Individual Defensive Player (IDP) Leagues are a fairly new addition to offerings for fantasy football enthusiasts. Whether you are doing a straight defensive league or simply adding defensive players to your existing offensive player league, IDPs offer a fun wrinkle from the every day. Here Matt Gajewski has researched the top IDP players for fantasy scoring in 2021 and given you the results. Feel free to use these IDP Rankings as a fantasy football cheat sheet or as research for your upcoming drafts.
See All of Our Fantasy Football Videos Want to know the latest news, rankings, draft strategy and picks for Fantasy Football? The Awesemo team of Fantasy Football experts have an all new Fantasy Football YouTube channel with free videos to help you prepare for your upcoming drafts and win your leagues.| Ranking | Name | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | Name | Pos |
| 1 | Darius Leonard | LB1 |
| 2 | Devin White | LB2 |
| 3 | Roquan Smith | LB3 |
| 4 | Blake Martinez | LB4 |
| 5 | Bobby Wagner | LB5 |
| 6 | Zach Cunningham | LB6 |
| 7 | Budda Baker | DB1 |
| 8 | Jamal Adams | DB2 |
| 9 | Jayon Brown | LB7 |
| 10 | Fred Warner | LB8 |
| 11 | Eric Kendricks | LB9 |
| 12 | Lavonte David | LB10 |
| 13 | Joe Schobert | LB11 |
| 14 | Foyesade Oluokun | LB12 |
| 15 | Jeremy Chinn | DB3 |
| 16 | Demario Davis | LB13 |
| 17 | Jaylon Smith | LB14 |
| 18 | Tremaine Edmunds | LB15 |
| 19 | Jordan Poyer | DB4 |
| 20 | Devin Bush | LB16 |
| 21 | Jabrill Peppers | DB5 |
| 22 | Zaven Collins | LB17 |
| 23 | Deion Jones | LB18 |
| 24 | Landon Collins | DB6 |
| 25 | TJ Watt | DL1 |
| 26 | Myles Jack | LB19 |
| 27 | Vonn Bell | DB7 |
| 28 | Matt Milano | LB20 |
| 29 | Derwin James | DB8 |
| 30 | Alex Singleton | LB21 |
| 31 | Jessie Bates | DB9 |
| 32 | John Johnson | DB10 |
| 33 | Malcolm Jenkins | DB11 |
| 34 | CJ Mosley | LB22 |
| 35 | Shaq Thompson | LB23 |
| 36 | Harrison Smith | DB12 |
| 37 | Khari Willis | DB13 |
| 38 | Jamie Collins | LB24 |
| 39 | Patrick Queen | LB25 |
| 40 | Alexander Johnson | LB26 |
| 41 | Antoine Winfield | DB14 |
| 42 | Daniel Sorensen | DB15 |
| 43 | Kenneth Murray | LB27 |
| 44 | Marlon Humphrey | DB16 |
| 45 | Nick Bosa | DL2 |
| 46 | Kevin Byard | DB17 |
| 47 | Joey Bosa | DL3 |
| 48 | Benardrick McKinney | LB28 |
| 49 | Justin Simmons | DB18 |
| 50 | Isaiah Simmons | LB29 |
| 51 | Micah Parsons | LB30 |
| 52 | Denzel Perryman | LB31 |
| 53 | Nicholas Morrow | LB32 |
| 54 | Myles Garrett | DL4 |
| 55 | Eric Wilson | LB33 |
| 56 | Danielle Hunter | DL5 |
| 57 | Jerome Baker | LB34 |
| 58 | Marcus Maye | DB19 |
| 59 | Jamin Davis | LB35 |
| 60 | Brian Burns | DL6 |
| 61 | Justin Reid | DB20 |
| 62 | Tracy Walker | DB21 |
| 63 | Danny Trevathan | LB36 |
| 64 | Aaron Donald | DL7 |
| 65 | Chase Young | DL8 |
| 66 | Kenny Moore | DB22 |
| 67 | Za'Darius Smith | DL9 |
| 68 | DeMarcus Lawrence | DL10 |
