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.
2025 Defensive Player Average Draft Position Top 200 IDP -Data thru August 31, 2025

Rank Player Team Position Bye
Week		 Average
Ranking		 Number
Drafts
Selected
# 1 Zaire Franklin LB 11 1.00 763
# 2 Roquan Smith LB 7 2.00 755
# 3 Zack Baun LB 9 3.00 752
# 4 Maxx Crosby DE 8 4.00 754
# 5 Aidan Hutchinson DE 8 5.00 763
# 6 Myles Garrett DE 9 6.00 755
# 7 Budda Baker S 8 7.00 751
# 8 Jamien Sherwood LB 9 8.00 686
# 9 Fred Warner LB 14 9.00 759
# 10 Brian Branch S 8 10.00 762
# 11 Robert Spillane LB 14 11.00 756
# 12 Foyesade Oluokun LB 8 12.00 745
# 13 Kyle Hamilton S 7 13.00 752
# 14 Alex Singleton LB 12 14.00 757
# 15 Kaden Elliss LB 5 15.00 756
# 16 Will Anderson DE 6 16.00 751
# 17 Nick Bosa DE 14 17.00 755
# 18 Ernest Jones LB 8 18.00 761
# 19 Jordyn Brooks LB 12 19.00 687
# 20 Logan Wilson LB 10 20.00 691
# 21 Antoine Winfield S 9 21.00 758
# 22 Bobby Wagner LB 12 22.00 699
# 23 Derwin James S 12 23.00 763
# 24 Blake Cashman LB 6 24.00 689
# 25 Trey Hendrickson DE 10 25.00 761
# 26 Daiyan Henley LB 12 26.00 690
# 27 Terrel Bernard LB 7 27.00 572
# 28 Edgerrin Cooper LB 5 28.00 699
# 29 Nick Cross S 11 29.00 695
# 30 Bobby Okereke LB 14 30.00 759
# 31 Micah Parsons LB 5 31.00 684
# 32 Lavonte David LB 9 32.00 695
# 33 Patrick Queen LB 5 33.00 700
# 34 Azeez Al-Shaair LB 6 34.00 701
# 35 Nick Bolton LB 10 35.00 746
# 36 Kevin Byard S 5 36.00 698
# 37 Brandon Jones S 12 37.00 701
# 38 Demario Davis LB 11 38.00 573
# 39 Jessie Bates S 5 39.00 754
# 40 Julian Love S 8 40.00 690
# 41 Deshon Elliott S 5 41.00 698
# 42 Jaquan Brisker S 5 42.00 693
# 43 Jeremy Chinn S 8 43.00 679
# 44 Quincy Williams LB 9 44.00 580
# 45 Alex Highsmith LB 5 45.00 679
# 46 Quay Walker LB 5 46.00 579
# 47 Devon Witherspoon CB 8 47.00 583
# 48 Tyler Nubin S 14 48.00 580
# 49 Frankie Luvu LB 12 49.00 670
# 50 Josh Metellus S 6 50.00 573
# 51 Carson Schwesinger LB 9 51.00 577
# 52 Grant Delpit S 9 52.00 684
# 53 Zach Allen DE 12 53.00 670
# 54 Tyrel Dodson LB 12 54.00 583
# 55 Germaine Pratt LB 8 55.00 673
# 56 Greg Rousseau DE 7 56.00 680
# 57 Leonard Williams DT 8 57.00 672
# 58 Deforest Buckner DT 11 58.00 682
# 59 Kenneth Murray LB 10 59.00 677
# 60 Jack Campbell LB 8 60.00 583
# 61 Tremaine Edmunds LB 5 61.00 670
# 62 Paulson Adebo CB 14 62.00 679
# 63 Jeffery Simmons DT 10 63.00 683
# 64 Devin Lloyd LB 8 64.00 683
# 65 Zach Sieler DT 12 65.00 669
# 66 Travon Walker DE 8 66.00 671
# 67 Quentin Lake S 8 67.00 669
# 68 Andrew Van-Ginkel LB 6 68.00 675
# 69 Cam Bynum S 11 69.00 675
# 70 Kyle Dugger S 14 70.00 677
# 71 Tyrice Knight LB 8 71.00 678
# 72 Cody Barton LB 10 72.00 670
# 73 Jalen Thompson S 8 73.00 672
# 74 Xavier McKinney S 5 74.00 683
# 75 Minkah Fitzpatrick S 12 75.00 669
# 76 Jalen Carter DT 9 76.00 683
# 77 Jordan Hicks LB . 77.00 679
# 78 Josh Hines-Allen DE 8 78.00 670
# 79 Kobie Turner DT 8 79.00 682
# 80 Tre'Von Moehrig S 14 80.00 675
# 81 Christian Rozeboom LB 14 81.00 667
# 82 Kerby Joseph S 8 82.00 574
# 83 Alex Anzalone LB 8 83.00 677
# 84 Jalen Pitre S 6 84.00 672
# 85 Chris Jones DT 10 85.00 673
# 86 Alontae Taylor CB 11 86.00 668
# 87 Justin Reid S 11 87.00 675
# 88 Harrison Smith S 6 88.00 668
# 89 Cameron Heyward DT 5 89.00 671
# 90 Bradley Chubb LB 12 90.00 683
# 91 Jared Verse LB 8 91.00 550
# 92 Brian Burns LB 14 92.00 553
# 93 Dexter Lawrence DT 14 93.00 684
# 94 EJ Speed LB 6 94.00 558
# 95 Jordan Battle S 10 95.00 679
# 96 TJ Edwards LB 5 96.00 551
# 97 Ivan Pace LB 6 97.00 680
# 98 Tuli Tuipulotu LB 12 98.00 568
# 99 Reed Blankenship S 9 99.00 669
#100 Jonathan Greenard LB 6 100.00 566
