Fantasy football rankings for 2020 IDP leagues - ESPN

Sep 10, 2020, 10:00 AM ET

These fantasy football rankings will be updated throughout the preseason.

We've split them up by traditional IDP positions: defensive line, linebacker and defensive back. Because scoring systems can vary greatly in IDP formats, these rankings will be based on the following scoring criteria:

Solo tackle: 1.5 points
Assisted tackle: 0.75 points
Tackle for loss: 2 points
Sack: 4 points
Interception: 5 points
Forced fumble: 4 points
Fumble recovery: 4 points
Defensive TD: 6 points
Safety: 2 points
Pass defensed: 1.5 points

In the headers of the rankings below, our three analysts will be abbreviated: Mike Clay (MC), Jim McCormick (JM) and Tristan H. Cockcroft (TC).

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Top 50 defensive linemen for 2020

PLAYER	TEAM	BYE	MC	JM	TC	AVG
1. T.J. Watt	PIT	8	1	1	1	1.0
2. Shaquil Barrett	TB	13	2	2	2	2.0
3. Joey Bosa	LAC	10	4	3	3	3.3
4. Chandler Jones	ARI	8	3	4	4	3.7
5. Nick Bosa	SF	11	8	6	5	6.3
5. Bud Dupree	PIT	8	6	5	8	6.3
7. Bradley Chubb	DEN	8	5	9	7	7.0
8. J.J. Watt	HOU	8	11	8	6	8.3
9. Matthew Judon	BAL	8	7	10	13	10.0
10. Khalil Mack	CHI	11	9	16	9	11.3
11. Carlos Dunlap	CIN	9	13	11	11	11.7
12. Myles Garrett	CLE	9	17	7	12	12.0
13. Jadeveon Clowney	TEN	7	12	12	16	13.3
14. Sam Hubbard	CIN	9	14	17	10	13.7
15. Aaron Donald	LAR	9	16	13	15	14.7
16. Za'Darius Smith	GB	5	18	15	18	17.0
17. DeMarcus Lawrence	DAL	10	10	26	17	17.7
18. Melvin Ingram III	LAC	10	15	21	19	18.3
19. Cameron Jordan	NO	6	25	14	20	19.7
19. Grady Jarrett	ATL	10	19	18	22	19.7
21. Yannick Ngakoue	MIN	7	21	22	21	21.3
22. Dante Fowler Jr.	ATL	10	22	20	27	23.0
23. Arik Armstead	SF	11	24	25	25	24.7
24. Whitney Mercilus	HOU	8	20	30	26	25.3
24. Cameron Heyward	PIT	8	33	19	24	25.3
24. Kyle Van Noy	MIA	11	26	27	23	25.3
27. Danielle Hunter	MIN	7	23	41	14	26.0
28. Frank Clark	KC	10	29	28	29	28.7
29. Preston Smith	GB	5	31	24	32	29.0
30. Harold Landry III	TEN	7	37	23	30	30.0
31. Josh Allen	JAC	7	28	33	33	31.3
32. DeForest Buckner	IND	7	36	31	28	31.7
33. Markus Golden	NYG	11	27	36	36	33.0
33. Maxx Crosby	LV	6	30	35	34	33.0
35. Jason Pierre-Paul	TB	13	34	32	35	33.7
36. Trey Flowers	DET	5	35	38	31	34.7
37. Brandon Graham	PHI	9	32	40	38	36.7
38. Chase Young	WAS	8	42	34	37	37.7
39. Everson Griffen	DAL	10	46	29	42	39.0
40. Robert Quinn	CHI	11	39	37	46	40.7
41. Shaq Lawson	MIA	11	40	39	49	42.7
42. Calais Campbell	BAL	8	43	47	39	43.0
43. Marcus Davenport	NO	6	41	45	44	43.3
44. Kenny Clark	GB	5	44	46	41	43.7
44. Derek Barnett	PHI	9	38	43	50	43.7
46. Chris Jones	KC	10	45	50	40	45.0
47. Justin Houston	IND	7	NR	42	43	45.3
48. Lorenzo Carter	NYG	11	NR	44	NR	48.7
49. Jonathan Allen	WAS	8	NR	NR	45	49.0
49. Olivier Vernon	CLE	9	48	NR	48	49.0

