Advice for IDP Newbie in startup draft

[WhiskeyThrilla]

This is my first IDP startup draft and I'm contemplating taking my first IDP (currently OTC at 7.01 in 16-team PPR). Current roster:

OBJ, Diggs, Devonte Freeman, Jarvis Landry, Ajayi, Newton, Agholor

We have 10 offensive starters and 11 defensive that follow a specific scheme (our choice of 3-4-4, 4-3-4, etc.). IDPs already taken:

Wagner LB
Kuechley LB
Kwon LB
Telvin LB
Mosley LB
Deion Jones LB
Bosa DE
Roquan LB
Tremaine LB
Collins DB

Who, if any of the IDP available, would be a good pick to build my defense around?

Scoring:
FF: 2.5
Int: 6
Pass Defend: 1
Tackles: 1.6
Assists: 0.8
Sacks: 2.5 for every half sack (5 per sack)\

[boobam13]

I would keep loading up on offensive talent, dont be the first to take the IDP guy, and my personal preference would be to run a 4-3-4 as the scoring favors sacks and INTs over tackles - so guys like Von Miller would be as valuable as a CJ Mosely type guy

[dlf_tomk]

Yep. Load up on offensive talent. Those guys are relevant for longer. IDPs tend to churn much more season to season.

Youre unlikely to be a real contender this season so get your foundation pieces in and then attack IDPs next offseason.

Having said that - Joey Bosa is by far the most attractive IDP for me there. Good DEs are far rarer than LBs. So they offer better incremental value

[Wolfepack28]

I don't think either of the responses you got were beneficial.

No, you won't be the first to take an IDP guy because you stated that 10 IDP guys have already been taken.

Yes, Bosa is an attractive IDP but you already listed him as a guy already taken.

I would take Chandler Jones or Mack since they've been reclassified as DE. Neal is also a good pick here for DB.

Hopefully you went IDP. You don't want to miss out on a stud since 10 have already been taken and it sounds like you won't be picking for a while.

[IR1]

I'd consider grabbing some of the top ?5-10 players at DE/LB- Mack, Hunter, E Kendricks?

[Kcarr]

You don't want to wait too long to lock up a couple top defensive linemen. Are defensive ends and tackles separate or all together as defensive linemen? If separate is it 2 ends and 2 tackles in the 4-3, if so you for sure want to go with 4 lbs, though either way you probably want to as it is easier to find reliable points there.

I would stay away from lbs and dbs for a while, try to lock up a couple defensive ends, maybe a tackle if required, guys like Aaron Donald, Chandler Jones, Khalil mack, cam jordan, and trey flowJordan, all good options here while someone like Myles Garrett or Danielle Hunter offers great upside if they slide at all.

If a top end safety like reshad Jones, one of the more likely to fall, is still on the board after 6 or 7 dbs are taken take a shot on him but if no elite guys fall into the very even next tier you can punt the position and take 3 or 4 guys between the db 25 and the db40.

A similar approach can be taken at lb but maybe don't wait quite as long. If you can strengthen a couple other spots and still get a couple lbs in the mid lb2 range I would go that way