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 9 fantasy football rankings?

Week 9 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.

Week 9 IDP Rankings

Week 9 IDP rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus — consensus rank plus each player's best and worst expert rank.

Week 9 · 2026 season · Consensus updated November 6, 2026 at 5:11 AM EST

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#	Player	Pos	Team	Bye	Consensus	Best	Worst	Split	Rostered
1	Ernest Jones IV	LB	SEA	11	1.4	1	4	±0.8	79%
2	Alex Singleton	LB	DEN	10	2.1	1	3	±0.5	75%
3	Blake Cashman	LB	MIN	6	2.8	1	4	±0.8	69%
4	Jacob Rodriguez	LB	MIA	6	5.3	4	10	±1.6	37%
5	Carson Schwesinger	LB	CLE	11	5.7	3	19	±3.3	71%
6	Nakobe Dean	LB	LV	13	5.9	4	9	±1.1	85%
7	Josiah Trotter	LB	TB	10	7.2	5	9	±0.9	37%
8	Jordyn Brooks	LB	MIA	6	8.2	5	16	±2.3	61%
9	Nick Bolton	LB	KC	5	10.9	9	17	±2.2	72%
10	Roquan Smith	LB	BAL	13	11.1	8	19	±2.6	82%
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11	Jamien Sherwood	LB	NYJ	13	11.3	9	17	±2.5	39%
12	Zack Baun	LB	PHI	10	13.2	11	25	±3.0	61%
13	Devin Lloyd	LB	CAR	5	13.5	12	19	±2.0	55%
14	Evan Williams	S	GB	11	14.3	8	18	±1.9	65%
15	Foyesade Oluokun	LB	JAX	7	17.2	11	29	±4.0	62%
16	Kyle Hamilton	S	BAL	13	18.8	13	45	±8.6	76%
17	Barrett Carter	LB	CIN	6	19.3	15	40	±5.6	15%
18	Jeremy Chinn	S	LV	13	20.5	17	26	±2.1	33%
19	Budda Baker	S	ARI	14	20.9	15	40	±6.5	46%
20	Quentin Lake	S	LAR	11	22.8	18	38	±4.5	25%
21	Sonny Styles	LB	WAS	7	23.0	13	31	±4.0	51%
22	Quay Walker	LB	LV	13	24.5	18	35	±4.7	35%
23	Nick Emmanwori	S	SEA	11	24.6	18	47	±7.5	37%
24	Bobby Okereke	LB	CAR	5	24.9	22	42	±4.4	14%
25	Fred Warner	LB	SF	8	25.2	6	48	±13.2	89%
26	Quincy Williams	LB	CLE	11	26.3	21	31	±2.8	17%
27	Dane Belton	S	NYJ	13	27.1	20	39	±3.9	23%
28	Kendal Daniels	S	ATL	11	30.3	15	97	±17.7	8%
29	Nate Landman	LB	LAR	11	30.3	22	38	±4.6	41%
30	Christian Elliss	LB	NE	11	35.0	25	62	±9.8	13%
31	Akeem Davis-Gaither	LB	IND	13	35.0	24	73	±11.5	14%
32	Devin Bush Jr.	LB	CHI	10	35.3	29	54	±5.0	27%
33	Dillon Thieneman	S	CHI	10	35.6	25	65	±11.5	46%
34	Demetrius Knight Jr.	LB	CIN	6	36.3	28	52	±5.7	50%
35	Demario Davis	LB	NYJ	13	39.6	30	75	±11.5	14%
36	Brandon Jones	S	DEN	10	41.1	27	81	±11.3	15%
37	Jordan Battle	S	CIN	6	41.8	37	50	±3.3	21%
38	Minkah Fitzpatrick	S	NYJ	13	41.9	34	71	±8.6	10%
