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After the year he had last year, LaRon Landry starts the year off as the top DB to own in all IDP formats

Antoine Bethea is often underrated on the field compared to his peers, but he is a top-10 DB due to his consistency and versatility

UPDATED 8/8/2011

Below is a listing of the 2011 Re-Draft IDP Rankings for Defensive Backs.
For our readers’ benefit and researching pleasure we also have a separate article with Dynasty Rankings.
For rankings purposes, all DBs have been lumped together in these rankings. Some leagues will draw a distinction between Cornerbacks and Safeties. As any experienced IDPer knows, it is typically best to target the Safeties early and often amongst DBs. This is particularly true for Strong Safeties (SS) that play “in the box” and accumulate more tackles. That does not mean, however, that Cornerbacks (CB) or Free Safeties (FS) are worthless. You will see a bunch of them mixed in amongst the rankings.
So without further ado, here they are:

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1LaRon LandryWASStill #1 but his injury is a little scary

2T.J.WardCLE

3Tyvon BranchOAKRises up when Huff re-signed and he stays at SS

4Donte WhitnerSFNot a bad landing spot in SF

5Bernard PollardBALVery nice landing spot. Landry put up 110+ tackles here last year. Pollard could maintain his tackling prowess

6Eric BerryKC

7Roman HarperNOJust a function of other players moving up

8Yeremiah BellMIA

9Quentin MikellSTLShould remain close to a top-10 DB as the SS in STL

10Earl ThomasSEA

11Antione BetheaIND

12Patrick ChungNE

13Eric WeddleSD

14Louis DelmasDET

15Michael GriffinTEN

16Kerry RhodesAZWilson's injury means enhanced opportunities for Rhodes

17Terrell ThomasNYG

18Cortland FinneganTEN

19Morgan BurnettGB

20Daniel ManningHOUBig bonus landing in HOU. If he starts at SS he will be huge. He should deserve this spot even at FS, however

21DeAngelo HallWAS

22Antoine WinfieldMIN

23Jaiquawn JarettPHI

24Devin McCourtyNE

25Charles WoodsonGB

26Courtney GreenJAX

27Dawan LandryJAXPlaying FS in JAX hurts his value

28Adrian WilsonAZBicep injury drags him down

29Brent GrimesATL

30Glover QuinHOUMoving up. Especially if he becomes the SS replacing Pollard and not D.Manning

31Patrick PetersonAZ

32Oshiomogho AtogweWAS

33Joe HadenCLE

34Jerraud PowersIND

35Alterraun VernerTEN

36Malcolm JenkinsNO

37Charles TillmanCHI

38Rahim MooreDENStarting, but at FS

39Troy PolamaluPIT

40Melvin BullittINDValue rises as he is the surefire starting SS in town now

41Nate ClementsCIN

42Brandon FlowersKC

43Michael HuffOAKValue stabilizes by remaining in OAK

44Richard MarshallCAR

45Brian DawkinsDENOne more year at SS in Denver

46Charles GodfreyCAR

47Antrel RolleNYG

48Dashon GoldsonSF

49Leon HallCIN

50Bob SandersSD

Yeremiah Bell is still racking up tackles for the Dolphins and until that stops, he will remain a yearly DB1

TJ Ward will continue to grow and be a force as long as he can hang on to a starting job in Cleveland. A FS with 120+ tackles is near impossible to find and to duplicate.

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