Fantasy Football Rankings: LB - Week 17 :: KFFL

Fantasy Football Rankings: LB - Week 17

by KFFL Staff December 30, 2011 @ 18:56:50 PDT

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RK	Fan Pos	Tier	Rnk Chng	Linebackers	TM	Vs	SP	WP	G	Tkl	Ass	Sk	FumR	Int	TD Fum	TD Int	All S/T TD	Sfty	FumF
1	1	1		London Fletcher	WAS	@PHI	SP		4	33	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2	1	1		Rolando McClain	OAK	SD	SP		4	28	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	2		D'Qwell Jackson	CLE	PIT			4	31	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	1	2		Desmond Bishop	GB	DET			1	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	1	3		Derrick Johnson	KC	@DEN			4	29	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
6	1	3		Ray Lewis	BAL	@CIN			2	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	1	4		James Laurinaitis	STL	SF		WP	4	29	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	1	4		Stephen Tulloch	DET	@GB		WP	4	25	11	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
9	1	4		James Anderson	CAR	@NO		WP	4	24	9	0.5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
10	1	4		Jerod Mayo	NE	BUF		WP	4	18	18	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
11	1 or 2	5		E.J. Henderson	MIN	CHI	SP		4	26	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	1 or 2	5		Thomas Howard	CIN	BAL	SP		4	23	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	1 or 2	5		James Harrison	PIT	@CLE			3	14	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	1 or 2	5		Lawrence Timmons	PIT	@CLE			4	23	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	2	6		David Hawthorne	SEA	@ARI			4	17	13	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
16	2	6		Larry Grant	SF	@STL			4	23	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
17	2	6		Aldon Smith	SF	@STL			4	13	2	6.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
18	2	6		Karlos Dansby	MIA	NYJ			4	26	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	2	6		Kevin Burnett	MIA	NYJ			4	16	6	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
20	2	6		A.J. Hawk	GB	DET			2	12	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	2	7		Daryl Washington	ARI	SEA			4	24	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	2	7		David Harris	NYJ	@MIA			4	17	5	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
23	2	7		Curtis Lofton	ATL	TB			4	23	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	2	7		Brian Cushing	HOU	TEN		WP	4	24	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
25	2	7		D.J. Williams	DEN	KC		WP	4	22	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	2	7		Jordan Senn	CAR	@NO		WP	4	26	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
27	2 or 3	8		Chad Greenway	MIN	CHI	SP		4	15	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	2 or 3	8		Colin McCarthy	TEN	@HOU	SP		4	21	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
29	2 or 3	8		Rey Maualuga	CIN	BAL	SP		4	17	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
30	2 or 3	9		Tamba Hali	KC	@DEN			4	16	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
31	2 or 3	9		Chris Gocong	CLE	PIT			4	19	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	2 or 3	9		K.J. Wright	SEA	@ARI			4	21	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
33	2 or 3	9		NaVorro Bowman	SF	@STL			4	22	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	QUE	9		Clay Matthews	GB	DET			4	12	4	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	2
35	2 or 3	9		D.J. Smith	GB	DET			4	19	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
36	3	10		Paul Posluszny	JAX	IND			4	19	12	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
37	3	10		Michael Boley	NYG	DAL			4	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	3	10		Nick Barnett	BUF	@NE			4	20	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	3	10		Chris Kelsay	BUF	@NE			4	16	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
40	3	10		Kelvin Sheppard	BUF	@NE			4	20	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	3	11		Takeo Spikes	SD	@OAK	SP		4	15	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
42	3	11		Antwan Barnes	SD	@OAK	SP		4	9	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	3	11		Perry Riley	WAS	@PHI	SP		4	14	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	3	11		Jamar Chaney	PHI	WAS	SP		4	16	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
45	3	11		Aaron Curry	OAK	SD	SP		4	10	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
46	QUE	11		Sean Lee	DAL	@NYG	SP		4	16	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
47	3 or bench	12		Demarcus Ware	DAL	@NYG	SP		4	12	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	3 or bench	12		Anthony Spencer	DAL	@NYG	SP		4	17	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
49	3 or bench	12		Jason Worilds	PIT	@CLE			4	13	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
50	3 or bench	12		Justin Houston	KC	@DEN			4	14	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
51	QUE	12		Brian Urlacher	CHI	@MIN			4	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
				Lance Briggs	CHI	@MIN			4	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	3 or bench	13		Erik Walden	GB	DET			4	11	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
54	3 or bench	13		Russell Allen	JAX	IND			3	14	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
55	3 or bench	13		Sean Weatherspoon	ATL	TB			4	16	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	3 or bench	14		Chris Chamberlain	STL	SF		WP	4	15	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	3 or bench	14		Mason Foster	TB	@ATL		WP	4	16	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