| 69 | Shaquil Barrett | DL11 |
| 70 | Bud Dupree | DL12 |
| 71 | Rashaan Evans | LB37 |
| 72 | Jarrad Davis | LB38 |
| 73 | Khalil Mack | DL13 |
| 74 | Chuck Clark | DB23 |
| 75 | Anthony Harris | DB24 |
| 76 | Christian Kirksey | LB39 |
| 77 | Malcolm Butler | DB25 |
| 78 | Dre Greenlaw | LB40 |
| 79 | Logan Ryan | DB26 |
| 80 | Taylor Rapp | DB27 |
| 81 | Krys Barnes | LB41 |
| 82 | Micah Kiser | LB42 |
| 83 | Bobby Okereke | LB43 |
| 84 | Trevon Diggs | DB28 |
| 85 | Vince Williams | LB44 |
| 86 | Harold Landry | DL14 |
| 87 | Nick Kwiatkoski | LB45 |
| 88 | Jordyn Brooks | LB46 |
| 89 | Anthony Barr | LB47 |
| 90 | Donovan Wilson | DB29 |
| 91 | Jordan Hicks | LB48 |
| 92 | AJ Terrell | DB30 |
| 93 | Leonard Floyd | DL15 |
| 94 | Taron Johnson | DB31 |
| 95 | KJ Wright | LB49 |
| 96 | Carlton Davis | DB32 |
| 97 | Keanu Neal | LB50 |
| 98 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | DB33 |
| 99 | Haason Reddick | DL16 |
| 100 | DJ Reed | DB34 |
| 101 | DeForest Buckner | DL17 |
| 102 | Kamren Curl | DB35 |
| 103 | Darnell Savage | DB36 |
| 104 | Cory Littleton | LB51 |
| 105 | Eric Rowe | DB37 |
| 106 | Anthony Walker | LB52 |
| 107 | Adrian Amos | DB38 |
| 108 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | LB53 |
| 109 | Chandler Jones | DL18 |
| 110 | Leighton Vander Esch | LB54 |
| 111 | Kyle Van Noy | DL19 |
| 112 | Sam Hubbard | DL20 |
| 113 | Jon Bostic | LB55 |
| 114 | Bradley Chubb | DL21 |
| 115 | Montez Sweat | DL22 |
| 116 | Von Miller | DL23 |
| 117 | Willie Gay | LB56 |
| 118 | Logan Wilson | LB57 |
| 119 | Quinnen Williams | DL24 |
| 120 | Tre'Davious White | DB39 |
| 121 | Anthony Hitchens | LB58 |
| 122 | Jeff Okudah | DB40 |
| 123 | Adrian Phillips | DB41 |
| 124 | Yannick Ngakoue | DL25 |
| 125 | Trey Flowers | DL26 |
| 126 | Cameron Jordan | DL27 |
| 127 | Mike Hilton | DB42 |
| 128 | JJ Watt | DL28 |
| 129 | Josey Jewell | LB59 |
| 130 | Tyrann Mathieu | DB43 |
| 131 | Amani Hooker | DB44 |
| 132 | De'Vondre Campbell | LB60 |
| 133 | Eddie Jackson | DB45 |
| 134 | Bless Austin | DB46 |
| 135 | Pete Werner | LB61 |
| 136 | Jason Pierre-Paul | DL29 |
| 137 | Germaine Pratt | LB62 |
| 138 | Stephon Tuitt | DL30 |
| 139 | Brandon Graham | DL31 |
| 140 | Cole Holcomb | LB63 |
| 141 | Emmanuel Ogbah | DL32 |
| 142 | Grady Jarrett | DL33 |
| 143 | Ronnie Harrison | DB47 |
| 144 | Josh Allen | DL34 |
| 145 | Leonard Williams | DL35 |
| 146 | Jimmie Ward | DB48 |
| 147 | Drue Tranquill | LB64 |
| 148 | Terrell Edmunds | DB49 |
| 149 | Alex Highsmith | DL36 |
| 150 | Johnathan Abram | DB50 |
| 151 | Daron Payne | DL37 |
| 152 | Matt Judon | DL38 |
| 153 | Jadeveon Clowney | DL39 |
| 154 | Kareem Jackson | DB51 |
| 155 | Marshon Lattimore | DB52 |
| 156 | Trey Hendrickson | DL40 |
| 157 | Xavier McKinney | DB53 |
| 158 | Kyzir White | LB65 |
| 159 | Richie Grant | DB54 |
