IDP Sleeper

Top 32 IDP Sleepers for Your IDP Redraft Leagues

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Late-round IDP draft picks with top-tier scoring ability will give you an advantage. Here are 32 IDP sleepers — one for each NFL team.


For this list, I define “IDP sleepers” as players who are being drafted outside the Top 20 at their respective positions. In addition, I project these players to outperform their current draft position. I will use the following IDP position designations: linebacker, defensive line, and defensive back.

Team-by-Team List

TeamPlayer NamePosition
Arizona CardinalsJalen ThompsonDB
Atlanta FalconsMykal WalkerLB
Baltimore RavensOdafe Jayson OwehDL/LB
Buffalo BillsGregory RousseauDL
Carolina PanthersXavier WoodsDB
Chicago BearsNicholas MorrowLB
Cincinnati BengalsChidobe AwuzieDB (CB)
Cleveland BrownsJadeveon ClowneyDL
Dallas CowboysJayron KearseDB
Denver BroncosJonas GriffithLB
Detroit LionsMalcolm RodriguezLB
Green Bay PackersRashan GaryDL/LB
Houston TexansKamu Grugier-HillLB
Indianapolis ColtsNick CrossDB
Jacksonville JaguarsAndre CiscoDB
Kansas City ChiefsL’Jarius SneedDB (CB)
Los Angeles ChargersDrue TranquillLB
Los Angeles RamsLeonard FloydDL/LB
Los Vegas RaidersDivine DeabloLB
Miami DolphinsBrandon JonesDB
Minnesota VikingsZa’Darius SmithDL/LB
New England PatriotsMatt JudonDL/LB
New Orleans SaintsPete WernerLB
New York GiantsTae CrowderLB
New York JetsCarl LawsonDL
Philadelphia EaglesChauncey Gardner-JohnsonDB
Pittsburgh SteelersMyles JackLB
San Francisco 49ersDre GreenlawLB
Seattle SeahawksCody BartonLB
Tampa Bay BuccaneersJoe Tryon-ShoyinkaDL
Tennessee TitansDavid LongLB
Washington CommandersKamren CurlDB

Note: DL/LB represents players with dual eligibility on Sleeper. I would only draft these players if they had DL availability.

IDP Sleepers Discussion

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When Jalen Thompson recently signed a new contract, I mentioned on Twitter that he is one of my IDP Sleepers. This may sound confusing since Thompson finished as a Top 10 defensive back in 2021. However, he is DB23 in IDP Guys’ exclusive Redraft IDP ADP and on Sleeper. 

So, even though most analysts have Thompson ranked much higher, fantasy owners are still sleeping on him and have not figured out his true fantasy value. Xavier Woods is another safety that should not be on this list of IDP Sleepers, based on finishing DB6 in 2021.

Someone could also argue that Gregory Rousseau should not be an IDP sleeper, but his average draft position on sleeper is DL23. The main point of this list is to help you identify players that can be found in later rounds and are being undervalued at the current draft position. Rousseau fits this criterion perfectly.

If you need a complete set of IDP Rankings, check out IDP Guys. We have re-draft, dynasty, and rookie rankings.

If you are looking for more IDP sleepers, check out Breakout IDPs for 2022 for a closer look at six IDP breakout candidates from @FFFBallers


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