Fantasy Football Defense Rankings 2026 (DST)

Updated on Wed, 17 Jun 2026

Check out our 2025 Defense Rankings.

This list of NFL team defenses provides a comprehensive overview of all units for the upcoming season. The rankings are based on an analysis of various factors such as defensive talent, past production, coaching, and overall scheme fit.

We also display a 3D Value for each unit.

3D Values show ultimate fantasy value based on several factors, including:

Our award-winning projections
Your specific scoring rules/lineup requirements

The Defense Rankings below are updated in real-time throughout the NFL offseason, based on the latest player news, trades, coaching changes, depth chart changes, and more.

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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	Seattle Seahawks S Seahawks SEA DEF1	17	20.12	11	-4.2%	0%	120	109	120	120	10
2	Denver Broncos D Broncos DEN DEF2	17	42.09	10	6.2%	0%	118	105	118	118	8
3	New England Patriots N Patriots NE DEF3	17	21.12	11	0.2%	0%	113	94	113	113	8

4	Houston Texans H Texans HOU DEF4	17	47.06	8	-4%	0%	115	108	115	115	7
5	Green Bay Packers G Packers GB DEF5	17	23.02	11	-2.2%	0%	113	94	113	113	6
Tier 2
6	Jacksonville Jaguars J Jaguars JAC DEF6	17	22.11	7	-2.7%	0%	107	94	107	107	5
7	Buffalo Bills B Bills BUF DEF7	17	23.10	7	0.4%	0%	106	94	107	106	4
8	Baltimore Ravens B Ravens BAL DEF8	17	23.11	13	13.1%	0%	107	100	107	107	4

9	Pittsburgh Steelers P Steelers PIT DEF9	17	21.03	9	12.2%	0%	106	102	106	106	2
10	Minnesota Vikings M Vikings MIN DEF10	17	22.01	6	-12.4%	0%	108	100	108	108	2
11	Kansas City Chiefs K Chiefs KC DEF11	17	22.10	5	2.1%	0%	104	88	104	104	1
12	Los Angeles Chargers L Chargers LAC DEF12	17	22.08	7	0.4%	0%	104	93	104	104	0
13	Los Angeles Rams L Rams LAR DEF13	17	22.07	11	-5%	0%	105	104	105	105	0

14	San Francisco 49ers S 49ers SF DEF14	17	20.10	8	1.7%	0%	101	83	101	101	-1

Tier 3
15	Chicago Bears C Bears CHI DEF15	17	23.08	10	-4.8%	0%	101	92	101	101	-4
16	Detroit Lions D Lions DET DEF16	17	23.03	6	10.7%	0%	102	101	102	102	-4
17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers T Buccaneers TB DEF17	17	20.09	10	5.5%	0%	99	85	99	99	-4
18	Philadelphia Eagles P Eagles PHI DEF18	17	21.05	10	-14.5%	0%	101	93	101	101	-5
19	New York Giants N Giants NYG DEF19	17	21.11	8	-7.9%	0%	100	84	100	100	-6
20	New Orleans Saints N Saints NO DEF20	17	52.07	8	13.3%	0%	92	89	92	92	-7

21	Cleveland Browns C Browns CLE DEF21	17	23.06	11	8%	0%	95	86	95	95	-8
22	Dallas Cowboys D Cowboys DAL DEF22	17	23.05	14	-12.8%	0%	93	82	93	93	-9
23	Tennessee Titans T Titans TEN DEF23	17	20.07	9	-0.2%	0%	95	83	95	95	-9
24	Miami Dolphins M Dolphins MIA DEF24	17	22.02	6	-0.5%	0%	92	78	92	92	-12
25	Arizona Cardinals A Cardinals ARI DEF25	17	24.01	14	-6.1%	0%	92	77	92	92	-12

Fantasy Football Defense Rankings 2026 (DST)

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