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Notable Week 7 IDP Fantasy Football Performances from Sunday: Micah Parsons, K'Lavon Chaisson and More

Looking at some notable performances from defensive players from week 7 Sunday games.

Morgan Rode Oct 20th 9:16 AM EDT.

Oct 19, 2025; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Green Bay Packers defensive end Micah Parsons (1) pursues Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett (7) during the first half at State Farm Stadium. Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images
Oct 19, 2025; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Green Bay Packers defensive end Micah Parsons (1) pursues Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett (7) during the first half at State Farm Stadium. Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images

After looking over some fantasy football takeaways from offensive players, let's now do an IDP roundup from Sunday's games.

Here's the takeaway/IDP roundup from Thursday.

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Top Tacklers

Las Vegas got rocked by Kansas City on Sunday, but it led to some monster tackle showings.

Elandon Roberts has a league-leading 18 tackles, while Devin White had 16. Jeremy Chinn and Isaiah Pola-Mao finished with 10 tackles each.

Roberts has 40 tackles on the season, so this game looks like an outlier. His IDP value mostly comes on tackles, so while he'll be added after this outing, I wouldn't expect too many monster showings going forward.

White has 64 tackles on the season, so while this was a standout performance, he can be trusted on a weekly basis. He also has some other splash plays this season, so he should be in your IDP lineups pretty much every week.

Chinn has 48 tackles this season, so he's another pretty good weekly IDP option. He hasn't done a ton else, but on tackles alone, Chinn has weekly IDP value.

Pola-Mao has 39 tackles for the season, so this was probably a bit of an outlier for him too. He's a decent deeper-league IDP option.

This lopsided game shows the IDP value a bad team's defense can have across the board. So basically, don't overlook players on a bad team, because there's value in being on the field a ton.

LA Rams' Kam Curl had 10 tackles and a pass defensed on Sunday. He has 57 tackles, four passes defensed and two interceptions this season, so you can see he's a good weekly IDP option.

New York Jets' Jamien Sherwood had a sack among his 10 tackles this week - he also had a pass defensed. Sherwood has 70 tackles, the sack and three passes defensed, so he's another good IDP option every week.

Tennessee's Cedric Gray had 10 tackles, marking the fourth straight game he's been in double figures - again, another good IDP option playing for a poor team/defense. The second-year player is a good weekly option with his 70 tackles on the season.

New Orleans' Demario Davis had 10 tackles on Sunday, bringing him to 61 for the season. He's a good weekly IDP option, even at 36 years old.

Philadelphia's Zack Baun had 10 tackles in a win over the Vikings. He has 58 tackles and two sacks, plus a few other splash plays, so he's yet another good weekly IDP option.

New York Giants' Dane Belton had 10 tackles in the team's loss to Denver. He has 36 tackles on the season, so this was probably a bit of an outlier performance. 

Atlanta's Jessie Bates and JD Bertrand each posted 10 tackles. 

Bates has 39 tackles for the season, but at least seven in four of his six games. There's some decent IDP value in those numbers, although he hasn't added anything else this season.

Bertrand has 12 tackles on the season, so this came out of nowhere. He replaced Divine Deablo, who left with an injury, so if Deablo is out for an extended period, Bertrand will have some immediate IDP value.

Tatum Bethune had 10 tackles for a second straight week. He's helping fill in for the injured Fred Warner, and needs to be added in a lot of IDP leagues after what he's done in Warner's absence so far.

Credit: Imagn Images
Credit: Imagn Images

Sack Leaders

Micah Parsons had his best game as a Packer, finishing with three sacks among his five tackles. He has 5.5 sacks among his 16 tackles this season. Maybe this showing will get him rolling.

Carolina's Derrick Brown had two sacks among his seven tackles. He has three sacks and 26 tackles overall, plus three passes defensed, so there's some IDP value to take advantage of here.

Indianapolis' DeForest Buckner had two sacks among his five tackles. He has three sacks and 36 tackles on the year, so he's another good weekly option, especially if he can keep adding sacks.

New York Giants' Brian Burns had two sacks among his four tackles, and also swatted down a pass, on Sunday. He has nine sacks and 34 tackles overall, plus four passes defensed and a forced fumble, so he's a stellar IDP option for the time being.

New England's K'Lavon Chaisson had two sacks among his three tackles, plus a fumble recovery that he returned for a score. He has 4.5 sacks and 12 tackles on the season, so I wouldn't overreact too much to this performance, but he does offer a little IDP value.

Atlanta's Nate Landman had 1.5 sacks among his nine tackles on Sunday. He had 31 tackles over the previous two games, and has 67 tackles overall, plus some splash plays, so Landman is another great IDP option.

Green Bay's Quay Walker had 1.5 sacks among his nine tackles on Sunday. He has 59 tackles and the 1.5 sacks for the season, showing his weekly IDP upside.

Minnesota's Eric Wilson had 1.5 sacks among his six tackles. He has 41 tackles, the 1.5 sacks and two forced fumbles on the year, so there's some solid IDP value here too.

Denver's Jonathon Cooper had 1.5 sacks among his three tackles. He has six sacks and 21 tackles overall, so he's a pretty solid IDP option every week.

Carolina's Nic Scourton had 1.5 sacks among his two tackles. Those were his first sacks of the season, and he has just 11 tackles. Scourton is a name to keep an eye on, but the rookie needs to show more before being a big-time IDP add.

LA Rams' Byron Young had 1.5 sacks among his two tackles. He's up to 39 tackles and nine sacks for the season, so he's obviously a very good IDP option too.

Other IDP Standouts

Chicago's Tremaine Edmunds had a sack among his nine tackles, plus an interception on Sunday. He has 61 tackles, the sack and three picks this season, so Edmunds has been a great weekly IDP option.

Dallas' DaRon Bland had seven tackles and a 68-yard pick six on Sunday. He has 25 tackles and the pick across five games, so he's a decent IDP option at cornerback.

LA Rams' Quentin Lake had a sack among his six tackles, a forced fumble and two passes defensed on Sunday. He has 45 tackles, a sack, a forced and recovered fumble, a pick and nine passes defensed, so he's a very good weekly IDP option.

Dallas' Kenneth Murray Jr. posted a sack among his nine tackles. He's up to 51 tackles for the season, which is already enough for some good IDP value.

Chicago's Montez Sweat had a sack among his four tackles and a forced fumble in the team's win over New Orleans. He has 18 tackles, two sacks and forced fumbles and two passes defensed, so there's some IDP value to take advantage of here too.

Dallas' Jadeveon Clowney posted a sack among his five tackles, recovered a fumble and swatted down two passes. He has 11 tackles across four games, so there's a little IDP value remaining in the 32-year-old.

Dallas' Shemar James went for a sack among his nine tackles and also forced a fumble. He has 40 tackles and the sack and forced fumble for the season across four games, so the rookie needs to be added and utilized in a lot of IDP leagues.

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