2026 IDP Draft Targets with Sigmund Bloom | Pre-Draft Bloom 100 Rankings

2026 IDP Draft Targets with Sigmund Bloom | Pre-Draft Bloom 100 Rankings

From The IDP Show by The IDP Show

April 20, 2026 · 53 min

About this episode

The episode features Sigmund Bloom discussing top IDP fantasy football targets for the 2026 dynasty rookie drafts.

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and that can only mean one thing: the Bloom 100 is here. Josh and Bobby welcome back Sigmund Bloom of Footballguys.com for their annual pre-draft tradition, breaking down Sig's top IDP fantasy football targets for 2026 dynasty rookie drafts. From the loaded defensive class headlined by Sonny Styles, Arvell Reese, and David Bailey, to the Caleb Downs-Troy Polamalu comparison you didn't see coming, this is the episode that kicks off rookie draft season every year. 0:00 Cold open & intro: the Bloom 100 tradition 0:53 Sigmund Bloom joins the show 1:35 Why this is the most fun IDP draft in 21 years 8:22 Should you take an IDP in the first round of your rookie draft? 15:50 Arvell Reese: edge rusher or linebacker? 17:41 Reese compared to Micah Parsons (and what makes him unique) 19:24 David Bailey breakdown 20:52 Bobby's take: where he'd deploy Reese 31:17 Rueben Bain Jr. vs. David Bailey, which pass rusher do you want? 33:10 Could Bain kick inside like Melvin Ingram? 35:44 Caleb Downs has Troy Polamalu's instincts 39:11 What makes Downs so special at the NFL level 43:57 Sig's pet cat outside the top 36: Harold Perkins Jr. 47:59 Draft…

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh, Bobby

Guest: Sigmund Bloom

Topics covered

  • IDP fantasy football
  • rookie drafts
  • Bloom 100 rankings
  • defensive class analysis
  • draft strategies

Keywords

  • IDP draft
  • Bloom 100
  • fantasy football
  • rookie draft
  • defensive players

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Organizations: Footballguys.com

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