Fantasy Football IDP Draft Rankings & Tiers (2026)

NFL teams are beginning summer practices. It’s not long before preseason action begins. Now is the time to prepare for your fantasy football drafts. We’ll have you covered with our fantasy football IDP draft rankings and Fantasy Football Draft Kit to help you dominate your leagues. And be sure to sync your league to practice with fast and free fantasy football mock drafts. Below we dive into 2026 IDP fantasy football draft rankings from some of our fantasy football expert community.

Fantasy Football IDP Draft Rankings & Tiers

Here are our latest Fantasy Football IDP Draft Rankings from our consensus of fantasy football experts. You can find the latest IDP rankings here and sync your league for specific advice.

IDP Draft Rankings & Tiers

RK	TIERS	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	POS	BEST	WORST	AVG.	STD.DEV
1	1	Jordyn Brooks	MIA	LB1	1	2	1.3	0.5
2	1	Jack Campbell	DET	LB2	2	5	3	1
3	1	Carson Schwesinger	CLE	LB3	2	7	3.7	1.6
4	1	Roquan Smith	BAL	LB4	1	6	3.8	1.5
5	1	Ernest Jones IV	SEA	LB5	5	8	6.2	1.1
6	1	Foyesade Oluokun	JAC	LB6	3	10	6.3	2.4
7	1	Fred Warner	SF	LB7	6	12	8.2	1.9
8	1	Blake Cashman	MIN	LB8	6	13	8.3	2.4
9	1	Jamien Sherwood	NYJ	LB9	9	12	10	1
10	2	Zack Baun	PHI	LB10	8	17	11.8	3.7
11	2	Quay Walker	LV	LB11	11	15	12.2	1.7
12	2	Nick Bolton	KC	LB12	12	16	13.8	1.3
13	2	Nate Landman	LAR	LB13	14	21	15.7	2.4
14	2	Aidan Hutchinson	DET	DE1	6	23	16.7	5.5
15	2	Myles Garrett	LAR	DE2	9	46	17.2	12.9
16	2	Alex Singleton	DEN	LB14	13	35	18.7	7.5
17	2	Zaire Franklin	GB	LB15	13	26	18.7	4
18	2	Tremaine Edmunds	NYG	LB16	12	30	21.5	5.8
19	2	Edgerrin Cooper	GB	LB17	17	32	24	5.5
20	3	Derwin James Jr.	LAC	S1	18	34	25	4.9
21	3	Robert Spillane	NE	LB18	16	49	25.2	10.9
22	3	T.J. Edwards	CHI	LB19	19	44	27.5	8.7
23	3	Cedric Gray	TEN	LB20	14	55	29.3	16
24	3	Jessie Bates III	ATL	S2	23	36	29.3	4.2
25	3	Maxx Crosby	LV	DE3	22	49	29.8	9.5
26	3	Nick Cross	WAS	S3	29	32	30.5	1
27	3	Sonny Styles	WAS	LB21	18	56	30.8	12.1
28	3	Kyle Hamilton	BAL	S4	19	58	30.8	12.6
29	3	Budda Baker	ARI	S5	25	38	31	4.3
30	3	Kaden Elliss	NO	LB22	24	41	33.8	7.1
31	3	Nick Emmanwori	SEA	S6	20	81	36.8	21.2
32	3	Tykee Smith	TB	S7	35	43	37	2.9
33	3	CJ Allen	IND	LB23	22	54	38.3	11
34	3	Will Anderson Jr.	HOU	DE4	16	85	38.5	24.3
35	3	Daiyan Henley	LAC	LB24	33	49	39	6.2
36	3	Jeremy Chinn	LV	S8	37	46	39	3.2
37	3	Azeez Al-Shaair	HOU	LB25	29	66	41.2	12.4
38	4	Terrel Bernard	BUF	LB26	31	52	44.3	7.2
39	4	Kam Curl	LAR	S9	32	63	44.3	12.5
40	4	Devin Bush Jr.	CHI	LB27	31	67	44.5	13
41	4	Jordan Battle	CIN	S10	29	59	45.8	9.9
42	4	Xavier McKinney	GB	S11	38	71	47.2	11.6
43	4	Tre’von Moehrig	CAR	S12	39	56	47.8	5.2
44	4	Divine Deablo	ATL	LB28	28	70	48.8	12.9
45	4	Devin Lloyd	CAR	LB29	36	83	48.8	15.5
46	4	Patrick Queen	PIT	LB30	40	72	49	10.8
47	4	Nick Bosa	SF	DE5	35	76	49.3	16
48	4	Talanoa Hufanga	DEN	S13	43	60	50.5	5.8
49	4	Kevin Byard III	NE	S14	50	55	52.2	1.8
50	4	Brian Branch	DET	S15	32	66	52.5	10.7
51	4	Quincy Williams	CLE	LB31	45	83	54.8	13.6
52	4	Demario Davis	NYJ	LB32	40	92	56.8	16.4
53	4	Nakobe Dean	LV	LB33	50	71	57	7.3
54	4	Jeffery Simmons	TEN	DT1	43	58	51.2	6.4
55	4	Antoine Winfield Jr.	TB	S16	48	80	59.5	10.1
56	4	Alex Anzalone	TB	LB34	46	95	60	17.2
57	4	Quentin Lake	LAR	S17	47	88	60	13.1
58	4	Barrett Carter	CIN	LB35	59	73	64.3	4.8
59	5	Chamarri Conner	KC	S18	51	66	59	5.6
60	5	Xavier Watts	ATL	S19	42	73	59.8	11
61	5	Mack Wilson Sr.	ARI	LB36	55	82	66.8	10.2
62	5	Tyrel Dodson	MIA	LB37	41	96	67.3	16.6
63	5	DeShon Elliott	PIT	S20	49	108	69.2	19
64	5	Jalen Pitre	HOU	S21	61	79	69	6.5
65	5	Danielle Hunter	HOU	DE6	56	80	65.4	7.9
66	5	Andrew Van Ginkel	MIN	LB38	48	78	65.6	11
67	5	Dee Winters	DAL	LB39	64	89	73.8	8.3
68	5	Cooper DeJean	PHI	CB1	58	97	69	14.3
69	5	Demetrius Knight Jr.	CIN	LB40	53	82	72.2	11.2
70	5	Josh Hines-Allen	JAC	DE7	34	95	72.8	20.6
71	5	Nik Bonitto	DEN	DE8	29	212	96.2	61.2
72	5	DeForest Buckner	IND	DT2	64	86	74.6	7
73	5	Eric Wilson	MIN	LB41	65	98	75	12.1
74	5	T.J. Watt	PIT	LB42	63	122	80.2	21.5
75	5	Arvell Reese	NYG	LB43	69	166	89.4	38.3
76	5	Tuli Tuipulotu	LAC	DE9	57	113	80	18.4
77	5	Brian Burns	NYG	DE10	61	103	78.2	14.8
78	5	Jared Verse	CLE	DE11	43	179	93.8	45.4
79	5	Julian Love	SEA	S22	60	111	84.3	15.3
80	5	Jaquan Brisker	PIT	S23	72	100	83.7	10.4
81	5	Laiatu Latu	IND	DE12	72	100	81.4	9.9
82	6	Dre Greenlaw	SF	LB44	47	762	242	300.7
83	6	DeMarvion Overshown	DAL	LB45	72	92	82	7
84	6	Abdul Carter	NYG	DE13	45	280	118	82.8
85	6	Alex Highsmith	PIT	LB46	62	130	88.2	22.7
86	6	Byron Young	LAR	DE14	71	102	83.8	11
87	6	Jalen Thompson	DAL	S24	40	99	80.3	23.9
88	6	Payton Wilson	PIT	LB47	78	131	91.2	20
89	6	Kamari Lassiter	HOU	CB2	71	88	81.5	6.3
90	6	Alontae Taylor	TEN	CB3	78	91	85.6	4.4
91	6	Anthony Hill Jr.	TEN	LB48	62	99	82	14.5
92	6	Paulson Adebo	NYG	CB4	80	95	86	6.6
93	6	Joshua Metellus	MIN	S25	66	100	86.6	11.8
94	6	Dallas Turner	MIN	DE15	61	213	110.2	52.9
95	6	Frankie Luvu	WAS	LB49	44	495	183	181.4
96	6	Caleb Downs	DAL	S26	76	199	107.6	45.9
97	6	Trey Hendrickson	BAL	DE16	58	215	113.8	60
98	6	Brandon Jones	DEN	S27	68	73	70.5	2.5
99	6	Tyler Nubin	NYG	S28	69	153	99.2	29.2
100	6	AJ Haulcy	IND	S29	70	164	103.7	42.8