#101 Mike Sainristil CB 12 101.00 677
#102 Henry To'Oto'O LB 6 102.00 672
#103 Amani Hooker S 10 103.00 673
#104 Zyon McCollum CB 9 104.00 566
#105 Carl Granderson DE 11 105.00 668
#106 Donovan Wilson S 10 106.00 672
#107 Rashan Gary LB 5 107.00 673
#108 Harold Landry LB 14 108.00 669
#109 Tony Adams S 9 109.00 679
#110 George Karlaftis DE 10 110.00 572
#111 Micah McFadden LB 14 111.00 684
#112 TJ Watt LB 5 112.00 556
#113 Nnamdi Madubuike DT 7 113.00 679
#114 Deommodore Lenoir CB 14 114.00 672
#115 Will Harris S 12 115.00 682
#116 Drue Tranquill LB 10 116.00 680
#117 Nik Bonitto LB 12 117.00 564
#118 Xavier Woods S 10 118.00 682
#119 Yaya Diaby LB 9 119.00 563
#120 Danielle Hunter LB 6 120.00 557
#121 Pete Werner LB 11 121.00 682
#122 Daron Bland CB 10 122.00 674
#123 Omar Speights LB 8 123.00 670
#124 Jaylon Carlies LB 11 124.00 678
#125 DJ Wonnum LB 14 126.00 567
#126 Dre Greenlaw LB 12 127.00 683
#127 Nakobe Dean LB 9 128.00 559
#128 Osa Odighizuwa DT 10 129.00 549
#129 Trent McDuffie CB 10 130.00 563
#130 Byron Murphy CB 6 131.00 676
#131 Marlon Humphrey CB 7 132.00 553
#132 Jevon Holland S 14 133.00 671
#133 A'Shawn Robinson DE 14 134.00 564
#134 Divine Deablo LB 5 135.00 680
#135 Kenny Moore CB 11 136.00 670
#136 Christian Elliss LB 14 137.00 563
#137 Laiatu Latu DE 11 138.00 682
#138 Keion White DE 14 139.00 681
#139 Mack Wilson LB 8 140.00 683
#140 Chamarri Conner S 10 141.00 682
#141 Cedric Gray LB 10 142.00 672
#142 Grover Stewart DT 11 143.00 551
#143 BJ Hill DT 10 144.00 551
#144 Keisean Nixon CB 5 145.00 568
#145 Taylor Rapp S 7 146.00 563
#146 Josh Sweat LB 8 147.00 552
#147 Devin Bush LB 9 148.00 560
#148 Kam Curl S 8 149.00 672
#149 Dorian Williams LB 7 150.00 552
#150 Jaylon Jones CB 11 151.00 564
#151 Brennan Jackson LB 8 152.00 565
#152 Elandon Roberts LB 8 153.00 669
#153 Kyle Van-Noy LB 7 154.00 676
#154 Ja'Quan McMillian CB 12 155.00 556
#155 Riley Moss CB 12 156.00 666
#156 Tykee Smith S 9 157.00 684
#157 Mike Jackson CB 14 158.00 562
#158 Will McDonald DE 9 159.00 671
#159 Damar Hamlin S 7 160.00 549
#160 Nate Landman LB 8 161.00 675
#161 Quinnen Williams DT 9 162.00 680
#162 Vita Vea DT 9 163.00 558
#163 Derrick Brown DT 14 164.00 683
#164 Jarvis Brownlee CB 10 165.00 550
#165 Gervon Dexter DT 5 166.00 555
#166 Matt Milano LB 7 167.00 669
#167 Montez Sweat DE 5 168.00 669
#168 Jihaad Campbell LB 9 169.00 673
#169 Derek Stingley CB 6 170.00 560
#170 Calijah Kancey DT 9 171.00 682
#171 Leonard Taylor DT 9 172.00 551
#172 Payton Wilson LB 5 173.00 680
#173 Chauncey Golston DE 14 174.00 566
#174 Grady Jarrett DT 5 176.00 549
#175 Jalon Walker LB 5 177.00 677
#176 Jaycee Horn CB 14 178.00 568
#177 Dru Phillips CB 14 179.00 685
#178 Kwity Paye DE 11 180.00 668
#179 Demani Richardson S 14 181.00 554
#180 Isaiah Pola-Mao S 8 182.00 564
#181 Ifeatu Melifonwu S 12 183.00 562
#182 Braden Fiske DT 8 184.00 564
#183 Cam Taylor-Britt CB 10 186.00 552
#184 Kyler Gordon CB 5 187.00 666
#185 Davon Hamilton DT 8 188.00 554
#186 Taron Johnson CB 7 189.00 678
#187 James Williams LB 10 190.00 550
#188 Talanoa Hufanga S 12 191.00 672
#189 Patrick Jones LB 14 192.00 554
#190 Javon Bullard S 5 193.00 679
#191 Tyson Campbell CB 8 194.00 562
#192 Adam Butler DT 8 196.00 549
#193 Quan Martin S 12 197.00 555
#194 Calais Campbell DT 8 200.00 556
#195 Demarcus Lawrence DE 8 201.00 565
#196 Jarran Reed DT 8 202.00 558
#197 Jack Sanborn LB 10 203.00 675
#198 John Franklin-Myers DE 12 204.00 560
#199 Davon Godchaux DT 11 205.00 550
#200 Arden Key LB 10 206.00 567