Fantasy Football Rankings: DB - Week 17

December 30, 2011 @ 18:57:25

By KFFL Staff

QB | RB | RB-PPR | WR | WR-PPR | TE | TE-PPR | PK | DT

Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings

RK	Fan Pos	Tier	Rnk Chng	Defensive Backs	TM	Vs	SP	WP	G	Tkl	Ass	Sk	FumR	Int	TD Fum	TD Int	All S/T TD	Sfty	FumF
1	1	1		Jairus Byrd	BUF	@NE			4	17	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
2	1	1		Charlie Peprah	GB	DET			4	23	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
3	1	2		Craig Steltz	CHI	@MIN	SP		4	22	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
4	1	2		Charles Tillman	CHI	@MIN	SP		4	19	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
5	1	3		Morgan Burnett	GB	DET			4	24	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	QUE	3		Charles Woodson	GB	DET			4	22	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
7	1	3		Ryan Clark	PIT	@CLE			4	23	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	1	3		Troy Polamalu	PIT	@CLE			4	18	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
9	1	3		Brandon Browner	SEA	@ARI			4	13	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
10	QUE	4		Devin McCourty	NE	BUF	SP		4	15	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
11	1 or 2	4		Chris Harris	DEN	KC	SP		4	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	1 or 2	4		Major Wright	CHI	@MIN	SP		2	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	2	5		Antoine Bethea	IND	@JAX			4	19	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
14	2	5		Kam Chancellor	SEA	@ARI			4	21	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
15	2	5		Jacob Lacey	IND	@JAX			4	21	10	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
16	2	5		Reggie Nelson	CIN	BAL			4	15	7	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
17	2	5		Yeremiah Bell	MIA	NYJ			4	20	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	2	5		Alphonso Smith	DET	@GB			4	12	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
19	2	6		Thomas DeCoud	ATL	TB			4	18	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
20	QUE	6		Brent Grimes	ATL	TB			1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	QUE	6		Malcolm Jenkins	NO	CAR		WP	4	16	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
22	2	6		Matt Giordano	OAK	SD		WP	4	20	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	2	7		Aaron Williams	BUF	@NE			3	13	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
24	2	7		Mike Adams	CLE	PIT			4	16	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
25	2	7		Cortland Finnegan	TEN	@HOU			4	18	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	2 or 3	8		Jamarca Sanford	MIN	CHI			4	15	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
27	2 or 3	8		Darian Stewart	STL	SF			3	13	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
28	2 or 3	8		Steve Gregory	SD	@OAK			4	18	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
29	2 or 3	8		Eric Weddle	SD	@OAK			4	13	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
30	2 or 3	8		Nate Clements	CIN	BAL			3	12	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
31	2 or 3	9		Danieal Manning	HOU	TEN	SP		4	17	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	2 or 3	9		Sean Jones	TB	@ATL			4	18	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	2 or 3	9		E.J. Biggers	TB	@ATL			4	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	3	10		Eric Wright	DET	@GB			4	19	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
35	3	10		Dawan Landry	JAX	IND			4	15	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	3	10		William Moore	ATL	TB			3	11	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
37	3	10		Dashon Goldson	SF	@STL			4	12	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
38	3	10		Jabari Greer	NO	CAR		WP	4	19	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	3	11		Josh Wilson	WAS	@PHI		WP	4	15	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
40	3	11		Lito Sheppard	OAK	SD		WP	4	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	QUE	12		James Ihedigbo	NE	BUF	SP		4	13	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	QUE	12		Kyle Arrington	NE	BUF	SP		4	16	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	3	12		Chris Gamble	CAR	@NO	SP		4	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	3	12		Glover Quin	HOU	TEN	SP		4	15	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	3	12		Rahim Moore	DEN	KC	SP		3	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	3	12		Andre Goodman	DEN	KC	SP		4	12	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
47	3	13		Quintin Mikell	STL	SF			4	16	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
48	3	13		Chris Rucker	IND	@JAX			4	15	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	3	13		Eric Smith	NYJ	@MIA			4	12	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	3	13		Kelly Jennings	CIN	BAL			4	16	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	3	13		Vontae Davis	MIA	NYJ			4	11	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
52	3	13		Antrel Rolle	NYG	DAL			4	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	3 or bench	14	UP-NR	Charles Godfrey	CAR	@NO			3	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	3 or bench	14		George Wilson	BUF	@NE			3	12	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	3 or bench	14		Ronde Barber	TB	@ATL			4	14	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
