Average draft analysis is a great way to get an edge on your opponents by anticipating when to draft certain players.The following information is compiled from several major sources and represents the fantasy drafts that have taken place starting in May 2025. In addition to the overall draft positions, we have also created separate listings for each position. Please remember to use this information for good and not evil.
20252025 Defensive Player Average Draft Position Top 200 IDP -Data thru June 2, 2025

Rank Player Team Position Bye
Week		 Average
Ranking		 Number
Drafts
Selected
# 1 Zaire Franklin LB 11 1.00 197
# 2 Roquan Smith LB 7 2.00 190
# 3 Fred Warner LB 14 3.00 222
# 4 TJ Edwards LB 5 4.00 186
# 5 Maxx Crosby DE 8 5.00 201
# 6 Myles Garrett DE 9 6.00 221
# 7 TJ Watt LB 5 7.00 187
# 8 Alex Singleton LB 12 8.00 185
# 9 Bobby Wagner LB 12 9.00 215
# 10 Micah Parsons LB 10 10.00 183
# 11 Derwin James S 12 11.00 199
# 12 Ernest Jones LB 8 12.00 184
# 13 Kyle Hamilton S 7 13.00 193
# 14 Antoine Winfield S 9 14.00 191
# 15 Terrel Bernard LB 7 15.00 213
# 16 Brian Branch S 8 16.00 196
# 17 Budda Baker S 8 17.00 210
# 18 Logan Wilson LB 10 18.00 213
# 19 Lavonte David LB 9 19.00 199
# 20 Robert Spillane LB 14 20.00 223
# 21 Nick Bolton LB 10 21.00 190
# 22 Nick Bosa DE 14 22.00 193
# 23 Azeez Al-Shaair LB 6 23.00 214
# 24 Quay Walker LB 5 24.00 179
# 25 Will Anderson DE 6 25.00 223
# 26 Jordyn Brooks LB 12 26.00 223
# 27 Jessie Bates S 5 27.00 201
# 28 Frankie Luvu LB 12 28.00 224
# 29 Bobby Okereke LB 14 29.00 201
# 30 Quincy Williams LB 9 30.00 213
# 31 Kaden Elliss LB 5 31.00 180
# 32 Blake Cashman LB 6 32.00 196
# 33 Aidan Hutchinson DE 8 33.00 223
# 34 Foyesade Oluokun LB 8 34.00 213
# 35 Jaquan Brisker S 5 35.00 181
# 36 Kyle Dugger S 14 36.00 191
# 37 Danielle Hunter DE 6 37.00 194
# 38 Julian Love S 8 38.00 206
# 39 Xavier McKinney S 5 39.00 199
# 40 Josey Jewell LB 14 40.00 188
# 41 Brian Burns DE 14 41.00 186
# 42 Trey Hendrickson DE 10 42.00 226
# 43 Joshua Metellus S 6 43.00 219
# 44 Cam Bynum S 11 44.00 218
# 45 Zack Baun LB 9 45.00 200
# 46 Grant Delpit S 9 46.00 214
# 47 Kevin Byard S 5 47.00 187
# 48 Demario Davis LB 11 48.00 195
# 49 Nick Cross S 11 49.00 177
# 50 Alex Anzalone LB 8 50.00 225
# 51 Josh Hines-Allen DE 8 51.00 204
# 52 Jack Campbell LB 8 52.00 208
# 53 Patrick Queen LB 5 53.00 218
# 54 Jeremy Chinn S 8 54.00 199
# 55 Carson Schwesinger LB 9 55.00 183
# 56 Germaine Pratt LB 10 56.00 223
# 57 Reed Blankenship S 9 57.00 197
# 58 Brandon Jones S 12 58.00 208
# 59 Deforest Buckner DT 11 59.00 188
# 60 Deshon Elliott S 5 60.00 193
# 61 Tyler Nubin S 14 61.00 191
# 62 Devin Lloyd LB 8 62.00 207
# 63 Jevon Holland S 14 63.00 189
# 64 Alex Highsmith LB 5 64.00 218
# 65 Jamien Sherwood LB 9 65.00 194
# 66 Jonathan Greenard DE 6 66.00 225
# 67 Andrew Van-Ginkel LB 6 67.00 201
# 68 Nate Landman LB 8 68.00 180
# 69 Devon Witherspoon CB 8 69.00 222
# 70 Abdul Carter DE 14 70.00 194
# 71 EJ Speed LB 6 71.00 178
# 72 Minkah Fitzpatrick S 5 72.00 205
# 73 CJ Gardner-Johnson S 6 73.00 216
# 74 CJ Mosley LB . 74.00 216
# 75 Jared Verse DE 8 75.00 218
# 76 Donovan Wilson S 10 76.00 220
# 77 Troy Andersen LB 5 77.00 207
# 78 Jordan Hicks LB 9 78.00 187
# 79 Eric Kendricks LB . 79.00 222
# 80 Tremaine Edmunds LB 5 80.00 203
# 81 Greg Rousseau DE 7 81.00 217
# 82 Jalen Pitre S 6 82.00 177
# 83 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah LB 9 83.00 222
# 84 Kenneth Murray LB 10 84.00 191
# 85 Edgerrin Cooper LB 5 85.00 213
# 86 Harold Landry LB 14 86.00 179
# 87 Christian Rozeboom LB 14 87.00 199
# 88 Daiyan Henley LB 12 88.00 182
# 89 Nik Bonitto DE 12 89.00 207
# 90 Montez Sweat DE 5 90.00 178
# 91 Kyzir White LB . 91.00 204
# 92 Kam Curl S 8 92.00 193
# 93 Travis Hunter WR1 8 93.00 179
# 94 Kerby Joseph S 8 94.00 189
# 95 Jeffery Simmons DT 10 95.00 177
# 96 Tyrel Dodson LB 12 96.00 215
# 97 Travon Walker DE 8 97.00 197
# 98 Jordan Battle S 10 98.00 199
# 99 Zach Allen DE 12 99.00 202
#100 Tre'Von Moehrig S 14 100.00 209
