Rest of Season Defense Rankings 2026 (DEF)

By Draft Sharks Team @DraftSharks Reviewed By Jared Smola Sep 26, 2026 at 12:00pm

Rest of Season Defense Rankings are a must for streaming defenses. We update our ROS rankings every day as needed. So you'll be ready to hit the waiver wire.

2026 Rankings

RK	Player	Games	SOS	Bye	Injury Risk	Floor Proj	Consensus ProjCons Proj	DS Proj	Ceiling ProjCeil Proj	3D Value
Tier
Tier 10
Tier 1
1	HOU 1	15	-4.8%	8	0%	6.6	5.1	7.5	8.4	9
Tier 11
2	SEA 2	15	-5.6%	11	0%	6.1	4.5	7.2	7.9	6
3	MIN 3	15	-8.2%	6	0%	6.2	4.9	6.8	8.2	6
4	BAL 4	15	14.3%	13	0%	6.3	4.7	6.8	8.0	5
5	PIT 5	15	14.7%	9	0%	6.2	4.7	6.7	8.0	5
6	KC 6	15	7.1%	5	0%	6.0	4.3	6.6	8.3	4
Tier 12
Tier 2
7	PHI 7	15	-19.5%	10	0%	6.1	4.3	6.4	8.3	4
8	LAR 8	15	-4.4%	11	0%	6.1	4.5	6.4	8.3	4
9	BUF 9	15	5.3%	7	0%	6.0	4.3	6.4	7.9	2
10	JAC 10	15	-7.5%	7	0%	5.9	4.3	6.4	7.9	2
11	NYG 11	15	-2.3%	8	0%	5.8	3.7	6.3	7.7	1
Tier 13
12	SF 12	15	3.8%	8	0%	5.8	3.9	6.2	7.9	0
13	CLE 13	15	11.7%	11	0%	5.8	3.8	6.2	7.8	0
14	DET 14	15	11.7%	6	0%	5.8	4.4	6.2	7.8	0
15	DEN 15	15	8.9%	10	0%	5.7	5.0	6.4	7.5	0
16	NO 16	15	19%	8	0%	5.8	4.2	6.0	8.0	-1
17	LAC 17	15	-7.4%	7	0%	5.7	3.9	6.1	7.8	-1
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18	IND 18	15	12.7%	13	0%	5.7	3.9	6.0	7.8	-1
19	CIN 19	15	7.8%	6	0%	5.6	5.0	6.0	7.9	-2
20	GB 20	15	-10.6%	11	0%	5.6	4.3	6.1	7.7	-2
21	TB 21	15	-3.2%	10	0%	5.6	3.9	6.1	7.5	-2
Tier 14
22	NE 22	15	3%	11	0%	5.5	4.3	6.3	7.1	-3
23	CHI 23	15	-12.2%	10	0%	5.5	4.2	6.0	7.5	-3
24	TEN 24	15	-1.5%	9	0%	5.6	3.7	5.8	7.7	-5
Tier 15
Tier 3
25	WAS 25	15	0%	7	0%	5.4	3.8	5.6	7.6	-6