RADIO
Fantasy football IDP draft rankings for the 2020 NFL season and individual defensive players - linebackers (LB), defensive linemen (DL), defensive backs (DB).
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football rankings (top 120) for IDP formats. For those of you who are not familiar with fantasy football IDP leagues, these are formats where individual defensive players (IDP) are drafted by fantasy managers and accrue points for defensive stats like tackles, sacks, interceptions, etc. Our staff ranks include linebackers, defensive line, and defensive backs.
These rankings are being released after the conclusion of the 2020 NFL Draft, and things will of course change as we get closer to the start of the NFL season. Adjustments will be made to all of our staff rankings all offseason long up until Week 1, so check back regularly for any player movements. You can also see our staff's ongoing rankings analysis articles discussing draft values, sleepers, players to target/avoid, the NFL rookies, and analyzing the NFL Draft results.
And of course, be sure to also check out our 2020 fantasy football rankings dashboard and bookmark it! That RotoBaller rankings homepage is loaded up with lots of other great staff rankings - all updated after the NFL Draft - including our PPR Rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Standard league rankings, Best Ball rankings, Dynasty League rankings and 2020 NFL Rookie rankings. Bookmark those pages, and prepare for all of your drafts.
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:- 2025 fantasy football rankings
- Running back (RB) fantasy football rankings
- Wide receiver (WR) fantasy football rankings
- Tight end (TE) fantasy football rankings
- Quarterback (QB) fantasy football rankings
- Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings
- NFL rookie fantasy football rankings
- Best ball fantasy football rankings
- Superflex fantasy football rankings
- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
IDP Fantasy Football Rankings
For those who are not familiar, three of our fantasy football analysts - Pierre Camus, Justin Carter and Chris Gregory - have come together to offer their individual rankings, which we aggregated into a consensus. Feel free to click those links and give these fine gentlemen a follow on Twitter, or let them know how much you love or hate their rankings.
Rankings table below last updated on September 6th, 2020.
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos | Pierre | Chris | Justin |
| 1 | 1 | Darius Leonard | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Bobby Wagner | LB | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 | Danielle Hunter | DL | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 4 | Cory Littleton | LB | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 1 | 5 | Joey Bosa | DL | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 1 | 6 | Blake Martinez | LB | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| 2 | 7 | Myles Garrett | DL | 13 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Budda Baker | DB | 10 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | 9 | Landon Collins | DB | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | 10 | Joe Schobert | LB | 6 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | 11 | Nick Bosa | DL | 9 | 13 | 11 |
| 2 | 12 | Jaylon Smith | LB | 18 | 9 | 8 |
| 3 | 13 | Jamal Adams | DB | 14 | 19 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | Roquan Smith | LB | 12 | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | 15 | Leighton Vander Esch | LB | 15 | 14 | 16 |
| 3 | 16 | Aaron Donald | DL | 23 | 15 | 9 |
| 3 | 17 | Devin Bush | LB | 11 | 18 | 18 |
| 3 | 18 | Tremaine Edmunds | LB | 17 | 20 | 17 |
| 3 | 19 | Zach Cunningham | LB | 16 | 22 | 22 |
| 4 | 20 | Jordan Hicks | LB | 24 | 24 | 19 |
| 4 | 21 | John Johnson | DB | 21 | 26 | 25 |
| 4 | 22 | Deion Jones | LB | 20 | 29 | 24 |
| 4 | 23 | Lavonte David | LB | 22 | 31 | 20 |
| 4 | 24 | Demario Davis | LB | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| 4 | 25 | J.J. Watt | DL | 25 | 28 | 27 |
| 4 | 26 | T.J. Watt | LB/DL | 40 | 5 | 37 |
| 4 | 27 | Cameron Jordan | DL | 29 | 23 | 32 |
| 4 | 28 | Fred Warner | LB | 42 | 16 | 30 |
| 4 | 29 | Chandler Jones | LB/DL | 28 | 21 | 40 |
| 4 | 30 | Harrison Smith | DB | 34 | 27 | 31 |
| 5 | 31 | Devin White | LB | 38 | 35 | 23 |
| 5 | 32 | Shaq Thompson | LB | 31 | 39 | 34 |
| 5 | 33 | Jordan Poyer | DB | 36 | 40 | 29 |
| 5 | 34 | Shaquil Barrett | LB/DL | 19 | 41 | 47 |
| 5 | 35 | Keanu Neal | DB | 30 | 47 | 33 |
| 5 | 36 | Kwon Alexander | LB | 27 | 57 | 28 |
| 5 | 37 | Khalil Mack | LB/DL | 35 | 36 | 51 |
| 5 | 38 | Jayon Brown | LB | 33 | 51 | 41 |
| 5 | 39 | Jabrill Peppers | DB | 41 | 34 | 53 |
| 5 | 40 | Tracy Walker | DB | 45 | 33 | 52 |
| 5 | 41 | Cameron Heyward | DL | 46 | 38 | 50 |
| 5 | 42 | Christian Kirksey | LB | 43 | 56 | 36 |
| 5 | 43 | Shawn Williams | DB | 59 | 43 | 39 |
| 5 | 44 | Eric Kendricks | LB | 37 | 59 | 46 |
| 6 | 45 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | DB | 32 | 53 | 58 |
| 6 | 46 | Taylor Rapp | DB | 49 | 37 | 60 |
| 6 | 47 | Vonn Bell | DB | #N/A | 62 | 38 |
| 6 | 48 | Justin Simmons | DB | 56 | 30 | 66 |
| 6 | 49 | Tyrann Mathieu | DB | 48 | 50 | 54 |
| 6 | 50 | Chase Young | DL | 58 | 32 | 71 |
| 6 | 51 | Jerome Baker | LB | 54 | 48 | 62 |
| 6 | 52 | Isaiah Simmons | LB | 53 | 46 | 65 |
| 7 | 53 | Jessie Bates III | DB | 80 | 42 | 43 |
| 7 | 54 | Sam Hubbard | DL | 65 | 58 | 42 |
| 7 | 55 | Patrick Queen | LB | 39 | 44 | 82 |
| 7 | 56 | Von Miller | LB/DL | 47 | 72 | 49 |
| 7 | 57 | Carlos Dunlap | DL | 44 | 80 | 45 |
| 7 | 58 | Calais Campbell | DL | 50 | 66 | 55 |
| 7 | 59 | Yannick Ngakoue | DL | 51 | 61 | 59 |
| 7 | 60 | DeForest Buckner | DL | 78 | 49 | 48 |
| 7 | 61 | Melvin Ingram III | DL | 55 | 64 | 57 |
| 7 | 62 | Kenneth Murray | LB | 68 | 45 | 70 |
| 7 | 63 | Bradley Chubb | LB/DL | 64 | 60 | 64 |
| 7 | 64 | Frank Clark | DL | 60 | 70 | 63 |
| 7 | 65 | Justin Reid | DB | 62 | 76 | 61 |
| 7 | 66 | Alexander Johnson | LB | #N/A | 54 | 80 |
