Rosters & Scoring

IDP dynasty leagues with true positions and per-position scoring

League Tycoon treats defenders the way it treats everyone else. A defensive tackle is a DT, an edge rusher is a DE, a corner is a CB, and a safety is an S. You start the positions you want to start, score 14 defensive categories, and set a separate value for the same stat at each position. IDP is available in free standard dynasty and in contract dynasty, where defenders carry salaries and contracts.

True Position Slots

Start the defensive positions you actually want to start

Five individual defensive positions, each with its own starting slot count, plus three flex slots and a team defense slot.

Defensive Tackle

Defensive End

Linebacker

Cornerback

Safety

Flex and team defense slots

DLDefensive Line. Accepts DT or DE.

DBDefensive Back. Accepts CB or S.

IDP FlexAny defender. Accepts DT, DE, LB, CB, or S.

D/STTeam Defense. Accepts A whole NFL defense.

Every slot count is a commissioner setting. A league can start one DL and one LB and leave it there, or run a full defensive front and secondary with two DT, two DE, three LB, two CB, and two S. Defenders share the same bench, practice squad, and injured reserve slots as the rest of the roster.

Players carry a primary position and an optional secondary position, which keeps hybrid defenders eligible everywhere they really line up. An edge defender who also plays off the ball can fill a DE slot one week and an LB slot the next. Commissioners who disagree with a player's listed position can override it for the whole league, one player at a time or in bulk through a CSV upload.

Defensive Scoring

14 IDP scoring categories

Base scoring applies to every defender in the league. Set each category to whatever your league wants it to be worth.

Solo tackles

Assisted tackles

Sacks

Sack yards

Tackles for loss

Quarterback hits

Passes defended

Interceptions

Interception return yards

Fumbles forced

Fumbles recovered

Fumble return yards

Safeties

Blocked kicks

Fractional values are supported throughout, so half-point tackles and quarter-point assists work the way your league already writes them.

IDP Position Premiums

Score the same stat differently at every position

Six categories, five positions, 30 independent settings layered on top of base scoring.

A tackle by an interior lineman and a tackle by a linebacker are not the same achievement, and most IDP leagues want their scoring to say so. IDP Position Premiums add points for a specific position on top of the base value. Each cell below is its own setting.

Premium	DT	DE	LB	CB	S
Solo tackle	Solo tackle premium is configurable for DT	Solo tackle premium is configurable for DE	Solo tackle premium is configurable for LB	Solo tackle premium is configurable for CB	Solo tackle premium is configurable for S
Assisted tackle	Assisted tackle premium is configurable for DT	Assisted tackle premium is configurable for DE	Assisted tackle premium is configurable for LB	Assisted tackle premium is configurable for CB	Assisted tackle premium is configurable for S
Sack	Sack premium is configurable for DT	Sack premium is configurable for DE	Sack premium is configurable for LB	Sack premium is configurable for CB	Sack premium is configurable for S
Quarterback hit	Quarterback hit premium is configurable for DT	Quarterback hit premium is configurable for DE	Quarterback hit premium is configurable for LB	Quarterback hit premium is configurable for CB	Quarterback hit premium is configurable for S
Tackle for loss	Tackle for loss premium is configurable for DT	Tackle for loss premium is configurable for DE	Tackle for loss premium is configurable for LB	Tackle for loss premium is configurable for CB	Tackle for loss premium is configurable for S
Pass defended	Pass defended premium is configurable for DT	Pass defended premium is configurable for DE	Pass defended premium is configurable for LB	Pass defended premium is configurable for CB	Pass defended premium is configurable for S

What leagues do with it

•Add a premium to DT solo tackles so run-stuffing interior linemen are worth drafting next to the edge rushers.
•Give CB and S a pass-defended premium so coverage work counts as much as the tackle volume linebackers pile up.
•Flatten the gap between positions by premiuming sacks for LB and CB, so a blitzing linebacker is not permanently behind a defensive end.

When a player is listed at more than one IDP position, his premiums come from his primary position, the first one listed.

Across the Platform

Defenders are first-class roster assets

Contracts and cap

In contract dynasty, defenders have salaries and contract lengths, count against the cap, and are eligible for extensions, franchise tags, RFA tenders, and dead money on release.

