To be honest, I wasn't planning on doing weekly IDP ranks, but after checking out other sites' offerings, I felt it was my duty. Yes I did just use three commas in the opening sentence. Instead of wasting time to revise it, I'll spend more time on these rankings (promise). IDP doesn't get enough love out there, so we're going to try and keep this going for the season. Don't forget that there will be IDP guys on Waiver Wire Scoops every Tuesday.
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| Rank | Linebacker | Team |
| 1. | Patrick Willis | SF |
| 2. | James Laurinaitis | STL |
| 3. | Barrett Ruud | TEN |
| 4. | Jerod Mayo | NE |
| 5. | Pat Angerer | IND |
| 6. | D'Qwell Jackson | CLE |
| 7. | Brian Urlacher | CHI |
| 8. | Lawrence Timmons | PIT |
| 9. | Curtis Lofton | ATL |
| 10. | Paul Posluszny | JAC |
| 11. | Stephen Tulloch | DET |
| 12. | Ray Lewis | BAL |
| 13. | Desmond Bishop | GB |
| 14. | Derrick Johnson | KC |
| 15. | David Hawthorne (Q) | SEA |
| 16. | David Harris (Q) | NYJ |
| 17. | London Fletcher | WAS |
| 18. | Rolando McClain | OAK |
| 19. | Sean Lee | DAL |
| 20. | Chad Greenway | MIN |
| 21. | Daryl Washington (Q) | ARI |
| 22. | Karlos Dansby | MIA |
| 23. | Mason Foster | TB |
| 24. | Clay Matthews | GB |
| 25. | Jonathan Vilma | NO |
| 26. | Demeco Ryans | HOU |
| 27. | Rey Maualuga | CIN |
| 28. | Nick Barnett | BUF |
| 29. | DeMarcus Ware | DAL |
| 30. | Dan Connor | CAR |
| Rank | Defensive Back | Team |
| 1. | Tyvon Branch | OAK |
| 2. | Donte Whitner | SF |
| 3. | Pat Chung | NE |
| 4. | Yeremiah Bell | MIA |
| 5. | Eric Weddle | SD |
| 6. | T.J. Ward | CLE |
| 7. | George Wilson | BUF |
| 8. | Kam Chancellor | SEA |
| 9. | Roman Harper | NO |
| 10. | Charles Tillman | CHI |
| 11. | Michael Griffin | TEN |
| 12. | Reed Doughty/ Laron Landry (Q) | WAS |
| 13. | Charles Woodson | GB |
| 14. | Jon McGraw | KC |
| 15. | Troy Polumalu | PIT |
| 16. | Earl Thomas | SEA |
| 17. | Kerry Rhodes | ARI |
| 18. | Morgan Burnett | GB |
| 19. | Reggie Nelson | CIN |
| 20. | Sean Jones | TB |
| Rank | Defensive Lineman | Team |
| 1. | Mario Williams | HOU |
| 2. | Jared Allen | MIN |
| 3. | Jason Pierre-Paul | NYG |
| 4. | Terrell Suggs | BAL |
| 5. | Charles Johnson | CAR |
| 6. | Matt Shaughnessy | OAK |
| 7. | Ndamukong Suh | DET |
| 8. | Trent Cole | PHI |
| 9. | Julius Peppers | CHI |
| 10. | Justin Tuck (Q) | NYG |
| 11. | Calais Campbell | ARI |
| 12. | Ryan Kerigan | WAS |
| 13. | Carlos Dunlap | CIN |
| 14. | Robert Mathis | IND |
| 15. | John Abraham | ATL |
| 16. | Ray McDonald | SF |
| 17. | Chris Clemons | SEA |
| 18. | Haloti Ngata | BAL |
| 19. | Ray Edwards | ATL |
| 20. | J.J. Watt | HOU |
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