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Week 4 Defense Rankings

32 defenses ranked · STD scoring · Updated Oct 4, 2026, 11:35 AM EDT

Past week — Week 8 is current.

Minnesota Defense is the number one fantasy defense in Week 4 at home against MIA, an offense implied for 14.3 points, projected for 10.0 points. 4 defenses project above six points this week, and everything below that line is a coin flip you should be streaming rather than rostering. The best streaming option outside the top eight is Chicago Defense at DST9 vs NYJ (20.0 implied) at 5.2 projected points — the matchup, not the unit, is doing the work.

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RankPlayerProjVerdictActualResult

Tier 1

DST1

Minnesota Defense

vs MIA

vs MIA · 14.3 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 4

MIA is implied for just 14.2, heavy sack and turnover production.

10.0Projstart6.0DST8+7

Tier 2

DST2

Denver Defense

@ SF

@ SF · 25.8 opponent implied · medium confidence· ▲ 6

SF implied for 25.8, heavy sack and turnover production.

9.0Projstart6.0DST9+7

Tier 3

DST3

Las Vegas Defense

vs KC

vs KC · 26.0 opponent implied · high confidence· —

KC is implied for 26.0, a tough draw, heavy sack and turnover production.

6.9Projstart1.0DST28+25

Tier 4

DST4

Pittsburgh Defense

@ CLE

@ CLE · 18.0 opponent implied · low confidence· ▼ 2

CLE is implied for just 18.0, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

6.0Projstart4.0DST14+10

DST5

Houston Defense

vs DAL

vs DAL · 22.8 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 9

DAL implied for 22.8, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

5.9Projstart4.0DST15+10

DST6

Carolina Defense

vs DET

vs DET · 27.5 opponent implied · low confidence· ▼ 5

DET is implied for 27.5, a tough draw, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

5.8Projstart1.0DST29+23

DST7

Washington Defense

vs IND

vs IND · 25.5 opponent implied · medium confidence· ▲ 19

IND implied for 25.5, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

5.7Projstart3.0DST19+12

DST8

Tampa Bay Defense

vs GB

vs GB · 20.8 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 2

GB implied for 20.8.

5.4Projstart3.0DST20+12

DST9

Chicago Defense

vs NYJ

vs NYJ · 20.0 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 13

NYJ implied for 20.0.

5.2Projstream7.0DST6-3

DST10

Jacksonville Defense

@ CIN

@ CIN · 27.0 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 3

CIN is implied for 27.0, a tough draw, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

5.2Projstream7.0DST7-3

DST11

Seattle Defense

vs LAC

vs LAC · 17.8 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 7

LAC is implied for just 17.8.

5.1Projstream8.0DST3-8

DST12

Los Angeles Chargers Defense

@ SEA

@ SEA · 24.8 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 16

SEA implied for 24.8, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

5.0Projstream6.0DST10-2

DST13

Detroit Defense

@ CAR

@ CAR · 24.0 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 4

CAR implied for 24.0.

4.9Projstream2.0DST23+10

DST14

Green Bay Defense

@ TB

@ TB · 17.8 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 8

TB is implied for just 17.8.

4.8Projstream8.0DST4-10

DST15

Cincinnati Defense

vs JAX

vs JAX · 24.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 2

JAX implied for 24.5.

4.8Projsit4.0DST16+1

DST16

Cleveland Defense

vs PIT

vs PIT · 20.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 4

PIT implied for 20.5.

4.6Projsit9.0DST2-14

DST17

Buffalo Defense

vs NE

vs NE · 21.3 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 1

NE implied for 21.2.

4.2Projsit2.0DST24+7

DST18

Tennessee Defense

@ BAL

@ BAL · 27.0 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 6

BAL is implied for 27.0, a tough draw.

4.1Projsit2.0DST25+7

DST19

Baltimore Defense

vs TEN

vs TEN · 15.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 5

TEN is implied for just 15.5, little big-play production.

4.0Projsit5.0DST11-8

DST20

New York Jets Defense

@ CHI

@ CHI · 23.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 9

CHI implied for 23.5.

3.9Projsit3.0DST21+1

DST21

Los Angeles Rams Defense

@ PHI

@ PHI · 19.5 opponent implied · high confidence· —

PHI implied for 19.5.

3.7Projsit1.0DST30+9

DST22

San Francisco Defense

vs DEN

vs DEN · 22.8 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 3

DEN implied for 22.8.

3.7Projsit4.0DST17-5

DST23

New Orleans Defense

vs ATL

vs ATL · 23.0 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 6

ATL implied for 23.0.

3.3Projsit-3.0DST32+9

DST24

New England Defense

@ BUF

@ BUF · 28.3 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 9

BUF is implied for 28.2, a tough draw.

3.1Projsit3.0DST22-2

DST25

Kansas City Defense

@ LV

@ LV · 21.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 9

LV implied for 21.5, little big-play production.

3.0Projsit2.0DST26+1

DST26

Indianapolis Defense

@ WAS

@ WAS · 21.0 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 1

WAS implied for 21.0, little big-play production.

2.9Projsit8.0DST5-21

DST27

New York Giants Defense

vs ARI

vs ARI · 23.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 4

ARI implied for 23.5, little big-play production.

2.4Projsit14.0DST1-26

DST28

Atlanta Defense

@ NO

@ NO · 24.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 2

NO implied for 24.5, little big-play production.

2.4Projsit2.0DST27-1

DST29

Arizona Defense

@ NYG

@ NYG · 21.0 opponent implied · high confidence· —

NYG implied for 21.0, little big-play production.

1.9Projsit4.0DST18-11

DST30

Miami Defense

@ MIN

@ MIN · 24.3 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 1

MIN implied for 24.2, little big-play production.

1.8Projsit5.0DST12-18

Tier 5

DST31

Philadelphia Defense

vs LA

vs LA · 23.0 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 4

LA implied for 23.0, little big-play production.

1.0Projsit5.0DST13-18

Tier 6

DST32

Dallas Defense

@ HOU

@ HOU · 25.8 opponent implied · high confidence· —

HOU implied for 25.8, little big-play production.

0.2Projsit1.0DST31-1

VerdictActualResult