Average draft analysis is a great way to get an edge on your opponents by anticipating when to draft certain players. The following information is compiled from several major sources and represents the fantasy drafts that have taken place starting in May 2011 . In addition to the overall draft positions, we have also created separate listings for each position. Please remember to use this information for good and not evil.

 
2011 Defensive Player Average Draft Position Top 100 IDP -Data thru September 5,2011

Rank Player Team Position Bye
Week
Average
Ranking
Avg. Draft
Position
Number
Drafts
Selected
# 1 Patrick Willis LB 7 1.00 66.14 277
# 2 Jerod Mayo LB 7 2.00 74.64 275
# 3 Lawrence Timmons LB 11 3.00 87.06 274
# 4 Ndamukong Suh DT 9 4.00 92.26 266
# 5 Justin Tuck DE 7 5.00 93.02 267
# 6 Jon Beason LB 9 6.00 97.41 264
# 7 Paul Posluszny LB 9 7.00 99.89 265
# 8 Jared Allen DE 9 8.00 102.96 267
# 9 Clay Matthews LB 8 9.00 105.70 270
# 10 James Laurinaitis LB 5 10.00 106.30 265
# 11 Trent Cole DE 7 11.00 113.41 260
# 12 Stephen Tulloch LB 9 12.00 115.98 259
# 13 Julius Peppers DE 8 13.00 117.60 259
# 14 Terrell Suggs DE 5 14.00 118.65 258
# 15 Eric Berry S 6 15.00 122.63 264
# 16 James Harrison LB 11 16.00 124.90 264
# 17 LaRon Landry S 5 17.00 125.96 261
# 18 Curtis Lofton LB 8 18.00 127.57 251
# 19 Chad Greenway LB 9 19.00 130.26 251
# 20 Ray Lewis LB 5 20.00 130.82 263
# 21 DJ Williams LB 6 21.00 135.07 250
# 22 Demarcus Ware LB 5 22.00 136.74 258
# 23 Derrick Johnson LB 6 23.00 137.10 246
# 24 T.J. Ward S 5 24.00 141.57 247
# 25 Charles Johnson DE 9 25.00 142.14 248
# 26 Desmond Bishop LB 8 26.00 143.27 244
# 27 Brian Urlacher LB 8 27.00 146.31 256
# 28 Troy Polamalu S 11 28.00 146.71 257
# 29 DeMeco Ryans LB 11 29.00 149.65 239
# 30 Tyvon Branch S 8 30.00 153.14 250
# 31 Brian Cushing LB 11 31.00 160.54 240
# 32 Patrick Chung S 7 32.00 164.09 244
# 33 Robert Mathis DE 11 33.00 165.46 244
# 34 Osi Umenyiora DE 7 34.00 168.95 231
# 35 London Fletcher LB 5 35.00 169.56 240
# 36 Elvis Dumervil DE 6 36.00 169.58 250
# 37 Barrett Ruud LB 6 37.00 169.71 233
# 38 James Anderson LB 9 38.00 170.04 228
# 39 Jonathan Vilma LB 11 39.00 172.62 223
# 40 Rolando McClain LB 8 40.00 175.53 224
# 41 Michael Griffin S 6 41.00 179.80 235
# 42 Donte Whitner S 7 42.00 182.74 236
# 43 Mario Williams LB 11 43.00 183.95 230
# 44 Carlos Dunlap DE 7 44.00 186.03 219
# 45 Charles Woodson CB 8 45.00 187.66 255
# 46 Haloti Ngata DT 5 46.00 188.28 227
# 47 Devin McCourty CB 7 47.00 189.14 227
# 48 Kerry Rhodes S 6 48.00 190.08 231
# 49 David Harris LB 8 49.00 195.50 217
# 50 Deangelo Hall CB 5 50.00 197.25 233
# 51 Chris Long DE 5 51.00 199.43 227
# 52 Daryl Washington LB 6 52.00 199.44 208
# 53 Justin Smith DE 7 53.00 199.76 230
# 54 Yeremiah Bell S 5 54.00 200.17 235
# 55 David Hawthorne LB 6 55.00 202.73 222
# 56 Karlos Dansby LB 5 56.00 203.00 214
# 57 Jason Pierre-Paul DE 7 57.00 203.23 221
# 58 Roman Harper S 11 58.00 203.68 228
# 59 Bernard Pollard S 5 59.00 207.44 222
# 60 D'Qwell Jackson LB 5 60.00 210.67 217
# 61 Kyle Williams DT 7 61.00 212.20 216
# 62 LaMarr Woodley LB 11 62.00 212.33 214
# 63 Eric Weddle S 6 63.00 213.17 227
# 64 Matt Shaughnessy DE 8 64.00 214.10 216
# 65 Lance Briggs LB 8 65.00 220.03 217
# 66 Jason Babin DE 7 66.00 221.31 220
# 67 Joe Haden CB 5 67.00 221.61 208
# 68 Patrick Peterson CB 6 68.00 221.70 205
# 69 John Abraham DE 8 69.00 224.71 225
# 70 Charles Tillman CB 8 70.00 227.67 218
# 71 Earl Thomas S 6 71.00 228.45 209
# 72 Quintin Mikell S 5 72.00 229.37 217
# 73 Von Miller LB 6 73.00 229.59 202
# 74 Rey Maualuga LB 7 74.00 230.26 202
# 75 A.J. Hawk LB 8 75.00 233.69 210
# 76 Tamba Hali LB 6 76.00 236.67 203
# 77 Edward Reed S 5 77.00 238.05 222
# 78 Calais Campbell DE 6 78.00 239.10 205
# 79 Dwight Freeney DE 11 79.00 240.67 222
# 80 Louis Delmas S 9 80.00 246.31 205
# 81 Cortland Finnegan CB 6 81.00 250.07 203
# 82 Darnell Dockett DE 6 82.00 258.79 208
# 83 Dawan Landry S 9 83.00 259.19 205
# 84 Antoine Bethea S 11 84.00 260.02 202
# 85 Ray Edwards DE 8 85.00 260.75 205
# 86 Mathias Kiwanuka LB 7 86.00 263.52 206
# 87 Michael Huff S 8 87.00 266.43 202
# 88 Brent Grimes CB 8 88.00 267.42 201
# 89 Kyle VandenBosch DE 9 89.00 272.84 207