Rest-of-Season Defense Rankings — Standard

By Red Zone Rank engine · Rankings as of Tue, Oct 13, 5:32 AM ET (v6)

DET D/ST is our DST1 for the rest of the season in Standard, ahead of CLE D/ST and HOU D/ST. The biggest riser since the last publish is SF D/ST (DST32→DST14); the biggest faller is CHI D/ST (DST11→DST24).

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Rankings table

Rest of season (Weeks 6–17) DST · Standard · Proj = expected points over the horizon (each week's mean line scored × P(active), byes at zero) · Range = 20th–80th percentile of the summed weekly outcomes · each future week uses that week's opponent; an injured player's return is priced by P(active)
Rank	Player	Team	Proj	Verdict	Note
Tier 1
1	DET D/ST DET · up 3 4→1	DET	74.9	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 75 points · 20–80 range 66–97.
2	CLE D/ST CLE · up 8 10→2	CLE	73.3	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 73 points · 20–80 range 59–91.
3	HOU D/ST HOU · down 1 2→3	HOU	72.2	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 72 points · 20–80 range 62–93.
4	CIN D/ST CIN · up 9 13→4	CIN	72.2	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 72 points · 20–80 range 59–90.
5	MIN D/ST MIN · down 4 1→5	MIN	72.0	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 72 points · 20–80 range 55–87.
6	LV D/ST LV · down 3 3→6	LV	71.8	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 72 points · 20–80 range 60–90.
7	DEN D/ST DEN · up 1 8→7	DEN	71.6	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 72 points · 20–80 range 60–93.
8	SEA D/ST SEA · down 1 7→8	SEA	70.7	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 71 points · 20–80 range 56–87.
9	JAX D/ST JAX · down 3 6→9	JAX	70.2	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 70 points · 20–80 range 57–86.
10	CAR D/ST CAR · up 2 12→10	CAR	69.1	Start	Weeks 6–17: 12 games, no bye left; expected 69 points · 20–80 range 58–89.
11	GB D/ST GB · up 8 19→11	GB	67.4	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 67 points · 20–80 range 55–85.
12	PIT D/ST PIT · down 3 9→12	PIT	67.0	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 9; expected 67 points · 20–80 range 55–84.
13	NYJ D/ST NYJ · up 5 18→13	NYJ	65.0	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 65 points · 20–80 range 57–86.
14	SF D/ST SF · up 18 32→14	SF	63.3	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 63 points · 20–80 range 51–82.
15	WAS D/ST WAS · up 1 16→15	WAS	63.0	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 63 points · 20–80 range 52–82.
16	LAC D/ST LAC · down 11 5→16	LAC	62.9	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 63 points · 20–80 range 52–81.
17	NE D/ST NE · down 3 14→17	NE	62.9	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 63 points · 20–80 range 54–83.
18	ATL D/ST ATL · up 4 22→18	ATL	62.1	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 62 points · 20–80 range 48–77.
19	NYG D/ST NYG · down 2 17→19	NYG	62.0	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 62 points · 20–80 range 47–77.
20	KC D/ST KC · up 6 26→20	KC	59.9	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 12 games, no bye left; expected 60 points · 20–80 range 49–78.
21	BAL D/ST BAL · up 4 25→21	BAL	59.1	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 59 points · 20–80 range 47–76.
22	LA D/ST LA · down 1 21→22	LA	58.9	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 59 points · 20–80 range 46–75.
23	NO D/ST NO · up 1 24→23	NO	58.9	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 59 points · 20–80 range 47–75.
24	CHI D/ST CHI · down 13 11→24	CHI	58.7	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 59 points · 20–80 range 46–75.
25	ARI D/ST ARI · down 5 20→25	ARI	58.5	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 14; expected 59 points · 20–80 range 44–72.
26	IND D/ST IND · down 3 23→26	IND	57.8	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 58 points · 20–80 range 49–77.
27	BUF D/ST BUF · down 12 15→27	BUF	57.4	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 57 points · 20–80 range 51–79.
28	TB D/ST TB · down 1 27→28	TB	53.2	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 53 points · 20–80 range 39–69.
29	TEN D/ST TEN	TEN	51.3	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 9; expected 51 points · 20–80 range 37–64.
30	PHI D/ST PHI	PHI	50.2	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 50 points · 20–80 range 39–66.
31	DAL D/ST DAL	DAL	47.9	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 14; expected 48 points · 20–80 range 36–62.
32	MIA D/ST MIA · down 4 28→32	MIA	47.1	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 47 points · 20–80 range 37–63.

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Key changes since the previous publish

SF D/ST up 18 to DST14
CIN D/ST up 9 to DST4
CLE D/ST up 8 to DST2
GB D/ST up 8 to DST11
KC D/ST up 6 to DST20
LA D/ST down 1 to DST22
HOU D/ST down 1 to DST3
SEA D/ST down 1 to DST8
TB D/ST down 1 to DST28
NYG D/ST down 2 to DST19

Generated from the diff between published versions; reasons are the engine's.

The engine's read on the rest of the season

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Engine-generated rest-of-season board: the same projection sources as the weekly boards, rolled forward week by week with each week's opponent, byes at zero and P(active) from the injury report, summed to the fantasy playoffs' end. No analyst has reviewed it yet.

Tiers 1–2 in depth

DET D/STDST1 · DET

Median 74.9 · 20–80 range 66.0–97.0. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 75 points · 20–80 range 66–97.

CLE D/STDST2 · CLE

Median 73.3 · 20–80 range 59.0–91.0. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 73 points · 20–80 range 59–91.

HOU D/STDST3 · HOU

Median 72.2 · 20–80 range 62.0–93.0. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 72 points · 20–80 range 62–93.

CIN D/STDST4 · CIN

Median 72.2 · 20–80 range 59.0–90.0. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 72 points · 20–80 range 59–90.

MIN D/STDST5 · MIN

Median 72.0 · 20–80 range 55.0–87.0. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 72 points · 20–80 range 55–87.

LV D/STDST6 · LV

Median 71.8 · 20–80 range 59.8–90.0. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 72 points · 20–80 range 60–90.

Common questions about rest-of-season DST rankings

Who is the top defense in Standard?

DET D/ST, our DST1 with a 74.9-point median; CLE D/ST is DST2.

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