Free IDP scoring leaderboard: linebackers, defensive backs, defensive linemen

This is a transparent scoring leaderboard for individual defensive players: the top 50 linebackers, defensive backs and defensive linemen by season-to-date fantasy points per game, under two named scoring templates. It is free, needs no account, and shows every scoring weight it uses. It is a record of what already happened on the field, not a prediction of what happens next, and it is not a best-player ranking — it orders players by scored output under the template shown, nothing more.

Stats through Week 18 (complete 2025 regular season). As of 2026-09-08. A player must have played at least 8 games with at least one defensive snap to appear; the games column is that defensive-snap game count, not a games-played total.

Read the defensive back board with care

Defensive back scoring is volatile week to week. Interceptions, forced fumbles and return yards — the events that drive big DB weeks — cluster unpredictably, so a defensive back's points per game moves far more from week to week than a linebacker's tackle-driven total. A DB who sits high on this board had a strong scoring season under the template shown; that is the claim, and it is the whole claim. Treat linebacker and defensive line totals as steadier signals than DB totals.

Identity comes from the NFL's GSIS player id only. In the season this board covers, 18 stat rows with an unusable id and 51 defensive snap rows that could not be tied to a GSIS id with certainty were quarantined and excluded rather than guessed at, so a small number of games are deliberately uncounted.

Sleeper-compatible IDP123

Every weight this template applies, so any line below can be recomputed by hand from the player's stat line. Both templates are named published scoring settings, not defaults for every league — check your own league settings before using either board.

Linebackers — top 50 by points per game

#	Player	Pos	Snap games	Pts/gm	Total
1	Jordyn Brooks	LB	17	20.63	350.7
2	Jack Campbell	LB	17	20.56	349.5
3	Devin White	LB	17	19.58	332.9
4	Brian Burns	LB	17	19.35	328.9
5	Cedric Gray	LB	16	19.04	304.6
6	Bobby Wagner	LB	17	18.82	319.9
7	Tremaine Edmunds	LB	13	18.77	244.0
8	Carson Schwesinger	LB	16	18.38	294.1
9	Blake Cashman	LB	13	18.35	238.5
10	Ernest Jones	LB	15	18.00	270.0
11	Tyrel Dodson	LB	16	17.66	282.6
12	Devin Bush	LB	17	17.59	299.1
13	Andrew Van Ginkel	LB	12	17.46	209.6
14	Quay Walker	LB	14	17.15	240.2
15	Nick Bolton	LB	17	16.93	287.8
16	Zack Baun	LB	16	16.72	267.4
17	Jamien Sherwood	LB	17	16.70	283.9
18	Foye Oluokun	LB	17	16.37	278.3
19	Roquan Smith	LB	15	16.29	244.3
20	Eric Wilson	LB	17	16.18	275.0
21	Nate Landman	LB	17	16.14	274.4
22	Mack Wilson	LB	8	16.11	128.9
23	Tatum Bethune	LB	10	16.11	161.1
24	Alex Highsmith	LB	13	16.03	208.4
25	Bobby Okereke	LB	17	15.91	270.4
26	Nakobe Dean	LB	9	15.70	141.3
27	Tuli Tuipulotu	LB	16	15.70	251.2
28	Germaine Pratt	LB	16	15.68	250.9
29	Christian Rozeboom	LB	15	15.53	232.9
30	T.J. Watt	LB	14	15.39	215.4
31	Byron Young	LB	17	15.36	261.1
32	Robert Spillane	LB	13	15.08	196.0
33	Quincy Williams	LB	13	14.92	193.9
34	Devin Lloyd	LB	15	14.78	221.7
35	SirVocea Dennis	LB	16	14.75	236.0
36	Lavonte David	LB	17	14.59	248.0
37	Kaden Elliss	LB	17	14.57	247.7
38	Payton Wilson	LB	17	14.51	246.6
39	Micah Parsons	LB	14	14.50	203.1
40	Demario Davis	LB	17	14.26	242.4
41	Zaire Franklin	LB	17	14.09	239.6
42	Daiyan Henley	LB	16	14.06	224.9
43	T.J. Edwards	LB	10	14.04	140.4
44	Demetrius Knight Jr.	LB	17	13.90	236.3
45	Nik Bonitto	LB	17	13.84	235.3
46	Alex Singleton	LB	16	13.69	219.1
47	Edgerrin Cooper	LB	16	13.53	216.5
48	Drake Thomas	LB	17	13.29	225.8
49	Alex Anzalone	LB	16	13.24	211.9
50	Patrick Queen	LB	17	13.05	221.8

