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Fantasy Football 2026 Week 1 Projections
| Individual Defensive Players | Kick Return | Punt Return | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | Player | Pos | Matchup | Points | 2PR | AST | BLK | FMR | FMF | INT | PD | SCK | SAF | TAC | TFL | TD | TD | YDS | TD | YDS |
| 1 | Jared Verse CLE | DE | @ JAX Sun 1:00 PM ET | 10.86 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2 | Maxx Crosby LV | DE | v MIA Sun 4:25 PM ET | 10.6 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brian Burns NYG | DE | v DAL Sun 8:20 PM ET | 10.35 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 4 | Andrew Van Ginkel MIN | DE | v GB Sun 4:25 PM ET | 10.04 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 5 | Aidan Hutchinson DET | DE | v NO Sun 1:00 PM ET | 9.83 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 6 | Myles Garrett LAR | DE | v SF Thu 8:35 PM ET | 9.82 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 7 | Dallas Turner MIN | DE | v GB Sun 4:25 PM ET | 9.68 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 8 | Will Anderson Jr. HOU | DE | v BUF Sun 1:00 PM ET | 9.58 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 9 | Tuli Tuipulotu LAC | DE | v ARI Sun 4:25 PM ET | 9.57 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 10 | T.J. Watt PIT | DE | v ATL Sun 1:00 PM ET | 9.46 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 11 | Chase Young NO | DE | @ DET Sun 1:00 PM ET | 9.13 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 12 | Danielle Hunter HOU | DE | v BUF Sun 1:00 PM ET | 8.86 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jeffery Simmons TEN | DT | v NYJ Sun 1:00 PM ET | 8.82 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 14 | Montez Sweat CHI | DE | @ CAR Sun 1:00 PM ET | 8.77 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 15 | Chop Robinson MIA | DE | @ LV Sun 4:25 PM ET | 8.75 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |