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	BEST	WORST	AVG.	STD.DEV
1	1	Zaire Franklin	IND	LB1	1	9	2.1	2
2	1	Roquan Smith	BAL	LB2	1	9	3.5	1.9
3	1	Zack Baun	PHI	LB3	1	11	5.8	3.5
4	2	Fred Warner	SF	LB4	4	12	7.7	3.1
5	2	Maxx Crosby	LV	DE1	2	28	10.3	8.2
6	2	Foyesade Oluokun	JAC	LB5	3	25	10.4	5.9
7	2	Myles Garrett	CLE	DE2	3	28	10.8	7.1
8	2	Aidan Hutchinson	DET	DE3	4	22	11.9	7.8
9	2	T.J. Edwards	CHI	LB6	5	34	12.4	8
10	3	Jamien Sherwood	NYJ	LB7	5	23	14.2	6.1
11	3	Ernest Jones IV	SEA	LB8	7	27	14.5	6.4
12	3	Robert Spillane	NE	LB9	8	32	18.4	8.7
13	3	Budda Baker	ARI	S1	14	34	19.9	6.1
14	3	Alex Singleton	DEN	LB10	10	34	20	8.6
15	3	Terrel Bernard	BUF	LB11	9	68	20.1	15.3
16	3	Nick Bosa	SF	DE4	6	45	20.2	12.2
17	4	Logan Wilson	CIN	LB12	8	36	20.7	8.2
18	4	Brian Branch	DET	S2	12	44	20.8	9.7
19	4	Blake Cashman	MIN	LB13	7	30	20.9	7.3
20	4	Kyle Hamilton	BAL	S3	16	40	24.3	8
21	4	Bobby Wagner	WAS	LB14	12	41	25.3	8.3
22	4	Kaden Elliss	ATL	LB15	11	35	26.2	7.5
23	4	Derwin James Jr.	LAC	S4	15	60	26.4	11.9
24	4	Jordyn Brooks	MIA	LB16	16	52	26.8	9
25	4	Daiyan Henley	LAC	LB17	10	55	27.2	11.5
26	5	Antoine Winfield Jr.	TB	S5	15	48	29.5	10
27	5	Lavonte David	TB	LB18	23	42	31	5.5
28	5	Edgerrin Cooper	GB	LB19	12	49	31.7	9.9
29	5	Azeez Al-Shaair	HOU	LB20	19	47	33.1	9.3
30	5	Jessie Bates III	ATL	S6	22	61	34.5	10.4
31	5	T.J. Watt	PIT	LB21	1	67	13.8	18.2
32	5	Jack Campbell	DET	LB22	18	57	37.8	11.3
33	5	Quay Walker	GB	LB23	25	59	39.3	9.7
34	5	Will Anderson Jr.	HOU	DE5	7	82	39.5	22.6
35	5	Nick Bolton	KC	LB24	17	63	39.7	12.3
36	5	Julian Love	SEA	S7	33	51	40.3	4.8
37	6	Micah Parsons	DAL	LB25	6	69	23.6	17.8
38	6	Frankie Luvu	WAS	LB26	26	66	44.2	10.7
39	6	Jaquan Brisker	CHI	S8	26	82	44.4	14.8
40	6	Tyler Nubin	NYG	S9	31	76	49.1	14
41	6	Quincy Williams	NYJ	LB27	35	66	49.4	10.5
42	6	Joshua Metellus	MIN	S10	36	77	49.4	13.3
43	6	Grant Delpit	CLE	S11	37	83	49.6	12.2
44	6	Carson Schwesinger	CLE	LB28	18	109	41.4	23.9
45	6	Jeremy Chinn	LV	S12	40	84	50.9	10.6
46	6	Bobby Okereke	NYG	LB29	18	87	54.5	23.4
47	6	Kevin Byard III	CHI	S13	30	69	55.5	10.1
48	6	DeShon Elliott	PIT	S14	35	87	56.5	15.5
49	6	Brandon Jones	DEN	S15	43	85	57.8	13.3
50	6	Xavier McKinney	GB	S16	41	105	58.3	16
51	6	Patrick Queen	PIT	LB30	36	87	59.1	14.3
52	6	Trey Hendrickson	CIN	DE6	28	79	51.8	17.1
53	7	Danielle Hunter	HOU	DE7	18	56	36.1	11.5
54	7	Demario Davis	NO	LB31	34	108	66.5	18.5
55	7	Brian Burns	NYG	DE8	23	89	50.5	20.8
56	7	Jared Verse	LAR	DE9	20	97	52.1	24.4
57	7	Jonathan Greenard	MIN	DE10	25	81	53.3	16.2
58	7	Cody Barton	TEN	LB32	47	107	70.5	16.7
59	7	Tyrel Dodson	MIA	LB33	59	80	70.7	5.9
60	7	Reed Blankenship	PHI	S17	56	110	73.4	16.6
61	7	Devin Lloyd	JAC	LB34	53	95	66.8	10.9
62	7	Nick Cross	IND	S18	39	153	74.6	30
63	7	Greg Rousseau	BUF	DE11	31	87	68.1	16.1
64	7	Alex Highsmith	PIT	LB35	39	93	63.5	15.8
65	7	Minkah Fitzpatrick	MIA	S19	48	163	78.9	27.8
66	7	Josh Hines-Allen	JAC	DE12	25	89	55.3	22.1
67	7	Germaine Pratt	LV	LB36	49	124	73.5	20.8
68	7	Kyle Dugger	NE	S20	35	120	57.7	29.5
69	8	Travis Hunter	JAC	CB1	14	152	50.8	41.2
70	8	Tremaine Edmunds	CHI	LB37	46	110	70.3	15.5
71	8	Jalen Pitre	HOU	S21	59	134	84.5	19.6
72	8	Devon Witherspoon	SEA	CB2	60	138	78.9	21.1
73	8	Cam Bynum	IND	S22	48	116	74.3	20.8
74	8	Jalen Thompson	ARI	S23	58	143	87	20.1
75	8	Andrew Van Ginkel	MIN	LB38	41	90	68.7	15.3

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