Top 50 linebackers for 2020

PLAYER	TEAM	BYE	MC	JM	TC	AVG
1. Darius Leonard	IND	7	1	1	1	1.0
2. Bobby Wagner	SEA	6	3	2	2	2.3
3. Jaylon Smith	DAL	10	2	3	3	2.7
4. Jordan Hicks	ARI	8	4	4	5	4.3
5. Blake Martinez	NYG	11	5	5	4	4.7
6. Leighton Vander Esch	DAL	10	7	6	8	7.0
7. Cory Littleton	LV	6	9	7	6	7.3
8. Fred Warner	SF	11	6	9	9	8.0
9. Tremaine Edmunds	BUF	11	8	8	10	8.7
10. Joe Schobert	JAC	7	10	10	7	9.0
11. Demario Davis	NO	6	11	11	13	11.7
12. Lavonte David	TB	13	14	15	11	13.3
13. Alexander Johnson	DEN	8	13	12	17	14.0
14. Zach Cunningham	HOU	8	15	14	14	14.3
15. Roquan Smith	CHI	11	19	13	12	14.7
16. Eric Kendricks	MIN	7	16	17	16	16.3
17. Devin White	TB	13	17	19	15	17.0
18. Devin Bush	PIT	8	18	16	18	17.3
19. Matt Milano	BUF	11	12	27	20	19.7
20. Jayon Brown	TEN	7	20	22	19	20.3
21. Isaiah Simmons	ARI	8	21	18	24	21.0
22. Shaq Thompson	CAR	13	22	24	23	23.0
23. Patrick Queen	BAL	8	23	20	28	23.7
24. Danny Trevathan	CHI	11	26	23	25	24.7
25. Deion Jones	ATL	10	27	29	21	25.7
25. Christian Kirksey	GB	5	24	31	22	25.7
27. Jerome Baker	MIA	11	25	28	26	26.3
28. Jamie Collins Sr.	DET	5	28	25	27	26.7
29. Kenneth Murray	LAC	10	34	21	31	28.7
30. K.J. Wright	SEA	6	32	26	29	29.0
31. Nick Kwiatkoski	LV	6	30	32	32	31.3
32. Benardrick McKinney	HOU	8	29	33	33	31.7
32. Nathan Gerry	PHI	9	31	34	30	31.7
34. Kwon Alexander	SF	11	41	30	34	35.0
35. Rashaan Evans	TEN	7	40	35	35	36.7
36. Avery Williamson	NYJ	11	35	36	40	37.0
37. Tahir Whitehead	CAR	13	38	37	37	37.3
38. Anthony Barr	MIN	7	36	39	38	37.7
39. Myles Jack	JAC	7	39	40	36	38.3
40. Ja'Whaun Bentley	NE	6	33	42	41	38.7
41. Germaine Pratt	CIN	9	37	38	42	39.0
42. Anthony Walker	IND	7	43	45	39	42.3
43. Vince Williams	PIT	8	42	44	44	43.3
44. Patrick Onwuasor	NYJ	11	45	NR	43	46.3
45. Anthony Hitchens	KC	10	47	NR	45	47.7
45. Blake Cashman	NYJ	11	NR	41	NR	47.7
47. De'Vondre Campbell	ARI	8	NR	47	47	48.3
47. Micah Kiser	LAR	9	NR	43	NR	48.3
49. Josey Jewell	DEN	8	44	NR	NR	48.7
49. Troy Reeder	LAR	9	46	NR	49	48.7

Top 50 defensive backs for 2020

PLAYER	TEAM	BYE	MC	JM	TC	AVG
1. Budda Baker	ARI	8	1	1	1	1.0
2. Landon Collins	WAS	8	2	2	2	2.0
3. John Johnson III	LAR	9	5	4	3	4.0
3. Tracy Walker	DET	5	4	3	5	4.0
5. Jordan Poyer	BUF	11	8	5	4	5.7
6. Jabrill Peppers	NYG	11	6	6	7	6.3
7. Harrison Smith	MIN	7	9	9	6	8.0
7. Vonn Bell	CIN	9	7	8	9	8.0
9. Jamal Adams	SEA	6	10	7	8	8.3
10. Logan Ryan	NYG	11	3	11	16	10.0
11. Taylor Rapp	LAR	9	13	10	10	11.0
12. Keanu Neal	ATL	10	15	12	11	12.7
13. Justin Simmons	DEN	8	14	13	12	13.0
14. Malcolm Jenkins	NO	6	12	15	14	13.7
15. Kareem Jackson	DEN	8	17	14	17	16.0
15. Chuck Clark	BAL	8	11	22	15	16.0
17. Jessie Bates III	CIN	9	18	19	13	16.7
18. Kenny Moore II	IND	7	16	16	19	17.0
19. Tre'Davious White	BUF	11	21	18	23	20.7
20. Marlon Humphrey	BAL	8	20	17	26	21.0
21. Terrell Edmunds	PIT	8	24	21	21	22.0
22. Tyrann Mathieu	KC	10	26	27	18	23.7
23. Pierre Desir	NYJ	11	22	29	22	24.3
24. Carlton Davis	TB	13	25	24	25	24.7
25. Adrian Phillips	NE	6	19	34	24	25.7
26. Khari Willis	IND	7	23	25	31	26.3
27. Kevin King	GB	5	28	28	30	28.7
27. Troy Hill	LAR	9	29	30	27	28.7
29. Chidobe Awuzie	DAL	10	49	20	20	29.7
30. Justin Reid	HOU	8	37	26	28	30.3
31. Adrian Amos	GB	5	31	31	33	31.7
32. Bradley McDougald	NYJ	11	32	23	43	32.7
32. Kendall Fuller	WAS	8	30	32	36	32.7
34. Kyle Fuller	CHI	11	34	36	29	33.0
35. Shaquill Griffin	SEA	6	33	33	34	33.3
36. Karl Joseph	CLE	9	27	35	40	34.0
37. Marshon Lattimore	NO	6	38	38	35	37.0
38. Joe Haden	PIT	8	35	37	41	37.7
39. Mike Hughes	MIN	7	36	39	42	39.0
40. Johnathan Abram	LV	6	41	43	38	40.7
41. Xavier Woods	DAL	10	40	40	44	41.3
42. Jimmie Ward	SF	11	39	41	45	41.7
43. Avonte Maddox	PHI	9	47	NR	32	43.3
44. Jaire Alexander	GB	5	43	42	47	44.0
45. Malcolm Butler	TEN	7	42	45	49	45.3
46. Minkah Fitzpatrick	PIT	8	50	50	37	45.7
47. Jeremy Chinn	CAR	13	46	48	46	46.7
48. Kevin Byard	TEN	7	NR	NR	39	47.0
48. CJ Henderson	JAC	7	44	49	48	47.0
50. Kenny Vaccaro	TEN	7	NR	44	NR	48.7