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Week 5 Defense Rankings

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

Past week — Week 8 is current.

Denver Defense is the number one fantasy defense in Week 5 on the road against LAC, an offense implied for 19.0 points, projected for 7.9 points. 8 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 Washington Defense at DST9 vs NYG (19.0 implied) at 5.8 projected points — the matchup, not the unit, is doing the work.

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RankPlayerProjVerdictActualResult

Tier 1

DST1

Denver Defense

@ LAC

@ LAC · 19.0 opponent implied · medium confidence· ▲ 1

LAC is implied for just 19.0, heavy sack and turnover production.

7.9Projstart8.0DST7+6

Tier 2

DST2

New York Giants Defense

@ WAS

@ WAS · 22.5 opponent implied · low confidence· ▲ 25

WAS implied for 22.5, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

7.2Projstart5.0DST10+8

DST3

Jacksonville Defense

vs PHI

vs PHI · 17.0 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 7

PHI is implied for just 17.0, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

6.8Projstart2.0DST17+14

DST4

Cleveland Defense

@ NYJ

@ NYJ · 20.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 12

NYJ implied for 20.5, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

6.5Projstart5.0DST11+7

DST5

Houston Defense

@ TEN

@ TEN · 15.5 opponent implied · high confidence· —

TEN is implied for just 15.5.

6.3Projstart13.0DST2-3

DST6

Los Angeles Chargers Defense

vs DEN

vs DEN · 22.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 6

DEN implied for 22.5, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

6.1Projstart1.0DST23+17

DST7

Minnesota Defense

@ NO

@ NO · 20.0 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 6

NO implied for 20.0, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

6.1Projstart9.0DST5-2

DST8

Seattle Defense

vs SF

vs SF · 21.8 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 3

SF implied for 21.8, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

6.0Projstart4.0DST14+6

DST9

Washington Defense

vs NYG

vs NYG · 19.0 opponent implied · medium confidence· ▼ 2

NYG is implied for just 19.0, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

5.8Projstream2.0DST18+9

DST10

Pittsburgh Defense

vs IND

vs IND · 19.3 opponent implied · low confidence· ▼ 6

IND implied for 19.2.

5.4Projstream1.0DST24+14

DST11

Cincinnati Defense

@ MIA

@ MIA · 18.8 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 4

MIA is implied for just 18.8.

5.3Projstream7.0DST8-3

DST12

Green Bay Defense

vs CHI

vs CHI · 24.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 2

CHI implied for 24.5, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

5.1Projstream14.0DST1-11

DST13

Las Vegas Defense

@ NE

@ NE · 24.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 10

NE implied for 24.5, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

5.1Projstream-3.0DST30+17

Tier 3

DST14

New York Jets Defense

vs CLE

vs CLE · 18.0 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 6

CLE is implied for just 18.0.

4.3Projstream12.0DST3-11

DST15

Chicago Defense

@ GB

@ GB · 23.0 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 6

GB implied for 23.0.

4.1Projsit1.0DST25+10

DST16

Detroit Defense

@ ARI

@ ARI · 24.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 3

ARI implied for 24.5.

4.1Projsit9.0DST6-10

DST17

New England Defense

vs LV

vs LV · 21.0 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 7

LV implied for 21.0.

3.9Projsit4.0DST15-2

DST18

Tennessee Defense

vs HOU

vs HOU · 22.0 opponent implied · high confidence· —

HOU implied for 22.0.

3.8Projsit2.0DST19+1

DST19

Baltimore Defense

@ ATL

@ ATL · 23.3 opponent implied · high confidence· —

ATL implied for 23.2.

3.5Projsit5.0DST12-7

DST20

Indianapolis Defense

@ PIT

@ PIT · 22.3 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 6

PIT implied for 22.2.

3.3Projsit5.0DST9-11

DST21

Los Angeles Rams Defense

vs BUF

vs BUF · 25.8 opponent implied · high confidence· —

BUF implied for 25.8.

3.2Projsit-1.0DST28+7

DST22

Arizona Defense

vs DET

vs DET · 30.0 opponent implied · medium confidence· ▲ 7

DET is implied for 30.0, a tough draw.

3.2Projsit-1.0DST29+7

DST23

Tampa Bay Defense

@ DAL

@ DAL · 29.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 15

DAL is implied for 29.5, a tough draw.

3.0Projsit——

DST24

Atlanta Defense

vs BAL

vs BAL · 20.3 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 4

BAL implied for 20.2, little big-play production.

2.8Projsit3.0DST16-8

DST25

Buffalo Defense

@ LA

@ LA · 28.8 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 8

LA is implied for 28.8, a tough draw.

2.8Projsit2.0DST20-5

DST26

New Orleans Defense

vs MIN

vs MIN · 21.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 3

MIN implied for 21.5, little big-play production.

2.7Projsit2.0DST21-5

DST27

Philadelphia Defense

@ JAX

@ JAX · 24.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 4

JAX implied for 24.5, little big-play production.

2.4Projsit——

DST28

Miami Defense

vs CIN

vs CIN · 25.8 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 2

CIN implied for 25.8, little big-play production.

2.4Projsit4.0DST13-15

DST29

San Francisco Defense

@ SEA

@ SEA · 24.8 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 7

SEA implied for 24.8, little big-play production.

2.0Projsit10.0DST4-25

DST30

Dallas Defense

vs TB

vs TB · 20.0 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 2

TB implied for 20.0, little big-play production.

1.6Projsit1.0DST22-8

Tier 4

DST31

Carolina Defense

BYE

BYE · low confidence· ▼ 25

On bye this week — not ranked to play.

0.0Projsit——

DST32

Kansas City Defense

BYE

BYE · high confidence· ▼ 7