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Updated 2023 fantasy football IDP draft rankings for individual defensive players - rankings for linebackers (LB), defensive linemen (DL), defensive backs (DB).
Hey, Rotoballers! Welcome back for more fantasy football rankings. Today, we will review our NFL team's updated 2023 fantasy football IDP rankings (top 150) for IDP formats. Most standard fantasy leagues require fantasy managers to start team defenses, but IDP league formats are gaining popularity recently. For anyone not familiar with fantasy football IDP leagues, this type of league format requires you to start individual defensive players (IDP) such as linebackers, defensive linemen, and defensive backs. All three positions score fantasy points by racking up defensive stats such as tackles, sacks, interceptions, touchdowns, etc.
Two of RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts - Mitch Blatt and Chris Gregory - have put together their individual 2023 IDP rankings, which we have aggregated into a consensus ranking. These IDP rankings have been put together after the NFL Draft, so they will contain the 2023 NFL rookie class. Let's see where players such as Maxx Crosby, Will Anderson, Aidan Hutchinson, Alex Highsmith, Bradley Chubb, Kyle Dugger, Devon Witherspoon, and Joey Bosa rank. The IDP rankings will be tweaked throughout the preseason, so check back regularly for updates.
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- Nick Bosa May Not Get New Contract Before Opener
IDP Fantasy Football Rankings
Rankings table below last updated on September 5th, 2023. Don't play in IDP leagues? You can also find our updated Best Ball rankings, PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Non-PPR (Standard) rankings, Dynasty League rankings and 2023 NFL Rookie rankings.
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | T.J. Watt | LB/DL |
| 1 | 2 | Micah Parsons | LB/DL |
| 1 | 3 | Nick Bosa | DL |
| 1 | 4 | Roquan Smith | LB |
| 1 | 5 | Foyesade Oluokun | LB |
| 1 | 6 | Nick Bolton | LB |
| 2 | 7 | Myles Garrett | DL |
| 2 | 8 | Maxx Crosby | DL |
| 2 | 9 | Matt Judon | LB/DL |
| 2 | 10 | Jalen Pitre | DB |
| 2 | 11 | Haason Reddick | DL/LB |
| 2 | 12 | Quinnen Williams | DL |
| 3 | 13 | Brian Burns | DL |
| 3 | 14 | Derwin James | DB |
| 3 | 15 | T.J. Edwards | LB |
| 3 | 16 | Talanoa Hufanga | DB |
| 3 | 17 | Zaire Franklin | LB |
| 3 | 18 | Bobby Wagner | LB |
| 3 | 19 | Devin White | LB |
| 4 | 20 | Bobby Okereke | LB |
| 4 | 21 | Jaelan Phillips | DL/LB |
| 4 | 22 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | DB |
| 4 | 23 | Cole Holcomb | LB |
| 4 | 24 | De'Vondre Campbell | LB |
| 4 | 25 | Za'Darius Smith | LB/DL |
| 4 | 26 | Josh Uche | DL |
| 4 | 27 | Frankie Luvu | LB |
| 4 | 28 | Eric Kendricks | LB |
| 4 | 29 | Jevon Holland | DB |
| 4 | 30 | Dre Greenlaw | LB |
| 5 | 31 | Chris Jones | DL |
| 5 | 32 | Aidan Hutchinson | DL |
| 5 | 33 | Josh Allen | DL |
| 5 | 34 | Logan Wilson | LB |
| 5 | 35 | Joey Bosa | DL/LB |
| 5 | 36 | Quay Walker | LB |
| 5 | 37 | C.J. Mosley | LB |
| 5 | 38 | Shaquille Leonard | LB |
| 5 | 39 | Danielle Hunter | DL |
| 5 | 40 | Jordyn Brooks | LB |
| 5 | 41 | DeForest Buckner | DL |
| 5 | 42 | Aaron Donald | DL |
| 5 | 43 | Fred Warner | LB |
| 5 | 44 | Patrick Queen | LB |
| 6 | 45 | Cameron Jordan | DL |
| 6 | 46 | Alex Highsmith | DL/LB |
| 6 | 47 | Budda Baker | DB |
| 6 | 48 | Josh Sweat | DL |
| 6 | 49 | Kayvon Thibodeaux | DL |
| 6 | 50 | L'Jarius Sneed | DB |
| 6 | 51 | Josey Jewell | LB |
| 6 | 52 | Demarcus Lawrence | DL |
