Week 18 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

We are now entering Week 18, the final week before the NFL’s playoffs begin. As we have stated before, this is the time when many NFL teams begin resting players. Teams that have their playoff seeds locked up will often sit their players entirely or have them play just a single series to “keep fresh,” […]

Week 17 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

For most of you, this week is the culmination of the fantasy season. If you are still in it, you have a 50% shot at the title and your friends’ hard-earned cash. If your team is loaded, the odds may be higher. If your team is limping into the finals, perhaps the odds are lower. […]

Week 16 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

If you’re reading this, odds are you advanced to the next round of your fantasy playoffs or are still competing in a long round. Either way, that is good news! Now for the bad news. The IDP world has lost several key contributors over the past three weeks. The biggest loss was Micah Parsons’ torn […]

Week 15 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

With the fantasy playoffs finally here for a vast majority of you, it bears repeating that no fantasy ranking system fits every single league, situation, or team. As we’ve stated before, these rankings are based on our Standard IDP Scoring. That means that traditional tackle-oriented linebackers are worth more in our rankings, while edge rushing […]

Week 14 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

It's becoming a yearly tradition for fantasy writers to complain about the NFL's Week 14 bye schedule. Seemingly every season, we lose at least one, if not multiple, quality offenses to a late-season bye. This also means that IDP managers lose reliable stars on defense during their final push for the fantasy playoffs, forcing them […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 14 Fantasy Football (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 14. One of the misuses of the English language is how we call a low-scoring football game a “defensive struggle.” I happen to think both defenses in the Seahawks vs. Vikings game, particularly Seattle, played pretty well. It was the offenses […]

Week 13 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

The hazards of NFL injury reports are a nightmare for fantasy managers, especially when things go to the wire. Consider Joe Burrow, who was more active in practice than Joe Flacco and was projected by multiple fantasy services to eclipse 20 fantasy points last week. Sports doctors even stated that Burrow waiting four extra days […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 13 Fantasy Football (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 13. In Week 12, the Cleveland Browns' pass rush decimated the Las Vegas Raiders for 10 sacks, and Myles Garrett advanced closer to the record. With three sacks, he pushed his total to 17.0 sacks on the season, breaking his own […]

Week 12 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

The grass is not always greener on the other side. This cliché is tired but true, especially in the world of sports. Just consider the Chargers when they replaced Drew Brees with Philip Rivers. Ultimately, that swap worked for all involved, but Brees is the one with a Super Bowl ring and the better resume, […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 12 Fantasy Football (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 12. We will watch to see if Cleveland Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett can make history. After four sacks against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 11, Garrett is on pace for 25.5 sacks on the season. He could break the single-season […]

Week 11 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

As fans and fantasy managers, we must always consider our sources. Often, we are driven by a disappointing point total, without digging deeper to see if the data or film supports our poor fantasy outing. In other words, sometimes a fantasy loss is just bad luck for us or a player, and sometimes the ones […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 11 Fantasy Football (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 11. With the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints going on bye this week, I have scoured the league for your best replacement options. Injuries are piling up, and for some of these picks, you will have to follow the injury […]

Week 10 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

Week 10 is a unique one when it comes to byes. At first glance, this week is not so painful. Unlike the massacre of Week 8 when six key teams were out, a manageable four squads are gone. Additionally, while the loss of the Cowboys, Bengals, and Chiefs is bad news for the offensive side […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 10 Fantasy Football (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 10. I know it might be hard to believe, but the Cincinnati Bengals do have a defense, and some of their players are quite good for IDP fantasy football. A strong offense plus a terrible defense means both teams will be […]

Week 9 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

The hits keep on coming in 2025, as an already injury-plagued, bye-ridden Week 8 gave us a slew of new significant injuries to real IDP contributors. To make matters worse, it is becoming increasingly difficult to trust injury reports and the coach speak surrounding whether a player is actually healthy or will be ready to […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 9 Fantasy Football (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 9. When I drafted my IDP fantasy football team in my home league, I picked a Lions player at DL (Aidan Hutchinson), LB (Jack Campbell), and DB (Brian Branch). Well, now they all go on bye in Week 9, and, with […]

