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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 | 16.3 | 0.0 | 20.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.6 | 156.81 |
| 2 | Maxx Crosby LV | DE | 28 | 16.3 | 0.0 | 26.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 45.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.41 | 153.74 |
| 3 | Andrew Van Ginkel MIN | DE | 30 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.07 | 151.17 |
| 4 | Myles Garrett LAR | DE | 30 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 23.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 14.7 | 0.0 | 39.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.05 | 150.91 |
| 5 | Aidan Hutchinson DET | DE | 25 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 38.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.61 | 143.6 |
| 6 | Brian Burns NYG | DE | 28 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 23.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 38.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.46 | 141.07 |
| 7 | Danielle Hunter HOU | DE | 31 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 38.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.37 | 139.5 |
| 8 | Nik Bonitto DEN | DE | 26 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 32.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.43 | 123.84 |
| 9 | Will Anderson Jr. HOU | DE | 24 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 35.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.42 | 123.74 |
| 10 | Byron Young LAR | DE | 28 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 27.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 38.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.34 | 122.35 |
| 11 | Alex Highsmith PIT | DE | 28 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 37.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.24 | 120.69 |
| 12 | Jared Verse CLE | DE | 25 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 25.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 35.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.97 | 116.23 |
| 13 | Nick Bosa SF | DE | 28 | 14.7 | 0.0 | 20.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 30.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.88 | 115.55 |
| 14 | Jeffery Simmons TEN | DT | 28 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 26.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 33.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.93 | 115.46 |
| 15 | Josh Hines-Allen JAX | DE | 28 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 22.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 30.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.72 | 112.08 |