Fantasy Football Week 18 Defense Rankings

Last updated: January 3, 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. Green Bay Defense GB DEF 10 10.9
2. Detroit Defense DET DEF 5 10.8
3. Tampa Bay Defense TB DEF 11 10.8
4. Houston Defense HOU DEF 14 10.5
5. Atlanta Defense ATL DEF 12 9.7
6. Tennessee Defense TEN DEF 5 9.6
7. Pittsburgh Defense PIT DEF 9 9.4
8. Cincinnati Defense CIN DEF 12 9.3
9. Baltimore Defense BAL DEF 14 9.2
10. Dallas Defense DAL DEF 7 9.1
11. Denver Defense DEN DEF 14 9.1
12. New Orleans Defense NO DEF 12 8.8
13. Buffalo Defense BUF DEF 12 8.7
14. LA Rams Defense LAR DEF 6 8.6
15. Arizona Defense ARI DEF 11 8.0
16. Las Vegas Defense LV DEF 10 7.9
17. Minnesota Defense MIN DEF 6 7.6
18. San Francisco Defense SF DEF 9 7.6
19. Miami Defense MIA DEF 6 7.4
20. Philadelphia Defense PHI DEF 5 7.0
21. LA Chargers Defense LAC DEF 5 6.9
22. NY Jets Defense NYJ DEF 12 6.7
23. NY Giants Defense NYG DEF 11 6.2
24. Seattle Defense SEA DEF 10 6.1
25. Kansas City Defense KC DEF 6 6.0
26. Indianapolis Defense IND DEF 14 5.9
27. Carolina Defense CAR DEF 11 5.8
28. Cleveland Defense CLE DEF 10 5.4
29. Jacksonville Defense JAX DEF 12 5.2
30. Washington Defense WAS DEF 14 4.8
31. Chicago Defense CHI DEF 7 4.6
32. New England Defense NE DEF 14 4.5