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IDP Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings (2026 Fantasy Football)

IDP Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings (2026 Fantasy Football)

We’ll have you covered as you prepare for your 2026 dynasty rookie drafts. In order to dominate your dynasty rookie draft, check out our expert consensus dynasty rookie draft rankings. And sync your dynasty league to practice with fast and free dynasty rookie mock drafts. Below, we dive into dynasty rookie draft rankings from some of our fantasy football expert community.

    2026 IDP Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings

    Here are our latest IDP Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings from our consensus of fantasy football experts. You can find the latest Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings and sync your fantasy football league for specific advice.

    RK TIERS PLAYER NAME TEAM POS AGE BEST WORST AVG. STD.DEV
    1 1 Sonny Styles WAS LB1 21 1 1 1 0
    2 1 CJ Allen IND LB2 21 2 3 2.7 0.5
    3 1 Jacob Rodriguez MIA LB3 23 2 7 4.3 2
    4 1 David Bailey NYJ DE1 22 2 8 4.7 2.5
    5 2 Josiah Trotter TB LB4 21 5 12 7.3 3.3
    6 2 Kaleb Elarms-Orr BUF LB5 22 7 10 8.7 1.3
    7 2 Bryce Boettcher IND LB6 24 6 13 10 2.9
    8 2 Caleb Downs DAL S1 21 5 15 10.7 4.2
    9 2 Jake Golday MIN LB7 23 7 14 11.7 3.3
    10 3 AJ Haulcy IND S2 22 4 27 12.3 10.4
    11 3 Dillon Thieneman CHI S3 22 9 21 13.3 5.4
    12 3 Kyle Louis MIA LB8 22 12 23 16.7 4.6
    13 3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren CLE S4 22 13 25 17.7 5.3
    14 3 Arvell Reese NYG LB9 20 3 8 5.5 2.5
    15 3 Rueben Bain Jr. TB DE2 21 6 8 7 1
    16 3 Red Murdock DEN LB10 22 9 43 21.7 15.2
    17 4 Anthony Hill Jr. TEN LB11 21 10 11 10.5 0.5
    18 4 Akheem Mesidor LAC DT1 25 14 17 15.5 1.5
    19 4 Zakee Wheatley CAR S5 24 16 36 28 8.6
    20 4 Cashius Howell CIN DE3 23 16 18 17 1
    21 4 Malachi Lawrence DAL DE4 23 16 21 18.5 2.5
    22 4 Derrick Moore DET DE5 23 19 19 19 0
    23 4 Keldric Faulk TEN DE6 21 18 22 20 2
    24 4 Kamari Ramsey HOU S6 21 17 26 21.5 4.5
    25 4 Mansoor Delane KC CB1 22 20 28 24 4
    26 5 Jaden Dugger SF LB12 22 11 40 25.5 14.5
    27 5 Jalon Kilgore BUF S7 21 18 33 25.5 7.5
    28 5 TJ Parker BUF LB13 21 24 30 27 3
    29 5 R Mason Thomas KC DE7 22 24 31 27.5 3.5
    30 5 Bud Clark SEA S8 24 29 29 29 0
    31 5 Gabe Jacas NE LB14 22 20 42 31 11
    32 5 Lorenzo Styles Jr. NO S9 23 17 17 17 0
    33 5 Peter Woods KC DT2 21 22 22 22 0
    34 5 Tacario Davis CIN CB2 22 23 23 23 0
    35 6 Caleb Banks MIN DT3 23 25 25 25 0
    36 6 Avieon Terrell ATL CB3 21 37 39 38 1
    37 6 Jaishawn Barham DAL LB15 22 26 26 26 0
    38 6 Harold Perkins Jr. ATL LB16 21 27 27 27 0
    39 6 Daylen Everette PIT CB4 22 28 28 28 0
    40 6 Romello Height SF DE8 25 35 44 39.5 4.5
    41 6 Justin Jefferson CLE LB17 23 30 30 30 0
    42 6 Domani Jackson GB CB5 23 31 31 31 0
    43 6 Kendal Daniels ATL S10 23 32 32 32 0
    44 6 Wade Woodaz HOU LB18 22 33 33 33 0
    45 6 Davison Igbinosun BUF CB6 22 34 34 34 0
    46 6 Jimmy Rolder DET LB19 22 34 34 34 0
    47 6 Thaddeus Dixon NYG CB7 24 35 35 35 0
    48 6 Keionte Scott TB CB8 25 36 36 36 0
    49 6 Jermod McCoy LV CB9 21 37 37 37 0
    50 6 Malik Muhammad II CHI CB10 21 38 38 38 0
    51 6 Treydan Stukes LV CB11 24 38 38 38 0
    52 6 Zion Young BAL DE9 22 44 45 44.5 0.5
    53 6 Jakobe Thomas MIN S11 23 39 39 39 0
    54 7 D’Angelo Ponds NYJ CB12 21 40 40 40 0
    55 7 Colton Hood NYG CB13 21 41 41 41 0
    56 7 Dani Dennis-Sutton GB DE10 22 41 41 41 0
    57 7 Joshua Josephs WAS LB20 22 46 46 46 0
    58 7 Karson Sharar ARI LB21 23 42 42 42 0
    59 7 Brandon Cisse GB CB14 21 43 43 43 0
    60 7 Michael Taaffe MIA S12 23 47 47 47 0
    61 7 Christen Miller NO DT4 22 45 45 45 0
    62 7 Chandler Rivers BAL CB15 22 48 48 48 0
    63 7 Genesis Smith LAC S13 21 48 53 50.5 2.5
    64 7 Keith Abney II DET CB16 – 49 49 49 0
    65 7 Chris Johnson MIA CB17 21 49 52 50.5 1.5
    66 7 Julian Neal SEA CB18 23 50 50 50 0
    67 7 Gracen Halton SF DT5 22 50 50 50 0
    68 7 Devin Moore DAL CB19 22 51 51 51 0
    69 7 Will Lee III CAR CB20 – 54 54 54 0
    70 7 Charles Demmings MIN CB21 23 55 55 55 0

    What is IDP Fantasy Football?

    IDP fantasy football, short for Individual Defensive Player fantasy football, is a format where managers draft and start defensive players individually instead of using a single team defense/special teams (D/ST) unit. In IDP leagues, players score fantasy points for stats like tackles, sacks, interceptions, forced fumbles, and passes defended, making linebackers, defensive linemen, and defensive backs valuable assets. This format adds a deeper layer of strategy compared to traditional fantasy football because managers must evaluate defensive player production, matchups, and positional value throughout the NFL season. IDP fantasy football leagues are especially popular among experienced fantasy football players looking for a more immersive and realistic experience.

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