What positions do IDP rankings cover?

IDP (individual defensive player) leagues start real defenders instead of — or alongside — a team defense. This board ranks every rostered defensive lineman, linebacker and defensive back in one expert consensus list; tackle-heavy linebackers typically lead it because tackles are the steadiest weekly stat in IDP scoring.

What are week 3 fantasy football rankings?

Week 3 rankings order players by expected fantasy points in this week's games only — matchup, injury status and role all count, season-long value does not. They are the board to check before you set a lineup.

What does the best / worst rank mean?

Every row shows the consensus rank plus the highest and lowest rank any contributing FantasyPros expert gave the player this week. A wide gap means the experts disagree — usually an injury question, a new role, or a matchup they read differently.

Should I start the higher-ranked player?

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Week 3 IDP Rankings

Week 3 IDP rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus — consensus rank plus each player's best and worst expert rank.

Week 3 · 2026 season · Consensus updated September 28, 2026 at 6:11 PM EDT

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#	Player	Pos	Team	Bye	Consensus	Best	Worst	Split	Rostered
1	Jack Campbell	LB	DET	6	3.8	1	9	±2.3	87%
2	Roquan Smith	LB	BAL	13	3.9	1	11	±2.9	87%
3	Carson Schwesinger	LB	CLE	11	3.9	1	7	±1.4	81%
4	Jordyn Brooks	LB	MIA	6	4.0	1	28	±5.9	73%
5	Blake Cashman	LB	MIN	6	4.6	1	8	±1.9	54%
6	Ernest Jones IV	LB	SEA	11	8.4	5	16	±3.1	49%
7	Fred Warner	LB	SF	8	9.1	5	15	±2.5	90%
8	Nick Bolton	LB	KC	5	9.9	5	27	±5.5	79%
9	Zack Baun	LB	PHI	10	10.0	2	22	±4.1	67%
10	Foyesade Oluokun	LB	JAX	7	13.1	7	34	±6.2	70%
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11	Nakobe Dean	LB	LV	13	13.4	5	31	±5.0	79%
12	Alex Singleton	LB	DEN	10	13.9	5	27	±5.5	42%
13	Edgerrin Cooper	LB	GB	11	14.6	8	22	±3.7	42%
14	Nate Landman	LB	LAR	11	15.4	6	42	±8.2	40%
15	Quay Walker	LB	LV	13	17.3	9	39	±7.7	39%
16	Jacob Rodriguez	LB	MIA	6	18.1	5	85	±16.7	18%
17	Kyle Hamilton	S	BAL	13	23.7	18	38	±5.7	75%
18	Kaden Elliss	LB	NO	8	23.8	16	44	±7.4	15%
19	Jamien Sherwood	LB	NYJ	13	23.9	6	88	±18.1	31%
20	Robert Spillane	LB	NE	11	25.1	15	67	±13.0	26%
21	Budda Baker	S	ARI	14	26.3	21	51	±7.3	44%
22	Derwin James Jr.	S	LAC	7	26.5	19	40	±6.3	50%
23	Terrel Bernard	LB	BUF	7	28.2	21	57	±8.2	24%
24	Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	HOU	8	28.9	17	45	±7.2	21%
25	Quentin Lake	S	LAR	11	29.4	17	48	±6.5	25%
26	Barrett Carter	LB	CIN	6	30.8	18	56	±11.8	12%
27	Tremaine Edmunds	LB	NYG	8	33.0	19	98	±19.3	19%
28	Jihaad Campbell	LB	PHI	10	33.2	11	67	±14.2	20%
29	Tykee Smith	S	TB	10	34.8	23	85	±12.0	37%
30	Aidan Hutchinson	DE	DET	6	36.8	12	64	±14.1	72%
