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Position Rankings · 2026

Updated May 14, 2026
DEF

Fantasy Defense Rankings 2026

Top 32 defenses for the 2026 NFL fantasy football season, refreshed daily from live NFL stats.

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Player
Team
PPG
GP
Bye
1
Houston Texans
HOU
8.7
17
6
2
Denver Broncos
DEN
8.4
17
12
3
Cleveland Browns
CLE
8.2
17
9
4
Seattle Seahawks
SEA
8.1
17
8
5
Jacksonville Jaguars
JAX
7.8
17
8
6
Minnesota Vikings
MIN
7.8
17
6
7
Los Angeles Rams
LAR
7.6
17
8
8
Pittsburgh Steelers
PIT
7.5
17
5
9
Atlanta Falcons
ATL
7.4
17
5
10
Los Angeles Chargers
LAC
7.1
17
12
11
Philadelphia Eagles
PHI
7.1
17
9
12
Chicago Bears
CHI
6.8
17
5
13
Buffalo Bills
BUF
6.4
17
7
14
Carolina Panthers
CAR
6.3
17
14
15
Detroit Lions
DET
6.3
17
8
16
New England Patriots
NE
6.1
17
14
17
New Orleans Saints
NO
6.0
17
11
18
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TB
6.0
17
9
19
Indianapolis Colts
IND
5.6
17
11
20
Baltimore Ravens
BAL
5.5
17
7
21
Kansas City Chiefs
KC
5.4
17
10
22
Green Bay Packers
GB
4.8
17
5
23
Miami Dolphins
MIA
4.8
17
12
24
Washington Commanders
WAS
4.6
17
12
25
Las Vegas Raiders
LV
4.5
17
8
26
San Francisco 49ers
SF
4.5
17
14
27
Cincinnati Bengals
CIN
4.1
17
10
28
New York Giants
NYG
4.1
17
14
29
Tennessee Titans
TEN
3.6
17
10
30
Arizona Cardinals
ARI
3.5
17
8
31
Dallas Cowboys
DAL
3.2
17
10
32
New York Jets
NYJ
1.8
17
9
Top 5 = Elite tier6-12 = Starter tier13-30 = Flex/Bench
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