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    FantasyPros Staff | Fri, Jul 17th 2026, 3:43am EDT

Fantasy Football IDP Draft Rankings & Tiers (2026)

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 1.8
    2 1 Jack Campbell DET LB2 2 7 3.5 1.7
    3 1 Carson Schwesinger CLE LB3 2 8 4.3 2.3
    4 1 Roquan Smith BAL LB4 4 12 6.5 3
    5 1 Foyesade Oluokun JAC LB5 2 19 8.5 5.5
    6 1 Blake Cashman MIN LB6 5 18 9.8 4.3
    7 1 Ernest Jones IV SEA LB7 6 25 10.2 6.7
    8 1 Fred Warner SF LB8 6 16 10.5 3.3
    9 1 Jamien Sherwood NYJ LB9 8 20 12.7 3.8
    10 2 Quay Walker LV LB10 8 24 15 6.3
    11 2 Cedric Gray TEN LB11 5 50 19.7 14.4
    12 2 Nick Bolton KC LB12 7 38 19.7 9.4
    13 2 Nate Landman LAR LB13 11 64 23.7 18.3
    14 2 Tremaine Edmunds NYG LB14 6 45 24.5 12.9
    15 2 Zaire Franklin GB LB15 13 40 25.3 10.1
    16 2 Sonny Styles WAS LB16 12 71 28.3 20.1
    17 2 Nick Emmanwori SEA S1 18 65 29 16.7
    18 2 Will Anderson Jr. HOU DE1 5 94 29.8 30.2
    19 2 T.J. Edwards CHI LB17 19 66 35.7 17.8
    20 3 Zack Baun PHI LB18 8 19 13.4 4.3
    21 3 CJ Allen IND LB19 17 58 38.2 16.3
    22 3 Myles Garrett LAR DE2 1 53 15.8 19.2
    23 3 Aidan Hutchinson DET DE3 2 52 20.6 18
    24 3 Alex Singleton DEN LB20 10 36 21.4 11.6
    25 3 Maxx Crosby LV DE4 3 51 22 16.6
    26 3 Edgerrin Cooper GB LB21 14 35 24.6 6.7
    27 3 Robert Spillane NE LB22 15 49 26 13.5
    28 3 Derwin James Jr. LAC S2 18 41 29.2 7.8
    29 3 Kyle Hamilton BAL S3 20 62 34 14.5
    30 3 Budda Baker ARI S4 27 42 34.6 4.8
    31 3 Kam Curl LAR S5 31 45 35.4 5.1
    32 3 Nick Cross WAS S6 24 69 36.8 16.3
    33 3 Devin Bush Jr. CHI LB23 20 67 38 15.8
    34 3 Nick Bosa SF DE5 15 81 39 23.1
    35 3 Jeffery Simmons TEN DT1 17 55 39.4 12.4
    36 3 Jessie Bates III ATL S7 23 73 39.6 17.4
    37 3 Daiyan Henley LAC LB24 26 52 39.6 9.3
    38 4 Tykee Smith TB S8 35 70 42.4 13.8
    39 4 Jeremy Chinn LV S9 37 71 44.4 13.3
    40 4 Xavier McKinney GB S10 30 73 45.2 14.6
    41 4 Divine Deablo ATL LB25 18 134 63.2 37.9
    42 4 Danielle Hunter HOU DE6 11 80 46.4 24.7
    43 4 Kaden Elliss NO LB26 24 89 46.4 22.2
    44 4 Talanoa Hufanga DEN S11 25 72 48.8 16
    45 4 Brian Burns NYG DE7 4 103 51.6 33.6
    46 4 Devin Lloyd CAR LB27 31 84 51.8 17.7
    47 4 Quincy Williams CLE LB28 37 83 53 15.7
    48 4 Patrick Queen PIT LB29 39 72 53 13.7
    49 4 T.J. Watt PIT LB30 10 120 53.6 41.1
    50 4 Azeez Al-Shaair HOU LB31 16 102 53.6 28.9
    51 4 Alex Anzalone TB LB32 27 95 55.6 22.5
