Seattle Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV takes over No. 1 in my Week 7 individual defensive player (IDP) fantasy football rankings, with at least eight tackles in all six games and extra rest before Kansas City visits Sunday night.
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Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons jumps from 66th to 13th overall after a two-sack game at Indianapolis, while Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey climbs from 32nd to 10th in my defensive back (DB) rankings. The Bills, Chargers, Commanders and Jaguars are on bye.
You can find my overall IDP and position-by-position rankings tables at the bottom of the article.
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Will Anderson Jr., Jeffery Simmons lead Week 7 DL rankings
Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons (98) causes and recovers a fumble | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect (Reuters)
Houston Texans edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. moves from second to first in my defensive line (DL) rankings for New York at Houston. Jaguars tackles Walker Little and Cole Van Lanen kept him without a sack in Houston’s 34-31 win in London, but the Alabama product still has 7.5 sacks, and his 92.8 PFF grade ranks first among edge defenders.
The Giants have allowed the fourth-most fantasy points per game (FP/G) to DL (29.2), and head coach John Harbaugh said Monday the team is “honing in on” a decision between Jameis Winston and J.J. McCarthy.
Simmons climbs from DL3 to DL2 for Cleveland at Tennessee. He had six tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the 26-20 win, becoming the first defensive tackle since 2020 to fill all four columns in one game. The Browns have allowed the most FP/G to DL (31.4).
Why did Chase Young climb to DL7?
New Orleans Saints edge rusher Chase Young jumps from DL17 to DL7 for Pittsburgh at New Orleans. He had 1.5 sacks and three quarterback hits in a 34-27 win over the Giants and has 5.5 sacks this season. The Steelers have allowed the ninth-most FP/G to DL (26.7).
Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner rises from DL11 to DL5 for Indianapolis at Minnesota. “I’m sick and tired of the same song and dance every year,” Buckner said after the loss to Tennessee, and he has four sacks. The Vikings have allowed the second-most FP/G to DL (30.3).
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Ernest Jones IV, Fred Warner lead Week 7 LB rankings
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner (54) celebrates after the game against the Washington Commanders | Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images
Jones moves from LB6 to LB1 for Kansas City at Seattle. He led the Seahawks with nine tackles and recorded a sack for the third straight week in a 17-14 overtime loss at Denver. The South Carolina product has 59 tackles and three sacks on 99.5% of Seattle’s defensive snaps, and the Seahawks get 10 days of rest before Sunday night.
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner slips from LB1 to LB2 for San Francisco at Atlanta. He made eight tackles in a 23-17 win over Washington on Monday night and became the first player in franchise history with 1,000 career tackles. The Falcons have allowed the ninth-most FP/G to linebackers (20.7).
Denver Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton sits at LB4 for Denver at Arizona. He leads the NFL with 68 tackles, and the Cardinals have allowed the second-most FP/G to linebackers (21.7).
How did Devin Lloyd climb to LB3?
Carolina Panthers linebacker Devin Lloyd makes the biggest jump in the top 10, from LB15 to LB3 for Tampa Bay at Carolina. He played all 64 defensive snaps and sacked Eagles quarterback Tanner McKee on a blitz in a 25-14 win at Philadelphia, and his 82% pass rush win rate was the highest since ESPN began tracking it in 2017.
The Utah product has 35 tackles, two sacks and two interceptions in four games. The Buccaneers have allowed the fifth-most FP/G to linebackers (21.1).
Steelers linebacker Payton Wilson jumps from LB16 to LB8 for Pittsburgh at New Orleans after a team-high 11 tackles in a 26-19 overtime win at Tampa Bay. He has 55 tackles, and the Saints have allowed the 11th-most FP/G to linebackers (19.9).
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Kyle Hamilton, Evan Williams lead Week 7 DB rankings
Green Bay Packers safety Evan Williams (33) celebrates a fumble recovery against the Chicago Bears | Wm. Glasheen USA Today Network via IMAGN images
Baltimore Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton holds at DB1 for Cincinnati at Baltimore. He made seven tackles, including a game-high three for loss, in a 13-10 loss at Cleveland.
