Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 17
ECR™ | Expert Consensus Ranking
LB Rankings - Week 17:
Consensus of 12 Experts
Latest Update: 12/30/2012 (?)
| Rank | Player (pos, , matchup) | Best | Worst | Ave | Std Dev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Laurinaitis (LB, STL at SEA) | 1 | 6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | |
| 2 | Daryl Washington (LB, ARI at SF) S | 1 | 10 | 4.3 | 2.8 | |
| 3 | Bobby Wagner (LB, SEA vs STL) | 1 | 18 | 5.3 | 5.1 | |
| 4 | Chad Greenway (LB, MIN vs GB) | 1 | 18 | 6.4 | 5.1 | |
| 5 | Luke Kuechly (LB, CAR at NO) | 2 | 23 | 7.0 | 5.5 | |
| 6 | Navorro Bowman (LB, SF vs ARI) | 3 | 19 | 7.4 | 4.6 | |
| 7 | Patrick Willis (LB, SF vs ARI) | 1 | 23 | 8.8 | 5.4 | |
| 8 | Lavonte David (LB, TB at ATL) | 4 | 26 | 8.8 | 5.7 | |
| 9 | London Fletcher (LB, WAS vs DAL) Q | 5 | 17 | 9.5 | 3.8 | |
| 10 | Paul Posluszny (LB, JAC at TEN) | 1 | 25 | 11.8 | 7.2 | |
| 11 | Karlos Dansby (LB, ARI at SF) | 7 | 33 | 12.4 | 6.4 | |
| 12 | Jerod Mayo (LB, NE vs MIA) | 8 | 18 | 12.4 | 3.0 | |
| 13 | Derrick Johnson (LB, KC at DEN) | 3 | 19 | 12.7 | 4.0 | |
| 14 | Wesley Woodyard (LB, DEN vs KC) | 5 | 26 | 15.4 | 6.2 | |
| 15 | Von Miller (LB, DEN vs KC) P | 3 | 36 | 15.9 | 8.4 | |
| 16 | Lawrence Timmons (LB, PIT vs CLE) | 10 | 29 | 18.8 | 4.8 | |
| 17 | Jerrell Freeman (LB, IND vs HOU) | 8 | 29 | 18.2 | 5.4 | |
| 18 | Curtis Lofton (LB, NO vs CAR) | 12 | 35 | 20.3 | 7.1 | |
| 19 | Sean Weatherspoon (LB, ATL vs TB) | 14 | 42 | 20.6 | 7.5 | |
| 20 | Aldon Smith (LB, SF vs ARI) Q | 9 | 30 | 19.9 | 5.5 | |
| 21 | DeMeco Ryans (LB, PHI at NYG) | 5 | 39 | 22.4 | 9.3 | |
| 22 | Anthony Spencer (DE, DAL at WAS) | 10 | 73 | 25.8 | 17.5 | |
| 23 | Vontaze Burfict (LB, CIN vs BAL) | 17 | 37 | 24.4 | 6.6 | |
| 24 | Lance Briggs (LB, CHI at DET) | 14 | 32 | 23.9 | 5.6 | |
| 25 | David Harris (LB, NYJ at BUF) | 13 | 44 | 27.1 | 9.4 | |
| 26 | Perry Riley (LB, WAS vs DAL) | 9 | 39 | 26.1 | 8.1 | |
| 27 | Brad Jones (LB, GB at MIN) | 18 | 53 | 29.9 | 11.7 | |
| 28 | Demarcus Ware (DE, DAL at WAS) Q | 12 | 56 | 34.1 | 15.8 | |
| 29 | D'Qwell Jackson (LB, CLE at PIT) | 20 | 34 | 27.5 | 4.1 | |
| 30 | Donald Butler (LB, SD vs OAK) | 19 | 129 | 41.7 | 36.3 | |
| 31 | James Harrison (LB, CIN vs BAL) | 9 | 45 | 32.8 | 11.6 | |
| 32 | Thomas Davis (LB, CAR at NO) | 22 | 43 | 29.7 | 6.5 | |
| 33 | Russell Allen (LB, JAC at TEN) | 12 | 39 | 31.4 | 7.8 | |
| 34 | Jo-Lonn Dunbar (LB, STL at SEA) | 13 | 51 | 31.5 | 10.3 | |
| 35 | Stephen Tulloch (LB, DET vs CHI) | 14 | 40 | 30.1 | 7.4 | |
| 36 | Zach Brown (LB, TEN vs JAC) | 16 | 50 | 33.4 | 9.1 | |
| 37 | Philip Wheeler (LB, MIA at NE) | 22 | 37 | 30.0 | 4.5 | |
| 38 | Josh Bynes (LB, BAL at CIN) | 16 | 130 | 48.6 | 41.2 | |
| 39 | A.J. Hawk (LB, GB at MIN) | 21 | 43 | 34.4 | 8.1 | |
| 40 | Chase Blackburn (LB, CAR at NO) | 15 | 57 | 42.6 | 16.0 | |
| 41 | Dannell Ellerbe (LB, MIA at NE) | 21 | 40 | 32.2 | 7.0 | |
| 42 | Pat Angerer (LB, IND vs HOU) Q | 20 | 65 | 41.9 | 12.4 | |
| 43 | Rob Ninkovich (DE, NE vs MIA) | 25 | 55 | 41.7 | 11.1 | |
| 44 | Mason Foster (LB, TB at ATL) | 22 | 58 | 42.6 | 10.1 | |
| 45 | Clay Matthews (LB, GB at MIN) | 24 | 51 | 38.3 | 8.7 | |
| 46 | Nick Barnett (LB, ) | 26 | 49 | 39.6 | 8.5 | |
| 47 | Larry Foote (LB, PIT vs CLE) | 27 | 52 | 41.9 | 8.2 | |
| 48 | Rey Maualuga (LB, CIN vs BAL) | 27 | 54 | 41.8 | 7.9 | |
| 49 | Miles Burris (LB, OAK at SD) P | 28 | 48 | 41.8 | 6.6 | |
| 50 | Jasper Brinkley (LB, ARI at SF) | 31 | 108 | 54.1 | 23.5 | |
| 51 | Kevin Burnett (LB, OAK at SD) | 31 | 60 | 46.0 | 9.3 | |
| 52 | Akeem Ayers (LB, TEN vs JAC) | 32 | 98 | 59.0 | 21.5 | |
| 53 | K.J. Wright (LB, SEA vs STL) | 34 | 54 | 44.3 | 6.0 | |
| 54 | Dont'a Hightower (LB, NE vs MIA) | 36 | 71 | 55.0 | 14.4 | |
| 55 | Michael Boley (LB, ) | 38 | 65 | 53.4 | 8.9 | |
| 56 | Paris Lenon (LB, ) | 38 | 51 | 44.3 | 4.1 | |
| 57 | Justin Houston (LB, KC at DEN) | 41 | 86 | 59.4 | 16.9 | |
| 58 | Erin Henderson (LB, MIN vs GB) | 43 | 72 | 55.0 | 11.5 | |
| 59 | Nick Roach (LB, OAK at SD) | 44 | 62 | 53.0 | 8.1 | |
| 60 | James Anderson (LB, CHI at DET) | 47 | 101 | 74.0 | 27.0 | |
| 61 | Brandon Spikes (LB, NE vs MIA) | 47 | 84 | 60.0 | 14.5 | |
| 62 | Stephen Nicholas (LB, ATL vs TB) | 47 | 56 | 52.0 | 3.7 | |
| 63 | Ryan Kerrigan (LB, WAS vs DAL) | 48 | 75 | 60.3 | 11.1 | |
| 64 | Justin Durant (LB, DAL at WAS) | 48 | 61 | 54.3 | 4.8 | |
| 65 | DeAndre Levy (LB, DET vs CHI) | 49 | 91 | 64.3 | 18.9 | |
| 66 | Akeem Dent (LB, ATL vs TB) | 50 | 91 | 76.3 | 18.7 | |
| 67 | Craig Robertson (LB, CLE at PIT) | 50 | 67 | 57.0 | 7.3 | |