#101 Nate Hobbs CB 5 101.00 216
#102 Leonard Williams DT 8 102.00 196
#103 Jalen Thompson S 8 103.00 223
#104 Taylor Rapp S 7 104.00 222
#105 Jalon Walker LB 5 105.00 221
#106 Khalil Mack LB 12 106.00 182
#107 Cameron Heyward DT 5 107.00 203
#108 Ja'Whaun Bentley LB . 108.00 219
#109 Dexter Lawrence DT 14 109.00 182
#110 Ivan Pace LB 6 110.00 193
#111 James Pearce DE 5 111.00 155
#112 Zach Sieler DT 12 112.00 211
#113 Christian Wilkins DT 8 113.00 222
#114 Devin White LB 8 114.00 198
#115 George Karlaftis DE 10 115.00 178
#116 Cody Barton LB 10 116.00 185
#117 Byron Murphy CB 6 117.00 196
#118 Julian Blackmon S . 118.00 210
#119 Jonathon Cooper DE 12 119.00 200
#120 Byron Young DE 8 120.00 185
#121 Akeem Davis-Gaither LB 8 121.00 193
#122 Shaq Thompson LB . 122.00 193
#123 Dre Greenlaw LB 12 123.00 224
#124 Quinnen Williams DT 9 124.00 217
#125 Jalen Carter DT 9 125.00 221
#126 Josh Sweat DE 8 126.00 202
#127 Jerome Baker LB 9 127.00 221
#128 Laiatu Latu DE 11 128.00 196
#129 Chris Jones DT 10 129.00 188
#130 Denzel Perryman LB 12 130.00 216
#131 Jaylon Carlies LB 11 131.00 199
#132 Rayshawn Jenkins S 9 132.00 177
#133 Paulson Adebo CB 14 133.00 178
#134 Kobie Turner DT 8 134.00 206
#135 Jordan Poyer S . 135.00 181
#136 Elandon Roberts LB 8 136.00 214
#137 Nakobe Dean LB 9 137.00 195
#138 Tyrice Knight LB 8 138.00 204
#139 Trenton Simpson LB 7 139.00 193
#140 KJ Britt LB 12 140.00 197
#141 Jihaad Campbell LB 9 141.00 190
#142 Donovan Ezeiruaku DE 10 142.00 104
#143 Chop Robinson DE 12 143.00 185
#144 Amani Hooker S 10 144.00 213
#145 Justin Reid S 11 145.00 210
#146 Talanoa Hufanga S 12 146.00 191
#147 Matt Judon LB . 147.00 207
#148 Nick Emmanwori S 8 148.00 179
#149 Christian Harris LB 6 149.00 181
#150 Malaki Starks S 7 150.00 179
#151 Divine Deablo LB 5 152.00 207
#152 Mykel Williams DE 14 153.00 176
#153 Demetrius Knight LB 10 154.00 172
#154 Harrison Smith S 6 155.00 218
#155 Mike Sainristil CB 12 156.00 222
#156 Nolan Smith DE 9 157.00 190
#157 Nick Martin LB 14 158.00 171
#158 L'Jarius Sneed CB 10 159.00 194
#159 Mason Graham DT 9 160.00 154
#160 Carl Granderson DE 11 161.00 224
#161 Jaylon Jones CB 11 162.00 199
#162 Mike Green DE 7 163.00 145
#163 Riley Moss CB 12 164.00 197
#164 Derrick Harmon DT 5 165.00 122
#165 Kayvon Thibodeaux DE 14 166.00 207
#166 Danny Stutsman LB 11 167.00 142
#167 Kyle Van-Noy LB 7 168.00 208
#168 Will McDonald DE 9 169.00 222
#169 Shemar Stewart DE 10 170.00 134
#170 Boye Mafe DE 8 171.00 207
#171 Yaya Diaby DE 9 172.00 221
#172 Cody Simon LB 8 173.00 108
#173 Nnamdi Madubuike DT 7 174.00 209
#174 Walter Nolen DT 8 175.00 95
#175 Derrick Brown DT 14 176.00 216
#176 Chris Paul LB 8 177.00 107
#177 Calijah Kancey DT 9 178.00 205
#178 Nic Scourton DE 14 179.00 86
#179 Jahdae Barron CB 12 180.00 85
#180 Drue Tranquill LB 10 181.00 220
#181 Xavier Watts S 5 182.00 90
#182 Kenneth Grant DT 12 183.00 71
#183 Alontae Taylor CB 11 184.00 219
#184 Micah McFadden LB 14 185.00 220
#185 Maxwell Hairston CB 7 186.00 75
#186 JT Tuimoloau DE 11 187.00 62
#187 Payton Wilson LB 5 188.00 208
#188 Teddye Buchanan LB 7 189.00 58
#189 Matt Milano LB 7 190.00 190
#190 Andrew Mukuba S 9 191.00 72
#191 Tuli Tuipulotu DE 12 192.00 203
#192 Rashan Gary LB 5 193.00 192
#193 Jack Kiser LB 8 194.00 66
#194 Barrett Carter LB 10 195.00 59
#195 Odafe Oweh DE 7 196.00 199
#196 Keion White DE 14 197.00 183
#197 Kevin Winston S 10 198.00 49
#198 Joey Bosa DE 7 199.00 180
#199 Will Johnson CB 8 200.00 49
#200 Landon Jackson DE 7 201.00 41