“I think that’s one we definitely should’ve won,” Hamilton said.
Green Bay Packers safety Evan Williams moves from DB3 to DB2 for Green Bay at Detroit. He intercepted Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott inside the 20 on a third-and-8 in a 23-13 win on Sunday night.
Las Vegas Raiders safety Jeremy Chinn climbs from DB8 to DB3 for Los Angeles at Las Vegas. He had 10 tackles (nine solo) in a 33-30 loss to Buffalo, his first double-digit game this season, and has two forced fumbles. The Rams have allowed the most FP/G to DB (40.1).
Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker falls from DB2 to DB5 for Denver at Arizona. He sacked Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford in an 18-16 upset win but was questionable last week with a groin issue, and the Broncos have allowed the 10th-fewest FP/G to DB (28.0).
Why did Jalen Ramsey jump to DB10?
Ramsey climbs from DB32 to DB10 for Pittsburgh at New Orleans. Playing through a broken wrist, he had 10 tackles, four tackles for loss and two sacks at Tampa Bay, including a fourth-down sack of Buccaneers quarterback Jalon Daniels that ended the game in overtime.
The Florida State product played all 74 defensive snaps, and the Saints have allowed the third-most FP/G to DB (37.8).
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Overall Week 7 IDP Rankings
RankPlayerTeamPositionOpponent1Ernest Jones IVSEALBvs. KC2Fred WarnerSFLB@ ATL3Devin LloydCARLBvs. TB4Alex SingletonDENLB@ ARI5Nakobe DeanLVLBvs. LAR6Carson SchwesingerCLELB@ TEN7Roquan SmithBALLBvs. CIN8Will Anderson Jr.HOUDEvs. NYG9Payton WilsonPITLB@ NO10Josiah TrotterTBLB@ CAR11Zack BaunPHILBvs. DAL12Jacob RodriguezMIALB@ NYJ13Jeffery SimmonsTENDTvs. CLE14Kyle HamiltonBALSvs. CIN15Nick BoltonKCLB@ SEA16Nate LandmanLARLB@ LV17Tremaine EdmundsNYGLB@ HOU18Blake CashmanMINLBvs. IND19Evan WilliamsGBS@ DET20Jamien SherwoodNYJLBvs. MIA21Azeez Al-ShaairHOULBvs. NYG22Anthony Hill Jr.TENLBvs. CLE23Jeremy ChinnLVSvs. LAR24Demario DavisNYJLBvs. MIA25Barrett CarterCINLB@ BAL26Quentin LakeLARS@ LV27Budda BakerARISvs. DEN28Brandon JonesDENS@ ARI29Cooper DeJeanPHICBvs. DAL30Akeem Davis-GaitherINDLB@ MIN31Amani HookerTENSvs. CLE32Quincy WilliamsCLELB@ TEN33Quay WalkerLVLBvs. LAR34Dillon ThienemanCHISvs. NE35Jalen RamseyPITCB@ NO36Demetrius Knight Jr.CINLB@ BAL37Nick EmmanworiSEASvs. KC38Reed BlankenshipHOUSvs. NYG39Chamarri ConnerKCS@ SEA40Arvell