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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 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 12.3 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.75 | 165.7 |
| 2 | Andrew Van Ginkel MIN | DE | 30 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 35.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.5 | 161.58 |
| 3 | Maxx Crosby LV | DE | 28 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 28.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.32 | 158.38 |
| 4 | Myles Garrett CLE | DE | 30 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 27.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 40.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.25 | 157.33 |
| 5 | Aidan Hutchinson DET | DE | 25 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 19.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 39.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.59 | 145.98 |
| 6 | Brian Burns NYG | DE | 28 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 25.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.5 | 144.48 |
| 7 | Danielle Hunter HOU | DE | 31 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 12.8 | 0.0 | 39.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.29 | 140.93 |
| 8 | Nik Bonitto DEN | DE | 26 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 26.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 36.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.21 | 139.65 |
| 9 | Will Anderson Jr. HOU | DE | 24 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 21.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.07 | 137.18 |
| 10 | Nick Bosa SF | DE | 28 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 21.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 35.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.63 | 129.73 |
| 11 | Alex Highsmith PIT | DE | 28 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 23.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.54 | 128.25 |
| 12 | Byron Young LAR | DE | 28 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 27.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 41.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.46 | 126.88 |
| 13 | Josh Hines-Allen JAX | DE | 28 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 34.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.39 | 125.55 |
| 14 | Jeffery Simmons TEN | DT | 28 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 29.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 36.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.36 | 125.2 |
| 15 | Jared Verse LAR | DE | 25 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 27.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.31 | 124.33 |