This year’s IDP rankings are headlined by the Houston Texans’ J.J. Watt. The massive defensive end notched 10.5 sacks last season after 20.5 in 2012 and still ranks atop this list because he is simply the best talent on the defensive side of the ball.
Houston was 2-14 last season and the defense played from behind a lot, which translated to a lot of running plays and the 25-year-old topped 60 total tackles for the second consecutive season. Now that he has another potentially elite pass-rusher in the No. 1 overall pick, Jadeyvon Clowney, rushing on the opposite side of the line, expect Watt to lead the league in sacks again in 2014.
There are a lot of great players ranked below and these may change considerably over the next month as the preseason kicks off. There figures to be some injuries and shuffling of depth charts, so stay tuned as more IDP articles are soon to come.
2014 IDP Rankings
