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	Roquan Smith	BAL	LB2	7
3	1	T.J. Edwards	CHI	LB3	5
4	1	T.J. Watt	PIT	LB4	5
5	2	Fred Warner	SF	LB5	14
6	2	Maxx Crosby	LV	DE1	8
7	2	Myles Garrett	CLE	DE2	9
8	2	Foyesade Oluokun	JAC	LB6	8
9	2	Aidan Hutchinson	DET	DE3	8
10	2	Micah Parsons	DAL	LB7	10
11	3	Brian Branch	DET	S1	8
12	3	Kyle Hamilton	BAL	S2	7
13	3	Budda Baker	ARI	S3	8
14	3	Terrel Bernard	BUF	LB8	7
15	3	Nick Bosa	SF	DE4	14
16	3	Alex Singleton	DEN	LB9	12
17	3	Robert Spillane	NE	LB10	14
18	3	Derwin James Jr.	LAC	S4	12
19	3	Bobby Wagner	WAS	LB11	12
20	3	Ernest Jones IV	SEA	LB12	8
21	4	Zack Baun	PHI	LB13	9
22	4	Blake Cashman	MIN	LB14	6
23	4	Jordyn Brooks	MIA	LB15	12
24	4	Logan Wilson	CIN	LB16	10
25	4	Kaden Elliss	ATL	LB17	5
26	4	Jamien Sherwood	NYJ	LB18	9
27	4	Lavonte David	TB	LB19	9
28	4	Antoine Winfield Jr.	TB	S5	9
29	4	Will Anderson Jr.	HOU	DE5	6
30	5	Azeez Al-Shaair	HOU	LB20	6
31	5	Quay Walker	GB	LB21	5
32	5	Jessie Bates III	ATL	S6	5
33	5	Bobby Okereke	NYG	LB22	14
34	5	Nick Bolton	KC	LB23	10
35	5	Julian Love	SEA	S7	8
36	5	Kyle Dugger	NE	S8	14
37	5	Jaquan Brisker	CHI	S9	5
38	5	Quincy Williams	NYJ	LB24	9
39	5	Joshua Metellus	MIN	S10	6
40	5	Xavier McKinney	GB	S11	5
41	5	Grant Delpit	CLE	S12	9
42	6	Edgerrin Cooper	GB	LB25	5
43	6	Danielle Hunter	HOU	DE6	6
44	6	Daiyan Henley	LAC	LB26	12
45	6	Tyler Nubin	NYG	S13	14
46	6	Frankie Luvu	WAS	LB27	12
47	6	Brandon Jones	DEN	S14	12
48	6	DeShon Elliott	PIT	S15	5
49	6	Jeremy Chinn	LV	S16	8
50	6	Brian Burns	NYG	DE7	14
51	6	Trey Hendrickson	CIN	DE8	10
52	6	Jack Campbell	DET	LB28	8
53	6	Josh Hines-Allen	JAC	DE9	8
54	6	Alex Highsmith	PIT	LB29	5
55	6	Kevin Byard III	CHI	S17	5
56	6	Jared Verse	LAR	DE10	8
57	6	Jonathan Greenard	MIN	DE11	6
58	6	Germaine Pratt	LV	LB30	8
59	6	Nick Cross	IND	S18	11
60	7	Devon Witherspoon	SEA	CB1	8
61	7	Carson Schwesinger	CLE	LB31	9
62	7	Patrick Queen	PIT	LB32	5
63	7	Reed Blankenship	PHI	S19	9
64	7	DeForest Buckner	IND	DT1	11
65	7	Demario Davis	NO	LB33	11
66	7	Greg Rousseau	BUF	DE12	7
67	7	Cam Bynum	IND	S20	11
68	7	Minkah Fitzpatrick	MIA	S21	12
69	7	Tyrel Dodson	MIA	LB34	12
70	7	Devin Lloyd	JAC	LB35	8
71	7	Jaylon Carlies	IND	LB36	11
72	7	Kenneth Murray Jr.	DAL	LB37	10
73	7	Josey Jewell	FA	LB38	–
74	7	Travis Hunter	JAC	CB2	8
75	7	Travon Walker	JAC	DE13	8

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