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Updated Fantasy Football Team Defense (D/ST) Draft Rankings for 2024 - Cowboys DST, Browns DST, Jets DST, Chiefs DST, Texans DST, Bears DST, Falcons DST

Jessie Bates Atlanta Falcons Defense - Fantasy Football DST, Defense Streamers, Waiver Wire IDP

The start of Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season is just ahead, and many fantasy managers are preparing for last-minute drafts. Team D/STs can be tricky to navigate in drafts, so we're here to assist with our fantasy football D/ST rankings for 2024. Use these rankings to help you select the right defense and crush your final drafts!

The fantasy football defense rankings are consensus staff rankings by Nick Mariano, Scott Engel, Andersen Pickard, Kev Mahserejian, and Brandon Murchinson. Before the rankings, you'll also see some recent fantasy football news and important NFL headlines for team defenses, all of which are accounted for within these updated D/ST draft rankings. RotoBaller's D/ST fantasy football rankings are tweaked all preseason long, so bookmark the fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates.

Below, you will see where key defenses such as the Chiefs, Jets, Browns, Cowboys, Texans, Bears, Falcons, Rams, Packers, and more are listed in our updated defense rankings. Bookmark the leading fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. Good luck RotoBallers!

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D/ST Fantasy Football News and Injury Updates

  • Devin Out For Season-Opener
  • YaYa Diaby Returns To Practice
  • Chris Jones To Play In Week 1
  • Denzel Ward Clears Concussion Protocol
  • Joey Bosa Had Hand Surgery
  • Giants Re-Sign Adoree Jackson On Friday
  • Jets Say Nothing Has Changed With Haason Reddick's Situation
  • Chargers Acquire Elijah Molden From Titans

 

Updated D/ST Rankings for Fantasy Football

You can also find our updated Best Ball rankings, Half-PPR rankings, PPR rankingsDynasty League rankings, and more.

D/ST Tier D/ST Rank D/ST Name Position
1 1 Baltimore Ravens DST
1 2 New York Jets DST
1 3 Cleveland Browns DST
1 4 San Francisco 49ers DST
2 5 Dallas Cowboys DST
2 6 Miami Dolphins DST
3 7 Kansas City Chiefs DST
3 8 Buffalo Bills DST
3 9 Philadelphia Eagles DST
3 10 Pittsburgh Steelers DST
4 11 New Orleans Saints DST
4 12 Houston Texans DST
4 13 Chicago Bears DST
4 14 Minnesota Vikings DST
4 15 Denver Broncos DST
5 16 Seattle Seahawks DST
5 17 Cincinnati Bengals DST
5 18 Detroit Lions DST
5 19 Las Vegas Raiders DST
5 20 Jacksonville Jaguars DST
5 21 Indianapolis Colts DST
6 22 Atlanta Falcons DST
6 23 Los Angeles Chargers DST
6 24 New England Patriots DST
6 25 Los Angeles Rams DST
6 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
6 27 Green Bay Packers DST
6 28 New York Giants DST
6 29 Carolina Panthers DST
6 30 Washington Commanders DST
6 31 Arizona Cardinals DST
6 32 Tennessee Titans DST


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