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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 | Zack Baun PHI | LB | v WAS Sun 4:25 PM ET | 13.3 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jack Campbell DET | LB | v NO Sun 1:00 PM ET | 13.07 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jordyn Brooks MIA | LB | @ LV Sun 4:25 PM ET | 12.97 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 4 | Fred Warner SF | LB | @ LAR Thu 8:35 PM ET | 12.92 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sonny Styles WAS | LB | @ PHI Sun 4:25 PM ET | 12.74 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 6 | Carson Schwesinger CLE | LB | @ JAX Sun 1:00 PM ET | 12.72 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 7 | Foyesade Oluokun JAX | LB | v CLE Sun 1:00 PM ET | 12.58 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 8 | Nate Landman LAR | LB | v SF Thu 8:35 PM ET | 12.48 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 9 | Blake Cashman MIN | LB | v GB Sun 4:25 PM ET | 12.32 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ernest Jones IV SEA | LB | v NE Wed 8:20 PM ET | 12.31 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kaden Elliss NO | LB | @ DET Sun 1:00 PM ET | 12.25 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 12 | Terrel Bernard BUF | LB | @ HOU Sun 1:00 PM ET | 12.22 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nick Bolton KC | LB | v DEN Mon 8:15 PM ET | 12.13 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 14 | Alex Singleton DEN | LB | @ KC Mon 8:15 PM ET | 12.06 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 15 | Roquan Smith BAL | LB | @ IND Sun 1:00 PM ET | 12.02 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |