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    FantasyPros Staff | Fri, Jul 3rd 2026, 3:06am 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 2.3 1.8
    2 1 Jack Campbell DET LB2 1 7 3.7 2.1
    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 8.3 5.5
    6 1 Ernest Jones IV SEA LB6 1 25 9 7.7
    7 1 Blake Cashman MIN LB7 3 18 10.7 5.3
    8 1 Zack Baun PHI LB8 8 17 11 3.4
    9 1 Fred Warner SF LB9 7 20 12.5 4.3
    10 1 Quay Walker LV LB10 8 24 13 5.8
    11 1 Jamien Sherwood NYJ LB11 9 20 13.7 4
    12 2 Myles Garrett LAR DE1 1 52 16.3 17.2
    13 2 Alex Singleton DEN LB12 9 36 19.3 10.6
    14 2 Cedric Gray TEN LB13 6 40 19.8 10.9
    15 2 Nate Landman LAR LB14 14 64 24.3 18
    16 2 Robert Spillane NE LB15 16 46 24.8 11.4
    17 2 Zaire Franklin GB LB16 17 40 26.8 8.2
    18 2 Nick Emmanwori SEA S1 18 68 33.7 16.6
    19 2 T.J. Edwards CHI LB17 13 66 35 18.3
    20 2 Sonny Styles WAS LB18 12 97 35.3 28.6
    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 21.8 16.1
    24 3 Edgerrin Cooper GB LB20 13 35 22.2 7.5
    25 3 Tremaine Edmunds NYG LB21 6 43 24.6 12.9
    26 3 Derwin James Jr. LAC S2 19 41 29.4 8
    27 3 Will Anderson Jr. HOU DE4 5 99 33.2 34.5
    28 3 CJ Allen IND LB22 17 132 53.3 37.2
    29 3 Kyle Hamilton BAL S3 21 59 34 13
    30 3 Nick Cross WAS S4 20 69 35.4 17.2
    31 3 Kam Curl LAR S5 31 48 37.8 7.2
    32 3 Jessie Bates III ATL S6 23 73 38.2 18.2
    33 3 Devin Bush Jr. CHI LB23 21 74 39.2 18.4
    34 3 Budda Baker ARI S7 27 52 39.6 8.5
    35 3 Tykee Smith TB S8 24 70 40.2 15.6
    36 3 Daiyan Henley LAC LB24 28 52 41.8 8.7
    37 4 Jeremy Chinn LV S9 33 71 44.6 13.7
    38 4 Kaden Elliss NO LB25 24 89 46.2 22.3
    39 4 Xavier McKinney GB S10 32 67 47.6 12.7
    40 4 Nick Bosa SF DE5 15 100 48 30.6
    41 4 Jeffery Simmons TEN DT1 17 84 48.2 22.5
    42 4 Azeez Al-Shaair HOU LB26 19 102 48.8 29.2
    43 4 Patrick Queen PIT LB27 39 67 50.6 11.9
    44 4 Talanoa Hufanga DEN S11 26 72 51.4 15.6
    45 4 Devin Lloyd CAR LB28 29 80 51.8 16.5
    46 4 Mack Wilson Sr. ARI LB29 14 106 55 30.3
    47 4 Alex Anzalone TB LB30 29 86 56.4 18.7
    48 4 Tre’von Moehrig CAR S12 42 74 56.8 13.8
    49 4 Nakobe Dean LV LB31 47 86 57 14.6
    50 4 Quincy Williams CLE LB32 37 79 57.4 13.8
    51 4 Jordan Battle CIN S13 31 123 58.6 33.7
    52 4 Demario Davis NYJ LB33 22 87 59.8 24.1
    53 4 Terrel Bernard BUF LB34 37 104 60 22.9
    54 4 Cooper DeJean PHI CB1 15 95 60.6 27.3
    55 4 Xavier Watts ATL S14 46 78 61.8 11.2
    56 4 Chamarri Conner KC S15 40 115 63 26.6
    57 4 Kevin Byard III NE S16 55 75 63.2 7.4
    58 4 Divine Deablo ATL LB35 35 134 65.2 36.4
    59 4 Danielle Hunter HOU DE6 11 83 44.3 28.4
    60 4 Brian Branch DET S17 21 190 74.6 59.2
    61 5 Quentin Lake LAR S18 51 81 68.2 11.2
    62 5 Brian Burns NYG DE7 4 98 48 35.5
    63 5 Antoine Winfield Jr. TB S19 63 76 70.2 5.2
    64 5 Barrett Carter CIN LB36 36 64 50.3 10.9
    65 5 T.J. Watt PIT LB37 10 120 51.8 45.2
    66 5 Tyrel Dodson MIA LB38 27 128 72.8 33.7
    67 5 Andrew Van Ginkel MIN LB39 26 77 57.3 19.1
    68 5 DeMarvion Overshown DAL LB40 58 107 76.8 18.2
    69 5 Arvell Reese NYG LB41 42 165 80.8 43.9
    70 5 Byron Young LAR DE8 21 114 61 35.3
    71 5 DeShon Elliott PIT S20 50 120 81 23.6
    72 5 Laiatu Latu IND DE9 47 130 84.2 28.4
    73 5 Payton Wilson PIT LB42 62 111 84.4 18.2
    74 5 Eric Wilson MIN LB43 45 91 69 16.5
    75 5 Tuli Tuipulotu LAC DE10 23 113 69.8 32
    76 5 Dee Winters DAL LB44 18 148 70.5 49.3
    77 5 Jalen Pitre HOU S21 70 124 87.2 20.3
    78 5 DeForest Buckner IND DT2 69 101 87.8 12.3
    79 5 Nik Bonitto DEN DE11 27 209 87.3 73.1
    80 5 Josh Hines-Allen JAC DE12 41 118 74 28.9
    81 5 Frankie Luvu WAS LB45 56 96 74.5 15.3
    82 5 Jared Verse CLE DE13 22 255 100.3 91.9
    83 5 Alex Highsmith PIT LB46 28 129 75.5 36.6
    84 5 Demetrius Knight Jr. CIN LB47 63 88 78 9.5
    85 5 Jaquan Brisker PIT S22 69 99 81.5 11.7
    86 5 Abdul Carter NYG DE14 48 292 119 101
    87 5 Kamari Lassiter HOU CB2 78 95 85 6.7
    88 6 Alontae Taylor TEN CB3 62 112 86.8 17.7
    89 6 Julian Love SEA S23 83 95 88.3 4.4
    90 6 Tatum Bethune SF LB48 34 90 68.3 24.6
    91 6 Caleb Downs DAL S24 44 210 104 63.4
    92 6 Drue Tranquill KC LB49 67 127 92 22.1
    93 6 Paulson Adebo NYG CB4 73 131 92.8 23.5
    94 6 Dillon Thieneman CHI S25 45 170 97.8 45.5
    95 6 Dallas Turner MIN DE15 60 216 111.5 61.6
    96 6 Trey Hendrickson BAL DE16 59 223 113.5 64.6
    97 6 Drake Thomas SEA LB50 82 106 96.5 9
    98 6 Josh Sweat ARI DE17 46 335 142.3 113
    99 6 Cody Simon ARI LB51 67 99 80.3 13.6
    100 6 Montez Sweat CHI DE18 58 154 99 35.1

    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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