Defense-Special Teams Rankings

by Greg Schoen | December 20, 2011 2:00 pm

A Great Tool when considering Transactions and Trades

Player projections are great, but how often are they actually right? Projections are NEVER going to be dead on, but they are a good frame of reference. They allow you to compare players relative to each other.

And that is really what Fantasy Football is all about: comparing players relative to each other. You don’t really need to be completely perfect in your projections; you just need to be able to make an accurate comparison.

So when I analyze Fantasy Football players, I like to compare them using several different categories. And again, within each category, I am making relative comparisons. I look at Past Performance (Recent Fantasy Points), Future Performance (Projections), Consistency, Opportunity, and Strength of Schedule.

Put it all together and it gives you a terrific tool. It gives you THE BEST DAMN PLAYER RANKINGS!

Recent FP: Recent Fantasy Points. Generally speaking I look at the last 12 games ( I don’t include Week 17) that a player has completed. Sometimes this involves including games from previous seasons.

Con: Consistency: How often does a player have a “Good” game. “Good” game definition: QB>19 FP, RB & WR>12, TE>10, and D/ST & PK>8. Again, I look at the last 12 games that a player has completed.

Oppo: Opportunity: This includes passing and rushing attempts, as well as “targets.” For Defenses, Opportunities are sacks; sacks are the key predictor.

SOS: Strength of Schedule

Within the Player Rankings, please realize that players are tiered; all players receiving the same Total Grade are comparable.

	Name		Recent FP	Con.	Oppo.	SOS	Total	Bye
D/ST1	BAL	BAL	A+	C	A+	C	B+	5
D/ST2	PHI	PHI	A	C	A+	C	B	7
D/ST3	SEA	SEA	A+	C	C	C	B	6
D/ST4	GB	GB	A+	D+	C-	B+	B	8
D/ST5	OAK	OAK	B	C	B+	C	B-	8
D/ST6	SF	SF	A	B-	B-	C	B-	7
D/ST7	DET	DET	A+	F	B+	C	B-	9
D/ST8	HOU	HOU	A-	D+	B+	C	B-	11
D/ST9	NYJ	NYJ	A	D+	C+	C	B-	8
D/ST10	CIN	CIN	B+	F	B+	C+	B-	7
D/ST11	CHI	CHI	A+	D+	C	C	B-	8
D/ST12	DEN	DEN	B	F	B+	B-	C+	6
D/ST13	SD	SD	B-	D-	C	A+	C+	6
D/ST14	DAL	DAL	B-	F	B+	C	C	5
D/ST15	NYG	NYG	C+	F	B	C	C	7
D/ST16	MIA	MIA	B-	C	B-	C	C	5
D/ST17	NE	NE	B+	F	B-	C	C	7
D/ST18	PIT	PIT	C	F	C	A-	C	11
D/ST19	WAS	WAS	C-	F	B	A+	C	5
D/ST20	STL	STL	C+	F	B	C	C	5
D/ST21	KC	KC	B+	F	C-	C	C-	6
D/ST22	MIN	MIN	C	F	A-	C	C-	9
D/ST23	ARZ	ARZ	C+	F	B	C	C-	6
D/ST24	BUF	BUF	B-	D-	D	C	C-	7
D/ST25	TEN	TEN	B-	F	D+	C	C-	6
D/ST26	JAC	JAC	B+	F	C-	C	C-	9
D/ST27	CAR	CAR	C-	F	C-	B+	C-	9
D/ST28	TB	TB	C	D-	D	C	C-	8
D/ST29	NO	NO	C-	F	C+	C	D+	11
D/ST30	ATL	ATL	C	F	C+	C	D	8
D/ST31	CLE	CLE	D	F	C	C	D-	5
D/ST32	IND	IND	D-	F	D	C	D-	11

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