As dynasty teams are in the midst of drafting their rookies for the 2026 season, I wanted to share the ADP (Average Draft Position) of 3 dynasty drafts that I am in.
I wanted to publish this because while there is plenty of dynasty content available, very rarely do websites offer up combining IDP (Individual Defensive Players) with offensive players. That’s probably largely because leagues that utilize IDP vary greatly in terms of how many defensive players you start (some start as few as three),
and defensive scoring systems vary greatly as well.
Here’s an opportunity to look at how these leagues drafted when considering offensive and defensive rookies. Here are some notes you need to know about the league. One, these leagues start nine players on offense and 11 players on defense. The scoring formats in each league are almost identical, which allows us to create this ADP list.
To try and make as many different positions valuable on defense, these leagues weight points for defensive linemen heavier that it does linebackers and secondary, which allows for rewarding a more balanced defensive team.
Without going into the minutia of every scoring detail, here’s a look at the top ten scorers in 2025 based on these scoring formats, for reference.
- Jordyn Brooks, LB, Miami Dolphins
- Jack Campbell, LB, Detroit Lions
- Jeffrey Simmons, DT, Tennessee Titans
- Devin White, LB, Las Vegas Raiders
- Bobby Wagner, LB, Washington Commanders
- Myles Garrett, DE, Cleveland Browns
- Cedric Gray, LB, Tennessee Titans
- Kamren Curl, S, Los Angeles Rams
- Carson Schwesinger, LB, Cleveland Browns
- Nick Cross, S, Indianapolis Colts
Across the top 30 defenders, there were 13 linebackers, 7 defensive linemen, and 10 defensive backs. Linebackers are always going to be coveted due to the volume of tackles, but this scoring system allows for other positions to have more importance when building a team.
Let’s take a look at the ADP for this season. These leagues are 14-team leagues, where you keep approximately 50 players, and the draft is six rounds.
1. Jeremiah Love, Arizona RB 1.0
2. Carnell Tate, Titans WR 2.0
3. Jordyn Tyson, Saints WR 3.3
4. Makai Lemon, Eagles WR 3.7
5. Jadarian Price, Seahawks RB 6.0
6. Kenyon Sadiq, Jets TE 6.7
7. KC Concepcion, Browns WR 7.7
8. Fernando Mendoza, Raiders QB 9.7
9. Sonny Styles, Commanders LB 10.3
10. David Bailey, Jets DE 11.7
11. Arvell Reese, Giants LB 12.3
12. Rueben Bain, Bucs DE 13.0
13. Chris Bell, Dolphins WR 13.7
14. Omar Cooper, Jets WR 14.3
15. Denzel Boston, Browns WR 15.7
16. Eli Stowers, Eagles TE 16.0
17. Caleb Downs, Cowboys S 17.3
18. CJ Allen, Colts LB 18.7
19. Antonio Williams, Commanders WR 19.7
20. Jonah Coleman, Broncos RB 20.0
Looking at the top 20, the top 8 are widely considered the consensus best offensive players on the board. But when you look at other ADPs, it starts varying greatly in terms of the value of the next tier of offensive players. It should be no surprise that, in these leagues, we see 4 defensive players come off the board. Historically, defensive players usually start coming off the board in the mid-teens, sometimes late in round 1, but with a weaker offensive draft, we saw defense come off the board earlier.
21. Jacob Rodriguez, Dolphins LB 20.3
22. Germie Bernard, Steelers WR 23.3
23. Anthony Hill, Titans LB 24.0
24. Nick Singleton, Titans RB 24.7
25. Dillon Thieneman, Bears S 24.7
26. Emmett Johnson, Chiefs RB 26.7
27. De’Zhaun Stribling, 49ers WR 29.3
28. Chris Brazzell, Panthers WR 31.0
29. Josiah Trotter, Bucs LB 33.3
30. Kaelon Black, 49ers RB 33.7
31. Malachi Lawrence, Cowboys DE 35.3
32. Malachi Fields, Giants WR 35.7
33. Kaytron Allen, Commanders RB 35.7
34. Peter Woods, Chiefs DT 36.0
35. Jake Golday, Vikings LB 36.0
36. Zachariah Branch, Falcons WR 38.0
37. Akheem Mesidor, Chargers DE 40.0
38. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Cle S 41.0
39. Skyler Bell, Bills WR 41.3
40. Mike Washington, Raiders RB 41.7
In the top 20 IDPs, we saw a split of 14 offensive players to six defensive players. In the next tier of 20, we saw it much closer with 11 offensive and 9 defensive players selected. 7 linebackers have gone in the first 15 defensive players, with 3 safeties, 4 defensive ends, and 1 defensive tackle. In these leagues, tackles are very valuable because only a handful are capable of scoring major points, as long as the DT is a talented penetrating tackle and not more of a run-stuffing nose tackle. In a weak defensive tackle class, especially those types of tackles, it’s no surprise we have only seen one DT go in the top 40.
41. Ted Hurst, Bucs WR 42.0
42. Kayden McDonald, Texans DT 43.7
43. Caleb Banks, Vikings DT 46.0
44. Keldric Faulk, Titans DE 48.0
45. Kyle Louis, Dolphins LB 48.3
46. AJ Haulcy, Colts S 48.3
47. Elijah Sarratt, Ravens WR 49.0
48. Ty Simpson, Rams QB 49.7
49. Brenan Thompson, Chargers WR 50.0
50. Derrick Moore, Lions DE 53.0
51. Cashius Howell, Bengals DE 53.3
52. Taylen Green Browns QB 53.7
53. Eli Raridon, Patriots TE 55.7
54. Ja’Kobi Lane, Ravens WR 56.3
55. Oscar Delp, Saints TE 56.0
56. Max Klare, Rams TE 56.0
57. Jaishawn Barham, Cowboys LB 57.0
58. TJ Parker, Bills DE 58.0
59. Caleb Douglas, Dolphins WR 59.3
60. Gabe Jacas, Patriots DE 62.0
In this tier of picks, we actually see an equal amount of offensive and defensive players at 10 apiece. It’s worth noting that, in this tier, two QBs come off the board, but they are just the 2nd and 3rd QBs taken. This league is not a superflex league, so only one QB starts per team. That’s one reason for the lack of QBs; the other is, quite simply, this QB draft stinks. Next year’s class appears that it will be stronger, and you will probably see 2 QBs go in round 1, and another 2 or 3 go in rounds 2 and 3.
61. Bryce Lance, Saints WR 63.0
62. R Mason Thomas, Chiefs DE 63.7
63. Mansoor Delane, Chiefs CB 64.3
64. Malik Benson, Raiders WR 66.3
65. Adam Randall, Ravens RB 67.3
66. Drew Allar, Steelers QB 67.6
67. Zion Young, Ravens DE 68.7
68. Desmond Claiborne, Vikings RB 69.3
69. Kaleb Elarms- Orr, Bills LB 70.3
70. Zavion Thomas, Bears WR 70.3
71. Cyrus Allen, Chiefs WR 70.7
72. Christen Miller, Saints DT 72.3
73. Carson Beck, Cardinals QB 74.7
74. Eli Heidenreich, Steelers RB 75.7
75. Chris McClellan, Packers DT 76.0
76. Treydan Stukes, Raiders S 76.3
77. Deion Burks, Colts WR 77.0
78. D’Angelo Ponds, Jets CB 78.0
79. Sam Roush, Bears TE 78.3
80. Lee Hunter, Panthers DT 81.0
81. Nate Boerkircher, Jaguars TE 82.7
82. Harold Perkins, Falcons LB 83.0
In our final tier of players, we see two CBs come off the board, the first two CBs selected. I am not a fan of drafting cornerbacks. It’s not that corners can’t score you points; it’s that the depth of players capable of scoring at the CB position is deep, and it’s never the top names. If you have a CB who is a shutdown corner, they simply don’t get thrown at and are pretty useless in dynasty leagues. Nickels who come up in run support and CB2s that get picked on by quarterbacks and get tackles are usually the best way to score from the CB position.
But to demonstrate how deep the CB position is, last year, 37 CBs averaged 10 or more points per game; the top CB scored 14.5 PPG. To compare at other positions, the top RB averaged 25 PPG, the 37th RB averaged 9.97. At WR, first was 24 PPG, and 37th was 12 PPG. Depth at a position is key when drafting in dynasty. There’s just no point to prioritizing CBs when you have so many that score within a handful of points of each other.
