IDP Fantasy Football Draft Rankings & Tiers (2025)

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 IDP fantasy football 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 2025 IDP fantasy football draft rankings from some of our fantasy football expert community.

IDP Fantasy Football Draft Rankings & Tiers

Here are our latest IDP Fantasy Football 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	BYE WEEK
1	1	Zaire Franklin	IND	LB1	11
2	1	Zack Baun	PHI	LB2	9
3	1	Maxx Crosby	LV	DE1	8
4	2	Roquan Smith	BAL	LB3	7
5	2	T.J. Watt	PIT	LB4	5
6	2	Myles Garrett	CLE	DE2	9
7	2	T.J. Edwards	CHI	LB5	5
8	2	Fred Warner	SF	LB6	14
9	2	Micah Parsons	DAL	LB7	10
10	3	Foyesade Oluokun	JAC	LB8	8
11	3	Nick Bosa	SF	DE3	14
12	3	Alex Singleton	DEN	LB9	12
13	3	Blake Cashman	MIN	LB10	6
14	3	Ernest Jones IV	SEA	LB11	8
15	3	Bobby Wagner	WAS	LB12	12
16	3	Robert Spillane	NE	LB13	14
17	3	Terrel Bernard	BUF	LB14	7
18	3	Kaden Elliss	ATL	LB15	5
19	3	Will Anderson Jr.	HOU	DE4	6
20	4	Logan Wilson	CIN	LB16	10
21	4	Jordyn Brooks	MIA	LB17	12
22	4	Lavonte David	TB	LB18	9
23	4	Danielle Hunter	HOU	DE5	6
24	4	Quay Walker	GB	LB19	5
25	4	Aidan Hutchinson	DET	DE6	8
26	4	Nick Bolton	KC	LB20	10
27	4	Azeez Al-Shaair	HOU	LB21	6
28	5	Jamien Sherwood	NYJ	LB22	9
29	5	Trey Hendrickson	CIN	DE7	10
30	5	Quincy Williams	NYJ	LB23	9
31	5	Bobby Okereke	NYG	LB24	14
32	5	Derwin James Jr.	LAC	S1	12
33	5	Brian Branch	DET	S2	8
34	5	Kyle Hamilton	BAL	S3	7
35	5	Jack Campbell	DET	LB25	8
36	5	Budda Baker	ARI	S4	8
37	5	Edgerrin Cooper	GB	LB26	5
38	5	Antoine Winfield Jr.	TB	S5	9
39	5	Daiyan Henley	LAC	LB27	12
40	6	Jessie Bates III	ATL	S6	5
41	6	Brian Burns	NYG	DE8	14
42	6	Frankie Luvu	WAS	LB28	12
43	6	Kyle Dugger	NE	S7	14
44	6	Julian Love	SEA	S8	8
45	6	Josh Hines-Allen	JAC	DE9	8
46	6	Jaquan Brisker	CHI	S9	5
47	6	Carson Schwesinger	CLE	LB29	9
48	6	Xavier McKinney	GB	S10	5
49	6	Josey Jewell	CAR	LB30	14
50	6	Alex Highsmith	PIT	LB31	5
51	6	Joshua Metellus	MIN	S11	6
52	6	Grant Delpit	CLE	S12	9
53	7	Jonathan Greenard	MIN	DE10	6
54	7	Germaine Pratt	LV	LB32	8
55	7	Patrick Queen	PIT	LB33	5
56	7	Andrew Van Ginkel	MIN	LB34	6
57	7	Kevin Byard III	CHI	S13	5
58	7	Nik Bonitto	DEN	DE11	12
59	7	Kenneth Murray Jr.	DAL	LB35	10
60	7	DeForest Buckner	IND	DT1	11
61	7	Jeremy Chinn	LV	S14	8
62	7	Harold Landry III	NE	LB36	14
63	7	Demario Davis	NO	LB37	11
64	7	Jared Verse	LAR	DE12	8
65	7	Tyler Nubin	NYG	S15	14
66	7	Brandon Jones	DEN	S16	12
67	7	Devon Witherspoon	SEA	CB1	8
68	7	Tyrel Dodson	MIA	LB38	12
69	7	Greg Rousseau	BUF	DE13	7
70	7	Reed Blankenship	PHI	S17	9
71	7	Travon Walker	JAC	DE14	8
72	7	Cam Bynum	IND	S18	11
73	7	DeShon Elliott	PIT	S19	5
74	7	Travis Hunter	JAC	CB2	8
75	7	Nick Cross	IND	S20	11
76	8	Devin Lloyd	JAC	LB39	8
77	8	Alex Anzalone	DET	LB40	8
78	8	Laiatu Latu	IND	DE15	11
79	8	Tremaine Edmunds	CHI	LB41	5
80	8	Minkah Fitzpatrick	MIA	S21	12
81	8	Cody Barton	TEN	LB42	10
82	8	Jordan Hicks	CLE	LB43	9
83	8	Zach Allen	DEN	DE16	12
84	8	C.J. Gardner-Johnson	HOU	S22	6
85	8	Josh Sweat	ARI	DE17	8
86	8	Montez Sweat	CHI	DE18	5
87	8	Akeem Davis-Gaither	ARI	LB44	8
88	8	Jaylon Carlies	IND	LB45	11
89	8	Jeffery Simmons	TEN	DT2	10
90	8	Jevon Holland	NYG	S23	14
91	8	Jalen Thompson	ARI	S24	8
92	8	Khalil Mack	LAC	LB46	12
93	8	Jalen Pitre	HOU	S25	6
94	8	Zach Sieler	MIA	DT3	12
95	8	Jordan Battle	CIN	S26	10
96	9	Christian Wilkins	LV	DT4	8
97	9	Jonathon Cooper	DEN	DE19	12
98	9	Nolan Smith Jr.	PHI	DE20	9
99	9	Donovan Wilson	DAL	S27	10
100	9	Abdul Carter	NYG	DT5	14

IDP Fantasy Football Draft 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.

Check out more of our IDP Draft Strategy for defensive linemen

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.

Check out more of our IDP Draft Strategy 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.

Check out more of our IDP Draft Strategy for defensive backs