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Fantasy Football IDP WK9 AFC Interior D-Lineman

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The Fantasy Football AFC Defensive Lineman IDP Start/Sits cheat sheet charts contain all the interior defensive lineman in both NFL defensive schemes.

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Week 9 / AFC Interior D-Lineman

NOTICE – Chart Key Marking Fine-Tuning Update

This was not applied to all the charts yet but will be by WK6. We are using a new STAR method this year that needed a better user-friendly feel.

Avoid Weak
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Barley Solid
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Firm Solid
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Really Solid
☆☆☆☆☆ 4/5
Firm Strong
☆☆☆☆☆ 5/5

Questionable (?)  –  Out (O)

Doubtful  –  (D)  –  Injuried Reserve (IR)

AFC NORTH

 Ravens Interior D-Lineman

Calais Campbell
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Derek Wolfe
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Brandon Williams
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Jihad Ward
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: As marked versus the Colts, and adding it’s likely Campbell’s ceiling.

Bengals Interior D-Lineman

Geno Atkins
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5
Christian Covington
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5
Xavier Williams
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5
Amani Bledsoe
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: Bye Week.

 Browns Interior D-Lineman

Sheldon Richardson
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5
Larry Ogunjobi
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5
Jordan Elliott
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5
Vincent Taylor
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: Bye Week.

Steelers Interior D-Lineman

Cameron Heyward
☆☆☆☆☆ 4/5
Stephon Tuitt
☆☆☆☆☆ 4/5
Tyson Alualu (O)
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5
Isaiah Buggs
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: As marked versus the Cowboys on paper.

AFC south

Texans Interior D-Lineman

J.J. Watt
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
P.J. Hall
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Brandon Dunn
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Charles Omenihu
☆☆☆☆☆ 1.5/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: Versus the Jaguars, Watt is a better play at DT versus his edge rusher designation in some formats.

Colts Interior D-Lineman

DeForest Buckner
☆☆☆☆☆ 4/5
Denico Autry
☆☆☆☆☆ 3.5/5
Grover Stewart
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Sheldon Day
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: As marked versus the Ravens, and why we put Autry in our waiver wire pickup article this week.

 Jaguars Interior D-Lineman

Adam Gotsis
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Davon Hamilton
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Taven Bryan
☆☆☆☆☆ 1.5/5
Abry Jones (IR)
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: There’s no player worth the risk this week versus the Texans.

Titans Interior D-Lineman

Jeffery Simmons
☆☆☆☆☆ 3.5/5
DaQuan Jones
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Jack Crawford
☆☆☆☆☆ 0.5/5
Matt Dickson
☆☆☆☆☆ 0.5/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: They did not quite hit par last contest versus the Bengals. But on paper, this matchup versus the Bears is one we can’t ignore.

AFC East

 Bills Interior D-Lineman

Ed Oliver
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Quinton Jefferson
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Vernon Butler (?)
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Harrison Phillips
☆☆☆☆☆ 1.5/5
Justin Zimmer
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: On paper there just isn’t enough in favor of this squad to mark them higher versus the Seahawks.

Dolphins Interior D-Lineman

Christian Wilkins
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Zach Sieler
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Raekwon Davis
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Davon Godchaux (IR)
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: This squad, like all the Dolphin squads, overachieved big time versus the Rams last contest. But we can’t expect that to happen here in a much tougher on paper matchup versus the Cardinals.

 Patriots Interior D-Lineman

Lawrence Guy
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Deatrich Wise Jr.
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Adam Butler
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5
Byran Cowart
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: The matchup versus the Jets is really solid. But the main two guys here fluctuate in snap counts almost every week. So it’s a matter of picking your pony and hoping you got the right guy. Because rarely do both of these players produce in the same contest. If it helps, here are the last three weeks of snaps for these main two players. With both of them questionable and playing on Monday, it might be worth looking elsewhere. 

Wise WK6- 59%, WK7- 45%, and WK8- 81%.

Guy WK6- 77%, WK7- 62%, and WK8- 33%.

Adding, Guy went down in week 8 and it explains Wise’s jump in snaps, to a point. And via the latest reports, Guy is the one that is pretty”iffy” for Monday. So wise might be the better pony to pick if someone has to go here. And as for the other two players, they play a lot less on average.

Jets Interior D-Lineman

Quinnen Williams (D)
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Folorunso Fatukasi
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Henry Anderson
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Nathan Shephard (?)
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: With Williams doubtfully it falls to the next guys up to produce by default in this really solid matchup on paper. This is one of those cases where there will be stats to record based on what the Patriots allow. And because of the “talent” level, we can only mark them at the gifted ceiling we expect.

AFC west

 Broncos Interior D-Lineman

Dre’mont Jones
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Deshawn Williams
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Shelby Harris (O)
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5
Jurrell Casey (IR/C)
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5
Mike Purcell (IR)
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: Having matchups versus the Falcons can seem a little odd on paper. Because while they are top three in allowing production to the edge rushers, they are bottom three in allowing it to the interior lineman. So with Harris out, we have nothing to suggest here.

Don’t get confused if you see that Casey is marked as just “out” on sites. Some have changed his status from the I.R. to something else because he hit the COVID list. He is done for the season via the reports we see and will be marked as I.R. after his COVID situation is over.

Chiefs Interior D-Lineman

Chris Jones
☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5
Derrick Nnadi
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5
Tershawn Wharton
☆☆☆☆☆ 1.5/5
Mike Pennel
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: Jones really let us down versus the Jets, last contest. The jets gift points to the IDLs, but yet he did nothing to speak of. Instead, Wharton came out of nowhere to have one of his best contest of the season.

And of course, this week versus the Panthers t is barely there on paper. And we’ll have to roll with that with Jones because he really only has been getting what’s there and not overachieving as he has in the past. With that said, he is “barely” just solid.

Chargers Interior D-Lineman

Linval Joseph
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Jerry Tillery
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Justin Jones
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Damion Square
☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: On paper this matchup versus the Raiders is strong. But at the same time, on paper, when we look at what these players do on average, it is not. And that average figured in hampered their marks big time. If it matters, last contest Joseph saw about 70% of the snaps while Tillery was at 57%. And Jones in his first game back from the I.R. went for 51%. Oddly enough, it was the guys with the least amount of snaps that managed to produce in the last contest.

Raiders Interior D-Lineman

Johnathan Hankins
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
Maurice Hurst (O)
☆☆☆☆☆ 0/5
Maliek Collins
☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5
David Irving
☆☆☆☆☆ 1/5

See New Chart Key Above -Advice/Note: They play each other (versus Chargers), so it’s only fitting the mirror each other (basically). please read the Chargers notes and apply here.

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