Fantasy Football: Week 2 defense rankings

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SEPTEMBER 08: Alontae Taylor #1 of the New Orleans Saints reacts after a sack against the Carolina Panthers at Caesars Superdome on September 08, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The Saints were among the top Week 1 streamers at defense. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

If you avoided drafting a defense early and instead, opted for the streaming route, I'd like to congratulate you... because that strategy appears to have won out in Week 1. Here's a look at how the top-five defenses off the board (in order of ADP) this season finished in standard Yahoo scoring for opening week:

  • San Francisco: DEF12

  • Baltimore: DEF19

  • New York Jets: DEF27

  • Dallas: DEF7

  • Cleveland: DEF28

Meanwhile, the top-scoring units on the week were waiver wire gems, with the New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers all finishing top five.

[Week 1 Half-PPR Fantasy Rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | FLEX | D/ST | Kickers]

How will things shake out? The analysts of Yahoo Fantasy make their predictions with their Week 2 defense rankings:

Who will you start at D/ST in Week 2?