Week 8 Defense Rankings 2026

Updated on Tue, 24 Feb 2026

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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RK	Player	Matchup	SOS	Bye	Floor Proj	Consensus Proj	DS Proj	Ceiling Proj	3D Proj
1	New England Patriots N Patriots NE DEF1	CLE	90.1%	14	7.4	5.2	7.4	7.4	7.4
2	Los Angeles Chargers L Chargers LAC DEF2	MIN	75.3%	12	7.3	5.1	7.3	7.3	7.3
3	Denver Broncos D Broncos DEN DEF4	DAL	-38.5%	12	6.7	6.3	6.7	6.7	6.7
4	Houston Texans H Texans HOU DEF5	SF	-32.8%	6	6.6	5.4	6.6	6.6	6.6
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers T Buccaneers TB DEF6	@NO	47%	9	6.5	4.8	6.5	6.5	6.5
6	Indianapolis Colts I Colts IND DEF7	TEN	37.7%	11	6.5	4.8	6.5	6.5	6.5
7	Green Bay Packers G Packers GB DEF8	@PIT	-17.5%	5	6.5	5.4	6.5	6.5	6.5
8	Minnesota Vikings M Vikings MIN DEF9	@LAC	33.2%	6	6.5	5.8	6.5	6.5	6.5
9	Kansas City Chiefs K Chiefs KC DEF10	WAS	4.3%	10	6.4	4.7	6.4	6.4	6.4
10	Cleveland Browns C Browns CLE DEF11	@NE	-16%	9	6.0	4.7	6.0	6.0	6.0
11	Chicago Bears C Bears CHI DEF12	@BAL	-12%	5	6.0	5.2	6.0	6.0	6.0
12	Buffalo Bills B Bills BUF DEF13	@CAR	18.1%	7	5.7	5.0	5.7	5.7	5.7
13	San Francisco 49ers S 49ers SF DEF14	@HOU	-27.2%	14	5.6	5.3	5.6	5.6	5.6
14	Baltimore Ravens B Ravens BAL DEF15	CHI	-46.1%	7	5.6	4.3	5.6	5.6	5.6
15	New York Giants N Giants NYG DEF16	@PHI	-21.7%	14	5.5	4.7	5.5	5.5	5.5
16	New York Jets N Jets NYJ DEF17	@CIN	42.8%	9	5.5	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5
17	New Orleans Saints N Saints NO DEF18	TB	-14.4%	11	5.5	4.8	5.5	5.5	5.5
18	Tennessee Titans T Titans TEN DEF19	@IND	-37.7%	10	5.4	3.9	5.4	5.4	5.4
19	Washington Commanders W Commanders WAS DEF20	@KC	-3.2%	12	5.3	5.1	5.3	5.3	5.3
20	Pittsburgh Steelers P Steelers PIT DEF21	GB	-37.5%	5	5.2	5.9	5.2	5.2	5.2
21	Cincinnati Bengals C Bengals CIN DEF22	NYJ	39%	10	5.1	5.6	5.1	5.1	5.1
22	Carolina Panthers C Panthers CAR DEF23	BUF	-39.5%	14	4.9	4.2	4.9	4.9	4.9
23	Miami Dolphins M Dolphins MIA DEF24	@ATL	5.8%	12	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
24	Dallas Cowboys D Cowboys DAL DEF25	@DEN	-27.5%	10	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
25	Atlanta Falcons A Falcons ATL DEF26	MIA	29.3%	5	3.5	4.6	3.5	3.5	3.5

Week 8 Defense Rankings 2026

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