39	Aidan Hutchinson	DE	DET	6	42.0	31	69	±11.8	63%
40	Jessie Bates III	S	ATL	11	42.3	26	54	±5.1	19%
41	Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	HOU	8	42.4	20	59	±10.2	27%
42	Isaiah McDuffie	LB	GB	11	39.0	31	73	±12.1	8%
43	Xavier Watts	S	ATL	11	44.0	38	66	±7.8	23%
44	Keisean Nixon	CB	GB	11	46.4	40	68	±8.3	13%
45	Tykee Smith	S	TB	10	48.6	39	86	±9.4	29%
46	Kaden Elliss	LB	NO	8	49.6	30	70	±9.7	10%
47	Drue Tranquill	LB	KC	5	50.8	42	73	±9.3	17%
48	Cooper DeJean	CB	PHI	10	51.5	46	61	±4.2	36%
49	Jeffery Simmons	DT	CHI	10	52.4	25	69	±10.2	58%
50	Mack Wilson Sr.	LB	ARI	14	53.4	39	93	±12.8	7%
51	Joshua Metellus	S	MIN	6	53.8	41	99	±11.6	13%
52	Eric Wilson	LB	MIN	6	54.6	36	79	±8.8	8%
53	Caleb Downs	S	DAL	14	53.4	41	109	±16.0	48%
54	Devon Witherspoon	CB	SEA	11	57.9	42	72	±6.5	22%
55	Robert Spillane	LB	NE	11	54.8	38	110	±16.7	25%
56	Chamarri Conner	S	KC	5	60.8	49	113	±16.5	23%
57	Kam Curl	S	LAR	11	54.5	47	81	±7.7	26%
58	Terrel Bernard	LB	BUF	7	61.6	55	84	±7.4	25%
59	Jacob Parrish	CB	TB	10	65.5	20	100	±14.5	14%
60	Frankie Luvu	LB	WAS	7	65.4	60	79	±4.7	6%
61	Derrick Barnes	LB	DET	6	68.5	54	98	±10.0	8%
62	Xavier McKinney	S	GB	11	63.0	54	89	±10.2	25%
63	Antoine Winfield Jr.	S	TB	10	70.5	44	93	±15.1	14%
64	Jack Gibbens	LB	ARI	14	71.5	62	103	±11.0	6%
65	Daiyan Henley	LB	LAC	7	67.1	55	95	±9.8	20%
66	Brian Branch	S	DET	6	66.7	48	151	±23.6	20%
67	Cole Bishop	S	BUF	7	72.3	55	92	±9.8	14%
68	Ty'Ron Hopper	LB	GB	11	75.0	58	174	±24.1	1%
69	Alex Anzalone	LB	TB	10	76.9	61	85	±5.0	10%
70	Harold Perkins Jr.	LB	ATL	11	77.7	65	229	±37.0	1%
71	Kyler Gordon	CB	CHI	10	77.5	56	127	±15.5	4%
72	Trenton Simpson	LB	BAL	13	75.5	51	175	±25.5	4%
73	Jeremiah Trotter Jr.	LB	PHI	10	76.8	52	103	±13.2	3%
74	Dorian Williams	LB	BUF	7	75.0	69	87	±5.2	3%
75	Arvell Reese	LB	NYG	8	72.8	8	101	±23.6	50%
76	DeMarvion Overshown	LB	DAL	14	73.3	69	81	±3.1	9%
77	Julian Love	S	SEA	11	71.6	60	92	±9.1	21%
78	Maxx Crosby	DE	LV	13	75.4	65	96	±9.3	64%
79	Shemar James	LB	DAL	14	85.7	68	194	±26.3	1%
80	Amik Robertson	CB	WAS	7	84.7	54	108	±11.2	10%
81	Chuck Clark	S	DET	6	80.5	72	111	±8.1	5%
82	Jack Campbell	LB	DET	6	54.1	24	79	±15.4	58%
83	Micah McFadden	LB	NYG	8	73.9	45	98	±16.2	7%
84	Andrew Van Ginkel	LB	MIN	6	75.3	43	95	±11.7	46%
85	C.J. Henderson	CB	ATL	11	84.2	52	93	±8.3	5%
