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    FantasyPros Staff | Fri, Aug 7th 2026, 3:29am EDT

Fantasy Football IDP Draft Rankings & Targets (2026)

Fantasy Football IDP Draft Rankings & Targets (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 3 1.6 0.8
    2 1 Jack Campbell DET LB2 1 5 2.5 1
    3 1 Carson Schwesinger CLE LB3 2 7 3.5 1.4
    4 1 Roquan Smith BAL LB4 1 6 3.6 1.3
    5 1 Ernest Jones IV SEA LB5 5 8 6.4 1
    6 1 Foyesade Oluokun JAC LB6 3 11 6.9 2.4
    7 1 Blake Cashman MIN LB7 5 13 8.1 2.3
    8 1 Fred Warner SF LB8 6 12 8.2 1.5
    9 2 Jamien Sherwood NYJ LB9 9 16 11.2 2.2
    10 2 Zack Baun PHI LB10 8 17 11.5 3.5
    11 2 Quay Walker LV LB11 11 22 13.6 3.3
    12 2 Nate Landman LAR LB12 11 21 13.9 2.7
    13 2 Myles Garrett LAR DE1 5 46 14 11.1
    14 2 Nick Bolton KC LB13 7 21 14.3 3.4
    15 2 Aidan Hutchinson DET DE2 6 23 16.1 4.7
    16 2 Alex Singleton DEN LB14 13 35 18.9 5.9
    17 2 Zaire Franklin GB LB15 13 26 19.2 3.4
    18 2 Tremaine Edmunds NYG LB16 12 30 23.2 6
    19 2 Edgerrin Cooper GB LB17 17 32 24.2 5.4
    20 2 Cedric Gray TEN LB18 13 55 25.5 14.2
    21 3 Sonny Styles WAS LB19 16 56 26.2 11.2
    22 3 Maxx Crosby LV DE3 14 49 27.7 8.8
    23 3 Robert Spillane NE LB20 16 49 27.9 10.2
    24 3 Will Anderson Jr. HOU DE4 10 85 29.5 21.8
    25 3 T.J. Edwards CHI LB21 19 50 29.6 9.7
    26 3 Kyle Hamilton BAL S1 19 58 31.9 12.1
    27 3 Kaden Elliss NO LB22 22 41 33 7.1
    28 3 CJ Allen IND LB23 22 56 37.9 11.2
    29 3 Azeez Al-Shaair HOU LB24 22 66 39.3 11.7
    30 3 Daiyan Henley LAC LB25 31 54 39.5 7.3
    31 3 Devin Bush Jr. CHI LB26 29 67 40.4 11.8
    32 3 Devin Lloyd CAR LB27 24 83 41.4 15.5
    33 3 Derwin James Jr. LAC S2 18 60 28.3 12
    34 3 Nick Bosa SF DE5 21 76 42.7 15.6
    35 3 Terrel Bernard BUF LB28 31 73 44.9 11.6
    36 3 Nick Cross WAS S3 27 37 31 2.9
    37 3 Budda Baker ARI S4 25 47 33.3 6
    38 4 Jessie Bates III ATL S5 23 59 33.7 10
    39 4 Nick Emmanwori SEA S6 20 303 61.2 82.4
    40 4 Nakobe Dean LV LB29 29 71 49.2 11.5
    41 4 Patrick Queen PIT LB30 38 72 49.2 11.5
    42 4 Tykee Smith TB S7 32 52 38.3 5.7
    43 4 Divine Deablo ATL LB31 28 76 52.3 14.3
    44 4 Jeremy Chinn LV S8 34 64 41.7 8.6
    45 4 Quincy Williams CLE LB32 41 90 57.5 16.4
    46 4 Kam Curl LAR S9 33 63 45.1 9.6
    47 4 Barrett Carter CIN LB33 46 73 58.3 8.3
    48 4 Demario Davis NYJ LB34 40 92 59.9 15.9
    49 4 Alex Anzalone TB LB35 38 99 62.5 19.9
    50 4 Jordan Battle CIN S10 29 91 51.7 16.3
    51 4 Mack Wilson Sr. ARI LB36 42 105 64.6 18.2
    52 4 Tre’von Moehrig CAR S11 39 78 53.7 10.2
    53 4 Xavier McKinney GB S12 38 71 55 11.7
    54 4 Brian Branch DET S13 32 194 69.8 45.2
    55 4 Talanoa Hufanga DEN S14 43 85 56.4 11.6
    56 4 Kevin Byard III NE S15 50 96 57.9 13.6
    57 4 Antoine Winfield Jr. TB S16 46 80 58.2 9.5
    58 4 Tyrel Dodson MIA LB37 41 111 71 20
    59 4 Quentin Lake LAR S17 44 100 61.1 18.4
    60 4 Dee Winters DAL LB38 50 116 72.7 18.3
    61 4 Jeffery Simmons TEN DT1 43 62 53.3 6.4
    62 5 DeShon Elliott PIT S18 46 112 69.3 23.1
    63 5 DeMarvion Overshown DAL LB39 39 92 72.9 16.2
    64 5 Danielle Hunter HOU DE6 41 87 63.6 14.7
    65 5 Jalen Pitre HOU S19 61 114 78.3 15
    66 5 Brian Burns NYG DE7 28 103 70.3 22.4
    67 5 T.J. Watt PIT LB40 26 122 70.8 27.9
    68 5 Julian Love SEA S20 60 111 83.9 13.8
    69 5 Cooper DeJean PHI CB1 58 97 74.5 14.9
    70 5 Chamarri Conner KC S21 51 68 61.1 5.8
    71 5 Payton Wilson PIT LB41 66 131 86.3 17.9
    72 5 Byron Young LAR DE8 44 102 78.1 19.5
    73 5 Eric Wilson MIN LB42 63 119 80 18.4
    74 5 Andrew Van Ginkel MIN LB43 48 88 69 12.4
    75 5 Xavier Watts ATL S22 53 118 72.3 19.5
    76 5 Jaquan Brisker PIT S23 72 125 90.1 17.2
    77 5 Laiatu Latu IND DE9 65 100 78.7 10.1
    78 5 DeForest Buckner IND DT2 64 123 82 17.8
    79 5 Arvell Reese NYG LB44 57 166 83.4 34.3
    80 5 Paulson Adebo NYG CB2 80 130 95.3 14.9

    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.

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