Let’s look at some sleepers, creepers and impact rookies for Individual Defensive Players (IDPs). The following sleepers are players at DL, LB, and DB that you can pick up later in your draft who have a very good chance of outperforming their current ranking. Creepers are players that will be drafted much too early and are likely to disappoint. The impact rookies are self-explanatory, but you should use caution, as these guys have more value in dynasty league drafts.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
SLEEPERS
1. Al-Quadin Muhammad, Chicago – Muhammad flashed in the first half of 2021 for Indy and the move to Chicago’s new 4-3 is a good fit. So far Muhammad has been unable to unseat incumbent starter Trevis Gipson. I still like his fit, but it may not flash right away.
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