What are NFL defensive tackle impact rankings?

FantasyHQ defensive tackle impact rankings grade players by on-field value using an impact score and letter grade. Higher scores reflect stronger overall performance for the listed season.

Who leads the 2018 Week 1 NFL defensive tackle impact rankings?

The current leaders are DJ Reader, Margus Hunt, Kawann Short.

How often are NFL defensive tackle impact rankings updated?

Rankings refresh when FantasyHQ syncs new impact data. Each player links to a profile with fantasy stats, snap counts, and advanced metrics.

2018 Defensive Tackle Week 1

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NFL defensive tackle impact rankings for week 1 of the 2018 season, with impact scores, grades, and player ranks.

Leaders DJ Reader · Margus Hunt · Kawann Short

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2018 NFL Defensive Tackle Leaders

2018 NFL Defensive Tackle impact rankings sorted by impact score and season rank.
#	Player	Team	Impact	Grade	Opp	Tk	Sacks	TFL	Pressures
1	DJ Reader HOU · DT	HOU	90.8	—	NE	4	2	2	4
2	Margus Hunt IND · DT	IND	90.3	—	CIN	2	2	3	3
3	Kawann Short CAR · DT	CAR	89.9	—	DAL	2	2	2	4
4	Fletcher Cox PHI · DT	PHI	88.0	—	ATL	1.5	1.5	1	6
5	Geno Atkins CIN · DT	CIN	87.6	—	IND	1.5	1	2	3
6	Cameron Heyward PIT · DT	PIT	86.5	—	CLE	6	1	1	1
7	Abry Jones JAX · DT	JAX	86.2	—	NYG	1.5	0	1	1
8	Robert Nkemdiche ARI · DT	ARI	85.4	—	WAS	3	1	1	5
9	Linval Joseph MIN · DT	MIN	84.3	—	SF	4	0	0	1
10	Akiem Hicks CHI · DT	CHI	84.0	—	GB	3	1	1	2
11	Kyle Williams BUF · DT	BUF	83.3	—	BAL	3.5	0.5	2	3
12	Sheldon Richardson MIN · DT	MIN	83.2	—	SF	5	0.5	0	4
13	Larry Ogunjobi CLE · DT	CLE	82.5	—	PIT	5	1	1	2
14	Malik Jackson JAX · DT	JAX	82.3	—	NYG	2.5	0	1	5
15	Jurrell Casey TEN · DT	TEN	81.8	—	—	2	0	2	1
16	Michael Brockers LAR · DT	LAR	81.8	—	LV	3.5	1	1	2
17	Gerald McCoy TB · DT	TB	79.4	—	NO	2	0	1	1
18	Ryan Glasgow CIN · DT	CIN	79.3	—	IND	4	0	1	1
19	Jarran Reed SEA · DT	SEA	79.2	—	DEN	5	0	0	1
20	Harrison Phillips BUF · DT	BUF	78.1	—	BAL	4	0	2	1
21	Maliek Collins DAL · DT	DAL	77.8	—	CAR	1	1	1	1
22	Daniel Ross DAL · DT	DAL	77.3	—	CAR	1.5	0	0	—
23	Tyeler Davison NO · DT	NO	77.3	—	TB	2.5	0	1	1
24	Lawrence Guy NE · DT	NE	76.6	—	HOU	3	0	0	2
25	Corey Peters ARI · DT	ARI	76.5	—	WAS	4.5	0	1	—
26	Grady Jarrett ATL · DT	ATL	76.3	—	PHI	3	0	0	3
27	Chris Jones KC · DT	KC	76.1	—	LAC	2	0	1	2
28	P.J. Hall LV · DT	LV	76.0	—	LA	2.5	0	1	—
29	Mike Daniels GB · DT	GB	75.5	—	CHI	3	1	0	3
30	Javon Hargrave PIT · DT	PIT	75.3	—	CLE	3.5	1	0	1
31	Damon Harrison DET · DT	DET	71.7	—	—	1.5	0	1	—
32	Ndamukong Suh LAR · DT	LAR	71.5	—	LV	3	0	0	1
33	Ricky Jean Francois DET · DT	DET	71.3	—	NYJ	3.5	0	0	1
34	Earl Mitchell SF · DT	SF	70.1	—	MIN	2.5	0	0	—
35	B.J. Hill NYG · DT	NYG	69.9	—	JAX	2.5	0	0	—
36	Quinton Jefferson SEA · DT	SEA	68.8	—	DEN	2.5	0	0	1
37	Eddie Goldman CHI · DT	CHI	68.5	—	GB	3	0	0	—
38	Garrison Smith ARI · DT	ARI	67.5	—	WAS	1	0	1	—
39	Kenny Clark GB · DT	GB	66.2	—	CHI	1.5	0	0	2
40	D.J. Jones SF · DT	SF	64.6	—	MIN	2	0	0	—
41	Deadrin Senat ATL · DT	ATL	64.0	—	PHI	2.5	0	0	—
42	Damion Square LAC · DT	LAC	63.7	—	KC	1	0	0	—
43	Shamar Stephen SEA · DT	SEA	63.4	—	DEN	1	0	0	1
44	Malcom Brown NE · DT	NE	62.8	—	HOU	1.5	0	0	1
45	Brandon Williams BAL · DT	BAL	62.6	—	BUF	2	0	0	—
46	Daron Payne WAS · DT	WAS	62.6	—	ARI	2.5	0	0	—
47	Vincent Taylor MIA · DT	MIA	62.5	—	TEN	2.5	0	0	—
48	Brandon Dunn HOU · DT	HOU	62.1	—	NE	2.5	0	0	—
49	Adolphus Washington CIN · DT	CIN	61.5	—	BAL	2	0	0	—
50	Michael Pierce BAL · DT	BAL	61.5	—	—	0.5	0	0	1

What are NFL defensive tackle impact rankings?: FantasyHQ defensive tackle impact rankings grade players by on-field value using an impact score and letter grade. Higher scores reflect stronger overall performance for the listed season.
Who leads the 2018 Week 1 NFL defensive tackle impact rankings?: The current leaders are DJ Reader, Margus Hunt, Kawann Short.
How often are NFL defensive tackle impact rankings updated?: Rankings refresh when FantasyHQ syncs new impact data. Each player links to a profile with fantasy stats, snap counts, and advanced metrics.

2018 NFL Defensive Tackle Leaders

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