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 | Devin Lloyd, CAR | LB | — | 246.4 | Ranked #43 overall (LB1) with 246.4 projected points and 82.5 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 2 | Ernest Jones, SEA | LB | +77 | 264.4 | Ranked #46 overall (LB2) with 264.4 projected points and 100.4 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| Tier 10 | |||||
| 3 | Will Anderson, HOU | DE | +55 | 194.6 | Ranked #48 overall (DE1) with 194.6 projected points and 87.9 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 4 | Greg Rousseau, BUF | DE | — | 170.9 | Ranked #59 overall (DE2) with 170.9 projected points and 64.2 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 5 | Jacob Rodriguez, MIAR | LB | — | 226.0 | Ranked #60 overall (LB3) with 226.0 projected points and 62.1 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| Tier 11 | |||||
| 6 | Jack Campbell, DET | LB | +25 | 219.2 | Ranked #62 overall (LB4) with 219.2 projected points and 55.2 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 7 | Josiah Trotter, TBR | LB | — | 219.4 | Ranked #64 overall (LB5) with 219.4 projected points and 55.4 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 8 | Evan Williams, GB | S | — | 221.1 | Ranked #65 overall (S1) with 221.1 projected points and 55.2 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 9 | Jordyn Brooks, MIA | LB | +18 | 214.0 | Ranked #66 overall (LB6) with 214.0 projected points and 50.1 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 10 | Sonny Styles, WASR | LB | +66 | 227.4 | Ranked #68 overall (LB7) with 227.4 projected points and 63.4 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 11 | Derrick Barnes, DET | DE | — | 159.1 | Ranked #70 overall (DE3) with 159.1 projected points and 52.5 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 12 | Payton Wilson, PIT | LB | — | 213.8 | Ranked #73 overall (LB8) with 213.8 projected points and 49.8 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 13 | Roquan Smith, BAL | LB | +36 | 214.4 | Ranked #76 overall (LB9) with 214.4 projected points and 50.5 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 14 | Nick Bolton, KC | LB | +68 | 217.4 | Ranked #86 overall (LB10) with 217.4 projected points and 53.5 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 15 | T.J. Watt, PIT | DE | +44 | 153.7 | Ranked #88 overall (DE4) with 153.7 projected points and 47.0 VORP in this league's scoring. |
| 16 | Anthony Hill, TENR | LB | |||
| 17 | Blake Cashman, MIN | LB | |||
| 18 | Carson Schwesinger, CLE | LB | |||
| 19 | Tremaine Edmunds, NYG | LB | |||
| 20 | Kyle Hamilton, BAL | S | |||
| Tier 12 | |||||
| 21 | Jihaad Campbell, PHI | LB | |||
| 22 | Nakobe Dean, LV | LB | |||
| 23 | Fred Warner, SF | LB | |||
| 24 | Jeffery Simmons, TEN | DT | |||
| 25 | Foyesade Oluokun, JAX | LB | |||
| 26 | Brandon Jones, DEN | S | |||
| 27 | Reed Blankenship, HOU | S | |||
| 28 | Xavier Watts, ATL | S | |||
| 29 | Barrett Carter, CIN | LB | |||
| 30 | Tuli Tuipulotu, LAC | DE | |||
| 31 | Travis Hunter, JAX | DB | |||
| 32 | Demetrius Knight, CIN | LB | |||
| 33 | Aidan Hutchinson, DET | DE | |||
| 34 | Akeem Davis-Gaither, IND | LB | |||
| 35 | DeForest Buckner, IND | DT | |||
| 36 | Bobby Okereke, CAR | LB | |||
| 37 | Zack Baun, PHI | LB | |||
| 38 | Amik Robertson, WAS | CB | |||
| 39 | Demario Davis, NYJ | LB | |||
| 40 | Budda Baker, ARI | S | |||
| 41 | Quentin Lake, LAR | S | |||
| 42 | Mason Graham, CLE | DT | |||
| 43 | Keisean Nixon, GB | CB | |||
| 44 | Rueben Bain, TBR | DE | |||
| 45 | Jamien Sherwood, NYJ | LB | |||
| 46 | Nate Landman, LAR | LB | |||
| 47 | Jake Golday, MINR | LB | |||
| 48 | Alex Singleton, DEN | LB | |||
| 49 | Elijah Ponder, NE | DE | |||
| 50 | Andrew Van Ginkel, MIN | DE | |||
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, IDP waiver wire, IDP start/sit, IDP rest-of-season rankings, when scoring moves the IDP clock up, or every guide in Learn.