2020 NFL Draft Guide: IDP Rankings

Published: Aug 30, 2020

As plans begin to firm up for the beginning of the 2020 NFL season, it seems a fine time to review the rankings for IDP to assist fantasy general managers in putting together their squads. Although this space typically uses a hybrid approach to ranking IDP, for this exercise it has been determined to proceed with a more “standard” ranking approach. It is not tackle-heavy, nor big-play oriented either, but assigns the following point system:

Tackles: 1 point

Assisted Tackles: .5 points

Sacks: 2 points

Fumbles Forced: 2 points

Passes Deflected/Defensed: 1 point

Interceptions: 3 points

Touchdowns: 6 points

Now, realize, your settings may not mimic these, and I am doubting that they do. I have played in numerous IDP leagues over the seasons, and cannot recall any one league having the exact same scoring system as any other, even among those that I have set up and act as commissioner for, too. The idea here is to find some middle ground where a general sense of how IDPs fit into the general scheme of fantasy football point production.

With all that in mind, below are four tables. The first contains the top 150 IDP for any position, based on current projections. Following that, are tables setting forth the top 50 LBs, DLs and DBs based on those same projections. What’s that? Yep, you caught me, I added an additional LB, just because there is so little separation under this point allocation system between the final two players listed, outside linebackers Kyle Van Noy and Jatavis Brown that it only seemed fair and just to expand the table one row.