58	3 or bench	14		Pat Angerer	IND	@JAX		WP	4	18	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
59	3 or bench	14		Ernie Sims	IND	@JAX		WP	4	16	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	3 or bench	14		Rob Ninkovich	NE	BUF		WP	4	11	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
61	3 or bench	15		Donald Butler	SD	@OAK	SP		4	12	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
62	3 or bench	15		Akeem Ayers	TEN	@HOU	SP		4	14	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
63	3 or bench	16		LeRoy Hill	SEA	@ARI			4	14	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	3 or bench	16		Cameron Wake	MIA	NYJ			4	12	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	Bench	17		Jameel McClain	BAL	@CIN		WP	4	15	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	Bench	17		Daryl Smith	JAX	IND		WP	4	11	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
67	Bench	17		Paris Lenon	ARI	SEA		WP	4	14	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	Bench	17		Chase Blackburn	NYG	DAL		WP	4	12	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
69	Bench	17		Calvin Pace	NYJ	@MIA		WP	4	14	5	0.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Bench	17		Bart Scott	NYJ	@MIA		WP	4	13	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	Bench	17		DeMeco Ryans	HOU	TEN		WP	4	16	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
72	Bench	17		Brooks Reed	HOU	TEN		WP	4	9	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
73	Bench	18		Na'il Diggs	SD	@OAK		WP	3	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
74	Bench	18		Shaun Phillips	SD	@OAK		WP	4	10	3	0.5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
75	Bench	18		Erin Henderson	MIN	CHI		WP	4	12	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
76	Bench	18		Akeem Jordan	PHI	WAS		WP	4	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	Bench	19		Mario Haggan	DEN	KC		WP	4	7	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
78	Bench	19		Justin Durant	DET	@GB		WP	4	15	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
79	Bench	19		DeAndre Levy	DET	@GB		WP	4	17	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
80	Bench	19	UP-NR	Jonathan Casillas	NO	CAR		WP	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
81	Bench	19		Kavell Conner	IND	@JAX		WP	4	14	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
82	Bench	20		Jovan Belcher	KC	@DEN		WP	4	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
83	QUE	20		Kaluka Maiava	CLE	PIT		WP	4	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
84	Bench	20		Rob Francois	GB	DET		WP	4	10	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
85	Bench	20		Terrell Suggs	BAL	@CIN		WP	4	12	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
86	Bench	20		Jacquian Williams	NYG	DAL		WP	4	15	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
87	Bench	21		Connor Barwin	HOU	TEN		WP	4	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
88	Bench	21		Quincy Black	TB	@ATL		WP	4	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
89	Bench	21		Dan Connor	CAR	@NO		WP	4	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
90	QUE	21		Jonathan Vilma	NO	CAR		WP	4	12	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
91	Bench	22		Ryan Kerrigan	WAS	@PHI		WP	4	8	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
92	Bench	22		Brian Orakpo	WAS	@PHI		WP	4	4	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
93	Bench	22		Brian Rolle	PHI	WAS		WP	4	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
94	Bench	22		Casey Matthews	PHI	WAS		WP	4	9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
95	Bench	22		Kamerion Wimbley	OAK	SD		WP	4	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
96	Bench	22		Manny Lawson	CIN	BAL		WP	4	8	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
97	Bench	22		James Farrior	PIT	@CLE		WP	4	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
98	Bench	23		Jason Taylor	MIA	NYJ		WP	4	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	Bench	23		O'Brien Schofield	ARI	SEA		WP	4	6	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
100	Bench	23		Clark Haggans	ARI	SEA		WP	4	8	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
101	Bench	23		Mathias Kiwanuka	NYG	DAL		WP	4	11	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
102	Bench	24		Sam Acho	ARI	SEA		WP	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
103	Bench	24		Brady Poppinga	STL	SF		WP	4	10	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
104	Bench	24		Wesley Woodyard	DEN	KC		WP	4	11	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
105	Bench	24		Von Miller	DEN	KC		WP	3	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
106	Bench	24		Scott Shanle	NO	CAR		WP	4	9	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
107	Bench	24		Jo-Lonn Dunbar	NO	CAR		WP	4	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
108	QUE	24		Dane Fletcher	NE	BUF		WP	3	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
--	QUE	--		Patrick Willis	SF	@STL			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
--	DBT	--		LaMarr Woodley	PIT	@CLE			2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
--	IR	--		Phillip Wheeler	IND	@JAX			2	10	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
--	IR	--		Mike Peterson	ATL	TB			4	12	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
--	IR	--		Koa Misi	MIA	NYJ			2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