ReeseNYGLB@ HOU41Kamari LassiterHOUCBvs. NYG42Xavier WattsATLSvs. SF43Robert SpillaneNELB@ CHI44Drue TranquillKCLB@ SEA45Jordyn BrooksMIALB@ NYJ46Talanoa HufangaDENS@ ARI47Keisean NixonGBCB@ DET48Bobby OkerekeCARLBvs. TB49David BaileyNYJDEvs. MIA50DeForest BucknerINDDT@ MIN51Minkah FitzpatrickNYJSvs. MIA52Dane BeltonNYJSvs. MIA53Devin Bush Jr.CHILBvs. NE54Tykee SmithTBS@ CAR55Jack CampbellDETLBvs. GB56Christian EllissNELB@ CHI57Caleb DownsDALS@ PHI58Kaden EllissNOLBvs. PIT59Zaire FranklinGBLB@ DET60Jordan BattleCINS@ BAL61Drake ThomasSEALBvs. KC62Mack Wilson Sr.ARILBvs. DEN63Julian LoveSEASvs. KC64Jihaad CampbellPHILBvs. DAL65Jacob ParrishTBCB@ CAR66Jaquan BriskerPITS@ NO67T.J. WattPITLB@ NO68Patrick QueenPITLB@ NO69Trenton SimpsonBALLBvs. CIN70Pete WernerNOLBvs. PIT71Divine DeabloATLLBvs. SF72Dre GreenlawSFLB@ ATL73Jack GibbensARILBvs. DEN74Chase YoungNODEvs. PIT75Jevon HollandNYGS@ HOU76Devon WitherspoonSEACBvs. KC77Xavier McKinneyGBS@ DET78Byron YoungLARDE@ LV79Kam CurlLARS@ LV80Jaden DuggerSFLB@ ATL81Dee WintersDALLB@ PHI82Jake HansenHOULBvs. NYG83Alex AnzaloneTBLB@ CAR84Brian BranchDETSvs. GB85Eric WilsonMINLBvs. IND86Danielle HunterHOUDEvs. NYG87Derrick BarnesDETLBvs. GB88Chuck ClarkDETSvs. GB89Justin StrnadDENLB@ ARI
Week 7 DL Rankings
RankPlayerTeamOpponent1Will Anderson Jr.HOUvs. NYG2Jeffery SimmonsTENvs. CLE3Arvell ReeseNYG@ HOU4David BaileyNYJvs. MIA5DeForest BucknerIND@ MIN6T.J. WattPIT@ NO7Chase YoungNOvs. PIT8Byron YoungLAR@ LV9Danielle HunterHOUvs. NYG10Dallas TurnerMINvs. IND11Andrew Van GinkelMINvs. IND12George Karlaftis IIIKC@ SEA13Zach AllenDEN@ ARI14Elijah PonderNE@ CHI15Lukas Van NessGB@ DET16Carl GrandersonNOvs. PIT17Aidan HutchinsonDETvs. GB18Austin BookerCHIvs. NE19Nik BonittoDEN@ ARI20Leonard WilliamsSEAvs. KC21Jaishawn BarhamDAL@ PHI22Alex HighsmithPIT@ NO23Maxx CrosbyLVvs. LAR24Abdul CarterNYG@ HOU25Nick HerbigPIT@ NO26Trey HendricksonBALvs. CIN27Quinnen WilliamsDAL@ PHI28Jalen CarterPHIvs. DAL29Laiatu LatuIND@ MIN30Jermaine Johnson IITENvs. CLE31Tavius RobinsonBALvs. CIN32Cameron HeywardPIT@ NO33Dexter Lawrence IICIN@ BAL34Jared VerseCLE@ TEN35Jaelan PhillipsCARvs. TB36Nick BosaSF@ ATL37Donovan EzeiruakuDAL@ PHI38Nnamdi MadubuikeBALvs. CIN39Alim McNeillDETvs. GB40Isaiah McGuireCLE@ TEN41Chris JonesKC@ SEA42Aaron DonaldLAR@ LV43Yaya DiabyTB@ CAR44Zach SielerMIA@ NYJ45Byron Murphy IISEAvs. KC46Nolan Smith Jr.PHIvs. DAL47Maliek CollinsCLE@ TEN48DJ WonnumDETvs. GB49Kwity PayeLVvs. LAR50Rashan GaryDAL@ PHI51Keion WhiteSF@ ATL52Josh SweatARIvs. DEN53Gabe JacasNE@ CHI54Chop RobinsonMIA@ NYJ55Kayvon ThibodeauxNYG@ HOU56Tommy TogiaiHOUvs. NYG57Derrick BrownCARvs. TB58Devonte WyattGB@ DET59Dre’Mont JonesNE@ CHI60Kingsley EnagbareNYJvs. MIA61Jonathan GreenardPHIvs. DAL62Josh UcheMIA@ NYJ63Princely UmanmielenCARvs. TB64Will McDonald IVNYJvs. MIA65Daniel HardyCHIvs. NE66Jalen RedmondMINvs. IND67Rueben Bain Jr.TB@ CAR68Milton WilliamsNE@ CHI69Josaiah StewartLAR@ LV70Jonathon CooperDEN@ ARI71DeMarcus LawrenceSEAvs. KC72Malcolm KoonceLVvs. LAR73Osa OdighizuwaSF@ ATL74Arnold EbiketiePHIvs. DAL75Mykel WilliamsSF@ ATL76Patrick Jones IICARvs. TB77Jonah EllissDEN@ ARI78R Mason ThomasKC@ SEA79Malachi LawrenceDAL@ PHI80Jordan DavisPHIvs. DAL81Calijah KanceyTB@ CAR
LB Week 7 Rankings
RankPlayerTeamOpponent1Ernest Jones IVSEAvs. KC2Fred WarnerSF@ ATL3Devin LloydCARvs. TB4Alex SingletonDEN@ ARI5Nakobe DeanLVvs. LAR6Carson SchwesingerCLE@ TEN7Roquan SmithBALvs. CIN8Payton WilsonPIT@ NO9Josiah TrotterTB@ CAR10Zack BaunPHIvs. DAL11Jacob RodriguezMIA@ NYJ12Arvell ReeseNYG@ HOU13Nick BoltonKC@ SEA14Nate LandmanLAR@ LV15Tremaine EdmundsNYG@ HOU16Blake CashmanMINvs. IND17Jamien SherwoodNYJvs. MIA18Azeez Al-ShaairHOUvs. NYG19Anthony Hill Jr.TENvs. CLE20Demario DavisNYJvs. MIA21Barrett CarterCIN@ BAL22Akeem Davis-GaitherIND@ MIN23Quincy WilliamsCLE@ TEN24Quay WalkerLVvs. LAR25Demetrius Knight Jr.CIN@ BAL26T.J. WattPIT@ NO27Robert SpillaneNE@ CHI28Drue TranquillKC@ SEA29Jordyn BrooksMIA@ NYJ30Bobby OkerekeCARvs. TB31Devin Bush Jr.CHIvs. NE32Jack CampbellDETvs. GB33Christian EllissNE@ CHI34Kaden EllissNOvs. PIT35Zaire FranklinGB@ DET36Drake ThomasSEAvs. KC37Mack Wilson Sr.ARIvs. DEN38Jihaad CampbellPHIvs. DAL39Patrick QueenPIT@ NO40Trenton SimpsonBALvs. CIN41Pete WernerNOvs. PIT42Divine DeabloATLvs. SF43Dre GreenlawSF@ ATL44Jack GibbensARIvs. DEN45Jaishawn BarhamDAL@ PHI46Jaden DuggerSF@ ATL47Dee WintersDAL@ PHI48Jake HansenHOUvs. NYG49Alex AnzaloneTB@ CAR50Eric WilsonMINvs. IND51Derrick BarnesDETvs. GB52Justin StrnadDEN@ ARI53Nick HerbigPIT@ NO54Henry To’oTo’oHOUvs. NYG55D’Marco JacksonCHIvs. NE56Alex HighsmithPIT@ NO57Harold Perkins Jr.ATLvs. SF58Isaiah McDuffieGB@ DET59Cedric GrayTENvs. CLE60Cody BartonTENvs. CLE61Omar SpeightsLAR@ LV62DeMarvion OvershownDAL@ PHI63Gabe JacasNE@ CHI64Jeremiah Trotter Jr.PHIvs. DAL65Ty’Ron HopperGB@ DET66Jonah