IDP Rankings for 2026 Fantasy Football Drafts (Individual Defensive Players) - Myles Garrett, Jack Campbell, Fred Warner, Nick Bolton, more

July 16, 2026

Updated 2026 fantasy football IDP draft rankings for individual defensive players - top 175 rankings for linebackers (LB), defensive linemen (DL), defensive backs (DB).

The fantasy football season is inching closer, and if you're preparing for your IDP league draft,  you have come to the right place. Let's kick things off with our 2026 fantasy football IDP rankings (top 175), which include defensive linemen, linebackers, and defensive backs.

RotoBaller lead fantasy football analysts Chris Gregory and Matt Donnelly have put together their individual 2026 IDP rankings. These IDP rankings have been put together after the NFL Draft, so they will contain the 2026 NFL rookie class. Let's see where players such as Myles Garrett, Jack Campbell, Fred Warner, Nick Bolton, and more stand among the rest of the top 175.

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Myles Garrett, Los Angeles Rams

Myles Garrett broke the NFL sack record last year, yet his pass rush win rate wasn't much different than previous seasons. In fact, Garrett fell to second in pass rush win rate last year after leading the NFL in that category for three straight seasons. In other words, Garrett is a consistently elite pass rusher, but that does not always translate into fantasy dominance.

While the former Brown outpaced all other defenders by 22.1 Standard IDP points last season, his former career bests were 16 sacks and a DL5 overall finish in Standard IDP Scoring. In his two seasons prior to his record-breaking 2025 season, Garrett finished as DL6 and DL8, respectively.

That is because he is not dominant in the tackle or pass deflection categories where other edges round out their totals. While the Rams could help Garrett turn pressures into sacks more consistently, it is unlikely he will break the sack record again, and he has not shown the ability to dominate in other key fantasy categories. Thus, it is fair to consider Garrett a risk as the #1 defender in fantasy drafts, but his on-field performance and dominant 2025 season make it hard to fade him far.

Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit Lions

This will be Aidan Hutchinson's age-26 season, and he already has two double-digit sack seasons on his resume. Amongst defensive linemen with at least 140 pass rush snaps, Hutchinson has finished top-six in pass rush win rate and pressure rate each of the past three seasons. In fact, the Michigan alum's quarterback pressure rate last year (16.1%) was almost identical to Myles Garrett's (16.5%), while the two were strikingly similar in 2023 as well (16.8% pressure rate for Hutchinson to Garrett's 17%).

Even better, Hutchinson's pressure rate in his injury-shortened 2024 campaign was nearly double that of Garrett's, as the former Wolverine led the NFL in pass rush win rate by 15% while recording over half the quarterback pressures (45) of the NFL leader (89) in just five games. None of this is to say Hutchinson is better than Garrett, of course. However, the same data that suggested Garrett's record-breaking season was inevitable is the same data suggesting Hutchinson is due as well. Given that the Lion is currently being drafted as DL9 overall, he may be the best bargain amongst all defenders this season.

Will Anderson Jr., Houston Texans

Myles Garrett broke the NFL's single-season sack record last year and deservedly won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year... but it was Will Anderson Jr. who led the NFL in quarterback pressures, pass rush win rate, and pressure rate. In fact, Anderson's pressure rate last year (19.3%) was significantly better than Garrett's (16.6%), plus Anderson registered 43% more quarterback hurries than the Defensive Player of the Year.

None of this is to say Anderson is the better player, as Garrett has a much longer resume and he's converted pressures into sacks at a much higher rate so far. However, Anderson's current cost in fantasy drafts is over 30 picks later than Garrett, who is being drafted as the top defender in IDP redrafts.

When you consider how much cheaper Anderson is to acquire and the fact that his advanced metrics are even better than Garrett's, the argument for waiting to draft your DL grows strong. Then there is the icing on the cake: Anderson plays on the best defense in the NFL with elite cornerbacks that will continue to give him time. That just makes the decision to wait for Anderson an easy one to make.

Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore Ravens

Kyle Hamilton has been an IDP favorite dating back to his time at Notre Dame, and his impact on the NFL has earned him All-Pro honors in each of the past three seasons. His length, coverage skills, and tackling ability combine to form a chameleon who can play anywhere and contribute in any way. Unfortunately, that versatility has not always translated into fantasy dominance. The All-Pro finished last season as DB18 in Standard IDP Scoring, while he was DB24 in points per game.

This was despite Hamilton playing nearly every snap of 2025 before registering 9.5 points (2.4 more than his season average) in a shortened Week 17. Last season was no outlier either, as Hamilton has yet to finish better than DB7 in total points or in ppg since entering the NFL.

None of this is to say he cannot become the top DB in fantasy; we rank him as our DB3 overall because he does have the physical ability to dominate his position. However, the fact Hamilton has yet to produce elite fantasy production does introduce risk to his current rank/ADP as the consensus DB2 in fantasy overall.

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