Defensive Team By Committee (DTBC)

Clayton Gray's Defensive Team By Committee (DTBC) Clayton Gray Published 08/26/2021

There are a couple of common approaches to addressing the team defense position in fantasy drafts.

  • Draft a top defense fairly early.
  • Draft a couple of defenses fairly late with the intention of streaming your way to production that is on par with a top defense.

Well, actually, there is another common approach. Draft a mediocre defense, drop it when it underproduces, and hate the team defense position all season long.

Let's avoid that third approach.

Going After a Top Defense

Simply put, you're in the wrong place for a top defense. But we have multiple avenues for you to take here.

  • Use the Draft Dominator. With it, you'll be able to get fully customized rankings. You'll know exactly which top defense you should target.

  • Go straight to our Defensive Team rankings. These are customized, but you'll get a general feel for which defenses are highly rated.

If you're having trouble deciding on a top defense or you want one with an easy schedule, take a moment to check out our SOS for defenses.

Now, let's find a DTBC.

Starting-Level Defenses

If we have a DTBC, that means we won't be taking an early defense. And that means we won't start the season with a single starting-level defense.

  • Pittsburgh Steelers - 123.1
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 120.4
  • Washington Football Team - 118.3
  • Los Angeles Rams - 117.0
  • New England Patriots - 112.2
  • San Francisco 49ers - 109.6
  • Kansas City Chiefs - 109.5
  • Baltimore Ravens - 107.8
  • Los Angeles Chargers - 106.5
  • Miami Dolphins - 106.1
  • Chicago Bears - 105.4
  • Indianapolis Colts - 105.0
  • Denver Broncos - 103.5
  • Buffalo Bills - 103.2

Beat the Dolphins

The goal of creating a DTBC is to compete against starting-level defenses. To get a Top 10 unit, we need to outscore the Miami Dolphins.

Let's beat the Dolphins.

Finding DTBCs

Finding the right committee will be based on three things:

  • Bye week compatibility - This seems obvious, but your two defenses can't have the same bye week.
  • Projected fantasy points scored - Defenses projected to score more fantasy points this season will generally rank higher in the list of possible committees.
  • Strength of schedule - Defenses with easier opponents will generally rank higher in the list of possible committees.

So let's get to it.

Looking through the 137 possibilities, a whopping 90 of them are projected to beat the Dolphins. And three of them are projected to beat the Steelers.

Yes, tons of quality options with a good deal of variety.