| 160 | James Bradberry | DB55 |
| 161 | Nick Bolton | LB66 |
| 162 | Romeo Okwara | DL41 |
| 163 | Micah Hyde | DB56 |
| 164 | Ja'Whaun Bentley | LB67 |
| 165 | Arik Armstead | DL42 |
| 166 | Kyle Fuller | DB57 |
| 167 | Jordan Fuller | DB58 |
| 168 | Cameron Heyward | DL43 |
| 169 | Kwon Alexander | LB68 |
| 170 | Lamarcus Joyner | DB59 |
| 171 | Jaquiski Tartt | DB60 |
| 172 | CJ Gardner-Johnson | DB61 |
| 173 | Xavien Howard | DB62 |
| 174 | Dont'a Hightower | LB69 |
| 175 | Rashan Gary | DL44 |
| 176 | Denzel Ward | DB63 |
| 177 | L'Jarius Sneed | DB64 |
| 178 | Derrick Barnes | LB70 |
| 179 | Troy Hill | DB65 |
| 180 | Jevon Holland | DB66 |
| 181 | Jeffery Simmons | DL45 |
| 182 | Karl Joseph | DB67 |
| 183 | Shawn Williams | DB68 |
| 184 | DeShon Elliott | DB69 |
| 185 | Jacob Phillips | LB71 |
| 186 | Janoris Jenkins | DB70 |
| 187 | Jaycee Horn | DB71 |
| 188 | Trevon Moehrig | DB72 |
| 189 | Rayshawn Jenkins | DB73 |
| 190 | Will Harris | DB74 |
| 191 | TJ Edwards | LB72 |
| 192 | Jordan Whitehead | DB75 |
| 193 | Rodney McLeod | DB76 |
| 194 | Markus Golden | DL46 |
| 195 | Chris Jones | DL47 |
| 196 | Troy Reeder | LB73 |
| 197 | CJ Henderson | DB77 |
| 198 | Jonathan Allen | DL48 |
| 199 | Nasir Adderley | DB78 |
| 200 | Jaire Alexander | DB79 |
| 201 | Grant Delpit | DB80 |
| 202 | Dante Fowler | DL49 |
| 203 | Frank Clark | DL50 |
| 204 | Patrick Peterson | DB81 |
| 205 | Jaylon Johnson | DB82 |
| 206 | Marcus Peters | DB83 |
| 207 | Kenny Clark | DL51 |
| 208 | Shaquill Griffin | DB84 |
| 209 | Xavier Woods | DB85 |
| 210 | Kyle Dugger | DB86 |
| 211 | Jalen Ramsey | DB87 |
| 212 | Kevin King | DB88 |
| 213 | Stephon Gilmore | DB89 |
| 214 | Akiem Hicks | DL52 |
| 215 | Fletcher Cox | DL53 |
| 216 | Ashtyn Davis | DB90 |
| 217 | Larry Ogunjobi | DL54 |
| 218 | Jeff Gladney | DB91 |
| 219 | Nick Vigil | LB74 |
| 220 | Denico Autry | DL55 |
| 221 | Linval Joseph | DL56 |
| 222 | Christian Wilkins | DL57 |
| 223 | Adoree Jackson | DB92 |
| 224 | Jason Verrett | DB93 |
| 225 | Trayvon Mullen | DB94 |
| 226 | Robert Quinn | LB75 |
| 227 | Ed Oliver | DL58 |
| 228 | Derek Wolfe | DL59 |
| 229 | Dexter Lawrence | DL60 |
| 230 | Ernest Jones | LB76 |
| 231 | Kerry Hyder | DL61 |
| 232 | Carlos Dunlap | DL62 |
| 233 | DJ Reader | DL63 |
| 234 | Ndamukong Suh | DL64 |
| 235 | Kamal Martin | LB77 |
| 236 | Javon Kinlaw | DL65 |
| 237 | Jahlani Tavai | LB78 |
| 238 | Shelby Harris | DL66 |
| 239 | Neville Hewitt | LB79 |
| 240 | AJ Klein | LB80 |
| 241 | Avery Williamson | LB81 |
| 242 | Akeem Davis-Gaither | LB82 |
| 243 | Reggie Ragland | LB83 |
| 244 | Baron Browning | LB84 |
| 245 | Lawrence Guy | DL67 |
| 246 | Michael Brockers | DL68 |
| 247 | Preston Smith | LB85 |
| 248 | Blake Cashman | LB86 |
| 249 | Dre'Mont Jones | DL69 |
| 250 | Derrick Brown | DL70 |
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