More and more fantasy football leagues have started moving towards leagues with full defensive rosters. These types of leagues are called Individual Defensive Player leagues, or I.D.P. leagues. They include offensive and defensive players, which defensively normally consists of two defensive linemen, two linebackers, and two defensive backs. It gives fantasy addicts more of a reason to watch games, and thus more reasons to be competitive. Below are my top 50 fantasy football linebackers for the 2012 season:
1. ILB Patrick Willis, SF
2. OLB DeMarcus Ware, DAL
3. ILB Jerod Mayo, NE
4. ILB Curtis Lofton, NO
5. OLB Clay Matthews, GB
6. ILB London Fletcher, WSH
7. ILB NaVorro Bowman, SF
8. ILB Nick Barnett, BUF
9. OLB Von Miller, DEN
10. ILB Paul Posluszny, JAC
11. ILB James Laurinaitis, STL
12. ILB Sean Lee, DAL
13. ILB D’Qwell Jackson, CLE
15. ILB Brian Cushing , HOU
16. ILB Lawrence Timmons , PIT
17. ILB Desmond Bishop , GB
18. ILB Stephen Tulloch, DET
19. ILB Derrick Johnson , KC
20. ILB Pat Angerer, IND
21. OLB Brian Orakpo, WSH
22. ILB Sean Weatherspoon, ATL
23. ILB Luke Kuechly, CAR (Rookie)
24. ILB Brian Urlacher, CHI
25. OLB James Harrison, PIT
26. OLB James Anderson, CAR
27. OLB Dwight Freeney, IND
28. ILB DeMeco Ryans, PHI
30. OLB LaMarr Woodley, PIT
31. ILB E.J. Henderson, MIN
32. OLB Courtney Upshaw, BAL (Rookie)
33. OLB Daryl Smith, JAC
34. OLB Connor Barwin, HOU
35. OLB Ryan Kerrigan, WSH
36. ILB Akeem Dent, ATL
37. OLB Brooks Reed, HOU
38. ILB Lance Briggs, CHI
39. ILB Takeo Spikes, SD
40. ILB Ronaldo McClain, OAK
41. ILB Kevin Burnett, MIA
42. OLB Cameron Wake, MIA
43. OLB D. J. Williams, DEN
44. OLB Tamba Hali, KC
45. ILB David Harris, NYJ
46. ILB Michael Boley, NYG
47. OLB Akeem Ayers, TEN
48. OLB David Hawthorne, NO
49.ILB Barrett Ruud, SEA
50. OLB Mychal Kendricks, PHI (Rookie)
