| Projections by position: | QB | RB | WR | TE | PK | TD | DT | DE | ILB | OLB | CB | S | |||||
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| IDP projections by team: | AFC | BAL | BUF | CIN | CLE | DEN | HOU | IND | JAX | KC | MIA | NE | NYJ | OAK | PIT | SD | TEN | NFC | ARI | ATL | CAR | CHI | DAL | DET | GB | MIN | NO | NYG | PHI | SEA | SF | STL | TB | WAS |
Current projections: OLB
NOTE: these are John Norton's projections (last modified: September 1).
Other John Norton projections: [DT] [DE] [ILB] [OLB] [CB] [S]
Other staffers' OLB projections: [Rudnicki]
| RNK | NAME | TM | G | TKL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | PD | FPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Weatherspoon | ATL / 7 | 16 | 90 | 42 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 203.50 |
| 2 | Chad Greenway | MIN / 11 | 16 | 88 | 58 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 197.50 |
| 3 | Nick Barnett | BUF / 8 | 16 | 87 | 42 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 196.00 |
| 4 | DeMarcus Ware | DAL / 5 | 16 | 53 | 14 | 16.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 181.00 |
| 5 | Michael Boley | NYG / 11 | 16 | 86 | 31 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 178.25 |
| 6 | Lance Briggs | CHI / 6 | 16 | 87 | 21 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 177.75 |
| 7 | Von Miller | DEN / 7 | 16 | 61 | 19 | 12.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 177.25 |
| 8 | K.J. Wright | SEA / 11 | 16 | 83 | 32 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 174.50 |
| 9 | Stephen Nicholas | ATL / 7 | 16 | 77 | 40 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 174.50 |
| 10 | Justin Durant | DAL / 5 | 16 | 83 | 32 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 174.50 |
| 11 | Kevin Burnett | OAK / 5 | 16 | 81 | 22 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 174.00 |
| 12 | James Anderson | CHI / 6 | 16 | 74 | 35 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 169.75 |
| 13 | Lavonte David | TB / 5 | 16 | 82 | 23 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 167.25 |
| 14 | Clay Matthews | GB / 10 | 16 | 49 | 12 | 11.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 167.00 |
| 15 | Mychal Kendricks | PHI / 7 | 16 | 80 | 26 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 166.50 |
| 16 | James Harrison | PIT / 4 | 16 | 60 | 20 | 10.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 165.50 |
| 17 | Thomas Howard | CIN / 8 | 16 | 74 | 40 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 163.00 |
| 18 | Akeem Ayers | TEN / 11 | 16 | 68 | 30 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 159.50 |
| 19 | Erin Henderson | MIN / 11 | 16 | 75 | 31 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 157.75 |
| 20 | Jo-Lonn Dunbar | STL / 9 | 16 | 76 | 24 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 157.00 |
| 21 | Tamba Hali | KC / 7 | 16 | 43 | 18 | 13.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 153.00 |
| 22 | Lamarr Woodley | PIT / 4 | 16 | 48 | 15 | 11.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 152.75 |
| 23 | Russell Allen | JAX / 6 | 16 | 69 | 31 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 151.25 |
| 24 | Leroy Hill | SEA / 11 | 16 | 73 | 24 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 149.50 |
| 25 | Daryl Smith | JAX / 6 | 16 | 65 | 29 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 147.75 |
| 26 | Wesley Woodyard | DEN / 7 | 16 | 79 | 26 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 145.00 |
| 27 | Sam Acho | ARI / 10 | 16 | 48 | 11 | 10.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 144.75 |
| 28 | Philip Wheeler | MIA / 7 | 16 | 74 | 23 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 143.75 |
| 29 | Shaun Phillips | SD / 7 | 16 | 45 | 12 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 142.50 |
| 30 | Aldon Smith | SF / 9 | 16 | 41 | 8 | 13.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 141.50 |
| 31 | David Hawthorne | NO / 6 | 16 | 62 | 28 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 139.00 |
| 32 | D.J. Williams | DEN / 7 | 10 | 58 | 17 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 138.75 |
| 33 | Robert Mathis | IND / 4 | 16 | 43 | 17 | 10.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 136.25 |
| 34 | Calvin Pace | NYJ / 9 | 16 | 52 | 18 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 136.00 |
| 35 | Jameel McClain | BAL / 8 | 16 | 59 | 35 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 135.75 |
| 36 | Ryan Kerrigan | WAS / 10 | 16 | 40 | 20 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 135.50 |
| 37 | Justin Houston | KC / 7 | 16 | 50 | 15 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 134.75 |
| 38 | Connor Barwin | PHI / 7 | 16 | 39 | 12 | 10.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 132.00 |
| 39 | Brian Orakpo | WAS / 10 | 16 | 35 | 23 | 10.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 131.75 |
| 40 | Brooks Reed | HOU / 8 | 16 | 42 | 19 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 131.25 |
| 41 | Nick Perry | GB / 10 | 16 | 43 | 11 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 130.25 |
| 42 | Paul Kruger | CLE / 10 | 16 | 41 | 21 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 128.75 |
| 43 | Dwight Freeney | IND / 4 | 16 | 36 | 11 | 11.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 125.25 |
| 44 | Mathias Kiwanuka | NYG / 11 | 16 | 57 | 21 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 120.25 |
| 45 | Anthony Spencer | DAL / 5 | 16 | 48 | 11 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 119.25 |
| 46 | Scott Fujita | CLE / 10 | 16 | 56 | 18 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 119.00 |
| 47 | Will Witherspoon | TEN / 11 | 16 | 56 | 18 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 118.00 |