Overall Top 150 IDP
Rank	Name	POS	Tm
1	Darius Leonard	OLB	IND/7
2	Bobby Wagner	ILB	SEA/6
3	Joe Schobert	ILB	JAX/7
4	Blake Martinez	ILB	NYG/11
5	Fred Warner	ILB	SF/11
6	Cory Littleton	ILB	LV/6
7	Zach Cunningham	ILB	HOU/8
8	Jayon Brown	ILB	TEN/7
9	C.J. Mosley	ILB	NYJ/11
10	Jaylon Smith	ILB	DAL/10
11	Christian Kirk sey	OLB	GB/5
12	Isaiah Simmons	ILB	ARI/8
13	Devin Bush	ILB	PIT/8
14	Shaq Thompson	ILB	CAR/13
15	Jordan Hicks	ILB	ARI/8
16	Leighton Vander Esch	OLB	DAL/10
17	Jerome Baker	OLB	MIA/11
18	Devin White	ILB	TB/13
19	Rashaan Evans	ILB	TEN/7
20	Lavonte David	ILB	TB/13
21	Patrick Queen	ILB	BAL/8
22	Budda Baker	S	ARI/8
23	Roquan Smith	ILB	CHI/11
24	Danny Trevathan	ILB	CHI/11
25	Tremaine Edmunds	ILB	BUF/11
26	Todd Davis	ILB	DEN/8
27	Deion Jones	ILB	ATL/10
28	A.J. Johnson	ILB	DEN/8
29	John Johnson III	S	LAR/9
30	Eric Kendricks	ILB	MIN/7
31	Derwin James	S	LAC/10
32	Logan Wilson	ILB	CIN/9
33	Keanu Neal	S	ATL/10
34	Landon Collins	S	WAS/8
35	Kenneth Murray	OLB	LAC/10
36	Jamal Adams	S	NYJ/11
37	Bobby Okereke	ILB	IND/7
38	Nick Kwiatkoski	ILB	LV/6
39	Jamie Collins Sr	OLB	DET/5
40	Jordan Poyer	S	BUF/11
41	Micah Kiser	ILB	LAR/9
42	Mack Wilson	ILB	CLE/9
43	Germaine Pratt	OLB	CIN/9
44	Willie Gay Jr	ILB	KC/10
45	Harrison Smith	S	MIN/7
46	Malik Harrison	ILB	BAL/8
47	Minkah Fitzpatrick	S	PIT/8
48	Matt Milano	OLB	BUF/11
49	T.J. Watt	OLB	PIT/8
50	Dre Greenlaw	OLB	SF/11
51	Adrian Amos	S	GB/5
52	Sione Takitaki	ILB	CLE/9
53	Tahir Whitehead	OLB	CAR/13
54	Malcolm Jenkins	S	NO/6
55	Ronnie Harrison	S	JAX/7
56	Jabrill Peppers	S	NYG/11
57	Justin Simmons	S	DEN/8
58	Vince Williams	ILB	PIT/8
59	Jahlani Tavai	ILB	DET/5
60	Demario Davis	OLB	NO/6
61	Tyrann Mathieu	S	KC/10
62	Tracy Walker	S	DET/5
63	James Burgess Jr	ILB	NYJ/11
64	Taylor Rapp	S	LAR/9
65	Xavier McKinney	S	NYG/11
66	Kevin Byard	S	TEN/7
67	Jordyn Brooks	ILB	SEA/6
68	Justin Reid	S	HOU/8
69	Tre Flowers	CB	SEA/6
70	Kenny Young	ILB	LAR/9
71	Kyle Van Noy	OLB	MIA/11
72	Jatavis Brown	OLB	PHI/9
73	Bradley McDougald	S	SEA/6
74	Terrell Edmunds	S	PIT/8
75	Ryan Connelly	ILB	NYG/11
76	Shawn Williams	S	CIN/9
77	Myles Jack	ILB	JAX/7
78	Will Harris	S	DET/5
79	Kareem Jackson	S	DEN/8
80	Sean Davis	S	WAS/8
81	Damarious Randall	S	LV/6
82	Jessie Bates III	S	CIN/9
83	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	S	DAL/10
84	Dont'a Hightower	OLB	NE/6
85	Khari Willis	S	IND/7
86	Grant Delpit	S	CLE/9
87	Jeremy Chinn	S	CAR/13
88	Johnathan Abram	S	LV/6
89	Drue Tranquill	ILB	LAC/10
90	Chandler Jones	OLB	ARI/8
91	Danielle Hunter	DE	MIN/7
92	Donte Jackson	CB	CAR/13
93	Anthony Harris	S	MIN/7
94	Jalen Mills	CB	PHI/9
95	Antoine Winfield Jr	S	TB/13
96	Quandre Diggs	S	SEA/6
97	Vonn Bell	S	CIN/9
98	Eddie Jackson	S	CHI/11
99	Foye Oluokun	OLB	ATL/10
100	Benardrick McKinney	ILB	HOU/8
101	James Bradberry	CB	NYG/11
102	Marcus Peters	CB	BAL/8
103	Bran Don Jones	S	MIA/11
104	Kyle Fuller	CB	CHI/11
105	Ja'Whaun Bentley	ILB	NE/6
106	Chuck Clark	S	BAL/8
107	Kendall Fuller	CB	WAS/8
108	Janoris Jenkins	CB	NO/6
109	Duke Riley	OLB	PHI/9
110	Darnell Savage	S	GB/5
111	Carlton Davis	CB	TB/13
112	Kenny Moore II	CB	IND/7
113	Juan Thornhill	S	KC/10
114	Anthony Barr	OLB	MIN/7
115	Reuben Foster	ILB	WAS/8
116	Anthony Hitchens	ILB	KC/10
117	Jaire Alexander	CB	GB/5
118	Za'Darius Smith	OLB	GB/5
119	Joey Bosa	DE	LAC/10
120	Bobby McCain	S	MIA/11
121	Khalil Mack	OLB	CHI/11
122	Kevin King	CB	GB/5
123	Tre Boston	S	CAR/13
124	Jon Bostic	ILB	WAS/8
125	Jarrod Wilson	S	JAX/7
126	J.J. Watt	DE	HOU/8
127	Myles Garrett	DE	CLE/9
128	Sean Murphy-Bunting	CB	TB/13
129	Byron Murphy	CB	ARI/8
130	Von Miller	OLB	DEN/8
131	Adoree' Jackson	CB	TEN/7
132	Joe Haden	CB	PIT/8
133	Ronald Darby	CB	WAS/8
134	Denzel Ward	CB	CLE/9
135	Malcolm Butler	CB	TEN/7
136	Cameron Heyward	DE	PIT/8
137	Karl Joseph	S	CLE/9
138	Devon Kennard	OLB	ARI/8
139	Bradley Chubb	OLB	DEN/8
140	TreDavious White	CB	BUF/11
141	Sam Hubbard	DE	CIN/9
142	Shaquil Barrett	OLB	TB/13
143	Nick Bosa	DE	SF/11
144	Charvarius Ward	CB	KC/10
145	Justin Evans	S	TB/13
146	Shaquill Griffin	CB	SEA/6
147	Maxx Crosby	DE	LV/6
148	Marlon Humphrey	CB	BAL/8
149	Bud Dupree	OLB	PIT/8
150	Matt Judon	OLB	BAL/8

