Week 5 Defense Rankings 2026 (Updated)

By Draft Sharks Team @DraftSharks Reviewed By Jared Smola Jul 20, 2026 at 12:20pm

Week 5 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 ProjCons Proj	DS Proj	Ceiling ProjCeil Proj	3D Proj
1	HOU 1	@TEN	37.7%	8	8.1	5.4	8.1	8.1	8.1
2	NE 2	LVR	82.3%	11	8.0	5.2	8.0	8.0	8.0
3	DET 3	@ARI	27.3%	6	7.4	5.1	7.4	7.4	7.4
4	MIN 4	@NO	47%	6	7.2	5.8	7.2	7.2	7.2
5	NYJ 5	CLE	90.1%	13	7.1	5.4	7.1	7.1	7.1
6	SEA 6	SF	-32.8%	11	6.8	4.8	6.8	6.8	6.8
7	NYG 7	@WAS	4.3%	8	6.7	4.7	6.7	6.7	6.7
8	DEN 8	@LAC	33.2%	10	6.7	6.3	6.7	6.7	6.7
9	LAC 9	DEN	-27.5%	7	6.4	5.1	6.4	6.4	6.4
10	ATL 10	BAL	-12%	11	6.3	4.6	6.3	6.3	6.3
11	PIT 11	IND	-37.7%	9	6.2	5.9	6.2	6.2	6.2
12	WAS 12	NYG	15.7%	7	6.0	5.1	6.0	6.0	6.0
13	PHI 13	@JAC	-22.8%	10	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
14	CIN 14	@MIA	29.3%	6	6.0	5.6	6.0	6.0	6.0
15	BAL 15	@ATL	5.8%	13	6.0	4.3	6.0	6.0	6.0
16	LAR 16	BUF	-39.5%	11	5.9	5.4	5.9	5.9	5.9
17	GB 17	CHI	-46.1%	11	5.7	5.4	5.7	5.7	5.7
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18	TB 18	@DAL	-38.5%	10	5.6	4.8	5.6	5.6	5.6
19	LVR 19	@NE	-16%	13	5.6	5.1	5.6	5.6	5.6
20	BUF 20	@LAR	-56.2%	7	5.6	5.0	5.6	5.6	5.6
21	SF 21	@SEA	-21.6%	8	5.5	5.3	5.5	5.5	5.5
22	CLE 23	@NYJ	39%	11	5.5	4.7	5.5	5.5	5.5
23	DAL 24	TB	-14.4%	14	5.4	4.8	5.4	5.4	5.4
24	MIA 25	CIN	42.8%	6	5.4	4.9	5.4	5.4	5.4
25	NO 26	MIN	75.3%	8	5.3	4.8	5.3	5.3	5.3