Fantasy Football Defense Rankings: Who to Start in Week 10?

We lose the Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, and Tennessee Titans to bye weeks, but only the Chiefs present any frequent semblance of a useful unit. More impactful for fantasy football lineups is the New York Jets dealing away their key defensive stars this week, rendering the group devoid of fantasy utility, regardless of the matchup.

Fantasy managers should reap rewards from exploitable matchups for the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Week 10 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Defensive/special teams rankings: Week 10
Rk	Player	Pos	Tm	Opp
Tier 1
1	Denver Broncos	DST	DEN	LV
Tier 2
2	Cleveland Browns	DST	CLE	@NYJ
3	Detroit Lions	DST	DET	@WAS
4	Pittsburgh Steelers	DST	PIT	@LAC
Tier 3
5	Indianapolis Colts	DST	IND	ATL*
6	Los Angeles Rams	DST	LAR	@SF
7	Seattle Seahawks	DST	SEA	ARI
8	Buffalo Bills	DST	BUF	@MIA
9	Los Angeles Chargers	DST	LAC	PIT
Tier 4
10	Philadelphia Eagles	DST	PHI	@GB
11	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DST	TB	NE
12	Atlanta Falcons	DST	ATL	@IND*
13	New England Patriots	DST	NE	@TB
14	Chicago Bears	DST	CHI	@NYG
15	Jacksonville Jaguars	DST	JAC	@HOU
Tier 5
16	Carolina Panthers	DST	CAR	NO
17	Baltimore Ravens	DST	BAL	@MIN
18	Houston Texans	DST	HOU	JAC
19	New York Giants	DST	NYG	@CHI
20	Green Bay Packers	DST	GB	PHI
21	Minnesota Vikings	DST	MIN	BAL
Tier 6
22	New York Jets	DST	NYJ	CLE
23	Las Vegas Raiders	DST	LV	@DEN
24	San Francisco 49ers	DST	SF	LAR
25	Washington Commanders	DST	WAS	DET
26	Arizona Cardinals	DST	ARI	@SEA
27	New Orleans Saints	DST	NO	@CAR
28	Miami Dolphins	DST	MIA	BUF
—	Cincinnati Bengals	DST	CIN	BYE
—	Dallas Cowboys	DST	DAL	BYE
—	Kansas City Chiefs	DST	KC	BYE
—	Tennessee Titans	DST	TEN	BYE

*Played in Berlin

Green: Player moved up in the latest rankings update.
Red: Player moved down in the latest rankings update.

Fantasy Football Defense Scoring Format

• 2 points per sack
• 3 points per takeaway
• 3 points per safety
• 6 points per defensive/special teams TD

More Fantasy Football Week 10 Positional Rankings

• Fantasy Quarterback Rankings
• Fantasy Running Back PPR Rankings
• Fantasy Wide Receiver PPR Rankings
• Fantasy Tight End PPR Rankings
• Fantasy Place Kicker Rankings
• Fantasy Defense Rankings

Veteran fantasy football expert Cory Bonini will publish and update free fantasy football PPR rankings with tiers throughout the season. You can find more of his work at Athlon Sports.