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RotoBaller's updated defense (DST) fantasy football rankings for 2022 drafts, as of August 31. Our defense rankings include D/ST tiers to guide your drafts.
It's draft season and we're here with more fantasy football rankings to help you dominate. Below are our NFL team's freshly updated 2022 fantasy football team defense/special teams (D/ST) rankings as of August 31st, including recent rankings movers such as the Dolphins DST, Eagles DST, Bengals DST, Patriots DST, Ravens DST, 49ers DST.
Our defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Scott Engel and Brandon Murchison. Below you will also see recent fantasy football news and NFL headlines for defenses, which are accounted for within these updated draft rankings.
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Defenses Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Tre'Davious White To Miss First Four Games
- Shaquille Leonard Activated From PUP List
- Dolphins Officially Sign Trey Flowers
- Chase Young Moved To PUP List, Will Miss Four Games
- Patriots Release Malcolm Butler
- Derek Rivers To Miss 2022 Season
- Derrick Brown's Injury Not Serious
Updated Fantasy Football Defense (D/ST) Rankings
The rankings table below last updated on August 31, 2022. You can also find our updated PPR Rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Non-PPR (Standard) rankings, Best Ball rankings, Dynasty League rankings and 2022 NFL Rookie rankings.
| D/ST Tier |
D/ST Rank |
D/ST Name |
Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 1 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 1 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 2 | 4 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 2 | 5 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 2 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 3 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 3 | 8 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 3 | 9 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 3 | 10 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 4 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
| 4 | 12 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 4 | 13 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
| 4 | 14 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 4 | 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 5 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 5 | 17 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
| 5 | 18 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
| 5 | 19 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 5 | 20 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 5 | 21 | New York Jets | DST |
| 6 | 22 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
| 6 | 23 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
| 6 | 24 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
| 6 | 25 | New York Giants | DST |
| 6 | 26 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 7 | 27 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 7 | 28 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 7 | 29 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 7 | 30 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 7 | 31 | Washington Commanders | DST |
| 7 | 32 | Houston Texans | DST |
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