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 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	1.4	0.8
2	1	Jack Campbell	DET	LB2	1	7	2.7	1.5
3	1	Carson Schwesinger	CLE	LB3	2	7	3.6	1.7
4	1	Roquan Smith	BAL	LB4	3	9	4.5	1.6
5	1	Ernest Jones IV	SEA	LB5	5	14	7.3	2.4
6	1	Foyesade Oluokun	JAC	LB6	5	14	7.7	2.8
7	1	Blake Cashman	MIN	LB7	5	14	8.6	2.7
8	1	Fred Warner	SF	LB8	6	15	8.8	2.7
9	1	Myles Garrett	LAR	DE1	1	14	9.6	4.1
10	2	Zack Baun	PHI	LB9	8	16	11.4	2.6
11	2	Jamien Sherwood	NYJ	LB10	9	19	12.7	3.4
12	2	Quay Walker	LV	LB11	10	24	14.3	4.5
13	2	Nate Landman	LAR	LB12	11	22	14.4	3.3
14	2	Nick Bolton	KC	LB13	6	25	15.1	5.2
15	2	Cedric Gray	TEN	LB14	8	33	17.1	6.3
16	2	Aidan Hutchinson	DET	DE2	4	62	18.7	14.4
17	2	Will Anderson Jr.	HOU	DE3	5	32	20.3	7.2
18	2	Sonny Styles	WAS	LB15	13	32	21.6	5.4
19	2	Maxx Crosby	LV	DE4	9	30	21.6	6
20	2	Alex Singleton	DEN	LB16	13	37	21.6	7.4
21	2	Zaire Franklin	GB	LB17	17	40	21.8	7.1
22	2	Edgerrin Cooper	GB	LB18	16	32	22.6	4
23	3	Tremaine Edmunds	NYG	LB19	13	43	25.2	7.9
24	3	Robert Spillane	NE	LB20	16	42	26.6	7.6
25	3	Kyle Hamilton	BAL	S1	23	52	29.2	7.8
26	3	Derwin James Jr.	LAC	S2	19	60	31.3	10.9
27	3	T.J. Edwards	CHI	LB21	22	57	33.4	10.8
28	3	Kaden Elliss	NO	LB22	23	46	34.3	6.6
29	3	Devin Lloyd	CAR	LB23	22	54	34.6	9.6
30	3	Nick Cross	WAS	S3	25	69	35.2	11.2
31	3	CJ Allen	IND	LB24	26	56	35.6	10.3
32	3	Daiyan Henley	LAC	LB25	28	52	36.2	7.3
33	3	Devin Bush Jr.	CHI	LB26	30	45	36.3	4.2
34	3	Budda Baker	ARI	S4	28	60	37.5	8.7
35	3	Azeez Al-Shaair	HOU	LB27	22	70	39.2	12.3
36	3	Jessie Bates III	ATL	S5	27	73	39.7	13.3
37	3	Nick Bosa	SF	DE5	17	73	40.1	15.3
38	3	Kam Curl	LAR	S6	32	47	40.2	5
39	3	Tykee Smith	TB	S7	30	70	40.5	10.8
40	3	Nick Emmanwori	SEA	S8	20	310	54.2	81
41	4	Nakobe Dean	LV	LB28	29	59	44	8.7
42	4	Jeremy Chinn	LV	S9	35	71	45.2	11
43	4	Terrel Bernard	BUF	LB29	40	73	48	10
44	4	Patrick Queen	PIT	LB30	40	69	49.9	10.4
45	4	Quincy Williams	CLE	LB31	40	83	51.8	12.1
46	4	Xavier McKinney	GB	S10	39	75	53.8	10.6
47	4	Divine Deablo	ATL	LB32	36	82	54.7	13.6
48	4	Barrett Carter	CIN	LB33	44	72	55.5	7.9
49	4	Tre’von Moehrig	CAR	S11	44	78	56.6	10.6
50	4	Talanoa Hufanga	DEN	S12	44	85	57	12.1
51	4	Alex Anzalone	TB	LB34	38	96	58.2	15.3