EllissDEN@ ARI67Shemar JamesDAL@ PHI68Malcolm RodriguezDETvs. GB69Rashan GaryDAL@ PHI70Bryce BoettcherIND@ MIN71Danny StutsmanNOvs. PIT72Teddye BuchananBALvs. CIN73Austin AjiakeIND@ MIN74Willie Gay Jr.MIA@ NYJ75CJ AllenIND@ MIN76Daniel HardyCHIvs. NE77Noah SewellCHIvs. NE78Oren BurksCIN@ BAL79Germaine PrattIND@ MIN80Cody SimonARIvs. DEN81Christian HarrisATLvs. SF
Week 7 DB Rankings
RankPlayerTeamOpponent1Kyle HamiltonBALvs. CIN2Evan WilliamsGB@ DET3Jeremy ChinnLVvs. LAR4Quentin LakeLAR@ LV5Budda BakerARIvs. DEN6Brandon JonesDEN@ ARI7Cooper DeJeanPHIvs. DAL8Amani HookerTENvs. CLE9Dillon ThienemanCHIvs. NE10Jalen RamseyPIT@ NO11Nick EmmanworiSEAvs. KC12Reed BlankenshipHOUvs. NYG13Chamarri ConnerKC@ SEA14Kamari LassiterHOUvs. NYG15Xavier WattsATLvs. SF16Talanoa HufangaDEN@ ARI17Keisean NixonGB@ DET18Minkah FitzpatrickNYJvs. MIA19Dane BeltonNYJvs. MIA20Tykee SmithTB@ CAR21Caleb DownsDAL@ PHI22Jordan BattleCIN@ BAL23Julian LoveSEAvs. KC24Jacob ParrishTB@ CAR25Jaquan BriskerPIT@ NO26Jevon HollandNYG@ HOU27Devon WitherspoonSEAvs. KC28Xavier McKinneyGB@ DET29Kam CurlLAR@ LV30Brian BranchDETvs. GB31Chuck ClarkDETvs. GB32L’Jarius SneedKC@ SEA33Jessie Bates IIIATLvs. SF34Mansoor DelaneKC@ SEA35Jonas SankerNOvs. PIT36Joshua MetellusMINvs. IND37D.J. Reed Jr.DETvs. GB38DeShon ElliottPIT@ NO39Kevin Winston Jr.TENvs. CLE40Ji’Ayir BrownSF@ ATL41Treydan StukesLVvs. LAR42Grant DelpitCLE@ TEN43Byron Murphy Jr.MINvs. IND44Hezekiah MassesLVvs. LAR45Tre’von MoehrigCARvs. TB46Quinyon MitchellPHIvs. DAL47Dax HillCIN@ BAL48Javon BullardGB@ DET49Kevin Byard IIINE@ CHI50AJ HaulcyIND@ MIN51Zyon McCollumTB@ CAR52Marlon HumphreyBALvs. CIN53Malaki StarksBALvs. CIN54Justin ReidNOvs. PIT55Dadrion Taylor-DemersonARIvs. DEN56Cam BynumIND@ MIN57Will Lee IIICARvs. TB58Andrew WingardARIvs. DEN59Keionte ScottTB@ CAR60Nick ScottCARvs. TB61Ronnie Hickman Jr.CLE@ TEN62Michael TaaffeMIA@ NYJ63Craig WoodsonNE@ CHI64Kamari RamseyHOUvs. NYG65Alontae TaylorTENvs. CLE66Dante Trader Jr.MIA@ NYJ67Malik MustaphaSF@ ATL68Andrew MukubaPHIvs. DAL69Julian BlackmonNOvs. PIT70Dru PhillipsNYG@ HOU71Marcus JonesNE@ CHI72Justin WalleyIND@ MIN73Calen BullockHOUvs. NYG74Kyler GordonCHIvs. NE75Trent McDuffieLAR@ LV76Akayleb EvansCARvs. TB77Tyson CampbellCLE@ TEN78DaRon BlandDAL@ PHI79Kamren KinchensLAR@ LV80Ifeatu MelifonwuTB@ CAR81Malik Muhammad IICHIvs. NE82Jason PinnockNYG@ HOU
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