86	Greg Rousseau	DE	BUF	7	74.9	24	87	±15.4	50%
87	Nick Cross	S	WAS	7	78.5	47	99	±16.7	30%
88	A.J. Haulcy	S	IND	13	84.4	79	90	±2.6	9%
89	Dallas Turner	DE	MIN	6	81.9	50	120	±14.4	34%
90	Kamari Lassiter	CB	HOU	8	77.1	35	104	±20.8	23%
91	Will Anderson Jr.	DE	HOU	8	64.8	11	94	±26.4	65%
92	Drake Thomas	LB	SEA	11	72.8	32	99	±20.9	7%
93	Ventrell Miller	LB	JAX	7	84.3	68	111	±10.2	12%
94	D'Marco Jackson	LB	CHI	10	107.3	70	376	±89.9	1%
95	Henry To'oTo'o	LB	HOU	8	80.6	57	97	±12.3	6%
96	Dre Greenlaw	LB	SF	8	76.9	47	95	±16.4	6%
97	Pete Werner	LB	NO	8	78.0	54	92	±13.9	6%
98	Tyrice Knight	LB	SEA	11	121.1	77	457	±112.1	1%
99	Javon Bullard	S	GB	11	96.0	89	114	±8.4	2%
100	Justin Strnad	LB	DEN	10	90.8	86	98	±3.9	2%
101	CJ Allen	LB	IND	13	77.4	33	103	±21.3	11%
102	Byron Young	DE	LAR	11	97.3	87	129	±13.1	41%
103	Grant Delpit	S	CLE	11	93.6	89	106	±4.9	5%
104	Reed Blankenship	S	HOU	8	81.2	51	102	±18.3	6%
105	George Karlaftis III	DE	KC	5	89.1	62	115	±15.9	11%
106	Kevin Byard III	S	NE	11	95.6	87	111	±6.5	18%
107	Talanoa Hufanga	S	DEN	10	83.2	42	101	±23.2	18%
108	Zaire Franklin	LB	GB	11	57.3	34	87	±22.1	21%
109	Ronnie Hickman Jr.	S	CLE	11	84.0	50	112	±20.4	2%
110	Carlton Davis III	CB	NE	11	86.2	56	116	±22.1	2%
111	Andrew Wingard	S	ARI	14	79.0	60	109	±18.6	2%
112	David Bailey	DE	NYJ	13	79.0	34	155	±54.0	28%
113	Malaki Starks	S	BAL	13	91.2	45	117	±30.9	26%
114	Nick Scott	S	CAR	5	91.2	88	95	±3.2	3%
115	Quinnen Williams	DT	DAL	14	91.6	55	122	±21.8	18%
116	Dante Trader Jr.	S	MIA	6	97.3	90	114	±7.7	1%
117	Tuli Tuipulotu	DE	LAC	7	85.8	42	114	±28.3	33%
118	Carl Granderson	DE	NO	8	88.3	53	134	±32.7	15%
119	Jonas Sanker	S	NO	8	104.4	70	173	±36.6	6%
120	Andrew Mukuba	S	PHI	10	95.6	77	108	±10.8	5%
121	Josh Hines-Allen	DE	JAX	7	96.3	47	149	±36.4	26%
122	Dee Winters	LB	DAL	14	95.0	62	157	±43.9	3%
123	Chase Young	DE	NO	8	97.3	69	137	±29.0	13%
124	Jalen Carter	DT	PHI	10	105.0	63	169	±46.0	18%
125	Michael Taaffe	S	MIA	6	91.3	72	118	±19.5	1%
126	Travis Hunter	WR	JAX	7	79.5	31	128	±48.5	16%
127	Quinyon Mitchell	CB	PHI	10	100.8	79	117	±14.5	4%
128	Jalen Pitre	S	HOU	8	94.7	84	108	±10.0	11%
129	Nick Bosa	DE	SF	8	109.0	74	165	±40.0	40%
130	Zach Allen	DE	DEN	10	130.5	41	220	±89.5	10%
131	Jeremy Reaves	S	WAS	7	83.0	57	109	±26.0	2%
132	Mansoor Delane	CB	KC	5	108.8	77	142	±25.3	8%
