Week 2 Defense (DST) Rankings
Week 2 Defense (DST) rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus — consensus rank plus each player's best and worst expert rank.
Week 2 · 2026 season · Consensus updated September 21, 2026 at 9:41 PM EDT
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| # | Player | Pos | Team | Bye | Consensus | Best | Worst | Split | Rostered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST | PHI | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | ±0.8 | 88% |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST | TB | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | 16 | ±1.8 | 61% |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ers | DST | SF | 8 | 2.9 | 1 | 8 | ±1.1 | 59% |
| 4 | Seattle Seahawks | DST | SEA | 11 | 4.1 | 1 | 8 | ±1.1 | 97% |
| 5 | Baltimore Ravens | DST | BAL | 13 | 5.5 | 1 | 11 | ±1.6 | 69% |
| 6 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST | LAC | 7 | 6.7 | 3 | 14 | ±2.1 | 46% |
| 7 | Los Angeles Rams | DST | LAR | 11 | 8.0 | 2 | 15 | ±1.9 | 86% |
| 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST | KC | 5 | 9.1 | 3 | 17 | ±2.8 | 36% |
| 9 | New England Patriots | DST | NE | 11 | 9.1 | 5 | 19 | ±2.0 | 78% |
| 10 | Houston Texans | DST | HOU | 8 | 9.9 | 5 | 17 | ±2.5 | 94% |
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| 11 | Green Bay Packers | DST | GB | 11 | 10.9 | 5 | 24 | ±2.9 | 35% |
| 12 | Denver Broncos | DST | DEN | 10 | 12.3 | 6 | 18 | ±2.0 | 91% |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST | PIT | 9 | 12.5 | 4 | 18 | ±2.5 | 71% |
| 14 | Carolina Panthers | DST | CAR | 5 | 14.7 | 5 | 27 | ±3.7 | 7% |
| 15 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST | JAX | 7 | 15.4 | 7 | 29 | ±3.6 | 67% |
| 16 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST | CIN | 6 | 17.2 | 8 | 27 | ±2.6 | 5% |
| 17 | Chicago Bears | DST | CHI | — | 17.1 | 6 | 26 | ±3.8 | — |
| 18 | Dallas Cowboys | DST | DAL | 14 | 17.1 | 11 | 31 | ±2.8 | 21% |
| 19 | Atlanta Falcons | DST | ATL | 11 | 19.4 | 12 | 29 | ±2.2 | 9% |
| 20 | Minnesota Vikings | DST | MIN | 6 | 20.0 | 12 | 31 | ±3.6 | 60% |
| 21 | Buffalo Bills | DST | BUF | 7 | 21.1 | 13 | 28 | ±2.5 | 29% |
| 22 | Arizona Cardinals | DST | ARI | — | 22.0 | 8 | 32 | ±4.3 | — |
| 23 | Cleveland Browns | DST | CLE | 11 | 22.3 | 15 | 30 | ±2.4 | 18% |
| 24 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST | LV | 13 | 23.1 | 14 | 30 | ±2.4 | 8% |
| 25 | New York Jets | DST | NYJ | — | 23.5 | 15 | 32 | ±2.8 | — |
| 26 | Indianapolis Colts | DST | IND | 13 | 26.3 | 19 | 31 | ±1.9 | 14% |
| 27 | New Orleans Saints | DST | NO | 8 | 27.5 | 22 | 32 | ±2.2 | 17% |
| 28 | Detroit Lions | DST | DET | 6 | 27.6 | 14 | 32 | ±2.7 | 48% |
| 29 | Tennessee Titans | DST | TEN | 9 | 27.5 | 16 | 32 | ±3.1 | 6% |
| 30 | New York Giants | DST | NYG | 8 | 28.8 | 19 | 32 | ±2.9 | 14% |
| 31 | Washington Commanders | DST | WAS | — | 29.6 | 25 | 32 | ±1.8 | — |
| 32 | Miami Dolphins | DST | MIA | — | 31.2 | 26 | 32 | ±1.4 | — |
Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros
Week 2: 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.
- #22Arizona CardinalsDST · ARIbest #8 · worst #32 · ±4.3
- #17Chicago BearsDST · CHIbest #6 · worst #26 · ±3.8
- #14Carolina PanthersDST · CARbest #5 · worst #27 · ±3.7
- #15Jacksonville JaguarsDST · JAXbest #7 · worst #29 · ±3.6
- #20Minnesota VikingsDST · MINbest #12 · worst #31 · ±3.6
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