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    FantasyPros Staff | Fri, Jul 10th 2026, 3:40am EDT

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.

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