133	Nik Bonitto	DE	DEN	10	116.0	46	186	±70.0	34%
134	Leonard Williams	DT	SEA	11	113.3	84	167	±38.0	13%
135	Jihaad Campbell	LB	PHI	10	109.0	50	168	±59.0	8%
136	Ji'Ayir Brown	S	SF	8	106.8	83	121	±15.0	1%
137	D.J. Reed Jr.	CB	DET	6	90.0	57	123	±33.0	7%
138	Marcus Jones	CB	NE	11	101.7	81	125	±18.1	23%
139	Josh Sweat	DE	ARI	14	141.0	64	218	±77.0	3%
140	Jevon Holland	S	NYG	8	107.5	67	148	±40.5	5%
141	Boye Mafe	DE	CIN	6	112.0	88	133	±16.4	15%
142	Danielle Hunter	DE	HOU	8	113.0	67	159	±46.0	26%
143	DeForest Buckner	DT	SF	8	122.0	90	166	±32.2	18%
144	Mason Graham	DT	CLE	11	136.0	93	219	±48.9	7%
145	Byron Murphy Jr.	CB	MIN	6	112.0	78	146	±34.0	4%
146	Rayuan Lane III	S	JAX	7	121.7	83	160	±31.4	1%
147	Trent McDuffie	CB	LAR	11	110.0	82	138	±28.0	10%
148	Craig Woodson	S	NE	11	112.5	84	141	±28.5	2%
149	Austin Booker	LB	CHI	10	158.5	86	231	±72.5	16%
150	Zyon McCollum	CB	TB	10	106.5	96	117	±10.5	4%
151	Khalil Mack	LB	LAC	7	151.0	91	211	±60.0	5%
152	Chris Jones	DT	KC	5	206.5	92	321	±114.5	5%
153	Dexter Lawrence II	DT	CIN	6	147.5	94	201	±53.5	13%
154	Deone Walker	DT	BUF	7	182.5	96	269	±86.5	2%
155	Pat Surtain II	CB	DEN	10	141.0	97	185	±44.0	6%
156	Tarheeb Still	CB	LAC	7	139.5	98	181	±41.5	1%
157	Nohl Williams	CB	KC	5	121.0	103	139	±18.0	2%
158	Tre'von Moehrig	S	CAR	5	115.5	105	126	±10.5	10%
159	Lukas Van Ness	DE	GB	11	146.0	105	187	±41.0	9%
160	Justin Walley	CB	IND	13	149.5	106	193	±43.5	1%
161	Brandon Cisse	CB	GB	11	139.0	115	163	±24.0	3%
162	Rasul Douglas	CB	WAS	7	188.0	116	260	±72.0	2%
163	A'Shawn Robinson	DT	TB	10	207.5	121	294	±86.5	1%
164	Travon Walker	DE	JAX	7	165.5	122	209	±43.5	11%
165	Chidobe Awuzie	CB	BAL	13	253.5	123	384	±130.5	1%

Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros · 22 contributing experts

Week 9: 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.

#28Kendal DanielsS · ATLbest #15 · worst #97 · ±17.7
#25Fred WarnerLB · SFbest #6 · worst #48 · ±13.2
#39Aidan HutchinsonDE · DETbest #31 · worst #69 · ±11.8
#31Akeem Davis-GaitherLB · INDbest #24 · worst #73 · ±11.5
#33Dillon ThienemanS · CHIbest #25 · worst #65 · ±11.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

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 9 fantasy football rankings?: Week 9 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.