Drafts and projections

IDP leagues load the defensive player pool with weekly projections and IDP average draft position, in snake drafts, slow auction drafts, and contract bidding alike.

Live scoring

Defenders are tracked through the opposing offense's drive, so the scoreboard shows whose players are on the field and what the current drive is doing to your matchup.

IDP pairs with any league size League Tycoon supports, which runs from 4 up to 32 teams. A 32-team IDP league with a deep defensive front is a supported configuration, not a workaround.

IDP leagues FAQ

Does League Tycoon support IDP leagues?

Yes. League Tycoon runs full IDP dynasty leagues. Defenders are listed at their real NFL position, so you can start dedicated DT, DE, LB, CB, and S slots rather than only generic defensive spots. There are 14 defensive scoring categories, and IDP Position Premiums let you set a separate value for the same stat at each of the five positions. IDP works in standard dynasty, which is free, and in contract dynasty, where defenders carry salaries and contracts like anyone else.

Which IDP positions can I set as starting slots?

Defensive tackle (DT), defensive end (DE), linebacker (LB), cornerback (CB), and safety (S) each have their own starting slot, and you choose how many of each your league starts. Alongside those you can add DL slots that accept a DT or DE, DB slots that accept a CB or S, and IDP Flex slots that accept any of the five. A team D/ST slot is available too, so a league can run individual defenders, team defense, or both.

What does true-position IDP mean?

It means a defender's position in your league is the position he actually plays. An interior lineman is a DT, an edge rusher is a DE, a corner is a CB, and a safety is an S. Lumped buckets like DL and DB still exist on League Tycoon, but as flex slots that accept a family of positions, not as the only way to label a player. A league that wants to pay a premium for safety production, or build a roster that starts two corners, can do exactly that.

Can I set different IDP scoring for each position?

Yes. Base scoring covers all 14 defensive categories for every defender. On top of that, IDP Position Premiums add a separate per-position value for solo tackles, assisted tackles, sacks, quarterback hits, tackles for loss, and passes defended. Each of those six is configured independently for DT, DE, LB, CB, and S, which is 30 separate settings. That is how you make a defensive tackle's tackle worth more than a linebacker's, or a corner's pass defended worth more than a lineman's.

How do premiums work for a player listed at two positions?

Players can carry a primary and a secondary position, which keeps hybrid defenders eligible everywhere they actually play. When a player has more than one IDP position, his premium points come from his primary position, the first one listed.

Can a commissioner change a player's position?

Yes. Commissioners can override positions for the whole league, including a player's primary and secondary position, and upload the changes in bulk by CSV. Overrides use the granular vocabulary, so an edge defender is set to DE or DT rather than to a DL bucket.

Do IDP players work with contract dynasty mechanics?

Yes. In a contract dynasty league, defenders are part of the same system as everyone else. They have salaries and contract lengths, count against the cap, can be extended or franchise tagged, can be tendered as restricted free agents, carry dead money when released, and can sit on the practice squad or injured reserve.

Does the player pool include projections for defenders?

Yes. IDP leagues get weekly projections for defensive players alongside the offensive pool, plus IDP average draft position in the draft and auction rooms. Live scoring tracks defenders through the opposing offense's drive, so a defender's points move with the drive he is actually on the field for.

Does IDP scoring come over when I import a league?

League Tycoon's league import maps your current scoring settings, IDP categories included, from Sleeper, ESPN, CBS, MyFantasyLeague, and Fantrax. Anything the source platform scores in a way League Tycoon cannot map one to one is flagged on the post-import checklist, so the commissioner sees exactly which rules need a decision instead of discovering a silent mismatch in week one.

Is IDP available in every League Tycoon format?

Roster slots and scoring are commissioner-configurable in standard dynasty, contract dynasty, and Graveyard, so all three can run IDP. Gambit keeps roster settings fixed to keep its 16 coach schemes balanced.

Build your IDP dynasty league

Set your defensive slots, dial in per-position scoring, and invite your league. Standard dynasty is free, and contract dynasty adds salaries and contracts for defenders too.

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