Week 3 Defense (DST) Rankings
Week 3 Defense (DST) rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus — consensus rank plus each player's best and worst expert rank.
Week 3 · 2026 season · Consensus updated September 22, 2026 at 12:17 AM EDT
Connect your league for start/sit calls and waiver advice from an AI analyst that knows your actual roster.
| # | Player | Pos | Team | Bye | Consensus | Best | Worst | Split | Rostered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks | DST | SEA | 11 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | ±1.3 | 97% |
| 2 | Houston Texans | DST | HOU | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | ±0.6 | 94% |
| 3 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST | KC | 5 | 3.2 | 1 | 8 | ±2.5 | 36% |
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | DST | GB | 11 | 6.8 | 3 | 11 | ±3.5 | 35% |
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST | PHI | 10 | 6.8 | 4 | 10 | ±2.1 | 88% |
| 6 | Los Angeles Rams | DST | LAR | 11 | 6.8 | 5 | 9 | ±1.8 | 86% |
| 7 | San Francisco 49ers | DST | SF | 8 | 6.8 | 6 | 8 | ±0.7 | 59% |
| 8 | Minnesota Vikings | DST | MIN | 6 | 7.6 | 4 | 11 | ±2.9 | 60% |
| 9 | Carolina Panthers | DST | CAR | 5 | 7.6 | 4 | 10 | ±2.1 | 7% |
| 10 | New England Patriots | DST | NE | 11 | 12.2 | 9 | 16 | ±3.1 | 78% |
| Which of these players is on your roster? Connect your league — free — and the AI chat that knows your team turns this board into start, sit and trade calls for your actual lineup. Connect your league → | |||||||||
| 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST | TB | 10 | 13.4 | 9 | 25 | ±5.9 | 61% |
| 12 | Buffalo Bills | DST | BUF | 7 | 13.6 | 8 | 18 | ±3.4 | 29% |
| 13 | Denver Broncos | DST | DEN | 10 | 13.8 | 6 | 22 | ±5.1 | 91% |
| 14 | Detroit Lions | DST | DET | 6 | 14.2 | 12 | 21 | ±3.5 | 48% |
| 15 | New Orleans Saints | DST | NO | 8 | 15.4 | 3 | 21 | ±6.8 | 17% |
| 16 | Baltimore Ravens | DST | BAL | 13 | 16.2 | 14 | 21 | ±2.9 | 69% |
| 17 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST | JAX | 7 | 16.8 | 14 | 19 | ±1.9 | 67% |
| 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST | PIT | 9 | 17.0 | 15 | 20 | ±1.7 | 71% |
| 19 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST | CIN | 6 | 17.4 | 6 | 23 | ±6.8 | 5% |
| 20 | Cleveland Browns | DST | CLE | 11 | 18.6 | 16 | 24 | ±3.1 | 18% |
| 21 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST | LV | 13 | 20.6 | 19 | 22 | ±1.4 | 8% |
| 22 | Indianapolis Colts | DST | IND | 13 | 22.2 | 18 | 24 | ±2.2 | 14% |
| 23 | Chicago Bears | DST | CHI | — | 22.4 | 19 | 29 | ±4.0 | — |
| 24 | New York Giants | DST | NYG | 8 | 20.3 | 13 | 30 | ±6.3 | 14% |
| 25 | Tennessee Titans | DST | TEN | 9 | 24.2 | 17 | 28 | ±4.0 | 6% |
| 26 | Atlanta Falcons | DST | ATL | 11 | 24.2 | 23 | 25 | ±0.7 | 9% |
| 27 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST | LAC | 7 | 26.2 | 25 | 27 | ±0.7 | 46% |
| 28 | Dallas Cowboys | DST | DAL | 14 | 26.8 | 26 | 28 | ±0.7 | 21% |
| 29 | Miami Dolphins | DST | MIA | — | 29.3 | 28 | 32 | ±1.6 | — |
| 30 | Washington Commanders | DST | WAS | — | 29.0 | 28 | 30 | ±0.8 | — |
| 31 | Arizona Cardinals | DST | ARI | — | 30.7 | 30 | 31 | ±0.5 | — |
| 32 | New York Jets | DST | NYJ | — | 31.7 | 31 | 32 | ±0.5 | — |
Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros
Week 3: 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.
- #15New Orleans SaintsDST · NObest #3 · worst #21 · ±6.8
- #19Cincinnati BengalsDST · CINbest #6 · worst #23 · ±6.8
- #24New York GiantsDST · NYGbest #13 · worst #30 · ±6.3
- #11Tampa Bay BuccaneersDST · TBbest #9 · worst #25 · ±5.9
- #13Denver BroncosDST · DENbest #6 · worst #22 · ±5.1
Want to use these values for your roster? Try the free AI Trade Analyzer or the AI Trade Finder— both run on the same Market Index.
Plan for upcoming weeks
Related rankings
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are week 3 fantasy football rankings?
- Week 3 rankings order players by expected fantasy points in this week's games only — matchup, injury status and role all count, season-long value does not. They are the board to check before you set a lineup.
- What does the best / worst rank mean?
- Every row shows the consensus rank plus the highest and lowest rank any contributing FantasyPros expert gave the player this week. A wide gap means the experts disagree — usually an injury question, a new role, or a matchup they read differently.
- Should I start the higher-ranked player?
- Usually, but rankings are league-agnostic. Scoring settings, your other options at the position and your opponent all matter. Connect your league to LeagueLogs — it's free — and the AI chat that knows your league answers start/sit questions against your actual roster.