Half PPR · 2026 · through Week 8
Defense (DST) Fantasy Points Leaders
Every team defense ranked by 2026 Half PPR fantasy points, Weeks 1–8, with points per game, last-3 form and usage. Filter by week range, team or games played, or switch scoring.
Best per game, DST
Points per game among players with 4+ games.
DST leaders
- 1Minnesota Vikings D/STMIN7.7/g
- 2Tampa Bay Buccaneers D/STTB7.0/g
- 3Cincinnati Bengals D/STCIN6.7/g
2026 DST fantasy points leaders, Weeks 1–8
32 players · 2026 · Weeks 1–8
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers D/STTBDST | 7 | 49.0 | 7.0 | 16 |
| 2 | Green Bay Packers D/STGBDST | 8 | 47.0 | 5.9 | 22 |
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings D/STMINDST | 6 | 46.0 | 7.7 | 21 |
| 4 | Denver Broncos D/STDENDST | 7 | 44.0 | 6.3 | 21 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers D/STPITDST | 7 | 41.0 | 5.9 | 18 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Bengals D/STCINDST | 6 | 40.0 | 6.7 | 21 |
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Defense data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- NFL Quarterbacks Are Getting Sacked Like It’s 1999 In the 1960s and ’70s, the league’s old season totals show a little over 8 sacks in every 100 NFL pass plays.
- What Happened to the Tall Cornerback? In the early 1970s nearly one in five NFL cornerbacks was listed at 6-2 or taller.
- Nickel Became Base, Then Base Came Back Defenses kept adding a fifth defensive back, a cornerback or safety in place of a bigger player, until 2023.
- Did Cornerbacks Get Faster, or Did the Slow Ones Stop Running? For twenty years the average cornerback at the NFL combine ran the 40 in about 4.50 seconds.
How this works
Points come from each regular-season game’s box score, scored in the format you pick (PPR here by default; half PPR, standard, TE premium, 6-point passing TD, DraftKings and FanDuel under the scoring switch). Season pages add up every week so far; week pages show one week. Pts/G divides by games played; L3/G is the average of a player’s last three games in the range.
Snap % and target share count only the games a player played. Opp/G is targets plus carries per game; RZ counts targets and carries inside the opponent’s 20. Defense points allowed leave out points the opponent scored on its own defense or special teams (ESPN and Yahoo rule). Rostered % is the latest daily ESPN snapshot.
Sources: nflverse weekly stats, snap counts and play-by-playUpdated Fri, Oct 30, 9:33 AM ET
Frequently asked questions
How are fantasy points calculated?
From each game’s box score: 1 point per 10 rushing or receiving yards, 6 per rushing or receiving touchdown, 1 per 25 passing yards, 4 per passing touchdown, minus 2 per interception or lost fumble, 2 per two-point conversion. PPR adds 1 point per catch, half PPR 0.5 and standard none. Kickers score 3 to 5 per field goal by distance and 1 per extra point; defenses score sacks, takeaways, touchdowns and a points-allowed tier.
Which games count?
Regular-season games only. Week pages show one week; the season boards add up every week so far, and the week-range filter narrows them to any span, for example your fantasy playoff weeks.
Why rank by points per game as well as total?
A player who missed games trails on total points but may score more each week he plays. In our tests (2023 to 2026), ranking by per game changes 1 to 6 names in each position’s top 12 or 24, more than switching between PPR and half PPR does.
What do snap % and opportunity mean?
Snap % is the share of his team’s offensive plays he was on the field for, in the games he played. Opportunity is targets plus carries per game. Through week 7, opportunity predicted the rest of the season about as well as points per game did, so both are shown.
Can I use my league’s scoring?
Yes. Use More for TE premium, 6-point passing touchdowns, DraftKings or FanDuel scoring. Every table re-scores instantly, and your choice is remembered on every Edgehalla tool.