| 48 | Rob Ninkovich | NE / 9 | 16 | 41 | 21 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 117.75 |
| 49 | DeAndre Levy | DET / 5 | 16 | 58 | 22 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 114.50 |
| 50 | Ahmad Brooks | SF / 9 | 16 | 37 | 10 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 111.50 |
| 51 | Melvin Ingram | SD / 7 | 16 | 40 | 12 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 109.50 |
| 52 | Miles Burris | OAK / 5 | 16 | 56 | 17 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 109.25 |
| 53 | Manny Lawson | BUF / 8 | 16 | 38 | 21 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 109.25 |
| 54 | Quincy Black | TB / 5 | 16 | 61 | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 109.00 |
| 55 | Aaron Maybin | CIN / 8 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 103.25 |
| 56 | OBrien Schofield | ARI / 10 | 16 | 39 | 9 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 98.75 |
| 57 | Koa Misi | MIA / 7 | 16 | 52 | 17 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 97.75 |
| 58 | Kirk Morrison | BUF / 8 | 16 | 51 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 95.50 |
| 59 | Scott Shanle | NO / 6 | 16 | 43 | 21 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 88.75 |
| 60 | Akeem Jordan | PHI / 7 | 16 | 46 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 84.00 |
| 61 | Bryan Scott | BUF / 8 | 16 | 35 | 13 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 82.75 |
| 62 | Kaluka Maiava | OAK / 5 | 16 | 41 | 21 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78.75 |
| 63 | Nick Roach | OAK / 5 | 16 | 46 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 78.00 |
| 64 | Keith Rivers | NYG / 11 | 16 | 38 | 14 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77.00 |
| 65 | Bryan Thomas | NYJ / 9 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72.00 |
| 66 | Whitney Mercilus | HOU / 8 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 71.75 |
| 67 | Albert McClellan | BAL / 8 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 71.50 |
| 68 | Demario Davis | NYJ / 9 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71.50 |
| 69 | Jason Worilds | PIT / 4 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67.00 |
| 70 | Jarret Johnson | SD / 7 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66.00 |
| 71 | Jonathan Casillas | TB / 5 | 16 | 34 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64.50 |
| 72 | Antwan Barnes | NYJ / 9 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62.00 |
| 73 | Brendon Ayanbadejo | BAL / 8 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52.25 |
| 74 | Parys Haralson | SF / 9 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.25 |
| 75 | Antwan Applewhite | CAR / 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.50 |
| 76 | Victor Butler | NO / 6 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.25 |
| 77 | Terrell Manning | GB / 10 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.00 |
| 78 | Garrett McIntyre | NYJ / 9 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.50 |
| 79 | Larry Grant | SF / 9 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.50 |
| 80 | John Chick | IND / 4 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.75 |
| 81 | Zach Brown | TEN / 11 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.25 |
| 82 | Andy Studebaker | KC / 7 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.75 |
| 83 | Larry English | SD / 7 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.75 |
| 84 | Quentin Groves | CLE / 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.25 |
| 85 | Geno Hayes | JAX / 6 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.25 |
| 86 | Mike Peterson | ATL / 7 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.50 |
| 87 | Arthur Moats | BUF / 8 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.50 |
| 88 | Brad Jones | GB / 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 |
| 89 | Cameron Sheffield | DAL / 5 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.25 |
| 90 | Kyle Wilber | DAL / 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| 91 | Thomas Davis | CAR / 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 92 | Tyrone McKenzie | MIN / 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 93 | Dontay Moch | CIN / 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 94 | Sean Spence | PIT / 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 95 | Adam Hayward | TB / 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 96 | Ashlee Palmer | DET / 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 97 | Gerald McRath | TEN / 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 98 | Roddrick Muckelroy | WAS / 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 99 | Douglas Hogue | DET / 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 100 | Robert Francois | GB / 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 101 | Nigel Bradham | BUF / 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 102 | Jordan Senn | CAR / 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 103 | Keenan Robinson | WAS / 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 104 | Kevin Bentley | IND / 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 105 | Jason Hunter | OAK / 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 106 | Stevenson Sylvester | PIT / 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 107 | Frank Zombo | KC / 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 108 | Jermaine Cunningham | NE / 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 109 | Brandon Marshall | JAX / 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 110 | Matthew McCoy | SEA / 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |


