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	4	1.6	1
2	1	Jack Campbell	DET	LB2	2	7	3.3	1.6
3	1	Carson Schwesinger	CLE	LB3	3	8	4.3	1.9
4	1	Roquan Smith	BAL	LB4	1	9	4.8	2.2
5	1	Ernest Jones IV	SEA	LB5	4	9	6.4	1.5
6	1	Foyesade Oluokun	JAC	LB6	2	11	6.5	2.9
7	1	Blake Cashman	MIN	LB7	6	18	9.3	3.8
8	1	Fred Warner	SF	LB8	6	13	9.3	2.3
9	2	Jamien Sherwood	NYJ	LB9	9	14	11.5	1.7
10	2	Zack Baun	PHI	LB10	8	19	11.8	4
11	2	Quay Walker	LV	LB11	8	23	12.9	4.3
12	2	Myles Garrett	LAR	DE1	1	53	15.3	14.7
13	2	Nick Bolton	KC	LB12	10	21	15.5	3.7
14	2	Aidan Hutchinson	DET	DE2	4	23	16.3	6.7
15	2	Nate Landman	LAR	LB13	14	22	16.4	3
16	2	Alex Singleton	DEN	LB14	13	36	19.9	9.2
17	2	Zaire Franklin	GB	LB15	13	33	21.6	6.8
18	2	Tremaine Edmunds	NYG	LB16	12	33	23.1	6.5
19	2	Edgerrin Cooper	GB	LB17	17	35	24.3	5.8
20	2	Cedric Gray	TEN	LB18	13	50	24.8	14.3
21	3	Robert Spillane	NE	LB19	16	49	25.1	10.4
22	3	Maxx Crosby	LV	DE3	9	51	26.3	11.5
23	3	Derwin James Jr.	LAC	S1	18	41	27.4	6.6
24	3	Sonny Styles	WAS	LB20	16	56	28.9	12
25	3	T.J. Edwards	CHI	LB21	19	47	28.9	10.3
26	3	Kyle Hamilton	BAL	S2	20	62	31.8	11.9
27	3	Nick Emmanwori	SEA	S3	19	65	33.1	14.7
28	3	Will Anderson Jr.	HOU	DE4	5	94	34.3	26.3
29	3	Jessie Bates III	ATL	S4	23	73	34.6	15.3
30	3	Nick Cross	WAS	S5	28	69	35	12.9
31	3	Budda Baker	ARI	S6	27	52	35.4	7.8
32	3	Kam Curl	LAR	S7	32	59	39.6	8.9
33	3	CJ Allen	IND	LB22	22	58	40.4	11.9
34	3	Tykee Smith	TB	S8	35	70	40.8	11.3
35	3	Devin Bush Jr.	CHI	LB23	29	67	41.6	12.6
36	3	Daiyan Henley	LAC	LB24	33	52	42	7.4
37	3	Kaden Elliss	NO	LB25	24	89	42.1	19
38	3	Jeremy Chinn	LV	S9	34	71	42.4	11.3
39	4	Azeez Al-Shaair	HOU	LB26	27	102	47.4	23.7
40	4	Xavier McKinney	GB	S10	38	73	48	11.3
41	4	Nick Bosa	SF	DE5	21	81	49	20
42	4	Patrick Queen	PIT	LB27	39	72	49.4	12.2
43	4	Devin Lloyd	CAR	LB28	36	84	50.1	13.8
44	4	Terrel Bernard	BUF	LB29	31	104	52.8	20.7
45	4	Divine Deablo	ATL	LB30	29	82	53	16.5
46	4	Tre’von Moehrig	CAR	S11	40	74	53.3	11.5
47	4	Talanoa Hufanga	DEN	S12	43	72	53.3	9
48	4	Quincy Williams	CLE	LB31	39	83	54.1	12.9
49	4	Jordan Battle	CIN	S13	32	123	54.4	27.6
50	4	Kevin Byard III	NE	S14	50	75	58.9	7.8
51	4	Nakobe Dean	LV	LB32	49	86	59.3	12.3
52	4	Alex Anzalone	TB	LB33	46	95	59.4	15.3
53	4	Demario Davis	NYJ	LB34	40	93	60.1	17.8
54	4	Quentin Lake	LAR	S15	47	85	64	12
55	4	Antoine Winfield Jr.	TB	S16	48	78	64.8	9.2
56	4	Jeffery Simmons	TEN	DT1	40	84	52.3	14.4
57	4	Brian Branch	DET	S17	32	181	69.4	43.2
58	4	Mack Wilson Sr.	ARI	LB35	44	106	66.9	19.3
59	4	Barrett Carter	CIN	LB36	41	73	61.7	9.3
60	5	Tyrel Dodson	MIA	LB37	41	128	74.3	25.1
61	5	Chamarri Conner	KC	S18	48	115	65.3	21
62	5	DeShon Elliott	PIT	S19	53	120	76.5	21.1
63	5	Jalen Pitre	HOU	S20	61	124	78.8	18.5
64	5	Dee Winters	DAL	LB38	40	148	80.4	28.8
65	5	Danielle Hunter	HOU	DE6	26	80	60.5	18.1
66	5	Cooper DeJean	PHI	CB1	54	81	62.5	8.9
67	5	Xavier Watts	ATL	S21	53	78	64	9.3
68	5	Eric Wilson	MIN	LB39	65	98	76.9	11.9
69	5	T.J. Watt	PIT	LB40	10	120	67.5	32.2
70	5	Arvell Reese	NYG	LB41	51	171	82.4	36.9
71	5	Brian Burns	NYG	DE7	28	103	68.3	23.2
72	5	DeMarvion Overshown	DAL	LB42	63	107	81.4	13.3
73	5	DeForest Buckner	IND	DT2	64	98	83	12.3
74	5	Payton Wilson	PIT	LB43	73	110	83.4	11.4
75	5	Julian Love	SEA	S22	60	96	84.3	10.5
76	5	Laiatu Latu	IND	DE8	65	125	84.7	19.4
77	5	Byron Young	LAR	DE9	30	117	76.2	26
78	5	Andrew Van Ginkel	MIN	LB44	44	77	62.8	10.9
79	5	Demetrius Knight Jr.	CIN	LB45	66	88	79.7	6.9
80	5	Jaquan Brisker	PIT	S23	70	95	79.7	8.5
81	5	Paulson Adebo	NYG	CB2	74	131	91.6	18.1
82	5	Tuli Tuipulotu	LAC	DE10	58	115	79.2	19
83	5	Josh Hines-Allen	JAC	DE11	57	108	79.4	16.4
84	5	Alontae Taylor	TEN	CB3	85	112	91.8	9.2
85	6	Nik Bonitto	DEN	DE12	29	209	94.4	60.4
86	6	Caleb Downs	DAL	S24	72	191	101.3	40.7
87	6	Dillon Thieneman	CHI	S25	67	214	106.3	49.1
88	6	Kamari Lassiter	HOU	CB4	80	95	85.8	5.1
89	6	Alex Highsmith	PIT	LB46	57	131	86.2	24.3
90	6	Jared Verse	CLE	DE13	41	201	96.2	54.5
91	6	Cody Simon	ARI	LB47	63	99	86.8	15
92	6	Anthony Hill Jr.	TEN	LB48	62	108	87	16
93	6	Frankie Luvu	WAS	LB49	44	517	161.4	178.8
94	6	Dre Greenlaw	SF	LB50	46	751	211.2	272.4
95	6	Abdul Carter	NYG	DE14	50	283	117.8	83.7
96	6	Joshua Metellus	MIN	S26	83	100	92.4	6.8
97	6	Tyler Nubin	NYG	S27	69	155	95.6	31.3
98	6	Dallas Turner	MIN	DE15	61	221	111.2	56.2
99	6	Jalen Thompson	DAL	S28	40	121	84.8	29.1
100	6	Drue Tranquill	KC	LB51	87	127	98.4	14.5
101	6	Trey Hendrickson	BAL	DE16	62	224	112.8	56.9

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.