Defensive backs — top 50 by points per game

#	Player	Pos	Snap games	Pts/gm	Total
1	Brian Branch	DB	12	15.69	188.3
2	Quentin Lake	DB	10	15.53	155.3
3	Nick Emmanwori	DB	14	15.52	217.3
4	Kamari Lassiter	DB	16	15.19	243.0
5	Tykee Smith	DB	16	15.18	242.8
6	Tre'von Moehrig	DB	16	14.92	238.7
7	Dee Alford	DB	15	14.69	220.4
8	Kam Curl	DB	17	14.66	249.2
9	Nick Cross	DB	17	14.60	248.2
10	Cooper DeJean	DB	16	14.51	232.2
11	Marlon Humphrey	DB	15	14.27	214.1
12	Jordan Battle	DB	17	14.09	239.6
13	Talanoa Hufanga	DB	17	13.98	237.7
14	C.J. Gardner-Johnson	DB	13	13.95	181.4
15	Kevin Byard	DB	17	13.95	237.1
16	Nahshon Wright	DB	17	13.92	236.7
17	Chamarri Conner	DB	17	13.91	236.5
18	Kyle Hamilton	DB	16	13.89	222.3
19	Derwin James	DB	16	13.88	222.2
20	Minkah Fitzpatrick	DB	14	13.69	191.6
21	Dane Belton	DB	17	13.64	231.9
22	Mike Jackson	DB	17	13.54	230.2
23	Jeremy Chinn	DB	15	13.53	203.0
24	Geno Stone	DB	17	13.52	229.8
25	Devon Witherspoon	DB	12	13.47	161.7
26	Paulson Adebo	DB	12	13.42	161.0
27	DaRon Bland	DB	12	13.40	160.8
28	Xavier McKinney	DB	16	13.38	214.0
29	Budda Baker	DB	16	13.34	213.4
30	Xavier Watts	DB	17	13.22	224.7
31	Jalen Pitre	DB	14	13.20	184.8
32	Tyson Campbell	DB	17	13.02	221.4
33	Alontae Taylor	DB	17	12.96	220.4
34	Marcus Jones	DB	17	12.67	215.4
35	Riley Moss	DB	17	12.54	213.1
36	Kool-Aid McKinstry	DB	17	12.35	210.0
37	Jordan Poyer	DB	10	12.34	123.4
38	Jaylinn Hawkins	DB	15	12.33	185.0
39	Jessie Bates	DB	17	12.32	209.4
40	Jalen Thompson	DB	15	12.30	184.5
41	Mike Sainristil	DB	17	12.28	208.8
42	Tyler Nubin	DB	13	12.21	158.7
43	Antoine Winfield Jr.	DB	17	12.19	207.3
44	Julian Love	DB	8	12.10	96.8
45	Nate Wiggins	DB	17	12.08	205.4
46	Grant Delpit	DB	17	12.02	204.3
47	Evan Williams	DB	16	12.00	192.0
48	Jalen Ramsey	DB	17	11.97	203.5
49	Cole Bishop	DB	17	11.86	201.6
50	Malik Mustapha	DB	12	11.83	142.0

