Week 8 Defense Rankings 2026 (Updated)

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Week 8 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	PIT 1	CLE	90.1%	9	8.1	5.9	8.1	8.1	8.1
2	NE 2	@MIA	29.3%	11	7.4	5.2	7.4	7.4	7.4
3	CIN 3	TEN	37.7%	6	7.0	5.6	7.0	7.0	7.0
4	DAL 4	ARI	27.3%	14	6.8	4.8	6.8	6.8	6.8
5	PHI 5	@WAS	4.3%	10	6.8	6.0	6.8	6.8	6.8
6	DEN 6	KC	-3.2%	10	6.7	6.3	6.7	6.7	6.7
7	BUF 7	BAL	-12%	7	6.7	5.0	6.7	6.7	6.7
8	NYJ 8	LVR	82.3%	13	6.6	5.4	6.6	6.6	6.6
9	KC 9	@DEN	-27.5%	5	6.4	4.7	6.4	6.4	6.4
10	GB 10	CAR	18.1%	11	6.3	5.4	6.3	6.3	6.3
11	LAR 11	LAC	33.2%	11	6.1	5.4	6.1	6.1	6.1
12	SEA 12	CHI	-46.1%	11	6.1	4.8	6.1	6.1	6.1
13	JAC 13	IND	-37.7%	7	6.0	5.3	6.0	6.0	6.0
14	DET 14	MIN	75.3%	6	6.0	5.1	6.0	6.0	6.0
15	CLE 15	@PIT	-17.5%	11	6.0	4.7	6.0	6.0	6.0
16	CHI 16	@SEA	-21.6%	10	5.8	5.2	5.8	5.8	5.8
17	MIA 18	NE	-16%	6	5.6	4.9	5.6	5.6	5.6
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18	TEN 19	@CIN	42.8%	9	5.6	3.9	5.6	5.6	5.6
19	BAL 20	@BUF	-39.5%	13	5.6	4.3	5.6	5.6	5.6
20	TB 21	ATL	5.8%	10	5.4	4.8	5.4	5.4	5.4
21	IND 22	@JAC	-22.8%	13	5.4	4.8	5.4	5.4	5.4
22	MIN 23	@DET	-40.3%	6	5.2	5.8	5.2	5.2	5.2
23	ARI 24	@DAL	-38.5%	14	5.1	5.3	5.1	5.1	5.1
24	LVR 25	@NYJ	39%	13	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
25	WAS 26	PHI	-21.7%	7	4.7	5.1	4.7	4.7	4.7