Joey Pollizze analyzes all 2025 fantasy football Week 16 defenses (DEF) -- streamers, sits/starts, and D/ST waiver wire pickups to add. His Week 16 rankings and tiers for all of the NFL defenses.

Should you pick up a fantasy D/ST or ride the one you have for Round 2 of the playoffs? Click to read about the best pickups and defense rankings for Week 16.

Here's our ranking of all 32 NFL defenses entering Week 15, led by the Texans, who may have one of the league's best of the past decade.

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I’m doubling down on that even more in the fantasy playoffs, and that’s exactly why I faded the Commanders so hard last week. I can’t put my fantasy season in the hands of a bad defense just because I like their matchup.

Gameweek 14 delivered intensity, upsets, and defensive dominance across the NFL. In this video, we break down the Top 16 franchises with the best defensive records, highlighting teams that shut down elite offenses,

Coming off a shutout and highest-scoring week for a defense/special teams unit of the season, the Seattle Seahawks are flying high heading to Atlanta.

Ranking the 10 best defensive tackles in the 2026 NFL Draft originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Much is left to be determined before the 2026 NFL Draft, but a regular season's worth of action has made it clear that teams in need of defensive upgrades are in luck.