Defensive linemen — top 50 by points per game

#	Player	Pos	Snap games	Pts/gm	Total
1	Myles Garrett	DL	17	22.03	374.5
2	Maxx Crosby	DL	15	19.39	290.9
3	Jeffery Simmons	DL	15	17.06	255.9
4	Aidan Hutchinson	DL	17	16.84	286.3
5	Chase Young	DL	12	16.78	201.4
6	Will Anderson Jr.	DL	17	15.54	264.1
7	Danielle Hunter	DL	17	15.10	256.7
8	DeForest Buckner	DL	10	13.56	135.6
9	Jadeveon Clowney	DL	13	13.48	175.2
10	Montez Sweat	DL	17	13.27	225.6
11	Laiatu Latu	DL	16	13.00	208.0
12	Jared Verse	DL	17	12.37	210.3
13	Austin Booker	DL	10	11.81	118.1
14	Josh Hines-Allen	DL	17	11.50	195.4
15	Jalen Redmond	DL	17	11.25	191.2
16	Jalen Carter	DL	11	11.25	123.7
17	Cameron Heyward	DL	17	10.98	186.6
18	Leonard Williams	DL	17	10.85	184.4
19	Derrick Brown	DL	17	10.84	184.3
20	Carl Granderson	DL	17	10.56	179.5
21	Jordan Davis	DL	17	10.55	179.3
22	James Pearce Jr.	DL	17	10.30	175.2
23	George Karlaftis	DL	16	10.22	163.4
24	Zach Allen	DL	17	10.10	171.7
25	Kobie Turner	DL	17	10.06	171.1
26	Alex Wright	DL	14	9.78	136.9
27	Joseph Ossai	DL	14	9.74	136.4
28	Quinnen Williams	DL	15	9.70	145.6
29	Will McDonald IV	DL	15	9.61	144.1
30	Maliek Collins	DL	12	9.38	112.6
31	Devonte Wyatt	DL	10	9.35	93.5
32	Byron Murphy II	DL	17	9.26	157.4
33	Calais Campbell	DL	17	9.18	156.0
34	Tommy Togiai	DL	15	9.07	136.1
35	Joey Bosa	DL	15	9.00	135.0
36	Zach Sieler	DL	17	8.85	150.4
37	Myles Murphy	DL	17	8.81	149.8
38	Daron Payne	DL	15	8.77	131.6
39	Clelin Ferrell	DL	9	8.74	78.7
40	Jonathan Allen	DL	17	8.72	148.3
41	Brandon Dorlus	DL	15	8.69	130.3
42	Travis Jones	DL	16	8.64	138.3
43	Chris Jones	DL	17	8.52	144.9
44	Keeanu Benton	DL	17	8.42	143.1
45	B.J. Hill	DL	17	8.31	141.2
46	Travon Walker	DL	14	8.26	115.7
47	Jonah Laulu	DL	17	8.15	138.5
48	LaCale London	DL	13	7.94	103.2
49	Milton Williams	DL	12	7.87	94.4
50	Gervon Dexter Sr.	DL	17	7.82	133.0

Full scoring weights — Sleeper-compatible IDP123

Sleeper-compatible IDP123 — every scoring weight
Stat	Points
Tackles (primary, solo + solo-on-assist)	2
Assisted tackles	1
Tackles for loss	2
Sacks	6
Quarterback hits	1
Interceptions	6
Passes defended	3
Forced fumbles	3
Fumble recoveries	3
Defensive touchdowns (incl. recovery TDs)	6
Safeties	3
Blocked kicks (punt/PAT/FG)	3
Sack, interception and recovery return yards (per yard)	0.1

ESPN 2025 editorial IDP scoring

Linebackers — top 50 by points per game

#	Player	Pos	Snap games	Pts/gm	Total
1	Jordyn Brooks	LB	17	15.53	264.0
2	Jack Campbell	LB	17	15.46	262.8
3	Devin White	LB	17	14.54	247.3
4	Cedric Gray	LB	16	14.23	227.8
5	Tremaine Edmunds	LB	13	13.63	177.3
6	Blake Cashman	LB	13	13.60	176.8
7	Bobby Wagner	LB	17	13.57	230.8
8	Carson Schwesinger	LB	16	13.36	213.8
9	Tyrel Dodson	LB	16	13.02	208.3
10	Ernest Jones	LB	15	12.73	191.0
11	Brian Burns	LB	17	12.71	216.0
12	Devin Bush	LB	17	12.59	214.0
13	Nick Bolton	LB	17	12.49	212.3
14	Nate Landman	LB	17	12.41	211.0
15	Quay Walker	LB	14	12.36	173.0
16	Zack Baun	LB	16	12.30	196.8
17	Eric Wilson	LB	17	12.19	207.3
18	Foye Oluokun	LB	17	12.15	206.5
19	Jamien Sherwood	LB	17	12.04	204.8
20	Roquan Smith	LB	15	11.93	179.0
21	Mack Wilson	LB	8	11.81	94.5
22	Germaine Pratt	LB	16	11.80	188.8
23	Tatum Bethune	LB	10	11.78	117.8
24	Christian Rozeboom	LB	15	11.68	175.3
25	Andrew Van Ginkel	LB	12	11.62	139.5
26	Bobby Okereke	LB	17	11.57	196.8
27	Nakobe Dean	LB	9	11.47	103.3
28	Lavonte David	LB	17	10.99	186.8
29	Robert Spillane	LB	13	10.94	142.3
30	Demario Davis	LB	17	10.93	185.8
31	Alex Highsmith	LB	13	10.85	141.0
32	Tuli Tuipulotu	LB	16	10.72	171.5
33	Payton Wilson	LB	17	10.71	182.0
34	SirVocea Dennis	LB	16	10.61	169.8
35	T.J. Watt	LB	14	10.61	148.5
36	Quincy Williams	LB	13	10.50	136.5
37	Kaden Elliss	LB	17	10.38	176.5
38	Edgerrin Cooper	LB	16	10.23	163.8
39	Zaire Franklin	LB	17	10.22	173.8
40	Alex Singleton	LB	16	10.11	161.8
41	Byron Young	LB	17	10.07	171.3
42	Devin Lloyd	LB	15	10.03	150.5
43	Daiyan Henley	LB	16	9.95	159.3
44	T.J. Edwards	LB	10	9.95	99.5
45	Demetrius Knight Jr.	LB	17	9.85	167.5
46	Patrick Queen	LB	17	9.76	166.0
47	Drake Thomas	LB	17	9.54	162.3
48	Dee Winters	LB	17	9.44	160.5
49	Terrel Bernard	LB	12	9.44	113.3
50	Micah Parsons	LB	14	9.18	128.5