Rank
Defensive Team 1
Defensive Team 2
Fantasy Points
1 New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles 125.97
2 Seattle Seahawks New York Giants 125.63
3 New York Giants Arizona Cardinals 125.12
4 Minnesota Vikings Cleveland Browns 121.89
5 New York Giants Carolina Panthers 121.72
6 Dallas Cowboys Arizona Cardinals 121.38
7 Dallas Cowboys Carolina Panthers 121.38
8 Seattle Seahawks Cleveland Browns 121.38
9 New York Giants Green Bay Packers 121.38
10 Dallas Cowboys Cleveland Browns 121.21
11 Minnesota Vikings Arizona Cardinals 121.04
12 Dallas Cowboys Green Bay Packers 120.70
13 Carolina Panthers Philadelphia Eagles 120.53
14 Minnesota Vikings New York Giants 120.36
15 New York Giants Cleveland Browns 120.02
16 Atlanta Falcons Arizona Cardinals 119.51
17 Dallas Cowboys New York Giants 119.51
18 Minnesota Vikings Seattle Seahawks 119.51
19 Seattle Seahawks Carolina Panthers 119.51
20 Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers 119.34
21 Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers 119.34
22 Minnesota Vikings Carolina Panthers 118.32
23 Arizona Cardinals Philadelphia Eagles 118.32
24 New York Jets New York Giants 118.15
25 Arizona Cardinals Green Bay Packers 118.15
26 New York Jets Cleveland Browns 117.98
27 Arizona Cardinals Carolina Panthers 117.98
28 Cleveland Browns Philadelphia Eagles 117.98
29 Atlanta Falcons Seattle Seahawks 117.47
30 Seattle Seahawks Green Bay Packers 117.3
31 Seattle Seahawks Arizona Cardinals 117.13
32 New Orleans Saints New York Giants 116.79
33 Dallas Cowboys Seattle Seahawks 116.79
34 Atlanta Falcons Cleveland Browns 116.62
35 New York Jets Arizona Cardinals 116.45
36 Seattle Seahawks Philadelphia Eagles 116.11
37 Green Bay Packers Philadelphia Eagles 116.11
38 New York Jets Carolina Panthers 115.94
39 Atlanta Falcons Philadelphia Eagles 115.77
40 Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles 115.6
41 Atlanta Falcons Green Bay Packers 115.43
42 Minnesota Vikings Philadelphia Eagles 115.09
43 Atlanta Falcons New York Giants 114.24
44 Arizona Cardinals Cleveland Browns 113.73
45 New York Jets Green Bay Packers 113.56
46 Detroit Lions Cleveland Browns 113.56
47 Detroit Lions New York Giants 113.39
48 New Orleans Saints Carolina Panthers 113.22
49 Atlanta Falcons Minnesota Vikings 112.88
50 New Orleans Saints Seattle Seahawks 112.88
51 Jacksonville Jaguars Carolina Panthers 112.88
52 New Orleans Saints Cleveland Browns 112.71
53 New York Giants Tennessee Titans 112.71
54 Jacksonville Jaguars Seattle Seahawks 112.2
55 Seattle Seahawks Cincinnati Bengals 112.2
56 New Orleans Saints Arizona Cardinals 112.03
57 New York Jets Philadelphia Eagles 111.69
58 Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants 111.69
59 Detroit Lions Carolina Panthers 111.69
60 Atlanta Falcons Dallas Cowboys 111.52
61 New Orleans Saints Philadelphia Eagles 111.52
62 Jacksonville Jaguars Philadelphia Eagles 111.52
63 Seattle Seahawks Tennessee Titans 111.18
64 New Orleans Saints Dallas Cowboys 110.67
65 Jacksonville Jaguars Cleveland Browns 110.67
66 New Orleans Saints Green Bay Packers 110.33
67 New York Jets Minnesota Vikings 110.33
68 Las Vegas Raiders Arizona Cardinals 109.99
69 Arizona Cardinals Tennessee Titans 109.99
70 Detroit Lions Arizona Cardinals 109.82
71 Jacksonville Jaguars Arizona Cardinals 109.65
72 New Orleans Saints Minnesota Vikings 109.48
73 Jacksonville Jaguars Green Bay Packers 109.48
74 New York Jets Seattle Seahawks 109.31
75 Detroit Lions Philadelphia Eagles 109.31
76 Dallas Cowboys Cincinnati Bengals 109.14
77 Cincinnati Bengals Philadelphia Eagles 109.14
78 Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers 108.97
79 Cincinnati Bengals Arizona Cardinals 108.97
80 Cincinnati Bengals Carolina Panthers 108.29
81 Cincinnati Bengals Green Bay Packers 108.12
82 Las Vegas Raiders Carolina Panthers 107.95
83 Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns 107.95
84 Atlanta Falcons Detroit Lions 107.61
85 Las Vegas Raiders Seattle Seahawks 107.61
86 Minnesota Vikings Cincinnati Bengals 107.27
87 Las Vegas Raiders Green Bay Packers 106.76
88 Minnesota Vikings Tennessee Titans 106.59
89 Dallas Cowboys Tennessee Titans 106.42
90 Minnesota Vikings Detroit Lions 106.25
91 Dallas Cowboys Las Vegas Raiders 106.08
92 Tennessee Titans Philadelphia Eagles 106.08
93 Las Vegas Raiders New York Giants 105.74
94 Houston Texans Arizona Cardinals 105.4
95 Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions 105.06
96 Minnesota Vikings Las Vegas Raiders 105.06
97 Las Vegas Raiders Cleveland Browns 105.06
98 Atlanta Falcons Cincinnati Bengals 104.38
99 Atlanta Falcons Jacksonville Jaguars 104.04
100 Houston Texans Carolina Panthers 103.87
101 Houston Texans Cleveland Browns 103.53
102 New York Jets Dallas Cowboys 103.19
103 Las Vegas Raiders Philadelphia Eagles 102.85
104 Seattle Seahawks Houston Texans 102.68
105 Minnesota Vikings Houston Texans 102.51
106 Houston Texans Philadelphia Eagles 102.51
107 Atlanta Falcons Las Vegas Raiders 102.17
108 New York Jets Cincinnati Bengals 102
109 New York Jets Jacksonville Jaguars 101.66
110 Houston Texans Green Bay Packers 101.32
111 New Orleans Saints Jacksonville Jaguars 100.98
112 New York Jets Tennessee Titans 100.98
113 Atlanta Falcons Tennessee Titans 100.3
114 New Orleans Saints Cincinnati Bengals 100.13
115 New Orleans Saints Las Vegas Raiders 99.79
116 Dallas Cowboys Houston Texans 99.45
117 New Orleans Saints Detroit Lions 98.94
118 New Orleans Saints Tennessee Titans 98.43
119 Jacksonville Jaguars Detroit Lions 98.26
120 Detroit Lions Tennessee Titans 97.24
121 New York Jets Detroit Lions 97.07
122 New York Jets Las Vegas Raiders 96.9
123 Atlanta Falcons Houston Texans 96.56
124 Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans 95.71
125 Detroit Lions Cincinnati Bengals 95.54
126 Jacksonville Jaguars Las Vegas Raiders 95.37
127 Jacksonville Jaguars Cincinnati Bengals 93.84
128 New Orleans Saints Houston Texans 92.99
129 Las Vegas Raiders Detroit Lions 92.14
130 Cincinnati Bengals Tennessee Titans 91.97
131 Las Vegas Raiders Tennessee Titans 91.29
132 New York Jets Houston Texans 89.08
133 Las Vegas Raiders Cincinnati Bengals 87.38
134 Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans 86.87
135 Detroit Lions Houston Texans 84.66
136 Houston Texans Tennessee Titans 83.13
137 Las Vegas Raiders Houston Texans 80.07

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