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Ranking | ADP | Bye | Defensive Projections | Projected Points | |||||||
Positional Rank | ADP | Bye Week | Sacks | INTs | Fum Rec | Defensive TDs | Special Teams TDs | Projected Games Played | PPG Played | Non-PPR | DMVP |
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N/A | 5 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7.3 | 116.0 | 12.6 | |
N/A | 7 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7.1 | 114.0 | 12.3 | |
N/A | 6 | 41 | 17 | 13 | 1.8 | 0 | 16 | 7.0 | 111.8 | 12.0 | |
N/A | 9 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | 16 | 6.7 | 106.8 | 11.2 | |
N/A | 10 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 16 | 6.2 | 98.8 | 9.9 | |
N/A | 11 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 0.9 | 0 | 16 | 5.2 | 83.4 | 5.2 | |
N/A | 13 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5.1 | 82.0 | 4.6 | |
N/A | 5 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 0 | 16 | 4.9 | 78.4 | 2.9 | |
N/A | 6 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 0.5 | 1 | 16 | 4.8 | 76.0 | 1.8 | |
N/A | 10 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 0.2 | 0 | 16 | 4.6 | 74.2 | 0.9 | |
N/A | 7 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4.6 | 74.0 | 0.8 | |
N/A | 9 | 35 | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 1 | 16 | 4.6 | 73.8 | 0.8 | |
N/A | 7 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 0.7 | 0 | 16 | 4.5 | 72.2 | 0 | |
N/A | 13 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 1.3 | 1 | 16 | 4.5 | 71.8 | -0.2 | |
N/A | 10 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 16 | 4.4 | 69.8 | -1.1 | |
N/A | 9 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 16 | 4.2 | 67.8 | -2.1 | |
N/A | 13 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 16 | 4.2 | 66.8 | -2.5 | |
N/A | 11 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 16 | 4.1 | 66.0 | -2.9 | |
N/A | 10 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 0.3 | 0 | 16 | 4.1 | 65.8 | -3.0 | |
N/A | 11 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 0.7 | 0 | 16 | 4.1 | 65.2 | -3.3 | |
N/A | 11 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 16 | 4.1 | 65.0 | -3.4 | |
N/A | 9 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | 16 | 4.0 | 64.2 | -3.7 | |
N/A | 5 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 16 | 4.0 | 64.0 | -3.8 | |
N/A | 7 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 0.3 | 0 | 16 | 4.0 | 63.8 | -3.9 | |
N/A | 7 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 0.3 | 0 | 16 | 3.9 | 62.8 | -4.4 | |
N/A | 7 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 0.1 | 0 | 16 | 3.9 | 62.6 | -4.5 | |
N/A | 13 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 16 | 3.9 | 62.0 | -4.8 | |
N/A | 13 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 0.3 | 0 | 16 | 3.9 | 61.8 | -4.9 | |
N/A | 5 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 0.3 | 0 | 16 | 3.7 | 59.8 | -5.8 | |
N/A | 13 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0.3 | 0 | 16 | 3.6 | 56.8 | -7.2 | |
N/A | 14 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 0.1 | 0 | 16 | 3.5 | 56.6 | -7.3 | |
N/A | 14 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0.3 | 0 | 16 | 3.4 | 53.8 | -8.6 |
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