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Week 9 Defense Rankings

32 defenses ranked · FFPC 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 9.1 points. 12 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 TB (16.5 implied) at 6.3 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· ▲ 30

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

9.1Projstart

Tier 2

DST2

Houston Defense

@ LAC

@ LAC · 16.1 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 27

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

8.2Projstart

DST3

Green Bay Defense

@ NE

@ NE · 21.1 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 5

NE implied for 21.1, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

8.1Projstart

Tier 3

DST4

Seattle Defense

vs ARI

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

ARI implied for 19.5, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

7.3Projstart

DST5

Detroit Defense

@ MIA

@ MIA · 20.7 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 7

MIA implied for 20.7, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

7.2Projstart

Tier 4

DST6

San Francisco Defense

vs LV

vs LV · 21.1 opponent implied · medium confidence· ▲ 26

LV implied for 21.1, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

6.5Projstart

DST7

Denver Defense

@ CAR

@ CAR · 28.8 opponent implied · medium confidence· ▼ 3

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

6.5Projstart

DST8

Cincinnati Defense

@ ATL

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

ATL implied for 22.3, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

6.3Projstart

DST9

Chicago Defense

vs TB

vs TB · 16.5 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 10

TB is implied for just 16.5.

6.3Projstream

DST10

Minnesota Defense

vs BUF

vs BUF · 22.0 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 3

BUF implied for 22.0, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

6.2Projstream

DST11

New England Defense

vs GB

vs GB · 16.8 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 9

GB is implied for just 16.8.

6.2Projstream

DST12

Cleveland Defense

@ NO

@ NO · 22.7 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 6

NO implied for 22.7, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

6.1Projstream

DST13

Kansas City Defense

vs NYJ

vs NYJ · 15.4 opponent implied · high confidence· —

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

5.8Projstream

DST14

New York Jets Defense

@ KC

@ KC · 24.3 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 5

KC implied for 24.3, solid pressure and takeaway rate.

5.6Projstream

DST15

Jacksonville Defense

@ BAL

@ BAL · 20.4 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 12

BAL implied for 20.4.

5.5Projsit

DST16

Carolina Defense

vs DEN

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

DEN implied for 22.7.

5.0Projsit

DST17

Tampa Bay Defense

@ CHI

@ CHI · 22.9 opponent implied · high confidence· —

CHI implied for 22.9.

4.6Projsit

DST18

Los Angeles Chargers Defense

vs HOU

vs HOU · 24.3 opponent implied · high confidence· —

HOU implied for 24.3.

4.5Projsit

DST19

Philadelphia Defense

vs NYG

vs NYG · 20.9 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 2

NYG implied for 20.9.

4.3Projsit

DST20

Baltimore Defense

vs JAX

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

JAX implied for 25.1.

4.2Projsit

DST21

Los Angeles Rams Defense

@ WAS

@ WAS · 23.7 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 10

WAS implied for 23.7.

3.9Projsit

Tier 5

DST22

Washington Defense

vs LA

vs LA · 30.4 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 6

LA is implied for 30.4, a tough draw.

3.0Projsit

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.

2.8Projsit

DST24

New Orleans Defense

vs CLE

vs CLE · 24.1 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 6

CLE implied for 24.1, little big-play production.

2.7Projsit

DST25

Buffalo Defense

@ MIN

@ MIN · 26.4 opponent implied · high confidence· ▲ 3

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

2.6Projsit

Tier 6

DST26

Las Vegas Defense

@ SF

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

SF is implied for 34.1, a tough draw.

2.0Projsit

DST27

Arizona Defense

@ SEA

@ SEA · 36.2 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 2

SEA is implied for 36.2, a tough draw.

1.7Projsit

Tier 7

DST28

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.

0.7Projsit

DST29

Miami Defense

vs DET

vs DET · 35.6 opponent implied · high confidence· ▼ 6

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

0.4Projsit

DST30

Dallas Defense

@ IND

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

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

0.4Projsit

DST31

Pittsburgh Defense

BYE

BYE · low confidence· ▼ 21

On bye this week — not ranked to play.

0.0Projsit

DST32

Tennessee Defense

BYE

BYE · high confidence· ▼ 10