| Projections by position: | QB | RB | WR | TE | PK | TD | DT | DE | ILB | OLB | CB | S | RET | ||||
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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: DE
NOTE: these are John Norton's projections (last modified: September 1).
Other John Norton projections: [DT] [DE] [ILB] [OLB] [CB] [S]
Other staffers' DE projections: [Rudnicki]
| RNK | NAME | TM | G | TKL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | PD | FPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.J. Watt | HOU / 8 | 16 | 60 | 18 | 17.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 209.00 |
| 2 | Cameron Wake | MIA / 6 | 16 | 40 | 13 | 14.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 154.25 |
| 3 | DeMarcus Ware | DEN / 9 | 16 | 42 | 21 | 12.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 151.25 |
| 4 | Jared Allen | CHI / 8 | 16 | 41 | 14 | 13.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 148.50 |
| 5 | Greg Hardy | CAR / 4 | 16 | 40 | 18 | 12.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 146.00 |
| 6 | Jason Pierre-Paul | NYG / 9 | 16 | 42 | 22 | 11.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 143.00 |
| 7 | Mario Williams | BUF / 12 | 16 | 45 | 17 | 11.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 140.75 |
| 8 | Chandler Jones | NE / 10 | 16 | 37 | 24 | 11.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 138.00 |
| 9 | Calais Campbell | ARI / 9 | 16 | 48 | 15 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 136.25 |
| 10 | Charles Johnson | CAR / 4 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 12.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 135.75 |
| 11 | Osi Umenyiora | ATL / 6 | 16 | 36 | 13 | 11.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 134.75 |
| 12 | Michael Johnson | TB / 5 | 16 | 37 | 18 | 12.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 133.50 |
| 13 | Rob Ninkovich | NE / 10 | 16 | 36 | 26 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 132.50 |
| 14 | Carlos Dunlap | CIN / 12 | 16 | 36 | 13 | 10.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 129.75 |
| 15 | Julius Peppers | GB / 4 | 16 | 36 | 7 | 11.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 129.25 |
| 16 | Derrick Morgan | TEN / 8 | 16 | 39 | 22 | 10.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 127.50 |
| 17 | Lamarr Houston | CHI / 8 | 16 | 45 | 19 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 124.75 |
| 18 | Justin Smith | SF / 9 | 16 | 45 | 19 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 124.75 |
| 19 | Chris Long | STL / 11 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 13.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 123.25 |
| 20 | Lamarr Woodley | OAK / 7 | 16 | 37 | 12 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 122.00 |
| 21 | Muhammad Wilkerson | NYJ / 10 | 16 | 39 | 26 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 118.50 |
| 22 | Justin Tuck | OAK / 7 | 16 | 35 | 17 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 116.25 |
| 23 | Robert Quinn | STL / 11 | 16 | 32 | 6 | 11.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 115.50 |
| 24 | Jason Babin | JAX / 9 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 112.75 |
| 25 | Cameron Jordan | NO / 7 | 16 | 37 | 24 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 112.50 |
| 26 | Corey Wootton | MIN / 5 | 16 | 38 | 11 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 112.25 |
| 27 | Anthony Spencer | DAL / 11 | 16 | 36 | 14 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 111.50 |
| 28 | Derek Wolfe | DEN / 9 | 16 | 36 | 14 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 111.50 |
| 29 | Cliff Avril | SEA / 12 | 16 | 31 | 15 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 110.25 |
| 30 | Adrian Clayborn | TB / 5 | 16 | 35 | 13 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 107.75 |
| 31 | Fletcher Cox | PHI / 12 | 16 | 36 | 9 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 106.75 |
| 32 | Corey Liuget | SD / 8 | 16 | 39 | 15 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 106.25 |
| 33 | Ahtyba Rubin | CLE / 10 | 16 | 41 | 17 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 105.25 |
| 34 | Jason Hunter | OAK / 7 | 16 | 39 | 14 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 104.00 |
| 35 | Brian Robison | MIN / 5 | 16 | 35 | 11 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 103.75 |
| 36 | DaQuan Bowers | TB / 5 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 103.25 |
| 37 | Margus Hunt | CIN / 12 | 16 | 28 | 19 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 99.75 |
| 38 | Ezekiel Ansah | DET / 9 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 99.50 |
| 39 | Kroy Biermann | ATL / 6 | 16 | 35 | 15 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 97.25 |
| 40 | Jeremy Mincey | DAL / 11 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 96.50 |
| 41 | Darnell Dockett | ARI / 9 | 16 | 33 | 12 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 95.00 |
| 42 | Tyson Alualu | JAX / 9 | 16 | 38 | 13 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 92.25 |
| 43 | Arthur Jones | IND / 8 | 16 | 31 | 21 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 91.75 |
| 44 | Desmond Bryant | CLE / 10 | 16 | 33 | 18 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 90.00 |
| 45 | Jason Jones | DET / 9 | 16 | 31 | 13 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87.25 |
| 46 | Dion Jordan | MIA / 6 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86.50 |
| 47 | Olivier Vernon | MIA / 6 | 16 | 33 | 12 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86.50 |
| 48 | Chris Clemons | JAX / 9 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 84.25 |
| 49 | Everson Griffen | MIN / 5 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 83.50 |
| 50 | Kamerion Wimbley | TEN / 8 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 82.50 |
| 51 | Mathias Kiwanuka | NYG / 9 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 82.00 |