Week 8 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

The NFL has established a new tradition in recent years of scheduling six or more teams on bye at the same time. While this philosophy might make sense if the aim were to fit all byes into the center of the schedule to create balance and fairness, the NFL doesn't do that. Instead, they stack […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 8 Fantasy Football (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 8. When I drafted my IDP fantasy football team in my home league, I picked a Lions player at DL (Aidan Hutchinson), LB (Jack Campbell), and DB (Brian Branch). Well, now they all go on bye in Week 8, and, with […]

Week 7 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

The hits keep on coming, in what feels like one of the most injury-plagued beginnings to an NFL season in recent memory. While we’ve warned you away from hyperbole or overreacting to injury waves as “the worst ever,” this season is truly starting to feel uniquely bleak. While offensive weapons have been the hardest hit, […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 7 Fantasy Football (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 7. I hope you took my advice and added New England Patriots defensive back Marcus Jones to your IDP fantasy football team. Jones made a sack and five tackles as the Patriots beat the New Orleans Saints. Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher […]

Week 6 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

The release of Germaine Pratt this week was an interesting one, as the former Bengal was coming off the best statistical season of his career and was an early favorite to replace Robert Spillane at the heart of Las Vegas' defense. This was particularly interesting since Devin White was the one to force Pratt out […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 6 Fantasy Football (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 6. The craziness continued in Week 5 of the NFL season -- the two last remaining undefeated teams lost, making this the earliest point in the season with no undefeateds since 2014. Nik Bonitto (three sacks) led a ferocious Denver Broncos […]

Week 5 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

Many of us spend the first few weeks of every NFL season thinking the same thing: "This season is really weird. I've never seen anything like this.” Sometimes that comes in the form of the entire league pivoting from historic passing numbers to a run-centric formula; other years, it’s a rash of early injuries or […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 5 Fantasy Football (2025)

New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart won his debut, 21-18, over the Los Angeles Chargers, but he didn’t have a comfortable time doing it. Dart was sacked six times, including four times by Tuli Tuipulotu, one of this week’s IDP waiver wire adds. Another IDP who dominated this week was Bears safety Kevin Byard […]

Week 4 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

There is growing buzz surrounding the “Travis Hunter Problem.” Nearly all offseason, the general opinion of fantasy analysts, including yours truly, was that Hunter is an “IDP cheat code” on apps like Sleeper and ESPN. Those providers allow the Heisman winner to accrue offensive and defensive stats while in your DB slot, which felt like […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 4 Fantasy Football (2025)

Welcome everyone to my fantasy football IDP waiver wire pickups and streamers for Week 4 of the 2025 season. Last week was a wild one thanks to blocked kicks, defensive touchdowns, and turnovers galore. That's what we like to see when we play fantasy football with individual defensive players (IDP)! Three teams blocked field goals […]

Week 3 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

Through two weeks of the NFL season, no one would blame casual fans for wondering, "Does this year's rookie class stink?" After all, training camp stars like Matthew Golden are barely being used, while many top backs in the class have disappointed. Kaleb Johnson is a special teamer… and not a good one, while TreVeyon […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 3 (2025)

Another AFC North star had to leave in Week 2 before accumulating many stats, hurting many fantasy teams in Week 2. Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher Alex Highsmith, who had been averaging just over 0.6 sacks per game over the past three seasons, went down with a high ankle sprain in the first half after making […]

Week 2 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

Welcome back to our fantasy football IDP rankings for Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season! It happens every year, but fantasy disappointments abounded in the opening week. There is a very real team, we won't name names, that went into their dynasty season with Ja'Marr Chase, Drake London, Malik Nabers, Joe Burrow, Jahmyr Gibbs, […]