Draft the tier break—not only the next name.
Defense scoring is matchup-sensitive; draft late and combine season outlook with early schedule quality.
Defense/ST rankings that price role, range, and replacement value.
Pressure production, takeaways, defensive touchdowns, stability, and current team context drive the defense rankings.
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Full-PPR median projection · Updated weekly2026 DST rankings
DST RKPLAYEROVRLEVELPROJ.RANGECONF.
DST1SEA DefenseSEA · 17 expected games#264LEVEL 6130105–15582%
DST2JAX DefenseJAX · 17 expected games#265LEVEL 612098–14383%
DST3HOU DefenseHOU · 17 expected games#266LEVEL 611896–14083%
DST4CHI DefenseCHI · 17 expected games#267LEVEL 611694–13783%
DST5LA DefenseLA · 17 expected games#269LEVEL 611492–13583%
DST6ATL DefenseATL · 17 expected games#270LEVEL 611492–13582%
DST7DEN DefenseDEN · 17 expected games#272LEVEL 611291–13383%
DST8CLE DefenseCLE · 17 expected games#275LEVEL 611088–13181%
DST9PHI DefensePHI · 17 expected games#276LEVEL 610988–13082%
DST10PIT DefensePIT · 17 expected games#277LEVEL 610988–13082%
DST11MIN DefenseMIN · 17 expected games#280LEVEL 610383–12282%
DST12NE DefenseNE · 17 expected games#284LEVEL 69779–11583%
Projection and draft value are separate.
The median estimates scoring. Lineup Level, confidence, projection range, and value over replacement describe how and when that production should be drafted.
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