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Updated Wild Card NFL playoffs fantasy football team defense (D/ST) rankings. (2026). Set winning lineups with our Wild Card weekend rankings for fantasy football.
If you want to win a DFS tournament or advance in a fantasy playoff league, your defense will matter more than you think. Use our Wild Card Weekend fantasy football defense rankings for 2026 to guide your decisions. In the full set of DST rankings below, you will see where the Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, and Chicago Bears defenses stand, among all others.
Our DST fantasy football rankings for Wild Card Weekend are put together by Nick Mariano. Below the rankings, you will also find key fantasy football outlooks from our RotoBaller staff, as well as the "Who to Start?" tool. Also, be sure to check our fantasy football news for this week. There are always key injuries and developments to keep track of, so check back throughout the week for updates.
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Wild Card Round Team Defense Rankings for Fantasy Football
| D/ST Tier |
D/ST Rank |
D/ST Name | Pos. |
| 1 | 1 | Houston Texans | DST |
| 1 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 1 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 1 | 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 2 | 5 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 2 | 6 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 3 | 7 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 3 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 3 | 9 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 3 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 4 | 11 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 4 | 12 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
Who Should I Start Tool
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Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some common Wild Card fantasy football lineup decisions are regarding players like Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, and Chicago Bears. But not to worry, we are here to help make these decisions and build winning lineups.
Wild Card Player Decisions. Set your optimal fantasy football lineups for Wild Card Weekend. Our free Who Should I Start? tool will help make your fantasy football lineup decisions. Compare up to four NFL players, and we tell you who to start... all free! Get your winning lineups set, and make the right decisions.
Using The Tool. This is a simple tool but very powerful. The first step is to enter the player names that you want to compare. In the first box, search for the first player's name. In the second box, search for the second player's name. Compare up to four NFL players at once, and then click the Who To Start? button to see who the recommended starts are based on weekly fantasy football matchups.
Improvements For Who Should I Start? You may have noticed, we've added lots of great features for you to give you as much information as possible to win your fantasy football matchups each week. You'll see NFL player tiles with headshots and bye weeks, enhanced search results with data to compare, and a slick new interface. We hope you enjoy!
How It Works. Each week, our RotoBaller staff puts together their weekly fantasy football rankings and projections based on their research. That information is the core data that is powering the decision-making in this tool. When you search for player names, you will only see those players who are ranked. If someone is out for the week, they will not appear in the search results.
Scoring Formats. Fantasy football managers play in various types of leagues, and this tool allows you to choose whether it's PPR scoring, Half-PPR scoring, or Standard (Non-PPR) scoring. The second thing you want to do is to select the scoring format. There are three small radio buttons (small circles), so click on the scoring format you prefer. The results may vary based on the scoring format you select.
Popular Wild Card Searches. Curious to see some tough lineup decisions for Wild Card Weekend (2026)? Below you will find a list of some popular Who Should I Start? searches that RotoBaller readers are looking at this week. Click any of the links to see the result and recommendation.
Popular Wild Card Searches - Start/Sit Player Comparisons
Below are some popular Wild Card searches and comparisons from our 'Who To Start' tool:
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