Week 3 Defense Rankings 2026 (Updated)

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Week 3 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	TB 1	MIN	75.3%	10	7.6	4.8	7.6	7.6	7.6
2	SEA 2	@WAS	4.3%	11	7.5	4.8	7.5	7.5	7.5
3	CAR 3	@CLE	90.1%	5	7.3	4.2	7.3	7.3	7.3
4	SF 4	ARI	27.3%	8	7.2	5.3	7.2	7.2	7.2
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5	HOU 5	@IND	-37.7%	8	6.8	5.4	6.8	6.8	6.8
6	KC 6	@MIA	29.3%	5	6.8	4.7	6.8	6.8	6.8
7	BUF 7	LAC	33.2%	7	6.7	5.0	6.7	6.7	6.7
8	PIT 8	CIN	42.8%	9	6.6	5.9	6.6	6.6	6.6
9	NE 9	@JAC	-22.8%	11	6.6	5.2	6.6	6.6	6.6
10	MIN 10	@TB	-14.4%	6	6.6	5.8	6.6	6.6	6.6
11	WAS 11	SEA	-21.6%	7	6.4	5.1	6.4	6.4	6.4
12	JAC 12	NE	-16%	7	6.4	5.3	6.4	6.4	6.4
13	DEN 13	LAR	-56.2%	10	6.4	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4
14	GB 14	ATL	5.8%	11	6.2	5.4	6.2	6.2	6.2
15	TEN 15	@NYG	15.7%	9	6.2	3.9	6.2	6.2	6.2
16	DET 16	NYJ	39%	6	6.1	5.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
17	NYG 17	TEN	37.7%	8	6.0	4.7	6.0	6.0	6.0
18	LVR 18	@NO	47%	13	5.8	5.1	5.8	5.8	5.8
19	BAL 19	@DAL	-38.5%	13	5.8	4.3	5.8	5.8	5.8
20	LAR 20	@DEN	-27.5%	11	5.7	5.4	5.7	5.7	5.7
21	CHI 21	PHI	-21.7%	10	5.5	5.2	5.5	5.5	5.5
22	PHI 23	@CHI	-46.1%	10	5.3	6.0	5.3	5.3	5.3
23	CLE 24	CAR	18.1%	11	5.3	4.7	5.3	5.3	5.3
24	NO 25	LVR	82.3%	8	5.2	4.8	5.2	5.2	5.2
25	IND 26	HOU	-27.2%	13	5.2	4.8	5.2	5.2	5.2