56	3 or bench	14		Sheldon Brown	CLE	PIT			4	10	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
57	3 or bench	14		Alterraun Verner	TEN	@HOU			4	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	3 or bench	14		Michael Griffin	TEN	@HOU			4	14	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
59	3 or bench	14		Josh Gordy	STL	SF			4	10	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
60	3 or bench	14		William Gay	PIT	@CLE			4	12	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
61	3 or bench	15		Bernard Pollard	BAL	@CIN			4	12	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
62	3 or bench	15		Corey Webster	NYG	DAL			4	11	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
63	3 or bench	15		Kenny Phillips	NYG	DAL			3	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
64	QUE	15		Amari Spievey	DET	@GB			4	16	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	3 or bench	15		Nate Allen	PHI	WAS			4	14	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	3 or bench	16		Roman Harper	NO	CAR		WP	4	13	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
67	3 or bench	16		DeAngelo Hall	WAS	@PHI		WP	4	15	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
68	Bench	17		Bryan Scott	BUF	@NE		WP	4	11	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
69	Bench	17		Tanard Jackson	TB	@ATL		WP	4	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Bench	17		Usama Young	CLE	PIT		WP	4	15	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	Bench	17		Terence Newman	DAL	@NYG		WP	4	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
72	Bench	18		Adrian Wilson	ARI	SEA		WP	4	15	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
73	Bench	18		Richard Marshall	ARI	SEA		WP	4	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
74	Bench	18		Oshiomogho Atogwe	WAS	@PHI		WP	4	11	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
75	Bench	18		Reed Doughty	WAS	@PHI		WP	4	11	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
76	Bench	18		Tyvon Branch	OAK	SD		WP	4	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	Bench	19		Richard Sherman	SEA	@ARI		WP	4	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
78	Bench	19		Earl Thomas	SEA	@ARI		WP	4	11	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
79	Bench	19		Quentin Jammer	SD	@OAK		WP	4	14	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	Bench	19		Chris Crocker	CIN	BAL		WP	4	13	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
81	Bench	19		Reshad Jones	MIA	NYJ		WP	4	8	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
82	QUE	19		Chris Houston	DET	@GB		WP	2	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
83	Bench	19		Akwasi Owusu-Ansah	JAX	IND		WP	3	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	QUE	19		Kerry Rhodes	ARI	SEA		WP	2	7	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
85	Bench	20		Quinton Carter	DEN	KC		WP	4	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
86	Bench	20		Kendrick Lewis	KC	@DEN		WP	4	12	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
87	Bench	20		Javier Arenas	KC	@DEN		WP	4	6	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
88	Bench	20		Orlando Scandrick	DAL	@NYG		WP	4	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
89	Bench	21		Mistral Raymond	MIN	CHI		WP	4	7	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
90	Bench	21		Benny Sapp	MIN	CHI		WP	4	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
91	Bench	21		Roderick Hood	STL	SF		WP	4	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
92	Bench	21		Ike Taylor	PIT	@CLE		WP	4	12	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
93	Bench	22		Jimmy Smith	BAL	@CIN		WP	4	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
94	QUE	22		Cary Williams	BAL	@CIN		WP	4	12	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
95	Bench	22		Adam Jones	CIN	BAL		WP	4	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
96	Bench	22		Deon Grant	NYG	DAL		WP	4	11	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
97	Bench	22		Chris Harris	DET	@GB		WP	4	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
98	Bench	23		Drew Coleman	JAX	IND		WP	4	10	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
99	Bench	23		Dunta Robinson	ATL	TB		WP	4	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
100	Bench	23		A.J. Jefferson	ARI	SEA		WP	4	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
101	QUE	23		Patrick Peterson	ARI	SEA		WP	4	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
102	Bench	23		Stanford Routt	OAK	SD		WP	4	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
--	DBT	--	DN-85	Brian Dawkins	DEN	KC			3	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
--	DBT	--	DN-32	Jon McGraw	KC	@DEN			2	3	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
--	OUT	--		Louis Delmas	DET	@GB			0	0
--	IR	--		Kurt Coleman	PHI	WAS			4	13	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
--	IR	--		Ashton Youboty	JAX	IND			4	12	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
--	IR	--		Jim Leonhard	NYJ	@MIA			2	4	2	0	0	1	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

SP

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

WP

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

 

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