31	Sonny Styles	LB	WAS	7	37.4	21	58	±10.1	47%
32	Jordan Battle	S	CIN	6	38.5	30	58	±7.7	20%
33	Zaire Franklin	LB	GB	11	38.8	20	71	±12.7	21%
34	Payton Wilson	LB	PIT	9	41.3	22	61	±8.9	9%
35	Daiyan Henley	LB	LAC	7	42.2	25	185	±33.2	24%
36	Maxx Crosby	DE	LV	13	43.1	16	77	±16.2	71%
37	Kam Curl	S	LAR	11	44.1	28	66	±8.9	31%
38	Devin Bush Jr.	LB	CHI	10	45.3	17	94	±19.2	28%
39	Jessie Bates III	S	ATL	11	46.0	27	115	±17.7	13%
40	Will Anderson Jr.	DE	HOU	8	46.0	30	74	±11.1	63%
41	Jeremy Chinn	S	LV	13	46.4	34	76	±8.7	26%
42	Mack Wilson Sr.	LB	ARI	14	47.1	26	85	±16.6	6%
43	Antoine Winfield Jr.	S	TB	10	47.3	35	87	±11.2	20%
44	Dillon Thieneman	S	CHI	10	47.4	33	82	±12.7	32%
45	Patrick Queen	LB	PIT	9	49.5	39	102	±13.4	14%
46	Talanoa Hufanga	S	DEN	10	50.7	38	79	±9.0	29%
47	Demario Davis	LB	NYJ	13	51.4	34	80	±11.2	12%
48	Caleb Downs	S	DAL	14	51.5	25	80	±14.6	54%
49	Akeem Davis-Gaither	LB	IND	13	52.0	32	98	±17.3	10%
50	Tre'von Moehrig	S	CAR	5	52.4	27	77	±11.7	18%
51	Kevin Winston Jr.	S	TEN	9	53.5	38	86	±12.2	8%
52	T.J. Edwards	LB	CHI	10	55.2	22	239	±46.7	11%
53	Jalen Pitre	S	HOU	8	60.2	52	96	±9.5	14%
54	Cooper DeJean	CB	PHI	10	64.3	54	133	±16.3	38%
55	Jaquan Brisker	S	PIT	9	66.5	56	90	±8.6	13%
56	Anthony Hill Jr.	LB	TEN	9	36.0	10	105	±25.7	22%
57	Nick Emmanwori	S	SEA	11	60.0	26	122	±20.8	37%
58	Demetrius Knight Jr.	LB	CIN	6	49.8	20	86	±16.5	37%
59	Divine Deablo	LB	ATL	11	66.6	45	138	±21.4	18%
60	Xavier Watts	S	ATL	11	68.4	53	124	±15.3	18%
61	Amani Hooker	S	TEN	9	54.0	32	86	±13.7	8%
62	Kevin Byard III	S	NE	11	75.5	50	207	±34.2	19%
63	Xavier McKinney	S	GB	11	79.3	60	247	±41.6	20%
64	Quincy Williams	LB	CLE	11	64.3	45	131	±19.4	9%
65	Evan Williams	S	GB	11	66.2	40	91	±11.2	9%
66	Brandon Jones	S	DEN	10	78.9	65	130	±15.4	5%
67	Joshua Metellus	S	MIN	6	80.8	63	133	±21.1	9%
68	Cam Bynum	S	IND	13	74.8	61	115	±12.1	6%
69	Devon Witherspoon	CB	SEA	11	77.3	53	107	±12.0	22%
70	Christian Elliss	LB	NE	11	65.9	33	122	±23.5	16%
71	Eric Wilson	LB	MIN	6	69.3	27	179	±31.7	8%
72	Alex Anzalone	LB	TB	10	70.9	47	130	±19.6	10%
73	T.J. Watt	LB	PIT	9	69.7	20	142	±28.5	70%
74	Arvell Reese	LB	NYG	8	62.6	36	96	±14.4	24%
75	Jack Gibbens	LB	ARI	14	63.7	22	82	±18.3	5%
76	Kamari Lassiter	CB	HOU	8	87.5	63	160	±21.4	23%
77	Dee Winters	LB	DAL	14	74.5	32	166	±31.6	5%
78	Drake Thomas	LB	SEA	11	62.3	17	95	±20.6	7%
79	Cole Bishop	S	BUF	7	79.5	62	109	±12.3	16%
80	Derrick Barnes	LB	DET	6	81.5	22	203	±37.6	14%
81	Leo Chenal	LB	WAS	7	69.8	39	99	±16.1	3%
82	Jeffery Simmons	DT	TEN	9	75.2	57	118	±14.7	52%
83	Bobby Okereke	LB	CAR	5	49.3	18	90	±22.9	13%
84	Cedric Gray	LB	TEN	9	65.4	9	145	±42.4	28%
85	C.J. Gardner-Johnson	S	BUF	7	97.7	77	163	±26.0	3%
86	Andrew Van Ginkel	LB	MIN	6	79.6	54	99	±14.7	51%
87	Josh Hines-Allen	DE	JAX	7	90.9	56	131	±18.4	25%
88	Drue Tranquill	LB	KC	5	68.6	45	110	±21.3	16%