Defensive Linesmen
Rank	Name	POS	Team/Bye
1	Danielle Hunter	DE	MIN/7
2	Myles Garrett	DE	CLE/9
3	J.J. Watt	DE	HOU/8
4	Cameron Jordan	DE	NO/6
5	Nick Bosa	DE	SF/11
6	Maxx Crosby	DE	LV/6
7	Aaron Donald	DE	LAR/9
8	Joey Bosa	DE	LAC/10
9	Carlos Dunlap	DE	CIN/9
10	Josh Allen	DE	JAX/7
11	Sam Hubbard	DE	CIN/9
12	DeForest Buckner	DT	IND/7
13	Chris Jones	DT	KC/10
14	Cameron Heyward	DE	PIT/8
15	Justin Houston	DE	IND/7
16	Jason Pierre-Paul	DE	TB/13
17	Dante Fowler Jr	DE	ATL/10
18	Frank Clark	DE	KC/10
19	Demarcus Lawrence	DE	DAL/10
20	Arik Armstead	DE	SF/11
21	Ryan Kerrigan	DE	WAS/8
22	Akiem Hicks	DE	CHI/11
23	Chase Young	DE	WAS/8
24	Trey Flowers	DE	DET/5
25	Melvin Ingram III	DE	LAC/10
26	Ifeadi Odenigbo	DE	MIN/7
27	Brandon Graham	DE	PHI/9
28	Aldon Smith	DE	DAL/10
29	Calais Campbell	DE	BAL/8
30	Clelin Ferrell	DE	LV/6
31	Mario Addison	DE	BUF/11
32	Kenny Clark	DT	GB/5
33	Jonathan Allen	DT	WAS/8
34	Derek Barnett	DE	PHI/9
35	Grady Jarrett	DT	ATL/10
36	Marcus Davenport	DE	NO/6
37	Geno Atkins	DT	CIN/9
38	Everson Griffen	DE	DAL/10
39	Jarran Reed	DT	SEA/6
40	Sheldon Richardson	DT	CLE/9
41	Larry Ogunjobi	DT	CLE/9
42	Jurrell Casey	DE	DEN/8
43	Fletcher Cox	DT	PHI/9
44	Bruce Irvin	DE	SEA/6
45	Yetur Gross-Matos	DE	CAR/13
46	Olivier Vernon	DE	CLE/9
47	Shelby Harris	DE	DEN/8
48	Chase Winovich	DE	NE/6
49	Brian Burns	DE	CAR/13
50	Jeffery Simmons	DE	TEN/7

Linebackers
Rank	Name	POS	Team/Bye
1	Darius Leonard	OLB	IND/7
2	Cory Littleton	ILB	LV/6
3	Fred Warner	ILB	SF/11
4	Joe Schobert	ILB	JAX/7
5	Bobby Wagner	ILB	SEA/6
6	T.J. Watt	OLB	PIT/8
7	Devin Bush	ILB	PIT/8
8	Jayon Brown	ILB	TEN/7
9	Blake Martinez	ILB	NYG/11
10	Devin White	ILB	TB/13
11	Jordan Hicks	ILB	ARI/8
12	Jaylon Smith	ILB	DAL/10
13	Christian Kirk sey	OLB	GB/5
14	Leighton Vander Esch	OLB	DAL/10
15	Zach Cunningham	ILB	HOU/8
16	Tremaine Edmunds	ILB	BUF/11
17	Eric Kendricks	ILB	MIN/7
18	Shaq Thompson	ILB	CAR/13
19	Jerome Baker	OLB	MIA/11
20	Patrick Queen	ILB	BAL/8
21	Lavonte David	ILB	TB/13
22	Rashaan Evans	ILB	TEN/7
23	Chandler Jones	OLB	ARI/8
24	Roquan Smith	ILB	CHI/11
25	Jamie Collins Sr	OLB	DET/5
26	Isaiah Simmons	ILB	ARI/8
27	Deion Jones	ILB	ATL/10
28	Demario Davis	OLB	NO/6
29	Danny Trevathan	ILB	CHI/11
30	Todd Davis	ILB	DEN/8
31	Shaquil Barrett	OLB	TB/13
32	Matt Milano	OLB	BUF/11
33	Germaine Pratt	OLB	CIN/9
34	A.J. Johnson	ILB	DEN/8
35	Kwon Alexander	ILB	SF/11
36	Micah Kiser	ILB	LAR/9
37	K.J. Wright	OLB	SEA/6
38	Khalil Mack	OLB	CHI/11
39	Ja'Whaun Bentley	ILB	NE/6
40	Foye Oluokun	OLB	ATL/10
41	Logan Wilson	ILB	CIN/9
42	Kyle Van Noy	OLB	MIA/11
43	Sione Takitaki	ILB	CLE/9
44	Kenneth Murray	OLB	LAC/10
45	Za'Darius Smith	OLB	GB/5
46	Malik Harrison	ILB	BAL/8
47	Tahir Whitehead	OLB	CAR/13
48	Bobby Okereke	ILB	IND/7
49	Von Miller	OLB	DEN/8
50	Kenny Young	ILB	LAR/9

