Tackling makes up the large majority of our IDP fantasy production, regardless of the position,

tackles are often king. And whether you're in an IDP league that leans more toward tackle-heavy

scoring, balanced, or big play, those tackles still matter a lot. And there is no position

in the NFL better at racking up tackles than the linebackers.

I'm John McRey. And for this episode of the PFF Fantasy Podcast, IDP edition, we continue our

2025 IDP rankings and tiers series by covering a fan favorite position, the linebackers.

I'm going to try to at least provide context to all 85 names that I have ranked today heading, just like we did with the D-line. All right, all right, all right.

Let's go just like we did with the D-Line rankings video,

which if you haven't watched or listened to just yet,

make sure to go check that one out after this one.

Lots of good data in there, if I do say so myself.

But just like we did for that one,

we're going to go over the rankings based on how I have them

tiered out.

So I'm looking to cover all five tiers here as the kind of goal to highlight where I have all

85 linebackers ranked for IDP this year and what kind of separates them and their tiers.

So not necessarily going over each player individually, like for the dynasty rankings that we've done, for example,

but at least providing context into how I view these players and why they fit in where they do in the ranks at this point in the offseason early-ish July.

And this should allow me to cover more ground.

So you guys have as much of the best information available heading into your 2025 fantasy draft.

So also quickly, understanding annual fantasy football points for IDP, just because

this is worth highlighting as I did with the defensive line episode, because I have a

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