89	Abdul Carter	DE	NYG	8	103.5	63	178	±32.0	23%
90	Ventrell Miller	LB	JAX	7	77.3	50	100	±15.9	16%
91	Pete Werner	LB	NO	8	82.7	46	145	±27.4	7%
92	Alex Highsmith	LB	PIT	9	100.1	70	160	±26.4	23%
93	Danielle Hunter	DE	HOU	8	102.2	43	214	±48.8	39%
94	Dre Greenlaw	LB	SF	8	91.1	62	157	±29.6	4%
95	Jalen Thompson	S	DAL	14	92.6	79	113	±10.7	9%
96	Nik Bonitto	DE	DEN	10	98.0	42	169	±44.9	34%
97	Laiatu Latu	DE	IND	13	103.0	81	143	±20.5	11%
98	Byron Young	DE	LAR	11	126.5	53	211	±55.1	29%
99	AJ Haulcy	S	IND	13	134.3	67	260	±64.5	9%
100	Andrew Wingard	S	ARI	14	81.8	29	113	±28.5	4%
101	Tuli Tuipulotu	DE	LAC	7	127.9	87	220	±46.7	31%
102	Dallas Turner	DE	MIN	6	92.3	78	101	±7.8	39%
103	CJ Allen	LB	IND	13	56.4	20	102	±29.1	11%
104	Dax Hill	S	CIN	6	57.4	21	70	±18.4	11%
105	Marques Sigle	S	SF	8	113.3	54	283	±80.7	5%
106	Jevon Holland	S	NYG	8	76.4	8	127	±52.1	11%
107	Ji'Ayir Brown	S	SF	8	86.4	68	114	±19.5	1%
108	Justin Reid	S	NO	8	93.2	71	122	±17.9	2%
109	Dane Belton	S	NYJ	13	94.2	23	200	±59.1	13%
110	Riley Moss	CB	DEN	10	99.6	76	146	±27.4	3%
111	Jared Verse	DE	CLE	11	149.8	88	248	±57.6	29%
112	Michael Taaffe	S	MIA	6	102.6	48	167	±39.3	1%
113	Greg Rousseau	DE	BUF	7	104.8	22	222	±67.0	51%
114	Alontae Taylor	CB	TEN	9	105.2	88	131	±18.4	9%
115	L'Jarius Sneed	CB	KC	5	105.6	51	192	±47.4	2%
116	Grant Delpit	S	CLE	11	106.6	89	128	±14.1	5%
117	DeForest Buckner	DT	IND	13	107.4	77	151	±24.9	15%
118	Dorian Williams	LB	BUF	7	110.0	39	169	±47.4	2%
119	Jaelan Phillips	DE	CAR	5	120.2	62	164	±39.5	7%
120	Jalen Ramsey	CB	PIT	9	123.0	107	153	±16.1	4%
121	Malaki Starks	S	BAL	13	123.4	65	174	±36.3	28%
122	Jaishawn Barham	LB	DAL	14	127.6	43	279	±82.8	6%
123	Chuck Clark	S	DET	6	131.0	39	280	±81.8	2%
124	George Karlaftis III	DE	KC	5	136.8	71	213	±45.2	6%
125	D.J. Reed Jr.	CB	DET	6	83.0	58	97	±15.2	3%
126	Bradley Chubb	LB	BUF	7	147.8	100	226	±47.9	7%
127	Byron Murphy Jr.	CB	MIN	6	87.3	18	144	±46.6	8%
128	Keisean Nixon	CB	GB	11	87.3	34	118	±32.8	7%
129	Brian Burns	DE	NYG	8	154.8	48	284	±85.8	48%
130	Marlon Humphrey	CB	BAL	13	98.0	60	137	±27.9	6%
131	Zyon McCollum	CB	TB	10	99.8	49	125	±30.2	4%
132	Trey Hendrickson	DE	BAL	13	160.4	75	262	±61.5	27%
133	Chase Young	DE	NO	8	163.8	105	208	±44.8	12%
134	DaRon Bland	CB	DAL	14	108.8	86	138	±20.7	8%
135	Amik Robertson	CB	WAS	7	109.5	88	142	±20.2	3%
136	Jamel Dean	CB	PIT	9	110.5	93	147	±21.3	2%
137	Trent McDuffie	CB	LAR	11	112.0	53	159	±41.3	15%
138	Nohl Williams	CB	KC	5	116.3	75	151	±28.7	2%
139	Reed Blankenship	S	HOU	8	123.0	101	152	±19.6	5%
140	Jeremy Reaves	S	WAS	7	123.3	67	194	±50.8	3%
141	Jake Hansen	LB	HOU	8	123.5	46	250	±77.2	1%
142	Montez Sweat	DE	CHI	10	177.6	93	209	±43.8	12%
143	Antonio Johnson	S	JAX	7	124.0	75	155	±33.2	2%
144	Christian Benford	CB	BUF	7	126.8	70	155	±33.5	1%
145	Leonard Williams	DT	SEA	11	127.3	41	189	±61.6	17%