| 7 | 53 | Trey Hendrickson | DL |
| 7 | 54 | James Houston III | LB |
| 7 | 55 | Jeremy Chinn | DB/LB |
| 7 | 56 | Chase Young | DL |
| 7 | 57 | Christian Wilkins | DL |
| 7 | 58 | Jaquan Brisker | DB |
| 7 | 59 | Will Anderson | DL |
| 7 | 60 | Trevon Diggs | LB |
| 7 | 61 | Jordan Hicks | LB |
| 7 | 62 | Daron Payne | DL |
| 7 | 63 | Jordan Poyer | DB |
| 7 | 64 | Jessie Bates III | DB |
| 7 | 65 | Tremaine Edmunds | LB |
| 7 | 66 | Nakobe Dean | LB |
| 7 | 67 | Jeffery Simmons | DL |
| 7 | 68 | Bradley Chubb | LB/DL |
| 7 | 69 | Nate Hobbs | DB |
| 7 | 70 | Cameron Heyward | DL |
| 7 | 71 | Montez Sweat | DL |
| 7 | 72 | Uchenna Nwosu | LB/DL |
| 8 | 73 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | DB |
| 8 | 74 | Nicholas Morrow | LB |
| 8 | 75 | Harold Landry III | DL/LB |
| 8 | 76 | Jamin Davis | LB |
| 8 | 77 | Ernest Jones | LB |
| 8 | 78 | Matt Milano | LB |
| 8 | 79 | Harrison Smith | DB |
| 8 | 80 | Justin Simmons | DB |
| 8 | 81 | Pete Werner | LB |
| 8 | 82 | Andre Cisco | DB |
| 8 | 83 | Emmanuel Forbes | DB |
| 8 | 84 | Marcus Williams | DB |
| 8 | 85 | Devon Witherspoon | DB |
| 8 | 86 | Rashan Gary | DL/LB |
| 8 | 87 | Azeez Ojulari | DL/LB |
| 8 | 88 | Shaq Thompson | LB |
| 8 | 89 | Lavonte David | LB |
| 8 | 90 | Kyle Dugger | DB |
| 8 | 91 | Shaq Barrett | LB |
| 8 | 92 | Alex Singleton | LB |
| 8 | 93 | Isaiah Simmons | LB |
| 8 | 94 | Javon Hargrave | DL |
| 8 | 95 | Khalil Mack | LB/DL |
| 9 | 96 | Christian Gonzalez | DB |
| 9 | 97 | Demario Davis | LB |
| 9 | 98 | Kyle Hamilton | DB |
| 9 | 99 | Kerby Joseph | DB |
| 9 | 100 | Willie Gay Jr. | LB |
| 9 | 101 | Kamren Curl | DB |
| 9 | 102 | Denzel Perryman | LB |
| 9 | 103 | Kwity Paye | DL |
| 9 | 104 | David Long | LB |
| 9 | 105 | Jonathan Allen | DL |
| 9 | 106 | Arden Key | DL |
| 9 | 107 | Eddie Jackson | DB |
| 9 | 108 | Divine Deablo | LB |
| 9 | 109 | Jalen Thompson | DB |
| 9 | 110 | Cody Barton | LB |
| 9 | 111 | Sam Hubbard | DL |
| 9 | 112 | Troy Andersen | LB |
| 9 | 113 | Malcolm Rodriguez | LB |
| 9 | 114 | Gregory Rousseau | DL |
| 9 | 115 | Azeez Al-Shaair | LB |
| 9 | 116 | Devin Lloyd | LB |
| 9 | 117 | Grady Jarrett | DL |
| 9 | 118 | Kaden Elliss | LB |
| 9 | 119 | Jack Campbell | LB |
| 9 | 120 | Travon Walker | LB |
| 10 | 121 | Vonn Bell | DB |
| 10 | 122 | Alex Anzalone | LB |
| 10 | 123 | Monty Rice | LB |
| 10 | 124 | A.J. Terrell | DB |
| 10 | 125 | Jamal Adams | DB |
| 10 | 126 | Xavier McKinney | DB |
| 10 | 127 | Jessie Bates | DB |
| 10 | 128 | Marcus Davenport | DL |
| 10 | 129 | Jalen Carter | DL |
| 10 | 130 | Zaven Collins | LB |
| 10 | 131 | Kevin Byard | DB |
| 10 | 132 | Tyree Wilson | DL |
| 10 | 133 | Shaquil Barrett | LB/DL |
| 10 | 134 | Julian Love | DB |
| 10 | 135 | David Onyemata | DL |
| 10 | 136 | Quincy Williams | LB |
| 10 | 137 | Andrew Booth Jr. | DB |
| 11 | 138 | Jeff Okudah | DB |
| 11 | 139 | Richie Grant | DB |
| 11 | 140 | Tracy Walker | DB |
| 11 | 141 | Donovan Wilson | DB |
| 11 | 142 | Patrick Peterson | DB |
| 11 | 143 | Ogbonnia Okorokwo | DL |
| 11 | 144 | Jerome Baker | LB |
| 11 | 145 | Kyzir White | LB |
| 11 | 146 | J.C. Jackson | DB |
| 11 | 147 | Charles Omenihu | DL |
| 11 | 148 | Roger McCreary | DB |
| 11 | 149 | Cameron Sutton | DB |
| 11 | 150 | Dalvin Tomlinson | DL |
| 11 | 151 | Anthony Walker | DB |
| 11 | 152 | John Johnson III | DB |
| 11 | 153 | Drake Jackson | DL |
| 11 | 154 | Sione Takitaki | LB |
| 11 | 155 | B.J. Hill | DL |
| 11 | 156 | Calais Campbell | DL |
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