Fantasy Football: 2024 top-250 IDP dynasty rankings

• The edge position dominates the top of the ranks (again): Micah Parsons leads the way as the youngest of the elites after showing incredible consistency through his first three NFL seasons.

• Quinnen Williams stands alone among the interior defensive linemen: Williams didn’t have the high-end sack total in 2023, but his performance across the board was a career-best and solidified his spot among the elite.

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Version 1.0 of the IDP dynasty rankings follows the Super Bowl as fantasy platforms switch over to 2024 league settings and the offseason officially begins. 

Preferred scoring for 2024 Dynasty IDP Fantasy Football rankings:

• Age is a factor in dynasty leagues. This list is designed to create the best long-term dynasty roster.
• This list assumes true position (DT, EDGE LB, CB, S) for players (e.g., outside linebackers are considered “edge defenders” to reflect real NFL value).
• This is version 1.0 — these rankings are going to change throughout the offseason, so be sure to check the rankings page for updates and to sort by position.

Tier 1

There shouldn’t be any surprise at this point that the top portion of these dynasty rankings are dominated by the defensive line position, as these are the players whose talent, production and long-term investment make them the most valuable targets in dynasty leagues right now. Micah Parsons leads the way for a group that all consistently performs at a very high level on the field, which has translated into elite IDP production. Parsons will be just 25 years old and has arguably the highest long-term upside of the group, as he’s never failed to deliver a pass-rush grade below an elite 92.0 in his first three NFL seasons and is coming off back-to-back seasons of 90 pressures. He has also delivered at least 13 sacks in all three (regular) seasons.

The same high-level production and consistency is the expectation for the rest of the edge defenders listed in “Tier 1” with a combination of production, talent, age and confidence level that they’ll be high-end producers for many more years.

Quinnen Williams is the lone interior defensive lineman in this tier — a spot formerly held by Aaron Donald — but with Donald seemingly nearing the end of his career and Williams still in his prime, this changing of the guard is key for long-term dynasty value. Williams didn’t produce the double-digit sack totals that we got out of him in 2022, but 2023 was arguably even more impressive, as he actually improved a lot of his key underlying metrics across the board. Williams set a new career-high in overall PFF grade (90.6), PFF run-defense grade (90.4), PFF pass-rush grade (84.5), win rate (19.5%), pressure rate (16.1%) and total pressures (70). With elite metrics behind him, there is no reason to move him from last year’s dynasty DT1 ranking as we head into another season. Those stable metrics are the key reliant factor for his future production.

There are a few linebackers that make it into this top tier but keep in mind that this is a position where production is easier to find on the waiver wire in-season as players suffer injuries, so one of the reasons there aren’t more is due to the replaceability of the position for IDP. Another reason the early overall IDP rankings don’t include more linebackers is the position has proven to be more replaceable in the NFL as well with teams willing to move on from players who aren’t performing up to standard and either reducing their roles or releasing them altogether.

Roquan Smith, Fred Warner, Foyesade Oluokun and Nick Bolton have the highest confidence ranking for me as players that are likely to stick around the longest and be startable IDP options for several more years.

Tier 2

The rationale for the second tier is similar to the first, but with a lot more defensive tackles because the drop-off in reliable production becomes more evident. Locking up at least one high-end defensive tackle, specifically in DT-required leagues, is going to be important for avoiding holes in starting lineups on a weekly basis. This is a position with a lot of volatility and a top-heavy crop of players who are consistently good enough to leave in starting lineups each week with replacements few and far between.

Jaelan Phillips leads the second tier, but he will, unfortunately, be coming off an Achilles injury, which hopefully won’t push him down the rankings even further than he was last offseason. Phillips was well on pace to set new career highs in production this past year, even with a couple of missed games prior to his season-ending injury. There’s certainly some hope included in Phillips’ ranking here, but the belief is that once he’s healthy, he can return to the player we’ve seen on the field these past two seasons, which is among the best at his position.

The next grouping of linebackers are all still young, seemingly in their prime and should have starting jobs for at least a few more seasons, barring any unforeseen setbacks. T.J. Edwards leads the group as one of the most effective tacklers in the league, and he is under contract with the Chicago Bears for a couple more seasons with no reason to be concerned about job security.

Tier 3

The first key difference for the third tier is that it’s a spot where the first safeties will come off the board in drafts. While this is not something that’s necessarily recommended because the position is so deep, for IDP managers who want the best of the best for years to come, this is the group to target. Starting with a new S1, Kyle Hamilton and Antoine Winfield both overtake Derwin James in the rankings because both players are younger and have established themselves as on par or better producers than James with a likely ability to continue at that level for longer.

Tier 4

There are plenty of young, high-upside players to take shots on as IDP managers navigate to this stage of the rankings, which is why the risk isn’t as necessary to take early on through the first 60 IDPs. Will McDonald IV, Lukas Van Ness, Troy Andersen and Nolan Smith all have decent draft capital behind them but haven’t quite emerged as relevant IDPs just yet, though they should all be on that path to relevancy as they’re so early in their NFL careers.

Ivan Pace Jr., E.J. Speed, Christian Harris and Leo Chenal could all potentially be in for larger roles in 2024 depending on how the offseasons shake out for their respective teams and how the position is addressed. They could all be higher on the depth chart this coming season than they were last year, which is worth investing in while the cost is relatively low.

Tier 5

This is where the first cornerbacks come off the board. There are plenty of options at the position, so there shouldn’t be any desperation to draft them unless the rosters are smaller. Nate Hobbs leads the way due to the top-ranked corners all being proficient tacklers, making them less reliant on big plays, which tend to be more unstable.

There are also plenty of pending free agents in these final two tiers where landing spots and assumed opportunities within those landing spots can move players around quite a bit. Blake Cashman, Drue Tranquill and Willie Gay are all interesting names at linebacker who could improve or lose value depending on where they land this offseason. Similarly, one the edge, Bryce Huff, Josh Uche and Andrew Van Ginkel have all established themselves as strong pass-rushers in recent years, but depending on which team they end up on and how that team approaches their workload, they could gain or lose value as well.

Tier 6

Similar to the tier above, IDP managers will be looking to just fill out rosters at this point, and there are still a number of names who can improve their fantasy value depending on the landing spot. Khaleke Hudson, Denzel Perryman, Jeremy Chinn and James Houston have all had IDP relevance in the past and are set to hit the open market with a chance to move up these rankings. Others like KJ Henry, SirVocea Dennis, Micah McFadden and Keion White could potentially play much larger roles on their teams this year if that team doesn’t find starter-level replacements this offseason to keep them buried on depth charts.