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Defense (D/ST) Fantasy Football Rankings for 2022 Drafts: Patriots, Dolphins, Chargers, Benglas, Browns, Buccaneers

Aaron Donald - Fantasy Football Rankings, IDP Draft Sleepers, Defense (DST)

Welcome RotoBallers to our recently-updated 2022 fantasy football defense (D/ST) rankings. We'll be here with you all preseason to help you prepare for and crush your fantasy football drafts.

Our defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick MarianoPierre Camus, Scott Engel and Brandon Murchison. Below you will also see recent fantasy football news and NFL headlines for defenses, which are accounted for within these updated draft rankings.

These defense (D/ST) rankings are updated constantly - be sure to bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. In addition to these D/ST draft rankings, read our fantasy football articles and analysis - our NFL team discusses draft sleepers, busts, NFL players to target and avoid, NFL rookies in the best landing spots, and so much more. Most importantly, our brand new free mobile app is a must have - download it and configure your notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts!

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Defenses Fantasy Football News and Injuries

  • Roquan Smith Requests A Trade
  • No Timetable For Shaquille Leonard's Return
  • Carl Lawson Emerging For The Jets
  • Jordan Poyer To Miss A Few Weeks
  • Reuben Foster Working Out With Seahawks
  • Ravens Agree With Rookie David Ojabo
  • Kiko Alonso Retires Saturday

 

Updated Fantasy Football Defense (D/ST) Rankings

The rankings table below last updated on August 9, 2022. You can also find our updated PPR Rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Non-PPR (Standard) rankings, Best Ball rankingsDynasty League rankings and 2022 NFL Rookie rankings.

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


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