TE Premium DL Rankings 2026 (Defensive Lineman)

Updated on Thu, 12 Feb 2026

Welcome to our 2026 TE Premium Defensive Lineman (DL) player rankings for IDP fantasy leagues.

This list of NFL defensive linemen provides a comprehensive overview of the top-ranked players in the league. It includes both veterans and rookies for every team.

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RK	Player	Games	ADP	Bye	SOS	Injury Risk	Floor Proj	Consensus Proj	DS Proj	Ceiling Proj	3D Value


Tier 1
1	Maxx Crosby M Crosby LVR DL1	17	0	8	-3.4%	0%	98	118	98	98	23
2	Brian Burns B Burns NYG DL2	17	0	14	-2.4%	0%	76	78	94	113	20

3	Will Anderson Jr. W Anderson Jr. HOU DL3	17	0	6	-4.5%	28%	71	88	89	112	16
Tier 2
4	Tuli Tuipulotu T Tuipulotu LAC DL4	17	0	12	8%	0%	84	56	84	84	13
5	Alex Highsmith A Highsmith PIT DL5	17	0	5	12%	0%	83	76	83	83	13
6	T.J. Watt T Watt PIT DL6	17	0	5	12%	14%	83	114	83	83	12
7	Bradley Chubb B Chubb MIA DL7	17	0	12	8.9%	25%	81	48	81	81	11
8	Danielle Hunter D Hunter HOU DL8	17	0	6	-4.5%	8%	71	103	80	105	11
9	Jaelan Phillips J Phillips PHI DL9	17	0	9	-7.2%	23%	80	51	80	80	11
10	Josh Hines-Allen J Hines-Allen JAC DL10	17	0	8	0.6%	24%	80	101	80	80	11

11	Harold Landry H Landry NE DL11	17	0	14	20.2%	11%	78	95	78	78	10
12	Byron Young B Young LAR DL12	17	0	8	-9.3%	0%	63	78	77	104	9
13	Nick Bosa N Bosa SF DL13	17	0	14	-0.8%	0%	76	97	76	76	8
14	Leonard Williams L Williams SEA DL14	17	0	8	-1.4%	37%	60	62	74	89	7
15	DeForest Buckner D Buckner IND DL15	17	0	11	1.4%	10%	74	95	74	74	6
Tier 3
16	Yaya Diaby Y Diaby TB DL16	17	0	9	-2.3%	0%	59	74	74	94	6

17	Chase Young C Young NO DL17	17	0	11	-3.1%	13%	72	47	72	72	5
18	Josh Sweat J Sweat ARI DL18	17	0	8	-12%	0%	51	57	71	92	4

19	Jermaine Johnson J Johnson NYJ DL19	17	0	9	3.6%	0%	70	83	70	70	3
20	Jared Verse J Verse LAR DL20	17	0	8	-9.3%	0%	60	91	70	91	3
21	Laiatu Latu L Latu IND DL21	17	0	11	1.4%	27%	70	69	70	70	3
22	Carl Granderson C Granderson NO DL22	17	0	11	-3.1%	0%	69	82	69	69	2
23	Quinnen Williams Q Williams DAL DL23	17	0	10	6.3%	18%	68	82	69	68	2

24	Jalen Carter J Carter PHI DL24	17	0	9	-7.2%	18%	67	47	67	67	0
25	Nic Scourton N Scourton CAR DL25	17	0	14	-4.9%	0%	67	0	67	67	0

TE Premium DL Rankings 2026 (Defensive Lineman)

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