Where do top IDP Rookies go in draft?

[Peener]

Will be my first time doing a rookie draft with IDP this summer. Was wondering where the likes of players likes of Will Anderson will go in drafts. Is it crazy to spend an early 2nd on him in equal-scoring IDP leagues?

Also, does anyone on here do breakdowns of IDP rookies closer to the draft or do any other websites do decent ones?

Thanks.

[lukkynumber13]

Hey dude! Offhand I don’t remember your scoring settings and lineup req’s, but in my main leagues where IDP score 20-30 points in a good game, and I’m starting 10-12 IDP, Aiden Hutchinson went around 1.08-1.10

That’s fairly normal. Nick Bosa went earlier, I think 1.07 in the league for team A. If there’s no stud DL prospect, they may fall to the mid 2nd but that’s rare.

The stud LBs usually go early 2nd in sharp leagues.

The top safeties won’t go until round 3 at earliest, almost ever.

[Peener]

Hey man! Thanks for the info, really helps.

Yea mine is similar scoring but only 8 starters so it makes sense Hutchinson went 2.02 in a 16 team, so a few spots further back than yours. I was using that as a base but wasn't sure about the different between. Him and Anderson coming in this year.

Think I'll end up using my 2nd if he's there. Just wanted some clarification that I wasn't making a dumb move, thanks!

[MacDaddy123]

Depends a LOT on league IDP scoring, and how many IDP are in your lineup.

Most of my leagues are full IDP team, meaning offense matches defense, 10 offense starters means 10 IDP starters.
11 offensive players means 11 IDP, and 12 offensive starters mean 12 IDP.
If your league starts at least 120 IDP on a weekly basis, and you use IDP123 scoring, I have seen IDP going as early as beginning of 2nd round.

I have occasionally seen a IDP go in late 1st round, but that is rare from what I have seen.
If scoring is lower than IDP123, and/or your league only starts 70 or fewer IDP players, the IDP picks should start even later, like late 2nd/early 3rd round.

[Cherokee]

This all depends on Scoring Settings. My league does point per tackle and 2.5 for BIG PLAYS (pretty much all other score-able stats) LBs start coming off the board early 3rd, studs traded for mid 2nds. With the recent decline in DB scoring it has been easy to pick up bodies off waivers.

[MacDaddy123]

This all depends on Scoring Settings. My league does point per tackle and 2.5 for BIG PLAYS (pretty much all other score-able stats) LBs start coming off the board early 3rd, studs traded for mid 2nds. With the recent decline in DB scoring it has been easy to pick up bodies off waivers.

That sounds like old school IDP scoring, pre IDP123 scoring.
IDP did hold a LOT less value back then, 3rd round absolute max earliest on IDP.

I have one league that still uses that scoring, and we all laughed our asses off when one dude picked Aidan Hutchinson at 1.04 in 2022.
Obviously, that guy's team is a mess, he will be picking 4th again this year, and sent me his 23 1st for my late 23 2nd + Jamaal Williams.

So IDP scoring and usage (how many IDP weekly), totally dictate where IDP go in the drafts.

[Peener]

Lol I should've guessed, when it comes to IDP it always has the same answer, Scoring and starting requirements. Thanks, guys!

[Kcarr]

:really depends on league. If idp starters are less than offense and very few idps are clearing 20 points then I would maybe take a top DE in the mid 3rd. If idp and offensive starters are the same and you use good scoring where top end idps put up points like the top offensive players late 1st you will see idps coming off the board. If a league was to have that scoring and you were starting like 1.8 to 2 times as many defenders as offense I could see top Dlinemen being worth close to the top non qb offense.

[MacDaddy123]

Lol I should've guessed, when it comes to IDP it always has the same answer, Scoring and starting requirements. Thanks, guys!

But IDP is just like any other position in that capacity.
I mean a QB's value depends on how much scoring the QB settings have, and whether it is a 1 QB or a SF league.
The more that position is used, and or the higher that position scores, the more value players have.

Like in a 2 TE TEP scoring league, TE's values are inflated, and TE's will go in the 1st round of rookie drafts.

All drafts depend on league scoring and usage.
When I see leagues where QB's are projected to score 500+ points in a season, and all other players are projected to score low 300's tops, QB's go earlier in the draft than they normally would.

Ultimately, it is a game of scoring points.

[Peener]

Lol I should've guessed, when it comes to IDP it always has the same answer, Scoring and starting requirements. Thanks, guys!

But IDP is just like any other position in that capacity.
I mean a QB's value depends on how much scoring the QB settings have, and whether it is a 1 QB or a SF league.
The more that position is used, and or the higher that position scores, the more value players have.

Like in a 2 TE TEP scoring league, TE's values are inflated, and TE's will go in the 1st round of rookie drafts.

All drafts depend on league scoring and usage.
When I see leagues where QB's are projected to score 500+ points in a season, and all other players are projected to score low 300's tops, QB's go earlier in the draft than they normally would.

Ultimately, it is a game of scoring points.

Yea I get you. It does seem like IDP leans a lot more on league settings than the offensive side does. Seems like there is a lot more room for name value and such on the offensive side.

[killer_of_giants]

settings matter in all leagues, but for offense it's all more standardized: 1QB/SF/2QB, ppr/non-ppr, TE shenanigans. and most leagues are SF/ppr anyway (human race has sunk that low). IDP has a bit more variables that need to be accounted for before having an idea of players value.