Fantasy Football: Week 3 IDP rankings and tiers

• Las Vegas Raiders edge defender Maxx Crosby draws an ideal matchup in Week 3 against the lowest-graded pass-blocking unit in the NFL and a rookie right tackle.

• Eric Kendricks bounces back into the top 12 thanks to an IDP-friendly defense for the Minnesota Vikings‘ top linebacker.

• New York Giants’ safety Julian Love is one of the biggest risers this week after playing mostly as a linebacker in Week 2.

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Two weeks' worth of data points is certainly better than one, but as things continue to unfold this season, sticking with what we know to be reliable production metrics is still the key early in the season. Be sure to reference the Week 2 IDP Utilization Report to get the most detail on each defensive player from every NFL team.

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LINEBACKERS

RANK	TIER	NAME	TEAM	OPP	NOTES
1	1A	Jordyn Brooks	SEA	ATL
2	1A	Bobby Wagner	LAR	@ ARZ
3	1A	Nick Bolton	KC	@ IND
4	1A	Devin White	TB	GB
5	1B	Micah Parsons	DAL	@ NYG	MNF
6	1B	Roquan Smith	CHI	HST
7	1B	De’Vondre Campbell	GB	@ TB
8	1B	Eric Kendricks	MIN	DET
9	1C	Bobby Okereke	IND	KC
10	1C	Devin Lloyd	JAX	@ LAC
11	1C	Cody Barton	SEA	ATL
12	1C	C.J. Mosley	NYJ	CIN
13	2A	T.J. Edwards	PHI	@ WAS
14	2A	Divine Deablo	LV	@ TEN
15	2A	Mykal Walker	ATL	@ SEA
16	2A	Foyesade Oluokun	JAX	@ LAC
17	2B	Cole Holcomb	WAS	PHI
18	2B	Fred Warner	SF	@ DEN	SNF
19	2B	Myles Jack	PIT	@ CLV	TNF
20	2B	Lavonte David	TB	GB
21	2C	Christian Kirksey	HST	@ CHI
22	2C	Tremaine Edmunds	BUF	@ MIA
23	2C	Kamu Grugier-Hill	HST	@ CHI
24	2C	David Long	TEN	LV
25	3A	Pete Werner	NO	@ CAR
26	3A	Zaven Collins	ARZ	LAR
27	3A	Matt Milano	BUF	@ MIA	Q
28	3A	Logan Wilson	CIN	@ NYJ
29	3B	Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	CLV	PIT	TNF
30	3B	Nicholas Morrow	CHI	HST
31	3B	Dre Greenlaw	SF	@ DEN	SNF
32	3B	Drue Tranquill	LAC	JAX
33	3C	Zaire Franklin	IND	KC
34	3C	Demario Davis	NO	@ CAR
35	3C	Tae Crowder	NYG	DAL	MNF
36	3C	Shaq Thompson	CAR	NO
37	4A	Alex Singleton	DEN	SF	SNF
38	4A	Frankie Luvu	CAR	NO
39	4A	Patrick Queen	BLT	@ NE
40	4A	Ernest Jones	LAR	@ ARZ
41	4B	Zach Cunningham	TEN	LV
42	4B	Quincy Williams	NYJ	CIN
43	4B	Jordan Hicks	MIN	DET
44	4B	Quay Walker	GB	@ TB
45	4C	Jerome Baker	MIA	BUF
46	4C	Leighton Vander Esch	DAL	@ NYG	MNF
47	4C	Rashaan Evans	ATL	@ SEA
48	4C	Ja’Whaun Bentley	NE	BLT
49	5A	Anthony Walker	CLV	PIT	TNF
50	5A	Kyzir White	PHI	@ WAS
51	5A	Germaine Pratt	CIN	@ NYJ
52	5A	Anthony Barr	DAL	@ NYG	MNF
53	5B	Jamin Davis	WAS	PHI
54	5B	Alex Anzalone	DET	@ MIN
55	5B	Malcolm Rodriguez	DET	@ MIN
56	5B	Jayon Brown	LV	@ TEN
57	5C	Elandon Roberts	MIA	BUF
58	5C	Jonas Griffith	DEN	SF	SNF
59	5C	Kenneth Murray	LAC	JAX
60	5C	Nick Vigil	ARZ	LAR

Eric Kendricks (LB8) was quiet in Week 1 with just four total tackles but doubled his production in Week 2. While his numbers this past week weren’t blowing any IDP managers away, the Vikings' defense could potentially allow him to have much more productive days going forward after running a league-high zone coverage rate (96%) in Week 2, which yields a higher tackle rate for linebackers on average.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (LB28) saw his snap share dip below 80% in Week 2, and while he still led the Browns’ linebackers in snaps, there are going to be some better high-volume options at the position heading into Week 3.

Kyzir White (LB50) has now played back-to-back games with a snap share below 75%, pushing him down the rankings to make room for higher-volume, more efficient linebackers.

Fantasy Football: Week 3 IDP rankings and tiers

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