Fantasy Football IDP Draft Rankings & Targets (2026)

NFL teams are beginning summer practices and the NFL preseason is here! 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 fantsy 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	3	1	1
2	1	Jack Campbell	DET	LB2	2	7	3	2
3	1	Carson Schwesinger	CLE	LB3	2	7	4	2
4	1	Roquan Smith	BAL	LB4	3	16	6	4
5	1	Ernest Jones IV	SEA	LB5	5	15	8	3
6	1	Foyesade Oluokun	JAC	LB6	5	14	9	3
7	1	Blake Cashman	MIN	LB7	5	14	9	3
8	1	Fred Warner	SF	LB8	6	16	9	3
9	2	Myles Garrett	LAR	DE1	1	23	11	5
10	2	Jamien Sherwood	NYJ	LB9	8	19	13	4
11	2	Zack Baun	PHI	LB10	9	22	13	4
12	2	Cedric Gray	TEN	LB11	5	34	14	8
13	2	Nate Landman	LAR	LB12	8	21	14	4
14	2	Nick Bolton	KC	LB13	6	21	14	5
15	2	Quay Walker	LV	LB14	10	26	16	5
16	2	Aidan Hutchinson	DET	DE2	4	64	20	16
17	2	Will Anderson Jr.	HOU	DE3	5	27	20	6
18	2	Sonny Styles	WAS	LB15	15	32	22	5
19	2	Maxx Crosby	LV	DE4	9	37	23	7
20	3	Tremaine Edmunds	NYG	LB16	12	43	24	9
21	3	Zaire Franklin	GB	LB17	17	40	24	9
22	3	Edgerrin Cooper	GB	LB18	18	41	25	7
23	3	Alex Singleton	DEN	LB19	13	42	25	8
24	3	Kyle Hamilton	BAL	S1	16	52	29	9
25	3	Robert Spillane	NE	LB20	16	48	30	9
26	3	Derwin James Jr.	LAC	S2	16	42	31	8
27	3	CJ Allen	IND	LB21	17	53	32	11
28	3	Kaden Elliss	NO	LB22	24	46	33	7
29	3	Devin Lloyd	CAR	LB23	22	54	35	10
30	3	Devin Bush Jr.	CHI	LB24	23	45	35	6
31	3	Nick Cross	WAS	S3	26	69	36	11
32	3	Daiyan Henley	LAC	LB25	30	50	36	6
33	3	Tykee Smith	TB	S4	20	70	38	12
34	3	Budda Baker	ARI	S5	28	60	38	9
35	3	T.J. Edwards	CHI	LB26	26	66	39	13
36	3	Azeez Al-Shaair	HOU	LB27	21	70	39	13
37	3	Kam Curl	LAR	S6	31	49	39	6
38	3	Nick Emmanwori	SEA	S7	20	99	39	27
39	4	Jessie Bates III	ATL	S8	32	73	42	14
40	4	Nick Bosa	SF	DE5	24	75	43	14
41	4	Jeremy Chinn	LV	S9	37	71	47	11
42	4	Nakobe Dean	LV	LB28	36	67	47	9
43	4	Quincy Williams	CLE	LB29	38	58	48	5
44	4	Patrick Queen	PIT	LB30	36	67	49	9
45	4	Terrel Bernard	BUF	LB31	40	71	50	10
46	4	Tre’von Moehrig	CAR	S10	39	74	52	9
47	4	Xavier McKinney	GB	S11	39	75	53	11
48	4	Talanoa Hufanga	DEN	S12	43	72	53	9
49	4	Alex Anzalone	TB	LB32	37	67	53	8
50	4	Divine Deablo	ATL	LB33	36	85	54	15
51	4	Barrett Carter	CIN	LB34	44	64	54	7
52	4	Demario Davis	NYJ	LB35	34	87	56	14
53	4	Kevin Byard III	NE	S13	47	75	57	7
54	4	Antoine Winfield Jr.	TB	S14	49	76	59	9
55	4	Tyrel Dodson	MIA	LB36	26	96	60	17
56	4	Mack Wilson Sr.	ARI	LB37	46	80	60	10
57	4	Quentin Lake	LAR	S15	44	89	61	16
58	4	Jordan Battle	CIN	S16	32	122	61	22
59	4	Chamarri Conner	KC	S17	39	114	64	19
60	4	Xavier Watts	ATL	S18	57	78	67	7
61	4	Danielle Hunter	HOU	DE6	23	94	57	21
62	5	Eric Wilson	MIN	LB38	36	95	70	16
63	5	Payton Wilson	PIT	LB39	48	98	71	12
64	5	DeShon Elliott	PIT	S19	52	120	76	24
65	5	Brian Burns	NYG	DE7	26	91	56	19
66	5	Cooper DeJean	PHI	CB1	54	81	70	9
67	5	Jalen Pitre	HOU	S20	69	123	79	16
68	5	DeMarvion Overshown	DAL	LB40	59	108	80	15
69	5	Brian Branch	DET	S21	31	229	81	55
70	5	Drue Tranquill	KC	LB41	52	127	82	18
71	5	Dee Winters	DAL	LB42	51	149	75	28
72	5	Drake Thomas	SEA	LB43	36	124	86	24
73	5	Cody Simon	ARI	LB44	46	99	80	20
74	5	Demetrius Knight Jr.	CIN	LB45	60	90	81	9
75	5	Caleb Downs	DAL	S22	65	220	91	46
76	5	Jeffery Simmons	TEN	DT1	47	75	63	9
77	5	T.J. Watt	PIT	LB46	10	127	65	31
78	5	Andrew Van Ginkel	MIN	LB47	44	82	65	10
79	5	Julian Love	SEA	S23	75	122	87	14
80	5	Jihaad Campbell	PHI	LB48	63	222	95	46
81	5	Dillon Thieneman	CHI	S24	72	195	93	37
82	5	Byron Young	LAR	DE8	28	107	71	22
83	5	Paulson Adebo	NYG	CB2	78	130	94	13
84	5	Jaquan Brisker	PIT	S25	85	95	90	3
85	5	Arvell Reese	NYG	LB49	71	153	91	25
86	5	Laiatu Latu	IND	DE9	48	101	82	15
87	6	Nik Bonitto	DEN	DE10	27	202	90	50
88	6	Tuli Tuipulotu	LAC	DE11	64	123	84	18
89	6	Jared Verse	CLE	DE12	38	157	88	33
90	6	Alex Highsmith	PIT	LB50	63	139	89	23
91	6	Josh Hines-Allen	JAC	DE13	57	103	78	14
92	6	Frankie Luvu	WAS	LB51	40	81	70	15
93	6	Kamari Lassiter	HOU	CB3	73	87	80	5
94	6	Devon Witherspoon	SEA	CB4	89	148	105	19
95	6	Trey Hendrickson	BAL	DE14	65	224	108	53
96	6	Montez Sweat	CHI	DE15	67	150	98	26
97	6	AJ Haulcy	IND	S26	76	165	99	30
98	6	Ventrell Miller	JAC	LB52	58	298	122	80
99	6	Dallas Turner	MIN	DE16	60	204	107	45
100	6	DeForest Buckner	IND	DT2	84	98	89	5

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.