Week 1 Defense (DST) Rankings
Week 1 Defense (DST) rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus — consensus rank plus each player's best and worst expert rank.
Week 1 · 2026 season · Consensus updated September 14, 2026 at 6:11 PM EDT
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| # | Player | Pos | Team | Bye | Consensus | Best | Worst | Split | Rostered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST | JAX | 7 | 1.6 | 1 | 10 | ±1.6 | 77% |
| 2 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST | LAC | 7 | 3.2 | 1 | 18 | ±2.4 | 53% |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST | PIT | 9 | 3.4 | 1 | 8 | ±1.7 | 73% |
| 4 | Los Angeles Rams | DST | LAR | 11 | 5.2 | 1 | 13 | ±2.3 | 88% |
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST | PHI | 10 | 5.2 | 2 | 11 | ±2.0 | 87% |
| 6 | Seattle Seahawks | DST | SEA | 11 | 6.3 | 2 | 11 | ±2.0 | 97% |
| 7 | Denver Broncos | DST | DEN | 10 | 7.6 | 2 | 16 | ±2.4 | 98% |
| 8 | Houston Texans | DST | HOU | 8 | 8.6 | 1 | 22 | ±3.7 | 98% |
| 9 | Baltimore Ravens | DST | BAL | 13 | 10.2 | 4 | 25 | ±3.1 | 67% |
| 10 | Detroit Lions | DST | DET | 6 | 11.1 | 3 | 23 | ±3.9 | 60% |
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| 11 | Tennessee Titans | DST | TEN | 9 | 10.9 | 2 | 28 | ±4.7 | 15% |
| 12 | Minnesota Vikings | DST | MIN | 6 | 12.4 | 3 | 27 | ±4.1 | 65% |
| 13 | Dallas Cowboys | DST | DAL | 14 | 13.5 | 7 | 24 | ±3.3 | 26% |
| 14 | Buffalo Bills | DST | BUF | 7 | 13.8 | 8 | 25 | ±2.4 | 30% |
| 15 | New York Jets | DST | NYJ | — | 14.9 | 7 | 30 | ±4.0 | — |
| 16 | Green Bay Packers | DST | GB | 11 | 16.3 | 10 | 27 | ±2.9 | 26% |
| 17 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST | LV | 13 | 16.4 | 5 | 29 | ±3.9 | 15% |
| 18 | Chicago Bears | DST | CHI | 10 | 17.4 | 9 | 26 | ±2.9 | 13% |
| 19 | New England Patriots | DST | NE | 11 | 17.8 | 7 | 25 | ±3.3 | 79% |
| 20 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST | KC | 5 | 19.1 | 9 | 28 | ±3.1 | 20% |
| 21 | Cleveland Browns | DST | CLE | 11 | 20.7 | 9 | 27 | ±3.0 | 19% |
| 22 | Miami Dolphins | DST | MIA | — | 22.0 | 13 | 32 | ±2.8 | — |
| 23 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST | CIN | 6 | 22.9 | 13 | 30 | ±2.8 | 3% |
| 24 | Atlanta Falcons | DST | ATL | 11 | 23.1 | 11 | 32 | ±2.9 | 9% |
| 25 | Indianapolis Colts | DST | IND | 13 | 24.9 | 17 | 31 | ±2.1 | 15% |
| 26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST | TB | 10 | 25.6 | 11 | 32 | ±2.8 | 14% |
| 27 | San Francisco 49ers | DST | SF | 8 | 26.6 | 17 | 32 | ±2.5 | 16% |
| 28 | New Orleans Saints | DST | NO | 8 | 28.2 | 15 | 32 | ±3.0 | 17% |
| 29 | New York Giants | DST | NYG | — | 27.6 | 19 | 32 | ±2.7 | — |
| 30 | Carolina Panthers | DST | CAR | 5 | 28.4 | 18 | 32 | ±2.7 | 3% |
| 31 | Washington Commanders | DST | WAS | — | 30.0 | 21 | 32 | ±2.0 | — |
| 32 | Arizona Cardinals | DST | ARI | — | 30.8 | 22 | 32 | ±2.0 | — |
Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros
Week 1: where the experts split
The widest expert disagreements near the top of the board — the players one analyst has as a must-start and another has on the bench.
- #11Tennessee TitansDST · TENbest #2 · worst #28 · ±4.7
- #12Minnesota VikingsDST · MINbest #3 · worst #27 · ±4.1
- #15New York JetsDST · NYJbest #7 · worst #30 · ±4.0
- #10Detroit LionsDST · DETbest #3 · worst #23 · ±3.9
- #17Las Vegas RaidersDST · LVbest #5 · worst #29 · ±3.9
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- What are week 1 fantasy football rankings?
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