| 68 | Takeo Spikes (LB, ) | 52 | 61 | 56.8 | 3.5 | |
| 69 | Tamba Hali (LB, KC at DEN) | 53 | 67 | 58.8 | 5.2 | |
| 70 | Bront Bird (LB, SD vs OAK) | 55 | 127 | 91.0 | 36.0 | |
| 71 | Jonathan Vilma (LB, NO vs CAR) | 55 | 95 | 77.7 | 16.8 | |
| 72 | Ahmad Brooks (LB, SF vs ARI) | 56 | 64 | 60.0 | 4.0 | |
| 73 | Connor Barwin (LB, PHI at NYG) | 57 | 90 | 69.7 | 14.5 | |
| 74 | Paul Kruger (LB, CLE at PIT) | 57 | 85 | 71.0 | 14.0 | |
| 75 | Mychal Kendricks (LB, PHI at NYG) | 60 | 134 | 97.0 | 37.0 | |
| 76 | Kelvin Sheppard (LB, IND vs HOU) | 60 | 65 | 62.0 | 2.2 | |
| 77 | Brooks Reed (LB, HOU at IND) Q | 64 | 68 | 66.0 | 2.0 | |
| 78 | Ernie Sims (LB, DAL at WAS) | 64 | 66 | 65.0 | 1.0 | |
| 79 | LaMarr Woodley (LB, PIT vs CLE) | 68 | 82 | 75.0 | 7.0 | |
| 80 | Shaun Phillips (DE, DEN vs KC) | 69 | 70 | 69.5 | 0.5 | |
| 81 | Robert Mathis (LB, IND vs HOU) | 71 | 75 | 73.0 | 2.0 | |
| 82 | Will Witherspoon (LB, ) | 73 | 107 | 90.0 | 17.0 | |
| 83 | Bryan Scott (LB, BUF vs NYJ) | 74 | 104 | 89.0 | 15.0 | |
| 84 | Bradie James (LB, ) | 74 | 88 | 81.0 | 7.0 | |
| 85 | Sam Acho (LB, ARI at SF) | 76 | 93 | 84.5 | 8.5 | |
| 86 | Calvin Pace (LB, NYJ at BUF) | 77 | 81 | 79.0 | 2.0 | |
| 87 | Bart Scott (LB, ) | 77 | 79 | 78.0 | 1.0 | |
| 88 | D.J. Williams (LB, CHI at DET) | 79 | 114 | 96.5 | 17.5 | |
| 89 | Keith Rivers (LB, NYG vs PHI) | 80 | 95 | 87.5 | 7.5 | |
| 90 | Kaluka Maiava (LB, OAK at SD) | 82 | 94 | 88.0 | 6.0 | |
| 91 | Koa Misi (LB, MIA at NE) | 84 | 102 | 93.0 | 9.0 | |
| 92 | Whitney Mercilus (LB, HOU at IND) | 86 | 105 | 95.5 | 9.5 | |
| 93 | Leroy Hill (LB, ) | 87 | 122 | 104.5 | 17.5 | |
| 94 | Mathias Kiwanuka (DE, NYG vs PHI) | 89 | 100 | 94.5 | 5.5 | |
| 95 | David Hawthorne (LB, NO vs CAR) | 90 | 94 | 92.0 | 2.0 | |
| 96 | Manny Lawson (LB, BUF vs NYJ) | 92 | 121 | 106.5 | 14.5 | |
| 97 | Jarret Johnson (LB, SD vs OAK) | 93 | 109 | 101.0 | 8.0 | |
| 98 | Akeem Jordan (LB, KC at DEN) | 96 | 96 | 96.0 | 0.0 |
"Latest Update" refers to when we last checked for revised rankings. Please note that we have no control over how frequently the experts update their rankings. The publish date is provided for each expert to give you an idea of how fresh their rankings are.
Injury Alerts: P = Probable, Q = Questionable, O = Out, IR = Injured Reserve, S = Suspension
