Fantasy Football Week 17 Half-PPR Defense Rankings

Last updated: December 24, 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.	LA Chargers Defense	LAC	DEF	12	8.9
2.	Dallas Defense	DAL	DEF	10	8.7
3.	San Francisco Defense	SF	DEF	14	8.6
4.	Cincinnati Defense	CIN	DEF	10	8.2
5.	Seattle Defense	SEA	DEF	8	7.9
6.	Arizona Defense	ARI	DEF	8	7.6
7.	NY Jets Defense	NYJ	DEF	9	7.3
8.	NY Giants Defense	NYG	DEF	14	7.2
9.	Carolina Defense	CAR	DEF	14	7.1
10.	Buffalo Defense	BUF	DEF	7	6.7
11.	Cleveland Defense	CLE	DEF	9	6.6
12.	Jacksonville Defense	JAX	DEF	8	6.4
13.	Washington Defense	WAS	DEF	12	6.2
14.	Houston Defense	HOU	DEF	6	6.2
15.	Detroit Defense	DET	DEF	8	6.0
16.	Miami Defense	MIA	DEF	12	6.0
17.	Pittsburgh Defense	PIT	DEF	5	5.9
18.	Chicago Defense	CHI	DEF	5	5.9
19.	Indianapolis Defense	IND	DEF	11	5.9
20.	New England Defense	NE	DEF	14	5.9
21.	Denver Defense	DEN	DEF	12	5.9
22.	Minnesota Defense	MIN	DEF	6	5.8
23.	New Orleans Defense	NO	DEF	11	5.8
24.	Atlanta Defense	ATL	DEF	5	5.7
25.	LA Rams Defense	LAR	DEF	8	5.6
26.	Tennessee Defense	TEN	DEF	10	5.6
27.	Kansas City Defense	KC	DEF	10	5.3
28.	Green Bay Defense	GB	DEF	5	5.2
29.	Tampa Bay Defense	TB	DEF	9	5.2
30.	Las Vegas Defense	LV	DEF	8	4.9
31.	Baltimore Defense	BAL	DEF	7	3.9
32.	Philadelphia Defense	PHI	DEF	9	3.5