2026 team defenses fantasy points leaders
Every team defense's 2026 fantasy points through week 8 in half PPR, PPR and standard, with games played, points per game and the stats behind them.
2026 team defenses fantasy points leaders
| Rank | Player | Team | G | Half | PPR | Std | Per game | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Vikings defense | MIN | 7 | 77.0 | 77.0 | 77.0 | 11.0 | 25 sacks, 8 INT, 0 TD |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense | TB | 8 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 9.4 | 16 sacks, 12 INT, 2 TD |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers defense | PIT | 8 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 9.1 | 26 sacks, 7 INT, 1 TD |
| 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars defense | JAX | 7 | 62.0 | 62.0 | 62.0 | 8.9 | 15 sacks, 9 INT, 1 TD |
| 5 | Cincinnati Bengals defense | CIN | 7 | 59.0 | 59.0 | 59.0 | 8.4 | 23 sacks, 4 INT, 1 TD |
| 6 | Denver Broncos defense | DEN | 8 | 59.0 | 59.0 | 59.0 | 7.4 | 23 sacks, 7 INT, 1 TD |
| 7 | Green Bay Packers defense | GB | 8 | 56.0 | 56.0 | 56.0 | 7.0 | 22 sacks, 10 INT, 0 TD |
| 8 | Seattle Seahawks defense | SEA | 8 | 55.0 | 55.0 | 55.0 | 6.9 | 18 sacks, 8 INT, 0 TD |
| 9 | New England Patriots defense | NE | 8 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 6.6 | 22 sacks, 5 INT, 1 TD |
| 10 | Chicago Bears defense | CHI | 8 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 6.4 | 22 sacks, 5 INT, 0 TD |
| 11 | Tennessee Titans defense | TEN | 8 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 6.4 | 20 sacks, 8 INT, 0 TD |
| 12 | Las Vegas Raiders defense | LV | 8 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 6.0 | 18 sacks, 6 INT, 0 TD |
| 13 | Cleveland Browns defense | CLE | 8 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 5.9 | 21 sacks, 6 INT, 0 TD |
| 14 | Atlanta Falcons defense | ATL | 8 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 5.6 | 18 sacks, 3 INT, 1 TD |
| 15 | San Francisco 49ers defense | SF | 7 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 6.1 | 15 sacks, 3 INT, 1 TD |
| 16 | Kansas City Chiefs defense | KC | 7 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 6.0 | 9 sacks, 6 INT, 0 TD |
| 17 | Washington Commanders defense | WAS | 7 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 5.9 | 16 sacks, 4 INT, 1 TD |
| 18 | Houston Texans defense | HOU | 7 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 5.4 | 21 sacks, 3 INT, 0 TD |
| 19 | New York Jets defense | NYJ | 8 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 4.8 | 20 sacks, 1 INT, 0 TD |
| 20 | Los Angeles Rams defense | LAR | 8 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 4.6 | 12 sacks, 7 INT, 0 TD |
| 21 | Detroit Lions defense | DET | 7 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 5.1 | 24 sacks, 5 INT, 0 TD |
| 22 | Buffalo Bills defense | BUF | 7 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 5.0 | 15 sacks, 4 INT, 0 TD |
| 23 | New Orleans Saints defense | NO | 7 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 5.0 | 18 sacks, 4 INT, 1 TD |
| 24 | New York Giants defense | NYG | 7 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 5.0 | 9 sacks, 6 INT, 1 TD |
| 25 | Carolina Panthers defense | CAR | 7 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 4.9 | 10 sacks, 4 INT, 1 TD |
| 26 | Baltimore Ravens defense | BAL | 8 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 4.1 | 17 sacks, 4 INT, 0 TD |
| 27 | Los Angeles Chargers defense | LAC | 7 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 4.7 | 12 sacks, 6 INT, 0 TD |
| 28 | Arizona Cardinals defense | ARI | 8 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.4 | 19 sacks, 3 INT, 0 TD |
| 29 | Dallas Cowboys defense | DAL | 8 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 3.1 | 15 sacks, 3 INT, 0 TD |
| 30 | Indianapolis Colts defense | IND | 8 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 2.8 | 16 sacks, 2 INT, 0 TD |
| 31 | Philadelphia Eagles defense | PHI | 8 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.2 | 10 sacks, 3 INT, 0 TD |
| 32 | Miami Dolphins defense | MIA | 7 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.4 | 9 sacks, 4 INT, 0 TD |
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Who leads all team defenses in fantasy points in 2026?
Minnesota Vikings defense (77.0 half-PPR points in 7 games), Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (75.0 half-PPR points in 8 games), Pittsburgh Steelers defense (73.0 half-PPR points in 8 games), through week 8.
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