146	Bryan Cook	S	CIN	6	129.0	97	158	±26.8	2%
147	Lukas Van Ness	DE	GB	11	130.0	54	210	±61.7	13%
148	Tyrique Stevenson Sr.	CB	CHI	10	132.5	85	159	±28.6	4%
149	Jason Marshall Jr.	CB	MIA	6	133.3	103	158	±24.2	1%
150	Josh Jobe	CB	SEA	11	135.3	96	162	±24.6	2%
151	Mike Sainristil	CB	WAS	7	136.5	117	160	±16.7	3%
152	Rock Ya-Sin	CB	DET	6	136.8	63	200	±52.3	1%
153	Christian Gonzalez	CB	NE	11	136.8	102	158	±22.7	16%
154	Ronnie Hickman Jr.	S	CLE	11	139.3	119	161	±15.2	2%
155	Kool-Aid McKinstry	CB	NO	8	142.0	114	163	±19.5	7%
156	Cam Lewis	CB	CHI	10	142.5	121	166	±18.6	3%
157	Denzel Ward	CB	CLE	11	143.0	78	170	±37.7	1%
158	Nate Wiggins	CB	BAL	13	143.3	114	165	±18.9	7%
159	Del'Shawn Phillips	LB	LAC	7	145.8	91	171	±32.6	1%
160	Andre Cisco	S	NYJ	13	147.8	128	167	±13.9	1%
161	Trenton Simpson	LB	BAL	13	150.5	71	321	±101.7	1%
162	Yaya Diaby	DE	TB	10	199.4	111	245	±46.6	7%
163	Julian Blackmon	S	NO	8	151.3	130	168	±15.9	1%
164	Jalyx Hunt	LB	PHI	10	151.8	121	193	±27.9	5%
165	Deommodore Lenoir	CB	SF	8	153.8	119	174	±22.4	1%
166	Zach Allen	DE	DEN	10	160.0	72	247	±69.4	7%
167	Derek Stingley Jr.	CB	HOU	8	160.0	135	175	±15.1	4%
168	Travon Walker	DE	JAX	7	160.5	120	198	±29.6	10%
169	Jalen Redmond	DE	MIN	6	160.8	101	213	±45.3	6%
170	Azareye'h Thomas	CB	NYJ	13	163.3	113	206	±33.2	1%
171	Alohi Gilman	S	KC	5	167.0	121	211	±32.1	4%
172	Montaric Brown	CB	JAX	7	168.8	126	196	±26.6	1%
173	DJ Turner II	CB	CIN	6	170.8	126	216	±32.3	1%
174	Odafe Oweh	DE	WAS	7	171.0	104	207	±39.8	6%
175	Jonas Sanker	S	NO	8	171.5	77	224	±56.2	5%
176	Jaylen Watson	CB	LAR	11	173.0	138	190	±20.8	2%
177	Cam Hart	CB	LAC	7	175.0	84	229	±55.2	1%
178	Jaden Hicks	S	KC	5	175.5	82	287	±90.0	1%
179	Renardo Green	CB	SF	8	176.5	144	197	±19.8	1%
180	Pat Surtain II	CB	DEN	10	178.0	152	188	±15.1	9%
181	Eric Stokes	CB	LV	13	180.5	110	227	±43.3	1%
182	Jaylon Johnson	CB	CHI	10	181.8	165	196	±11.1	2%
183	Upton Stout	CB	SF	8	182.5	138	215	±32.8	1%
184	Nolan Smith Jr.	DE	PHI	10	184.0	141	230	±31.5	3%
185	Tony Jefferson II	S	LAC	7	184.8	151	218	±29.1	1%
186	Kendal Daniels	S	ATL	11	185.5	145	219	±26.5	1%
187	Greg Newsome II	CB	NYG	8	186.0	168	205	±13.9	1%
188	Boye Mafe	DE	CIN	6	188.5	83	272	±70.7	10%
189	Jalen Carter	DT	PHI	10	190.3	125	234	±40.6	15%
190	Dante Trader Jr.	S	MIA	6	191.3	173	205	±11.8	2%
191	Carl Granderson	DE	NO	8	191.5	92	244	±58.7	12%
192	Taron Johnson	CB	LV	13	192.0	166	239	±29.0	2%
193	David Bailey	DE	NYJ	13	192.3	179	217	±14.6	18%
194	Carlton Davis III	CB	NE	11	192.8	153	228	±26.6	2%
195	Quinyon Mitchell	CB	PHI	10	195.0	183	219	±14.7	2%
196	Jaylinn Hawkins	S	BAL	13	196.5	171	232	±22.5	1%
197	Mike Jackson Sr.	CB	CAR	5	197.8	158	265	±41.1	4%
198	Khalil Mack	LB	LAC	7	198.5	137	241	±40.3	5%
199	Quinnen Williams	DT	DAL	14	200.0	162	224	±23.1	11%
200	Kobie Turner	DT	LAR	11	202.0	140	252	±47.5	7%

Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros · 24 contributing experts

Week 3: where the experts split

The widest expert disagreements near the top of the board — the players one analyst has as a must-start and another has on the bench.

#35Daiyan HenleyLB · LACbest #25 · worst #185 · ±33.2
#27Tremaine EdmundsLB · NYGbest #19 · worst #98 · ±19.3
#38Devin Bush Jr.LB · CHIbest #17 · worst #94 · ±19.2
#19Jamien SherwoodLB · NYJbest #6 · worst #88 · ±18.1
#39Jessie Bates IIIS · ATLbest #27 · worst #115 · ±17.7

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What positions do IDP rankings cover?: IDP (individual defensive player) leagues start real defenders instead of — or alongside — a team defense. This board ranks every rostered defensive lineman, linebacker and defensive back in one expert consensus list; tackle-heavy linebackers typically lead it because tackles are the steadiest weekly stat in IDP scoring.
What are week 3 fantasy football rankings?: Week 3 rankings order players by expected fantasy points in this week's games only — matchup, injury status and role all count, season-long value does not. They are the board to check before you set a lineup.
What does the best / worst rank mean?: Every row shows the consensus rank plus the highest and lowest rank any contributing FantasyPros expert gave the player this week. A wide gap means the experts disagree — usually an injury question, a new role, or a matchup they read differently.
Should I start the higher-ranked player?: Usually, but rankings are league-agnostic. Scoring settings, your other options at the position and your opponent all matter. Connect your league to LeagueLogs — it's free — and the AI chat that knows your league answers start/sit questions against your actual roster.