Week 12 Defense Rankings 2026 (Updated)

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Week 12 Defense Rankings are ready for you. If you're streaming defenses this week, or just need to make a tough starting DEF decision, check out the rankings.

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2026 Rankings

RK	Player	Matchup	SOS	Bye	Floor Proj	Consensus Proj	DS Proj	Ceiling Proj	3D Proj
1	SEA 1	@SF	-32.8%	11	8.9	4.8	8.9	8.9	8.9
2	DEN 2	@PIT	-17.5%	10	8.6	6.3	8.6	8.6	8.6
3	LVR 3	@CLE	90.1%	13	7.6	5.1	7.6	7.6	7.6
4	JAC 4	TEN	37.7%	7	7.4	5.3	7.4	7.4	7.4
5	CLE 5	LVR	82.3%	11	7.0	4.7	7.0	7.0	7.0
6	WAS 6	@ARI	27.3%	7	6.6	5.1	6.6	6.6	6.6
7	SF 7	SEA	-21.6%	8	6.5	5.3	6.5	6.5	6.5
8	NE 8	@LAC	33.2%	11	6.5	5.2	6.5	6.5	6.5
9	MIN 10	ATL	5.8%	6	6.4	5.8	6.4	6.4	6.4
10	IND 11	NYG	15.7%	13	6.2	4.8	6.2	6.2	6.2
11	GB 12	@LAR	-56.2%	11	6.2	5.4	6.2	6.2	6.2
12	BUF 13	KC	-3.2%	7	6.1	5.0	6.1	6.1	6.1
13	NYG 14	@IND	-37.7%	8	6.0	4.7	6.0	6.0	6.0
14	KC 15	@BUF	-39.5%	5	6.0	4.7	6.0	6.0	6.0
15	NYJ 16	@MIA	29.3%	13	6.0	5.4	6.0	6.0	6.0
16	BAL 17	@HOU	-27.2%	13	6.0	4.3	6.0	6.0	6.0
17	PHI 18	@DAL	-38.5%	10	5.9	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9
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18	ARI 19	WAS	4.3%	14	5.8	5.3	5.8	5.8	5.8
19	CIN 20	NO	47%	6	5.8	5.6	5.8	5.8	5.8
20	NO 21	@CIN	42.8%	8	5.6	4.8	5.6	5.6	5.6
21	TB 22	CAR	18.1%	10	5.5	4.8	5.5	5.5	5.5
22	PIT 23	DEN	-27.5%	9	5.5	5.9	5.5	5.5	5.5
23	CAR 24	@TB	-14.4%	5	5.4	4.2	5.4	5.4	5.4
24	TEN 25	@JAC	-22.8%	9	5.4	3.9	5.4	5.4	5.4
25	LAR 26	GB	-37.5%	11	5.3	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3