INJURY DEFINITIONS

P - Probable - player has a 75 percent chance of playing
Q - Questionable - player has a 50 percent chance of playing
D - Doubtful - player has a 25 percent chance of playing
O - Out - player is not going to play
IR - Injured Reserve - player is out for the remainder of the season

KFFL Fantasy Football Rankings Key

Note - Displayed statistics are from past four weeks unless less than four weeks of data is available.

RK - Overall rank, not absolute rank; each option is part of a tier of one or more players

Fan Pos - Fantasy position and/or status of player this week for 12-team leagues with 16-player rosters

1	No. 1 option at position this week	INJ-XXX	Injured; playing status for this week is indicated by GTD (game-time decision), QUE (questionable), DBT (doubtful) or OUT
2	No. 2 option at position this week	INJ	Injured; playing status for this week is to be determined
3	No. 3 option at position this week	INJ-PUP	Injured; on Physically Unable to Perform list and not eligible to play until team activates him
Flex	Option for flex spot at position this week	INJ-NFI	Injured; on Non-Football Injury list and not eligible to play until team activates him
Bench	Not a recommended option at position this week	INJ-IR	Injured; on Reserve/Injured list and not eligible to play this season
BYE	On a bye and not playing this week

Tier - Grouping of similarly ranked options this week; one player may be considered over others in same tier based on preference

Rnk Chng - Indicates if player has moved up or down since previous release of rankings

UP-NR	Was not ranked in previous release	UP-##	Has moved up since previous release; number indicates previous rank
		DN-##	Has moved up since previous release; number indicates previous rank

SP/WP - Indicates if player has a matchup that makes him a strong play or a weak play this week

Has a favorable matchup and could exceed usual production; not an endorsement to play any player in one tier over one in a higher tier

Has an unfavorable matchup and could fail to meet level of usual production; not an endorsement to bench any player in one tier in favor of one in a lower tier

FA - Indicates if player is a target on waiver wire or in free-agent pool

FA-A	May be available in your league and should be acquired, especially if you need help at position	FA-WL	May be available in your league and should be monitored, especially if you need help at position. He may be worthy of acquiring soon
FA-L	May be available in your league and could be acquired, especially if you need help at position	FA-OW	May be available in your league and should be acquired if you need a one-week play; has a favorable matchup but may not necessarily have long-term value