| 52 | Brett Keisel | PIT / 5 | 16 | 26 | 18 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 81.00 |
| 53 | Cory Redding | IND / 8 | 16 | 29 | 13 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80.25 |
| 54 | Tyson Jackson | ATL / 6 | 16 | 36 | 9 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79.75 |
| 55 | John Abraham | ARI / 9 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79.25 |
| 56 | Antonio Smith | OAK / 7 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78.00 |
| 57 | Stanley McClover | HOU / 8 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77.25 |
| 58 | William Hayes | STL / 11 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77.00 |
| 59 | Cornellius Carradine | SF / 9 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76.75 |
| 60 | Shea McClellin | CHI / 8 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72.00 |
| 61 | Willie Young | CHI / 8 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70.25 |
| 62 | Malliciah Goodman | ATL / 6 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69.75 |
| 63 | Ray McDonald | SF / 9 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68.00 |
| 64 | Andre Branch | JAX / 9 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67.00 |
| 65 | Stephen Bowen | WAS / 5 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63.50 |
| 66 | George Selvie | DAL / 11 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62.75 |
| 67 | Damontre Moore | NYG / 9 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62.00 |
| 68 | Evander Hood | JAX / 9 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60.25 |
| 69 | Israel Idonije | CHI / 8 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| 70 | Datone Jones | GB / 4 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59.75 |
| 71 | Rufus Johnson | NO / 7 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58.75 |
| 72 | Chris Canty | BAL / 8 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58.25 |
| 73 | Glenn Dorsey | SF / 9 | 16 | 29 | 14 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.00 |
| 74 | Ryan Pickett | GB / 4 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53.50 |
| 75 | Rob Jackson | WAS / 5 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52.25 |
| 76 | Jack Crawford | OAK / 7 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.75 |
| 77 | Mike DeVito | KC / 10 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.75 |
| 78 | Robert Ayers | NYG / 9 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46.75 |
| 79 | Isaac Sopoaga | PHI / 12 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46.25 |
| 80 | Jake Bequette | NE / 10 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.25 |
| 81 | Akiem Hicks | NO / 7 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.00 |
| 82 | Robert Geathers | CIN / 12 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.75 |
| 83 | Jared Crick | HOU / 8 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.25 |
| 84 | C.J. Wilson | OAK / 7 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.00 |
| 85 | William Gholston | TB / 5 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.00 |
| 86 | Frank Alexander | CAR / 4 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.25 |
| 87 | Adam Carriker | WAS / 5 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.25 |
| 88 | Vinny Curry | PHI / 12 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.75 |
| 89 | Quanterus Smith | DEN / 9 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.50 |
| 90 | Pernell McPhee | BAL / 8 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.50 |
| 91 | Lawrence Sidbury Jr | IND / 8 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| 92 | Allen Bailey | KC / 10 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.00 |
| 93 | Cameron Heyward | PIT / 5 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.50 |
| 94 | Red Bryant | JAX / 9 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.25 |
| 95 | Ronnell Lewis | DET / 9 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.75 |
| 96 | Frostee Rucker | ARI / 9 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.00 |
| 97 | Jarius Wynn | BUF / 12 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.00 |
| 98 | Turk McBride | CHI / 8 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.75 |
| 99 | Sam Montgomery | CIN / 12 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.50 |
| 100 | Billy Winn | CLE / 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.50 |
| 101 | Jay Richardson | NO / 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 102 | Greg Romeus | NO / 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 103 | Brian Sanford | CLE / 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 104 | Tyler Brayton | IND / 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 105 | Kyle Vanden Bosch | DET / 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 106 | Kyle Wilber | DAL / 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 107 | Brandon Deaderick | JAX / 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 108 | Mark Anderson | BUF / 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 109 | Thomas Keiser | SD / 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 110 | Chris Kelsay | BUF / 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 111 | Phillip Hunt | PHI / 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 112 | Devin Taylor | DET / 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 113 | Andre Carter | NE / 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 114 | Marcus Dixon | TEN / 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 115 | Tyrone Crawford | DAL / 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 116 | Kenyon Coleman | NO / 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 117 | Austen Lane | CHI / 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 118 | Lawrence Jackson | MIN / 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 119 | Ronald Talley | ARI / 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 120 | Lavar Edwards | TEN / 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
