Fantasy Football Week 8 Defense Rankings

Last updated: October 22, 2025

These fantasy football rankings are refreshed multiple times per day based on projections provided by RotoWire. Use the rankings and projections below to help figure out who to start/sit in your lineup this week.



Rank Name Team Pos Bye Proj. FP
1. Cincinnati Defense CIN DEF 10 11.4
2. New Orleans Defense NO DEF 11 9.7
3. Tampa Bay Defense TB DEF 9 9.5
4. Baltimore Defense BAL DEF 7 9.5
5. San Francisco Defense SF DEF 14 9.5
6. Cleveland Defense CLE DEF 9 9.2
7. Denver Defense DEN DEF 12 8.4
8. Minnesota Defense MIN DEF 6 8.4
9. Tennessee Defense TEN DEF 10 8.0
10. Houston Defense HOU DEF 6 8.0
11. New England Defense NE DEF 14 7.9
12. Indianapolis Defense IND DEF 11 7.8
13. LA Chargers Defense LAC DEF 12 7.8
14. Kansas City Defense KC DEF 10 7.5
15. NY Jets Defense NYJ DEF 9 7.4
16. Buffalo Defense BUF DEF 7 7.4
17. Atlanta Defense ATL DEF 5 7.2
18. NY Giants Defense NYG DEF 14 7.1
19. Green Bay Defense GB DEF 5 6.9
20. Washington Defense WAS DEF 12 6.6
21. Philadelphia Defense PHI DEF 9 6.6
22. Dallas Defense DAL DEF 10 5.8
23. Chicago Defense CHI DEF 5 5.4
24. Miami Defense MIA DEF 12 5.0
25. Pittsburgh Defense PIT DEF 5 4.6
26. Carolina Defense CAR DEF 14 4.5