    52 4 Andrew Van Ginkel MIN LB33 26 77 56 18.5
    53 4 Tre’von Moehrig CAR S12 40 74 56 13.8
    54 4 Nakobe Dean LV LB34 49 86 57.8 14.3
    55 4 Kevin Byard III NE S13 55 75 60 7.5
    56 4 Xavier Watts ATL S14 42 78 60.4 13.5
    57 4 Demario Davis NYJ LB35 21 93 61 26.3
    58 4 Terrel Bernard BUF LB36 46 104 61 21.6
    59 4 Byron Young LAR DE8 21 117 61.8 34.3
    60 4 Chamarri Conner KC S15 39 115 62.4 27
    61 4 Jordan Battle CIN S16 32 123 63.2 31.2
    62 5 Quentin Lake LAR S17 47 85 66.4 13.8
    63 5 Antoine Winfield Jr. TB S18 62 78 68.4 7.1
    64 5 Brian Branch DET S19 21 181 74.6 55
    65 5 Tuli Tuipulotu LAC DE9 23 115 69.2 29.8
    66 5 Mack Wilson Sr. ARI LB37 46 106 70.8 20
    67 5 Josh Hines-Allen JAC DE10 34 108 71.2 24.7
    68 5 Nik Bonitto DEN DE11 27 209 84.4 66.3
    69 5 Cooper DeJean PHI CB1 17 81 54.3 23.6
    70 5 Eric Wilson MIN LB38 43 98 74.8 19.3
    71 5 Jared Verse CLE DE12 22 201 85 62.3
    72 5 Alex Highsmith PIT LB39 28 131 75.8 33.9
    73 5 Laiatu Latu IND DE13 47 125 76.2 26.1
    74 5 Tyrel Dodson MIA LB40 28 128 77.4 33.3
    75 5 Barrett Carter CIN LB41 41 68 59.3 10.7
    76 5 Dee Winters DAL LB42 18 148 79.6 41.8
    77 5 DeForest Buckner IND DT2 64 98 82.8 13.3
    78 5 DeShon Elliott PIT S20 53 120 83.4 23.7
    79 5 Arvell Reese NYG LB43 51 171 87.2 42.7
    80 5 Abdul Carter NYG DE14 46 283 110 88.1
    81 5 Jalen Pitre HOU S21 61 124 84.4 21.4
    82 5 Caleb Downs DAL S22 44 191 98.2 49.3
    83 5 Dallas Turner MIN DE15 60 221 105.2 59.6
    84 5 Trey Hendrickson BAL DE16 59 224 106.2 60.7
    85 5 Dillon Thieneman CHI S23 45 214 104.6 57.4
    86 5 Demetrius Knight Jr. CIN LB44 66 88 79.8 8.3
    87 5 Kamari Lassiter HOU CB2 69 87 80 6.8
    88 5 Montez Sweat CHI DE17 58 153 94.8 33
    89 5 Josh Sweat ARI DE18 46 322 129.2 98.2
    90 5 Payton Wilson PIT LB45 62 110 81.8 17.8
    91 6 DeMarvion Overshown DAL LB46 68 107 86 13.9
    92 6 Julian Love SEA S24 85 96 89 4.3
    93 6 Alontae Taylor TEN CB3 74 112 90.3 13.7
    94 6 Paulson Adebo NYG CB4 75 131 98 20.4
    95 6 Drue Tranquill KC LB47 87 127 99.5 16
    96 6 Drake Thomas SEA LB48 97 104 99.8 3
    97 6 Jaquan Brisker PIT S25 70 95 83.3 10.3
    98 6 Cody Simon ARI LB49 63 99 86.7 16.7
    99 6 Joshua Metellus MIN S26 83 100 94.3 8
    100 6 Anthony Hill Jr. TEN LB50 79 108 95.3 12.1

    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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