IDP Fantasy Football Draft Strategy & Advice

IDP Draft Strategy: DL

The defensive line is the most rotated position in football, which makes it the thinnest position for Individual Defensive Player (IDP) leagues. There were 38 defensive backs and linebackers apiece who had over 1,000 snaps in 2024, while only 19 defensive linemen recorded 800 snaps (none reached 1,000). Linebackers who are on the field that much are almost guaranteed for floor production, and most defensive backs would receive that, too, with the exception being shutdown cornerbacks, who don’t get thrown at.

IDP Draft Strategy: LB

While linebacker is deep at first glance, we have to treat it like we do wide receivers on the offensive side and stay above water in the ‘arms race’ of starters. We saw 31 linebackers last season average 60+ snaps, and 24 more averaged between 50 and 60 snaps. That number drops to only 16 between 40-50 snaps. Snap counts automatically tier the linebacker position for the most part, so looking more granularly shows us the production gap. Let’s dive into our fantasy football IDP draft primer for linebackers.

IDP Draft Strategy: DB

Patience is the key to success when drafting in fantasy football individual defensive player (IDP) leagues. Travis Hunter might be a difference-maker at the position if you can get his offensive output, but no other defensive back is going to make or break your team. Ninety-eight defensive backs recorded 800+ snaps in 2024, making for a lot of high-floor players. If you are reading this, I want you to be the last person to pick a defensive back unless everyone is playing chicken in your draft.