Week 18 Defense Rankings 2026

Updated on Thu, 5 Mar 2026

Week 18 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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RK	Player	Matchup	SOS	Bye	Floor Proj	Consensus Proj	DS Proj	Ceiling Proj	3D Proj
1	Seattle Seahawks S Seahawks SEA DEF1	@SF	-32.8%	8	8.2	4.8	8.2	8.2	8.2
2	New England Patriots N Patriots NE DEF2	MIA	29.3%	14	7.7	5.2	7.7	7.7	7.7
3	Jacksonville Jaguars J Jaguars JAC DEF3	TEN	37.7%	8	7.1	5.3	7.1	7.1	7.1
4	Houston Texans H Texans HOU DEF4	IND	-37.7%	6	6.8	5.4	6.8	6.8	6.8
5	Denver Broncos D Broncos DEN DEF5	LAC	33.2%	12	6.7	6.3	6.7	6.7	6.7
6	Dallas Cowboys D Cowboys DAL DEF7	@NYG	15.7%	10	6.2	4.8	6.2	6.2	6.2
7	Pittsburgh Steelers P Steelers PIT DEF8	BAL	-12%	5	6.2	5.9	6.2	6.2	6.2
8	Green Bay Packers G Packers GB DEF9	@MIN	75.3%	5	6.1	5.4	6.1	6.1	6.1
9	New York Giants N Giants NYG DEF10	DAL	-38.5%	14	5.9	4.7	5.9	5.9	5.9
10	Cleveland Browns C Browns CLE DEF11	@CIN	42.8%	9	5.9	4.7	5.9	5.9	5.9
11	Buffalo Bills B Bills BUF DEF12	NYJ	39%	7	5.9	5.0	5.9	5.9	5.9
12	Miami Dolphins M Dolphins MIA DEF13	@NE	-16%	12	5.6	4.9	5.6	5.6	5.6
13	Chicago Bears C Bears CHI DEF14	DET	-40.3%	5	5.6	5.2	5.6	5.6	5.6
14	Minnesota Vikings M Vikings MIN DEF15	GB	-37.5%	6	5.6	5.8	5.6	5.6	5.6
15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers T Buccaneers TB DEF16	CAR	18.1%	9	5.5	4.8	5.5	5.5	5.5
16	San Francisco 49ers S 49ers SF DEF17	SEA	-21.6%	14	5.5	5.3	5.5	5.5	5.5
17	Kansas City Chiefs K Chiefs KC DEF18	@LVR	82.3%	10	5.5	4.7	5.5	5.5	5.5
18	Carolina Panthers C Panthers CAR DEF19	@TB	-14.4%	14	5.5	4.2	5.5	5.5	5.5
19	Los Angeles Chargers L Chargers LAC DEF20	@DEN	-27.5%	12	5.4	5.1	5.4	5.4	5.4
20	Detroit Lions D Lions DET DEF21	@CHI	-46.1%	8	5.4	5.1	5.4	5.4	5.4
21	Tennessee Titans T Titans TEN DEF22	@JAC	-22.8%	10	5.4	3.9	5.4	5.4	5.4
22	Los Angeles Rams L Rams LAR DEF23	ARI	27.3%	8	5.3	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3
23	Las Vegas Raiders L Raiders LVR DEF24	KC	-3.2%	8	5.3	5.1	5.3	5.3	5.3
24	Indianapolis Colts I Colts IND DEF25	@HOU	-27.2%	11	5.2	4.8	5.2	5.2	5.2
25	Arizona Cardinals A Cardinals ARI DEF26	@LAR	-56.2%	8	5.1	5.3	5.1	5.1	5.1

Week 18 Defense Rankings 2026

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