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	6	2.2	1.8
2	1	Jack Campbell	DET	LB2	2	7	4	1.8
3	1	Carson Schwesinger	CLE	LB3	3	8	4.7	2
4	1	Roquan Smith	BAL	LB4	4	12	6.8	2.9
5	1	Foyesade Oluokun	JAC	LB5	2	19	8.7	5.6
6	1	Ernest Jones IV	SEA	LB6	1	25	9	7.7
7	1	Blake Cashman	MIN	LB7	3	18	10.2	5
8	1	Zack Baun	PHI	LB8	8	17	12.2	4
9	1	Fred Warner	SF	LB9	7	20	12.8	4.3
10	1	Jamien Sherwood	NYJ	LB10	9	20	13	3.5
11	2	Quay Walker	LV	LB11	8	24	14	6.8
12	2	Myles Garrett	LAR	DE1	1	52	16.2	17.3
13	2	Cedric Gray	TEN	LB12	6	40	19.2	10.7
14	2	Alex Singleton	DEN	LB13	9	36	19.8	11.2
15	2	Nate Landman	LAR	LB14	15	64	24.5	17.9
16	2	Robert Spillane	NE	LB15	16	49	25.3	12.3
17	2	Zaire Franklin	GB	LB16	17	40	27.2	8.3
18	2	Nick Emmanwori	SEA	S1	18	68	32.7	17.3
19	2	Sonny Styles	WAS	LB17	12	97	35.7	28.6
20	3	T.J. Edwards	CHI	LB18	13	66	36.2	18.5
21	3	Nick Bolton	KC	LB19	7	38	18.4	10.9
22	3	Aidan Hutchinson	DET	DE2	2	55	20.2	19
23	3	Maxx Crosby	LV	DE3	3	51	21	16.6
24	3	Edgerrin Cooper	GB	LB20	13	35	22.8	7.5
25	3	Tremaine Edmunds	NYG	LB21	6	45	25	13.5
26	3	Derwin James Jr.	LAC	S2	18	41	29.2	8.2
27	3	Will Anderson Jr.	HOU	DE4	5	99	33.2	34.5
28	3	Kyle Hamilton	BAL	S3	20	59	33.8	13.2
29	3	CJ Allen	IND	LB22	17	132	53.7	37.2
30	3	Nick Cross	WAS	S4	24	69	36.2	16.6
31	3	Devin Bush Jr.	CHI	LB23	21	67	37.8	15.7
32	3	Jessie Bates III	ATL	S5	23	73	38.2	18.2
33	3	Kam Curl	LAR	S6	31	48	38.4	6.9
34	3	Budda Baker	ARI	S7	27	52	39.6	8.5
35	3	Tykee Smith	TB	S8	24	70	40.6	15.5
36	3	Daiyan Henley	LAC	LB24	28	52	42.4	9
37	4	Jeremy Chinn	LV	S9	33	71	43.8	13.8
38	4	Jeffery Simmons	TEN	DT1	17	84	47.2	22.1
39	4	Kaden Elliss	NO	LB25	24	89	47.2	22
40	4	Nick Bosa	SF	DE5	15	100	47.6	30.9
41	4	Xavier McKinney	GB	S10	32	73	48.8	14.6
42	4	Azeez Al-Shaair	HOU	LB26	19	102	51.2	30
43	4	Talanoa Hufanga	DEN	S11	26	72	51.2	15.5
44	4	Devin Lloyd	CAR	LB27	31	80	52.2	16
45	4	Patrick Queen	PIT	LB28	39	72	52.4	14.1
46	4	Mack Wilson Sr.	ARI	LB29	14	106	56	30.7
47	4	Tre’von Moehrig	CAR	S12	42	74	56.4	13.3
48	4	Nakobe Dean	LV	LB30	49	86	57.6	14.3
49	4	Alex Anzalone	TB	LB31	29	95	58.2	21.6
50	4	Quincy Williams	CLE	LB32	37	83	58.2	15.1
51	4	Jordan Battle	CIN	S13	31	123	59.2	33.7
52	4	Terrel Bernard	BUF	LB33	37	104	60	22.9
53	4	Demario Davis	NYJ	LB34	22	93	61.4	25.9
54	4	Xavier Watts	ATL	S14	46	78	62.6	11.9
55	4	Chamarri Conner	KC	S15	39	115	62.8	26.8
56	4	Kevin Byard III	NE	S16	56	75	63.4	7.2
57	4	Danielle Hunter	HOU	DE6	11	83	44.8	28.1
58	4	Quentin Lake	LAR	S17	47	81	67.4	12.5
59	4	Brian Branch	DET	S18	21	190	74.8	59.1
60	5	Divine Deablo	ATL	LB35	35	134	68.8	37
61	5	Brian Burns	NYG	DE7	4	98	48	35.5
62	5	Antoine Winfield Jr.	TB	S19	63	76	69.6	5.8
63	5	T.J. Watt	PIT	LB36	10	120	51.3	45.6
64	5	Cooper DeJean	PHI	CB1	15	81	52	23.7
65	5	Barrett Carter	CIN	LB37	36	68	53	13.4
66	5	Andrew Van Ginkel	MIN	LB38	26	77	53.5	19.9
67	5	Dee Winters	DAL	LB39	18	148	74.2	44.7
68	5	Tyrel Dodson	MIA	LB40	27	128	74.6	34.6
69	5	Eric Wilson	MIN	LB41	45	98	74.8	18.8
70	5	Byron Young	LAR	DE8	21	114	58.8	36.9
71	5	Arvell Reese	NYG	LB42	42	165	80.4	43.9
72	5	DeShon Elliott	PIT	S20	53	120	81.6	22.8
73	5	Laiatu Latu	IND	DE9	47	130	82.8	29.1
74	5	Tuli Tuipulotu	LAC	DE10	23	113	67.3	32.4
75	5	Jalen Pitre	HOU	S21	70	124	85.6	20

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.