Defensive backs — top 50 by points per game

#	Player	Pos	Snap games	Pts/gm	Total
1	Brian Branch	DB	12	11.15	133.8
2	Nick Emmanwori	DB	14	11.02	154.3
3	Quentin Lake	DB	10	10.95	109.5
4	Kamari Lassiter	DB	16	10.89	174.3
5	Tre'von Moehrig	DB	16	10.88	174.0
6	Kam Curl	DB	17	10.84	184.3
7	Tykee Smith	DB	16	10.83	173.3
8	Jordan Battle	DB	17	10.66	181.3
9	Nick Cross	DB	17	10.62	180.5
10	Chamarri Conner	DB	17	10.35	176.0
11	Minkah Fitzpatrick	DB	14	10.27	143.8
12	Dee Alford	DB	15	10.27	154.0
13	Jeremy Chinn	DB	15	10.25	153.8
14	Nahshon Wright	DB	17	10.24	174.0
15	Cooper DeJean	DB	16	10.23	163.8
16	Dane Belton	DB	17	10.21	173.5
17	Kyle Hamilton	DB	16	10.16	162.5
18	Marlon Humphrey	DB	15	10.15	152.3
19	Kevin Byard	DB	17	10.03	170.5
20	Talanoa Hufanga	DB	17	10.01	170.3
21	Budda Baker	DB	16	9.95	159.3
22	Derwin James	DB	16	9.84	157.5
23	C.J. Gardner-Johnson	DB	13	9.69	126.0
24	Geno Stone	DB	17	9.69	164.8
25	Paulson Adebo	DB	12	9.65	115.8
26	Devon Witherspoon	DB	12	9.62	115.5
27	Xavier McKinney	DB	16	9.61	153.8
28	DaRon Bland	DB	12	9.54	114.5
29	Xavier Watts	DB	17	9.51	161.8
30	Jalen Pitre	DB	14	9.41	131.8
31	Tyler Nubin	DB	13	9.40	122.3
32	Mike Jackson	DB	17	9.29	158.0
33	Marcus Jones	DB	17	9.26	157.5
34	Tyson Campbell	DB	17	9.16	155.8
35	Alontae Taylor	DB	17	9.12	155.0
36	Evan Williams	DB	16	9.09	145.5
37	Jaylinn Hawkins	DB	15	9.07	136.0
38	Jalen Thompson	DB	15	9.05	135.8
39	Jessie Bates	DB	17	8.96	152.3
40	Jarvis Brownlee Jr.	DB	9	8.94	80.5
41	Jordan Poyer	DB	10	8.93	89.3
42	Antoine Winfield Jr.	DB	17	8.91	151.5
43	Grant Delpit	DB	17	8.81	149.8
44	Malik Mustapha	DB	12	8.79	105.5
45	Camryn Bynum	DB	17	8.72	148.3
46	Kool-Aid McKinstry	DB	17	8.69	147.8
47	Riley Moss	DB	17	8.60	146.3
48	Mike Sainristil	DB	17	8.59	146.0
49	Cole Bishop	DB	17	8.53	145.0
50	Nick Scott	DB	17	8.51	144.8

