Rex's Rankings · Rest of Season

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Rest-of-Season Defense Rankings

32 defenses ranked · STD scoring · through Week 7 · Updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:16 AM EDT

These are total remaining value, not a start-or-sit call. ROS PTS is the points a player is projected to score across all the games he has left this season, so the numbers run into the hundreds. Use these boards for trades and roster decisions, and the weekly boards for lineups.

Cincinnati Defense is the number one rest-of-season defense in STD scoring and is projected for 67.3 points across the games he has left. Rest-of-season order reflects both per-week value and games remaining, so a player who has already taken his bye, or who has a clean record of staying on the field, ranks above an equal talent with a bye still ahead of him or a history of missed time. Tampa Bay Defense is DST2 at 61.5 projected points, 5.8 behind over the rest of the season.

Defense is driven almost entirely by matchup, and a matchup is a weekly fact rather than a season-long one. Treat this board as a rough guide: over a full season, the twentieth-ranked defense is not meaningfully worse than the eighth.

RankPlayerROS PTSVerdict

Tier 1

DST1

Cincinnati Defense

vs TEN

vs TEN · medium confidence

6.7 projected points a game across 10 games left.

67.3ROS PTSstart

DST2

Tampa Bay Defense

vs ATL

vs ATL · medium confidence

6.8 projected points a game across 9 games left.

61.5ROS PTSstart

DST3

Denver Defense

vs KC

vs KC · medium confidence

6.7 projected points a game across 9 games left.

60.6ROS PTSstart

DST4

Minnesota Defense

@ DET

@ DET · medium confidence

5.4 projected points a game across 10 games left.

54.3ROS PTSstart

DST5

San Francisco Defense

BYE

BYE · medium confidence

5.8 projected points a game across 9 games left.

52.6ROS PTSstart

DST6

Houston Defense

BYE

BYE · medium confidence

5.6 projected points a game across 9 games left.

50.6ROS PTSstart

DST7

New Orleans Defense

BYE

BYE · medium confidence

5.6 projected points a game across 9 games left.

50.0ROS PTSstart

DST8

Detroit Defense

vs MIN

vs MIN · medium confidence

5.0 projected points a game across 10 games left.

50.0ROS PTSstart

DST9

Pittsburgh Defense

vs CLE

vs CLE · medium confidence

5.3 projected points a game across 9 games left.

48.0ROS PTSstart

DST10

Atlanta Defense

@ TB

@ TB · medium confidence

5.0 projected points a game across 9 games left.

44.6ROS PTSstart

DST11

Washington Defense

vs PHI

vs PHI · medium confidence

4.3 projected points a game across 10 games left.

43.1ROS PTSstart

DST12

Kansas City Defense

@ DEN

@ DEN · medium confidence

4.2 projected points a game across 10 games left.

41.6ROS PTSstart

Tier 2

DST13

Cleveland Defense

@ PIT

@ PIT · medium confidence

4.5 projected points a game across 9 games left.

40.1ROS PTSstart

DST14

Jacksonville Defense

vs IND

vs IND · medium confidence

3.9 projected points a game across 10 games left.

39.4ROS PTSstart

DST15

New England Defense

@ MIA

@ MIA · medium confidence

4.3 projected points a game across 9 games left.

39.0ROS PTSstart

DST16

Green Bay Defense

vs CAR

vs CAR · medium confidence

4.7 projected points a game across 8 games left.

37.7ROS PTSstart

DST17

Seattle Defense

vs CHI

vs CHI · medium confidence

4.0 projected points a game across 9 games left.

35.6ROS PTSstart

DST18

New York Giants Defense

BYE

BYE · medium confidence

3.9 projected points a game across 9 games left.

35.0ROS PTSstart

DST19

Tennessee Defense

@ CIN

@ CIN · medium confidence

3.9 projected points a game across 9 games left.

34.6ROS PTSstart

DST20

Chicago Defense

@ SEA

@ SEA · medium confidence

3.8 projected points a game across 9 games left.

34.6ROS PTSstart

DST21

Los Angeles Chargers Defense

@ LA

@ LA · medium confidence

3.3 projected points a game across 10 games left.

32.6ROS PTSstart

DST22

Dallas Defense

vs ARI

vs ARI · medium confidence

3.2 projected points a game across 9 games left.

28.4ROS PTSstart

DST23

Los Angeles Rams Defense

vs LAC

vs LAC · medium confidence

3.1 projected points a game across 9 games left.

28.3ROS PTSstart

DST24

Miami Defense

vs NE

vs NE · medium confidence

2.7 projected points a game across 10 games left.

27.2ROS PTSstart

Tier 3

DST25

New York Jets Defense

vs LV

vs LV · medium confidence

3.0 projected points a game across 9 games left.

26.6ROS PTSflex

DST26

Carolina Defense

@ GB

@ GB · medium confidence

2.9 projected points a game across 9 games left.

26.1ROS PTSflex

DST27

Las Vegas Defense

@ NYJ

@ NYJ · medium confidence

2.6 projected points a game across 9 games left.

23.4ROS PTSflex

DST28

Baltimore Defense

@ BUF

@ BUF · medium confidence

2.5 projected points a game across 9 games left.

22.8ROS PTSflex

DST29

Buffalo Defense

vs BAL

vs BAL · medium confidence

2.1 projected points a game across 10 games left.

20.9ROS PTSflex

DST30

Philadelphia Defense

@ WAS

@ WAS · medium confidence

1.9 projected points a game across 9 games left.

17.5ROS PTSflex

DST31

Indianapolis Defense

@ JAX

@ JAX · medium confidence

1.9 projected points a game across 9 games left.

17.2ROS PTSflex

DST32

Arizona Defense

@ DAL

@ DAL · medium confidence

1.4 projected points a game across 9 games left.

12.8ROS PTSflex

Verdict

Tier 1

DST1
start
Cincinnati Defense
vs TEN
6.7 projected points a game across 10 games left.
vs TEN · 67.3 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST2
start
Tampa Bay Defense
vs ATL
6.8 projected points a game across 9 games left.
vs ATL · 61.5 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST3
start
Denver Defense
vs KC
6.7 projected points a game across 9 games left.
vs KC · 60.6 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST4
start
Minnesota Defense
@ DET
5.4 projected points a game across 10 games left.
@ DET · 54.3 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST5
start
San Francisco Defense
BYE
5.8 projected points a game across 9 games left.
BYE · 52.6 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST6
start
Houston Defense
BYE
5.6 projected points a game across 9 games left.
BYE · 50.6 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST7
start
New Orleans Defense
BYE
5.6 projected points a game across 9 games left.
BYE · 50.0 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST8
start
Detroit Defense
vs MIN
5.0 projected points a game across 10 games left.
vs MIN · 50.0 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST9
start
Pittsburgh Defense
vs CLE
5.3 projected points a game across 9 games left.
vs CLE · 48.0 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST10
start
Atlanta Defense
@ TB
5.0 projected points a game across 9 games left.
@ TB · 44.6 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST11
start
Washington Defense
vs PHI
4.3 projected points a game across 10 games left.
vs PHI · 43.1 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST12
start
Kansas City Defense
@ DEN
4.2 projected points a game across 10 games left.
@ DEN · 41.6 ROS PTS · medium confidence

Tier 2

DST13
start
Cleveland Defense
@ PIT
4.5 projected points a game across 9 games left.
@ PIT · 40.1 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST14
start
Jacksonville Defense
vs IND
3.9 projected points a game across 10 games left.
vs IND · 39.4 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST15
start
New England Defense
@ MIA
4.3 projected points a game across 9 games left.
@ MIA · 39.0 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST16
start
Green Bay Defense
vs CAR
4.7 projected points a game across 8 games left.
vs CAR · 37.7 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST17
start
Seattle Defense
vs CHI
4.0 projected points a game across 9 games left.
vs CHI · 35.6 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST18
start
New York Giants Defense
BYE
3.9 projected points a game across 9 games left.
BYE · 35.0 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST19
start
Tennessee Defense
@ CIN
3.9 projected points a game across 9 games left.
@ CIN · 34.6 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST20
start
Chicago Defense
@ SEA
3.8 projected points a game across 9 games left.
@ SEA · 34.6 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST21
start
Los Angeles Chargers Defense
@ LA
3.3 projected points a game across 10 games left.
@ LA · 32.6 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST22
start
Dallas Defense
vs ARI
3.2 projected points a game across 9 games left.
vs ARI · 28.4 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST23
start
Los Angeles Rams Defense
vs LAC
3.1 projected points a game across 9 games left.
vs LAC · 28.3 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST24
start
Miami Defense
vs NE
2.7 projected points a game across 10 games left.
vs NE · 27.2 ROS PTS · medium confidence

Tier 3

DST25
flex
New York Jets Defense
vs LV
3.0 projected points a game across 9 games left.
vs LV · 26.6 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST26
flex
Carolina Defense
@ GB
2.9 projected points a game across 9 games left.
@ GB · 26.1 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST27
flex
Las Vegas Defense
@ NYJ
2.6 projected points a game across 9 games left.
@ NYJ · 23.4 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST28
flex
Baltimore Defense
@ BUF
2.5 projected points a game across 9 games left.
@ BUF · 22.8 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST29
flex
Buffalo Defense
vs BAL
2.1 projected points a game across 10 games left.
vs BAL · 20.9 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST30
flex
Philadelphia Defense
@ WAS
1.9 projected points a game across 9 games left.
@ WAS · 17.5 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST31
flex
Indianapolis Defense
@ JAX
1.9 projected points a game across 9 games left.
@ JAX · 17.2 ROS PTS · medium confidence
DST32
flex
Arizona Defense
@ DAL
1.4 projected points a game across 9 games left.
@ DAL · 12.8 ROS PTS · medium confidence

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