

The Patriots scored 1.29 more points per game than Miami and New Orleans, who tied for No. The Cowboys had 23 points more than New England, which equates to 1.35 more points per game. QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | One from each teamĭallas came out of nowhere to lead the fantasy world with 180 points last season. And honestly, the drop-off in production between tiers is usually negligible. So, why freak about it? You’re going to get better value if you wait to grab an above-average-but-not-necessarily-elite squad. QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Kickers | Top 200 | Superflex It’s not as if owners clamor to get depth at D/ST - most people just grab one late in the draft and utilize the rest of their roster spots for offensive depth. QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Kickers | Top 200 | SuperflexĪnother reason to avoid springing too early for a defense: There’s no real positional scarcity to speak of with D/ST in fantasy. As we will remind you plenty this preseason, no team has ever scored the most D/ST fantasy points two years in a row since FantasyPros started collecting data (2002). For one thing, it’s impossible to predict which squad will finish in the top five of D/ST fantasy points from year to year, never mind No. The elite defenses from the previous season should never be regarded like the top-tier players at other positions. Heading into the season, a good way to find that happy medium is breaking down our 2022 fantasy defense rankings into tiers in order to devise the best draft strategy. But in fantasy, just as in life, success comes from finding a balance.

Others disregard the position entirely, doing little to no research and just grabbing the highest-projected available defense from week to week. Some owners overvalue it and draft a defense way too early, effectively rendering the pick completely devoid of value while robbing themselves of vital depth elsewhere. The D/ST position in fantasy football is wildly misunderstood.
