NFL defense rankings are provided for fantasy points and salary-based scoring value based on our custom projections model.
last updated: 2:47 am ET – 9/17/23 –
| Player | POS | TEAM | OPP | FD$ | FDpRank | FDvalRank | DK$ | DkpRank | DKvalRank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | D | SF | NE | $5,000 | 1 | 10 | $3,800 | 1 | 9 |
| New York Jets | D | NYJ | DEN | $4,800 | 2 | 9 | $3,700 | 2 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | D | PIT | IND | $4,500 | 3 | 13 | $3,300 | 3 | 7 |
| Chicago Bears | D | CHI | LAR | $4,200 | 4 | 7 | $3,100 | 4 | 6 |
| Houston Texans | D | HOU | JAC | $4,100 | 5 | 5 | $3,000 | 5 | 5 |
| Los Angeles Rams | D | LAR | CHI | $4,100 | 6 | 6 | $2,800 | 6 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | D | PHI | TB | $3,900 | 7 | 2 | $2,900 | 7 | 3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | D | MIN | GB | $4,300 | 8 | 15 | $2,900 | 8 | 4 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | D | KC | LAC | $4,600 | 9 | 19 | $3,600 | 9 | 20 |
| Cleveland Browns | D | CLE | LV | $4,900 | 10 | 22 | $3,500 | 10 | 16 |
| Baltimore Ravens | D | BAL | BUF | $3,800 | 11 | 3 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | D | BUF | BAL | $3,800 | 12 | 4 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | D | ATL | NO | $3,300 | 13 | 1 | $2,600 | 11 | 2 |
| Las Vegas Raiders | D | LV | CLE | $3,700 | 14 | 8 | $3,200 | 12 | 18 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | D | CIN | CAR | $4,700 | 15 | 26 | $3,400 | 13 | 24 |
| Green Bay Packers | D | GB | MIN | $3,900 | 16 | 17 | $3,000 | 14 | 13 |
| Arizona Cardinals | D | ARI | WAS | $4,000 | 17 | 18 | $2,800 | 15 | 11 |
| New Orleans Saints | D | NO | ATL | $4,400 | 18 | 25 | $3,100 | 16 | 19 |
| Indianapolis Colts | D | IND | PIT | $4,000 | 19 | 20 | $3,200 | 17 | 22 |
| Denver Broncos | D | DEN | NYJ | $3,400 | 20 | 16 | $2,500 | 18 | 8 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | D | TB | PHI | $3,700 | 21 | 21 | $2,700 | 19 | 17 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | D | LAC | KC | $3,200 | 22 | 12 | $2,600 | 20 | 15 |
| New England Patriots | D | NE | SF | $3,100 | 23 | 11 | $2,400 | 21 | 12 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | D | JAC | HOU | $3,600 | 24 | 23 | $2,700 | 22 | 23 |
| Carolina Panthers | D | CAR | CIN | $3,000 | 25 | 14 | $2,400 | 23 | 14 |
| Washington Commanders | D | WAS | ARI | $3,500 | 26 | 24 | $2,500 | 24 | 21 |
