Who are the top D/STs in Week 7 fantasy football rankings?

In the Dynatyze Week 7 expert consensus, the top five defenses are Houston Texans (HOU vs NYG), Minnesota Vikings (MIN vs IND), Denver Broncos (DEN @ ARI), Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT @ NO) and New York Jets (NYJ vs MIA).

How are the Week 7 D/ST rankings made?

Each player's rank is the average of his rank on every Week 7 board published by a Dynatyze expert — 2 boards this week — and the best–worst column is the range across those boards.

Week 7 Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings

28 defenses, in expert-consensus order.

Updated Oct 24, 2026

Week 7 D/ST rankings

Week 7 D/ST rankings: rank, player, team, opponent, average rank, best and worst rank, boards and matchup grade
#	Player	Team	Opp	Avg rank	Best–worst	Boards	Matchup
1	Houston Texans	HOU	vs NYG	1.0	1	2	B+
2	Minnesota Vikings	MIN	vs IND	2.0	2	2	B+
3	Denver Broncos	DEN	@ ARI	3.0	3	2	C
4	Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	@ NO	4.0	4	2	B
5	New York Jets	NYJ	vs MIA	5.5	5–6	2	A+
6	Kansas City Chiefs	KC	@ SEA	6.0	5–7	2	B+
7	Cleveland Browns	CLE	@ TEN	6.5	6–7	2	B+
8	Carolina Panthers	CAR	vs TB	8.0	8	2	A
9	Seattle Seahawks	SEA	vs KC	9.5	9–10	2	F
10	Tennessee Titans	TEN	vs CLE	9.5	9–10	2	A
11	Los Angeles Rams	LAR	@ LV	11.0	11	2	D
12	San Francisco 49ers	SF	@ ATL	12.5	12–13	2	A
13	New England Patriots	NE	@ CHI	13.0	12–14	2	B+
14	New Orleans Saints	NO	vs PIT	13.5	13–14	2	B
15	Chicago Bears	CHI	vs NE	15.0	15	2	B+
16	Dallas Cowboys	DAL	@ PHI	16.0	16	2	C
17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TB	@ CAR	17.0	17	2	D
18	Baltimore Ravens	BAL	vs CIN	18.5	18–19	2	C
19	New York Giants	NYG	@ HOU	19.0	18–20	2	D
20	Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	@ BAL	19.5	19–20	2	D
21	Arizona Cardinals	ARI	vs DEN	21.0	21	2	D
22	Indianapolis Colts	IND	@ MIN	22.0	22	2	C
23	Las Vegas Raiders	LV	vs LA	23.5	23–24	2	B
24	Miami Dolphins	MIA	@ NYJ	23.5	23–24	2	C
25	Detroit Lions	DET	vs GB	25.5	25–26	2	C
26	Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	vs DAL	25.5	25–26	2	D
27	Green Bay Packers	GB	@ DET	27.0	27	2	F
28	Atlanta Falcons	ATL	vs SF	28.0	28	2	F

Boards in the Week 7 D/ST consensus

Expert boards in the Week 7 D/ST consensus
Expert	Board	Updated
Joe Orrico	Week 7 Rankings	Oct 22, 2026
Marc Gartenberg	Week 7 Rankings	Oct 24, 2026

Week 7 D/ST rankings: questions

Who are the top D/STs in Week 7 fantasy football rankings?: In the Dynatyze Week 7 expert consensus, the top five defenses are Houston Texans (HOU vs NYG), Minnesota Vikings (MIN vs IND), Denver Broncos (DEN @ ARI), Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT @ NO) and New York Jets (NYJ vs MIA).
How are the Week 7 D/ST rankings made?: Each player's rank is the average of his rank on every Week 7 board published by a Dynatyze expert — 2 boards this week — and the best–worst column is the range across those boards.