Defensive Backs
Rank	Name	POS	Team/Bye
1	Derwin James	S	LAC/10
2	Minkah Fitzpatrick	S	PIT/8
3	Harrison Smith	S	MIN/7
4	John Johnson III	S	LAR/9
5	Budda Baker	S	ARI/8
6	Keanu Neal	S	ATL/10
7	Jamal Adams	S	SEA/6
8	Marcus Peters	CB	BAL/8
9	Carlton Davis	CB	TB/13
10	Tyrann Mathieu	S	KC/10
11	Jordan Poyer	S	BUF/11
12	Kevin Byard	S	TEN/7
13	Landon Collins	S	WAS/8
14	Malcolm Jenkins	S	NO/6
15	Jaire Alexander	CB	GB/5
16	Justin Simmons	S	DEN/8
17	Anthony Harris	S	MIN/7
18	Janoris Jenkins	CB	NO/6
19	Kyle Fuller	CB	CHI/11
20	Marlon Humphrey	CB	BAL/8
21	Tre Flowers	CB	SEA/6
22	Eddie Jackson	S	CHI/11
23	Ronnie Harrison	S	JAX/7
24	Justin Reid	S	HOU/8
25	Kevin King	CB	GB/5
26	TreDavious White	CB	BUF/11
27	Jabrill Peppers	S	NYG/11
28	Jessie Bates III	S	CIN/9
29	Donte Jackson	CB	CAR/13
30	Charvarius Ward	CB	KC/10
31	Adrian Phillips	S	NE/6
32	James Bradberry	CB	NYG/11
33	Quandre Diggs	S	SEA/6
34	Bradley McDougald	S	NYJ/11
35	Taylor Rapp	S	LAR/9
36	Adrian Amos	S	GB/5
37	Tracy Walker	S	DET/5
38	Damarious Randall	S	LV/6
39	Denzel Ward	CB	CLE/9
40	Sean Murphy-Bunting	CB	TB/13
41	Joe Haden	CB	PIT/8
42	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	S	DAL/10
43	Kareem Jackson	S	DEN/8
44	Xavier McKinney	S	NYG/11
45	Vonn Bell	S	CIN/9
46	Johnathan Abram	S	LV/6
47	Sean Davis	S	WAS/8
48	Malcolm Butler	CB	TEN/7
49	Chuck Clark	S	BAL/8
50	Will Harris	S	DET/5

Take a gander at the first table above. Note that when it is written on this site in general IDP articles that linebackers are golden in IDP leagues, that is certainly indicated, as 33 of the top 40 IDP are LBs, with a sprinkling of seven safeties towards the end of that grouping. Overall, there are a mere eight DL among this collection of defensive stars, all defensive ends. Cornerbacks start to infiltrate the ranks at #69, in the form of Seattle’s Tre Flowers .

Note also that while LBs predominate the early rankings, there are 70 DBs in the entire first table. The majority of these are safeties, with cornerbacks waiting in the wings and making their presence known towards the end of the rankings.

Keys to take from this:

There are plenty of top-notch LBs available, although Darius Leonard stands out in a tier by himself, no matter what scoring system is employed;
Prominent DLs are rare, so grab them early if you want the position to make a difference in your IDP league(s);
If your league is not one that mandates use of cornerbacks, your best choices among the top DBs resides in the land of safeties; and
In mandatory DT leagues, it would behoove you to grab the good ones early as there are not a ton in the top two thirds of the DLs listed above.

As ever, godspeed and best of luck in your fantasy endeavors. If you have any questions regarding IDP, or fantasy football in general, you can send an inquiry to ia@fantasyalarm.com for a personalized suggestion (or two, if the spirit moves). And as a special service to the readers of the IDP Report, should that standard scoring scheme leave something to be desired, if you ask nicely, there is always a possibility that a customized set of IDP rankings could find its way to you. You have the key to ask a few lines above.

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