52	4	Antoine Winfield Jr.	TB	S13	48	85	60.2	10.6
53	4	Demario Davis	NYJ	LB35	43	87	60.3	13.8
54	4	Kevin Byard III	NE	S14	51	96	60.4	12.9
55	4	Quentin Lake	LAR	S15	44	100	60.9	18
56	4	Mack Wilson Sr.	ARI	LB36	46	105	62.1	15.9
57	4	Danielle Hunter	HOU	DE6	25	77	52.2	15.3
58	4	Jordan Battle	CIN	S16	41	122	63.4	22.3
59	4	Chamarri Conner	KC	S17	49	114	65.5	16.8
60	4	Brian Burns	NYG	DE7	23	98	55.5	22.8
61	5	Tyrel Dodson	MIA	LB37	47	111	69.7	18.8
62	5	Dee Winters	DAL	LB38	50	116	70.4	18.9
63	5	Xavier Watts	ATL	S18	55	118	71.2	16.2
64	5	DeShon Elliott	PIT	S19	52	119	74.5	23.2
65	5	DeMarvion Overshown	DAL	LB39	39	108	75.5	17
66	5	Eric Wilson	MIN	LB40	52	119	78.5	17.8
67	5	T.J. Watt	PIT	LB41	10	111	58.4	28
68	5	Payton Wilson	PIT	LB42	62	124	80.5	17.1
69	5	Cooper DeJean	PHI	CB1	54	97	71.5	12.2
70	5	Andrew Van Ginkel	MIN	LB43	29	80	61.4	14.6
71	5	Brian Branch	DET	S20	46	217	77.2	49.1
72	5	Jalen Pitre	HOU	S21	65	123	83	18.5
73	5	Byron Young	LAR	DE8	30	103	68.1	21.5
74	5	Caleb Downs	DAL	S22	68	193	89.1	33.8
75	5	Jeffery Simmons	TEN	DT1	43	66	55.9	6.8
76	5	Josh Hines-Allen	JAC	DE9	39	105	72.9	18.1
77	5	Drue Tranquill	KC	LB44	66	139	92.7	21.1
78	5	Nik Bonitto	DEN	DE10	29	208	80.7	49.2
79	5	Julian Love	SEA	S23	75	122	86.3	13.4
80	5	Tuli Tuipulotu	LAC	DE11	53	109	77	15.3
81	5	Demetrius Knight Jr.	CIN	LB45	77	122	87.6	12.9
82	5	Jared Verse	CLE	DE12	27	161	80.6	35.7
83	5	Alex Highsmith	PIT	LB46	59	120	83.2	18
84	5	Arvell Reese	NYG	LB47	57	157	85	26.7
85	5	Dillon Thieneman	CHI	S24	72	213	99.2	40.6
86	5	Laiatu Latu	IND	DE13	56	100	76.8	12.6
87	5	Jihaad Campbell	PHI	LB48	45	231	95.7	51.3
88	5	Paulson Adebo	NYG	CB2	81	130	99	16.3
89	6	Drake Thomas	SEA	LB49	48	128	93.6	20
90	6	DeForest Buckner	IND	DT2	69	123	87.3	15.9
91	6	Jaquan Brisker	PIT	S25	71	125	91.3	15.9
92	6	Cody Simon	ARI	LB50	53	135	93.5	22
93	6	Dallas Turner	MIN	DE14	57	204	98	42.9
94	6	Trey Hendrickson	BAL	DE15	63	211	99	44.2
95	6	Anthony Hill Jr.	TEN	LB51	74	116	94.3	13.8
96	6	Abdul Carter	NYG	DE16	49	269	101.3	70.6
97	6	Frankie Luvu	WAS	LB52	72	501	143.5	136.4
98	6	Montez Sweat	CHI	DE17	64	126	92.6	18.2
99	6	AJ Haulcy	IND	S26	79	169	103.3	30.9
100	6	Devon Witherspoon	SEA	CB3	94	139	106.4	14.2

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.