEN	SEA
16	2A	Darious Williams	JAX	@ TB
17	2B	D.J. Reed	NYJ	WAS
18	2B	Kader Kohou	MIA	DAL
19	2B	Kendall Fuller	WAS	@ NYJ
20	2B	Deommodore Lenoir	SF	BLT	Q/MNF
21	2C	Alontae Taylor	NO	@ LAR	TNF
22	2C	Carrington Valentine	GB	@ CAR
23	2C	Jerry Jacobs	DET	@ MIN	Q
24	2C	Charvarius Ward	SF	BLT	MNF
25	3A	Derion Kendrick	LAR	NO	TNF
26	3A	Brandon Stephens	BLT	@ SF	MNF
27	3A	Marlon Humphrey	BLT	@ SF	MNF
28	3A	Chidobe Awuzie	CIN	@ PIT	SAT
29	3B	Byron Murphy Jr.	MIN	DET
30	3B	Denzel Ward	CLV	@ HST
31	3B	Paulson Adebo	NO	@ LAR	TNF
32	3B	Ahkello Witherspoon	LAR	NO	TNF
33	3C	Carlton Davis III	TB	JAX
34	3C	Darius Slay	PHI	NYG	Q/MON
35	3C	Sean Murphy-Bunting	TEN	SEA	Q
36	3C	James Bradberry	PHI	NYG	MON
37	4A	Fabian Moreau	DEN	NE	SNF
38	4A	Jalen Ramsey	MIA	DAL
39	4A	Patrick Peterson	PIT	CIN	SAT
40	4A	DJ Turner II	CIN	@ PIT	SAT
41	4B	Joey Porter Jr.	PIT	CIN	SAT
42	4B	Steven Nelson	HST	CLV
43	4B	Greg Newsome II	CLV	@ HST
44	4B	Ja'Quan McMillian	DEN	NE	SNF
45	4C	Jaire Alexander	GB	@ CAR	Q
46	4C	A.J. Terrell	ATL	IND
47	4C	Stephon Gilmore	DAL	@ MIA
48	4C	Cameron Sutton	DET	@ MIN

Nate Hobbs (CB1) has been quiet over the past two weeks, partly due to the blowout Thursday Night Football game last week that didn’t allow him to play the full game, but has been an every-down player for the Las Vegas Raiders in every other week, for the most part. Hobbs has also been the most efficient tackler among cornerbacks (minimum of 50% of snaps) this season, at 10.1%, and should be in for a bounce-back effort in Week 16. Hobbs faces the Kansas City Chiefs, who are yielding the sixth-most tackles per game to cornerbacks (13.9) this season, giving him plenty of opportunities to get his production back on track for frustrated IDP managers.

Jamel Dean (CB8) stands out as a strong streaming cornerback option this week going up against the Jacksonville Jaguars, who have yielded the second-most tackles per game to cornerbacks this year (14.9). Dean has been one of the most efficient tacklers at his position (9.6%), not too far from Hobbs, and should get a chance to deliver again this week in a favorable matchup.

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.
SAT: Player is playing on Saturday. Set lineups accordingly.
SNF: Player is playing on Sunday Night Football. Set lineups accordingly.
MON: Player is playing earlier on Monday. 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).