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Week 9 Defense Rankings

32 defenses ranked · PPR scoring · Updated Oct 13, 2026, 6:02 AM EDT

Projected — Week 6 is the current week

No betting lines yet. Sportsbooks have not posted totals for this week, so the scoring environment here is estimated from season scoring rates rather than taken from the market. Player roles and matchups are current; the point projections are less certain than a normal week's.

New York Giants Defense is the number one fantasy defense in Week 9 on the road against PHI, an offense implied for 16.7 points, projected for 7.3 points. 6 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 Minnesota Defense at DST9 vs BUF (22.0 implied) at 5.6 projected points — the matchup, not the unit, is doing the work.

Past weeks are scored against actual results.

RankPlayerProjVerdict

Tier 1

DST1

New York Giants Defense

@ PHI

@ PHI · 16.7 opponent implied · low confidence· ▲ 28

PHI is implied for just 16.7, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

7.3Projstart

DST2

Green Bay Defense

@ NE

@ NE · 21.1 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 1

NE implied for 21.1, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

7.3Projstart

Tier 2

DST3

Houston Defense

@ LAC

@ LAC · 16.1 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 24

LAC is implied for just 16.1, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

6.5Projstart

DST4

Denver Defense

@ CAR

@ CAR · 28.8 opponent implied · medium confidence· ▼ 2

CAR is implied for 28.8, a tough draw, heavy sack and turnover production.

6.4Projstart

DST5

Detroit Defense

@ MIA

@ MIA · 20.7 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 4

MIA implied for 20.7, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

6.4Projstart

DST6

Seattle Defense

vs ARI

vs ARI · 19.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 1

ARI implied for 19.5, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

6.1Projstart

DST7

San Francisco Defense

vs LV

vs LV · 21.1 opponent implied · medium confidence· ▲ 23

LV implied for 21.1, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

5.8Projstart

DST8

Cincinnati Defense

@ ATL

@ ATL · 22.3 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 7

ATL implied for 22.3, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

5.7Projstart

DST9

Minnesota Defense

vs BUF

vs BUF · 22.0 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 2

BUF implied for 22.0, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

5.6Projstream

DST10

Cleveland Defense

@ NO

@ NO · 22.7 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 4

NO implied for 22.7, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

5.5Projstream

DST11

New York Jets Defense

@ KC

@ KC · 24.3 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 3

KC implied for 24.3, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

5.1Projstream

Tier 3

DST12

Jacksonville Defense

@ BAL

@ BAL · 20.4 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 2

BAL implied for 20.4.

4.5Projstream

DST13

Chicago Defense

vs TB

vs TB · 16.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 6

TB is implied for just 16.5.

4.5Projstream

DST14

Carolina Defense

vs DEN

vs DEN · 22.7 opponent implied · low confidence· ▼ 1

DEN implied for 22.7.

4.4Projstream

DST15

New England Defense

vs GB

vs GB · 16.8 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 11

GB is implied for just 16.8.

4.4Projsit

DST16

Kansas City Defense

vs NYJ

vs NYJ · 15.4 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 1

NYJ is implied for just 15.4, little big-play production.

4.1Projsit

DST17

Los Angeles Chargers Defense

vs HOU

vs HOU · 24.3 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 1

HOU implied for 24.3.

4.1Projsit

DST18

Tampa Bay Defense

@ CHI

@ CHI · 22.9 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 2

CHI implied for 22.9.

4.0Projsit

DST19

Baltimore Defense

vs JAX

vs JAX · 25.1 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 4

JAX implied for 25.1.

3.8Projsit

DST20

Philadelphia Defense

vs NYG

vs NYG · 20.9 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 1

NYG implied for 20.9.

3.5Projsit

DST21

Los Angeles Rams Defense

@ WAS

@ WAS · 23.7 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 9

WAS implied for 23.7.

3.3Projsit

DST22

Washington Defense

vs LA

vs LA · 30.4 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 7

LA is implied for 30.4, a tough draw.

3.1Projsit

Tier 4

DST23

Atlanta Defense

vs CIN

vs CIN · 26.8 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 3

CIN is implied for 26.8, a tough draw, little big-play production.

2.5Projsit

DST24

Buffalo Defense

@ MIN

@ MIN · 26.4 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 8

MIN is implied for 26.4, a tough draw, little big-play production.

2.2Projsit

DST25

New Orleans Defense

vs CLE

vs CLE · 24.1 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 3

CLE implied for 24.1, little big-play production.

2.2Projsit

Tier 5

DST26

Las Vegas Defense

@ SF

@ SF · 34.1 opponent implied · medium confidence· ▼ 12

SF is implied for 34.1, a tough draw.

1.3Projsit

Tier 6

DST27

Indianapolis Defense

vs DAL

vs DAL · 32.7 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 2

DAL is implied for 32.7, a tough draw, little big-play production.

0.6Projsit

DST28

Arizona Defense

@ SEA

@ SEA · 36.2 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 3

SEA is implied for 36.2, a tough draw.

0.4Projsit

DST29

Dallas Defense

@ IND

@ IND · 28.9 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 3

IND is implied for 28.9, a tough draw, little big-play production.

0.3Projsit

DST30

Pittsburgh Defense

BYE

BYE · low confidence· ▼ 19

On bye this week — not ranked to play.

0.0Projsit

DST31

Tennessee Defense

BYE

BYE · high confidence· ▼ 9

On bye this week — not ranked to play.

0.0Projsit

Tier 7

DST32

Miami Defense

vs DET

vs DET · 35.6 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 8

DET is implied for 35.6, a tough draw, little big-play production.

-0.6Projsit

Verdict