Defensive linemen — top 50 by points per game

#	Player	Pos	Snap games	Pts/gm	Total
1	Myles Garrett	DL	17	14.63	248.8
2	Maxx Crosby	DL	15	13.77	206.5
3	Jeffery Simmons	DL	15	11.73	176.0
4	Chase Young	DL	12	11.58	139.0
5	Will Anderson Jr.	DL	17	10.90	185.3
6	Aidan Hutchinson	DL	17	10.76	183.0
7	Danielle Hunter	DL	17	10.12	172.0
8	Jadeveon Clowney	DL	13	9.60	124.8
9	Montez Sweat	DL	17	9.19	156.3
10	DeForest Buckner	DL	10	9.18	91.8
11	Laiatu Latu	DL	16	8.66	138.5
12	Jared Verse	DL	17	8.19	139.3
13	Jalen Redmond	DL	17	8.16	138.8
14	Cameron Heyward	DL	17	7.76	132.0
15	Austin Booker	DL	10	7.70	77.0
16	Jordan Davis	DL	17	7.44	126.5
17	Carl Granderson	DL	17	7.41	126.0
18	Derrick Brown	DL	17	7.29	124.0
19	Quinnen Williams	DL	15	7.18	107.8
20	Josh Hines-Allen	DL	17	7.07	120.3
21	Jalen Carter	DL	11	7.00	77.0
22	Leonard Williams	DL	17	6.99	118.8
23	Alex Wright	DL	14	6.93	97.0
24	Joseph Ossai	DL	14	6.86	96.0
25	Kobie Turner	DL	17	6.68	113.5
26	George Karlaftis	DL	16	6.61	105.8
27	Tommy Togiai	DL	15	6.57	98.5
28	James Pearce Jr.	DL	17	6.46	109.8
29	Joey Bosa	DL	15	6.37	95.5
30	Zach Sieler	DL	17	6.26	106.5
31	Devonte Wyatt	DL	10	6.25	62.5
32	Travis Jones	DL	16	6.20	99.3
33	Byron Murphy II	DL	17	6.18	105.0
34	Maliek Collins	DL	12	6.17	74.0
35	Jonathan Allen	DL	17	6.16	104.8
36	Daron Payne	DL	15	6.07	91.0
37	Will McDonald IV	DL	15	6.05	90.8
38	Myles Murphy	DL	17	6.03	102.5
39	Calais Campbell	DL	17	5.91	100.5
40	Brandon Dorlus	DL	15	5.83	87.5
41	Clelin Ferrell	DL	9	5.83	52.5
42	LaCale London	DL	13	5.75	74.8
43	B.J. Hill	DL	17	5.72	97.3
44	Keeanu Benton	DL	17	5.68	96.5
45	Jonah Laulu	DL	17	5.63	95.8
46	Gervon Dexter Sr.	DL	17	5.46	92.8
47	Tyree Wilson	DL	17	5.44	92.5
48	Tershawn Wharton	DL	9	5.42	48.8
49	Travon Walker	DL	14	5.41	75.8
50	Milton Williams	DL	12	5.38	64.5

Full scoring weights — ESPN 2025 editorial IDP scoring

ESPN 2025 editorial IDP scoring — every scoring weight
Stat	Points
Tackles (primary, solo + solo-on-assist)	1.5
Assisted tackles	0.75
Tackles for loss	2
Sacks	4
Quarterback hits	—
Interceptions	5
Passes defended	1.5
Forced fumbles	4
Fumble recoveries	4
Defensive touchdowns (incl. recovery TDs)	6
Safeties	2
Blocked kicks (punt/PAT/FG)	2
Sack, interception and recovery return yards (per yard)	—

Where the numbers come from

Season stats are the public nflverse weekly player-stat feed for the 2025 regular season (nflverse stats_player/stats_player_week_2025.parquet). Defensive snap counts are PFR snap counts joined to GSIS ids one-to-one; a snap row that cannot be joined exactly is excluded and counted, never matched by name. The raw artifact behind this page is public at /data/idp-board.json.

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