| 7 | 67 | Justin Houston | DL | 52 | 94 | 56 |
| 7 | 68 | Kareem Jackson | DB | #N/A | 68 | #N/A |
| 7 | 69 | Grady Jarrett | DL | 69 | #N/A | 67 |
| 7 | 70 | K.J. Wright | LB | 70 | #N/A | 68 |
| 7 | 71 | Marlon Humphrey | DB | #N/A | 69 | #N/A |
| 7 | 72 | Josh Allen | DL | 74 | 52 | 85 |
| 8 | 73 | Chuck Clark | DB | #N/A | 55 | 87 |
| 8 | 74 | Kevin Byard | DB | 67 | 74 | 75 |
| 8 | 75 | Demarcus Lawrence | DL | 63 | 86 | 69 |
| 8 | 76 | Chris Jones | DL | 57 | 89 | 73 |
| 8 | 77 | Nick Vigil | LB | 75 | #N/A | 72 |
| 8 | 78 | Matt Milano | LB | 61 | 77 | 89 |
| 8 | 79 | Trey Flowers | DL | 73 | #N/A | 79 |
| 8 | 80 | De'Vondre Campbell | LB | 76 | #N/A | 77 |
| 8 | 81 | Maxx Crosby | DL | 81 | 73 | 76 |
| 8 | 82 | Rashaan Evans | LB | 77 | 65 | 93 |
| 8 | 83 | Za'Darius Smith | LB/DL | 91 | 63 | 83 |
| 8 | 84 | Brian Burns | DL | #N/A | 71 | 88 |
| 8 | 85 | Jarrad Davis | LB | 71 | #N/A | 90 |
| 8 | 86 | Terrell Edmunds | DB | 72 | 79 | 91 |
| 8 | 87 | Bud Dupree | LB | #N/A | 81 | #N/A |
| 8 | 88 | Anthony Walker | DB | 88 | 75 | #N/A |
| 8 | 89 | Carlton Davis | DB | #N/A | 82 | #N/A |
| 8 | 90 | Bradley McDougald | DB | 66 | #N/A | 100 |
| 8 | 91 | Everson Griffen | DL | 83 | #N/A | #N/A |
| 8 | 92 | Micah Kiser | LB | #N/A | 83 | #N/A |
| 8 | 93 | Dante Fowler Jr. | DL | 79 | 78 | 92 |
| 8 | 94 | Malcolm Jenkins | DB | 90 | #N/A | 78 |
| 8 | 95 | Danny Trevathan | LB | 85 | 93 | 81 |
| 9 | 96 | Jadeveon Clowney | DL | 100 | 85 | 74 |
| 9 | 97 | Raekwon McMillan | LB | 87 | #N/A | #N/A |
| 9 | 98 | Johnathan Abram | DB | #N/A | 87 | #N/A |
| 9 | 99 | Logan Ryan | DB | #N/A | 88 | #N/A |
| 9 | 100 | Jeremy Chinn | DB | 98 | 67 | 99 |
| 9 | 101 | Anthony Hitchens | LB | 93 | #N/A | 84 |
| 9 | 102 | Myles Jack | LB | 92 | #N/A | 86 |
| 9 | 103 | Tahir Whitehead | LB | 82 | #N/A | 98 |
| 9 | 104 | Logan Wilson | LB | #N/A | 90 | #N/A |
| 9 | 105 | Matt Judon | LB/DL | #N/A | 84 | 97 |
| 9 | 106 | Benardrick McKinney | LB | 86 | #N/A | 96 |
| 9 | 107 | Ronnie Harrison | DB | 84 | 98 | #N/A |
| 9 | 108 | Nick Kwiatkoski | LB | #N/A | 91 | #N/A |
| 9 | 109 | Dre Greenlaw | LB | #N/A | 92 | #N/A |
| 9 | 110 | Arik Armstead | DL | 89 | 99 | 94 |
| 9 | 111 | Adrian Amos | DB | 94 | #N/A | 95 |
| 9 | 112 | Akiem Hicks | DL | 95 | #N/A | #N/A |
| 9 | 113 | Jamie Collins Sr. | LB | #N/A | 95 | #N/A |
| 9 | 114 | Avery Williamson | LB | 96 | #N/A | #N/A |
| 9 | 115 | Willie Gay Jr. | LB | #N/A | 96 | #N/A |
| 9 | 116 | Tre'Davious White | DB | 97 | #N/A | #N/A |
| 9 | 117 | Josey Jewell | LB | #N/A | 97 | #N/A |
| 9 | 118 | A.J. Johnson | LB | 99 | #N/A | #N/A |
| 9 | 119 | Kyle Fuller | DB | #N/A | 100 | #N/A |
Download Our Free News & Alerts Mobile App
Like what you see? Download our updated fantasy football app for iPhone and Android with 24x7 player news, injury alerts, rankings, starts/sits & more. All free!
More Fantasy Football Analysis
Check out all of RotoBaller's fantasy football rankings. Staff rankings are updated regularly for all positions and include standard formats, PPR scoring, tiered rankings and dynasty leagues.
