Leo McNeeley's Articles

Whether your fantasy football team is undefeated or struggling to stay in contention in your IDP league, you may be searching for defensive players that can replace your injured or underperforming players. Notable injuries from Week 5 include Leighton Vander Esch, Matt Milano, Quay Walker and Darrick Forrest. These injured players may be unavailable for […]

Whether your fantasy football team is undefeated or struggling to stay in contention in your IDP league, you may be searching for defensive players who can replace your injured or underperforming players. Notable players who have been underperforming through four weeks include Jerome Baker, Shaquille Leonard, Haason Reddick, Nick Bosa, Za’Darius Smith, Sauce Gardner and […]

Whether your fantasy football team is undefeated or struggling to stay in contention in your IDP league, you may be searching for defensive players that can replace your injured or underperforming players. Notable injuries from Week 3 include Josey Jewell, Troy Andersen and De’Vondre Campbell. These injured players may be unavailable for Week 4, so […]

Whether your fantasy football team is undefeated or winless after two weeks in your IDP league, you may be searching for defensive players that can replace your injured or underperforming players. Notable injuries from Week 2 include Jaelan Phillips, Eric Kendricks, Shaq Thompson, Jalen Pitre, C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Budda Baker. These injured players may be […]

You may have thought you had the best IDP fantasy football draft a few days, weeks or months ago, but then Week 1 happened. You are now searching for defensive players that can replace your injured or underperforming players. Notable injuries from Week 1 include Nakobe Dean, Jalen Pitre, Quay Walker, Cameron Heyward and Lavonte […]

You may already have a “Do Not Draft” list of offensive players in fantasy football, but you should also have a list of defensive players to avoid drafting in your IDP leagues. There are several possible reasons to skip over these players such as concerns over playing time, injury risk, contract situation or these players […]

When drafting in IDP fantasy football leagues, it is always a good idea to have a list of players that are being drafted much later than they should. These defensive players could end up making the difference between missing out on the fantasy playoffs and taking home that championship. I will always remember a 39-point […]

Who are the best cornerbacks in the NFL? Having elite cornerback play remains extremely important in shutting down the top offenses in the league. Sauce Gardner and TaRiq Woolen proved that rookie cornerbacks can have an immediate impact, so let’s see where these players rank in the top 30 cornerbacks in the NFL heading into […]

Defensive back is typically the last defensive position addressed when filling out IDP rosters, but you will want to know these top 30 players when you are ready to draft defensive backs. This list is dominated by safeties, since they typically receive more tackle opportunities. There are our top 30 D-backs for IDP leagues heading into […]

Drafting one of the top five defensive linemen can give you a positional advantage in IDP fantasy football and make your weekly starting lineup decisions much easier. You should strongly consider drafting one of these five players before loading your roster with linebackers. But don’t worry if you miss out on the top tier of […]

Linebackers are the foundation of every good roster in IDP leagues. We analyze snap counts, tackle rate, scoring average, defensive scheme and pre-snap alignment to determine which linebackers are in a prime position for high-scoring seasons in 2023. If you want to have a successful season you will want to know these top 30 linebackers. […]