Week 15 fantasy defense rankings: Best DST starts

Admin December 10, 2024

Defense doesn’t win championships in fantasy football the way it does in real life, but picking the right defense and special teams unit can be an important part of winning a fantasy title.

As the postseason begins in most leagues, the standard strategy of targeting poor offenses is generally a wise option. The top five D/STs last week faced the Bears, Raiders, Browns, Jaguars and Titans.

Fantasy football rankings for Week 15 are based on the point-per-reception (PPR) scoring used in most seasonal and daily fantasy football formats. Six points are awarded for defensive and kick return touchdowns. Two points are awarded for safeties and one half point is awarded for sacks.

Rankings are compiled by Daniel Dobish, TheHuddle.com.

Fantasy football Week 15 defense/special teams rankings

Rank	Team	Opp
1	Denver Broncos	vs. Ind.
2	Minnesota Vikings	vs. Chi.
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	at Phi.
4	Buffalo Bills	at Det.
5	Houston Texans	vs. Mia.
6	Seattle Seahawks	vs. G.B.
7	Detroit Lions	vs. Buf.
8	Los Angeles Chargers	vs. T.B.
9	Arizona Cardinals	vs. N.E.
10	Green Bay Packers	at Sea.
11	Dallas Cowboys	at Car.
12	Philadelphia Eagles	vs. Pit.
13	Chicago Bears	at Min.
14	Los Angeles Rams	at S.F.
15	Indianapolis Colts	at Den.
16	New York Jets	at Jac.
17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	at L.A.-C
18	San Francisco 49ers	vs. L.A.-R
19	Cleveland Browns	vs. K.C.
20	Washington Commanders	at N.O.
21	Baltimore Ravens	at N.Y.-G
22	New Orleans Saints	vs. Was.
23	Cincinnati Bengals	at Ten.
24	New England Patriots	at Ari.
25	New York Giants	vs. Bal.
26	Tennessee Titans	vs. Cin.
27	Kansas City Chiefs	at Cle.
28	Jacksonville Jaguars	vs. N.Y.-J
29	Miami Dolphins	at Hou.
30	Atlanta Falcons	at L.V.
31	Carolina Panthers	vs. Dal.
32	Las Vegas Raiders	vs. Atl.