2026 IDP cheat sheet
Fifty defenders, ranked and tier-banded by the LeagueFrenzy value engine, on one printable page. Read the top 15 below, or take the whole sheet into your draft room as a PDF — every rank, every projection, with a checkbox next to each name.
Free · No account · Built for tackle-heavy IDP leagues
12-team · superflex · full PPR · IDP: 2 DL / 3 LB / 2 DB
Ranks 1–15 are shown in full. The complete sheet — all 50 defenders with projections — is in the printable PDF.
50 defenders
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| Rnk | Player | Pos | Delta | Proj | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 9 | |||||
| 1 | Jordyn Brooks, MIA | LB | +66 | 227.1 | Ranked #30 overall (LB1) with 227.1 projected points and 68.1 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| Tier 11 | |||||
| 2 | Jack Campbell, DET | LB | +32 | 208.0 | Ranked #44 overall (LB2) with 208.0 projected points and 49.0 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| Tier 12 | |||||
| 3 | Carson Schwesinger, CLE | LB | +20 | 193.6 | Ranked #58 overall (LB3) with 193.6 projected points and 34.6 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 4 | Myles Garrett, LAR | DE | +28 | 141.3 | Ranked #60 overall (DE1) with 141.3 projected points and 36.7 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 5 | Sonny Styles, WASR | LB | +55 | 203.0 | Ranked #61 overall (LB4) with 203.0 projected points and 44.1 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 6 | Roquan Smith, BAL | LB | +57 | 201.7 | Ranked #63 overall (LB5) with 201.7 projected points and 42.7 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 7 | Brian Burns, NYG | DE | +38 | 141.8 | Ranked #64 overall (DE2) with 141.8 projected points and 37.2 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 8 | Maxx Crosby, LV | DE | +41 | 140.6 | Ranked #71 overall (DE3) with 140.6 projected points and 36.0 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 9 | Aidan Hutchinson, DET | DE | -10 | 118.0 | Ranked #89 overall (DE4) with 118.0 projected points and 13.4 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 10 | Ernest Jones, SEA | LB | +45 | 188.7 | Ranked #90 overall (LB6) with 188.7 projected points and 29.7 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 11 | Jamien Sherwood, NYJ | LB | +48 | 187.7 | Ranked #94 overall (LB7) with 187.7 projected points and 28.7 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 12 | Foyesade Oluokun, JAX | LB | +67 | 192.9 | Ranked #98 overall (LB8) with 192.9 projected points and 33.9 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 13 | Arvell Reese, NYGR | LB | +68 | 192.5 | Ranked #100 overall (LB9) with 192.5 projected points and 33.5 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 14 | Nick Bolton, KC | LB | +26 | 179.3 | Ranked #102 overall (LB10) with 179.3 projected points and 20.3 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 15 | Will Anderson, HOU | DE | -22 | 108.9 | Ranked #107 overall (DE5) with 108.9 projected points and 4.3 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 16 | Jeffery Simmons, TEN | DT | |||
| 17 | Zaire Franklin, GB | LB | |||
| 18 | Cedric Gray, TEN | LB | |||
| 19 | Zack Baun, PHI | LB | |||
| 20 | Blake Cashman, MIN | LB | |||
| 21 | T.J. Watt, PIT | DE | |||
| 22 | Kyle Hamilton, BAL | S | |||
| 23 | Jared Verse, CLE | DE | |||
| 24 | Edgerrin Cooper, GB | LB | |||
| 25 | Tuli Tuipulotu, LAC | DE | |||
| 26 | Quay Walker, LV | LB | |||
| 27 | Caleb Downs, DALR | S | |||
| 28 | Jacob Rodriguez, MIAR | LB | |||
| 29 | Nate Landman, LAR | LB | |||
| 30 | Tremaine Edmunds, NYG | LB | |||
| 31 | Germaine Pratt, FA | LB | |||
| 32 | Byron Young, LAR | DE | |||
| 33 | Nick Cross, WAS | S | |||
| 34 | Fred Warner, SF | LB | |||
| 35 | Derwin James, LAC | S | |||
| 36 | Dillon Thieneman, CHIR | S | |||
| 37 | Nik Bonitto, DEN | DE | |||
| 38 | Danielle Hunter, HOU | DE | |||
| 39 | Andrew Van Ginkel, MIN | DE | |||
| 40 | Rueben Bain, TBR | DE | |||
| 41 | Kam Curl, LAR | S | |||
| 42 | Ricky Barber, WAS | DT | |||
| 43 | Patrick Queen, PIT | LB | |||
| 44 | Tyrel Dodson, MIA | LB | |||
| 45 | Tyreke Smith, KC | DL | |||
| 46 | Evan Anderson, SF | DL | |||
| 47 | Nick Bosa, SF | DE | |||
| 48 | Romello Height, SFR | LB | |||
| 49 | Devin White, LV | LB | |||
| 50 | Jamon Johnson | LB | |||
This is not a consensus list someone typed up. Every rank on the sheet is generated by our value engine from the disclosed 12-team full-PPR, superflex and tackle-heavy IDP baseline — the same engine that builds a custom board when you connect your own league.
Every defender is projected, then priced against the replacement-level player at his own position — value-based drafting. That is what tells you a linebacker is worth a pick two rounds before the room thinks he is.
The baseline league starts 2 DL, 3 LB and 2 DB across 12 teams. Starter demand is what sets the replacement level, so the scarcity of every defensive position is priced into the ranks — not bolted on afterwards.
Solo tackles pay 2 points, assists 1, sacks 4, interceptions 4. Under that scoring an every-down linebacker out-scores most WR2s, and this sheet ranks him accordingly.
Defenders are ranked against the whole player pool first, so their value reflects what they are actually worth next to the offense you are also drafting — then the sheet shows you the defensive slice. Want the reasoning rather than the list? Read the IDP rankings guide or the method behind it in value-based drafting.
One page, tier-banded, with a checkbox beside every name. Enter your email and the PDF downloads right now — no account, no waiting.
A printable, ranked list of individual defensive players — linebackers, linemen and defensive backs — ordered by draft-day value rather than raw projected points. You take it into the draft room and mark players off as they go.
This page is the artifact: the players, ranked and printable. The IDP rankings guide is the explainer — why defenders move, what tackle scoring does to the board, and how your league changes it.
A 12-team full-PPR superflex league with tackle-heavy IDP scoring and real DL/LB/DB starter slots. It is a baseline, not your league — connect your league for a board built from your exact rules.
Yes. Enter your email and the PDF downloads immediately. The full 50-player sheet is in the file, including the rows locked on this page.
The table previews the top 15 in full. The complete 50-player sheet — projections and all — is in the printable PDF.
The sheet is regenerated from the live player universe, and the PDF is stamped with the generation time and engine version so you always know which build you printed.
This cheat sheet is built for one standard IDP league. Yours pays different tackle points, starts a different number of defenders, and values them differently because of it. Connect your league and the same engine ranks every defender against your rules.
Connect your league — freeKeep reading: the IDP rankings guide, IDP superflex rankings, when scoring moves the IDP clock up, or every guide in Learn.