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Fantasy Football 2026 Draft Projections
| Season | Individual Defensive Players | Kick Return | Punt Return | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | Player | Pos | Age | GMS | 2PR | AST | BLK | FMR | FMF | INT | PD | SCK | SAF | TAC | TFL | TD | TD | YDS | TD | YDS | PPG | Points |
| 1 | T.J. Watt PIT | DE | 31 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10.67 | 181.35 |
| 2 | Andrew Van Ginkel MIN | DE | 30 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 39.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 59.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10.17 | 172.95 |
| 3 | Nik Bonitto DEN | DE | 26 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 36.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.57 | 162.7 |
| 4 | Myles Garrett CLE | DE | 30 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.17 | 155.85 |
| 5 | Nick Bosa SF | DE | 28 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.16 | 155.7 |
| 6 | Maxx Crosby LV | DE | 28 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 42.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.15 | 155.55 |
| 7 | Micah Parsons GB | DE | 26 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 29.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.02 | 153.35 |
| 8 | Danielle Hunter HOU | DE | 31 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.46 | 143.8 |
| 9 | Josh Hines-Allen JAX | DE | 28 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 39.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.4 | 142.85 |
| 10 | Aidan Hutchinson DET | DE | 25 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.4 | 142.75 |
| 11 | Alex Highsmith PIT | DE | 28 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.04 | 136.75 |
| 12 | Brian Burns NYG | DE | 27 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.01 | 136.25 |
| 13 | Will Anderson Jr. HOU | DE | 24 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 46.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.87 | 133.85 |
| 14 | Zach Sieler MIA | DT | 30 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.81 | 132.75 |
| 15 | DeForest Buckner IND | DT | 32 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 22.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.61 | 129.43 |