2023 Fantasy Football Rankings: DEF

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These 2023 fantasy football rankings are by Mike MacGregor. These rankings generally consider half point PPR scoring but the tiers do not change significantly for other scoring formats. Follow Mike @DraftBuddy. Rankings last updated Thu Aug 31.
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Team Defense

#1
TIER 1
San Francisco 49ers

Bye 9 · Age · ADP 13.01 · PPG -

#2
TIER 1
Philadelphia Eagles

Bye 10 · Age · ADP 13.03 · PPG -

#3
TIER 1
New York Jets

Bye 7 · Age · ADP 15.06 · PPG -

#4
TIER 1
Dallas Cowboys

Bye 7 · Age · ADP 13.09 · PPG -

#5
TIER 1
Buffalo Bills

Bye 13 · Age · ADP 15.12 · PPG -

#6
TIER 1
Baltimore Ravens

Bye 13 · Age · ADP 15.10 · PPG -

#7
TIER 1
New Orleans Saints

Bye 11 · Age · ADP 16.03 · PPG -

#8
TIER 1
Pittsburgh Steelers

Bye 6 · Age · ADP 17.11 · PPG -

#9
TIER 1
New England Patriots

Bye 11 · Age · ADP 15.05 · PPG -

#10
TIER 1
Washington Commanders

Bye 14 · Age · ADP 17.08 · PPG -

#11
TIER 1
Denver Broncos

Bye 9 · Age · ADP 19.07 · PPG -

#12
TIER 1
Los Angeles Chargers

Bye 5 · Age · ADP 22.10 · PPG -

#13
TIER 1
Jacksonville Jaguars

Bye 9 · Age · ADP 17.04 · PPG -

#14
TIER 1
Kansas City Chiefs

Bye 10 · Age · ADP 19.06 · PPG -

#15
TIER 1
Miami Dolphins

Bye 10 · Age · ADP 18.12 · PPG -

#16
TIER 1
Carolina Panthers

Bye 7 · Age · ADP 24.07 · PPG -

#17
TIER 1
Cleveland Browns

Bye 5 · Age · ADP 21.07 · PPG -

#18
TIER 2
Green Bay Packers

Bye 6 · Age · ADP 21.11 · PPG -

#19
TIER 2
Minnesota Vikings

Bye 13 · Age · ADP 23.09 · PPG -

#20
TIER 2
Atlanta Falcons

Bye 11 · Age · ADP 24.12 · PPG -

#21
TIER 2
Cincinnati Bengals

Bye 7 · Age · ADP 23.02 · PPG -

#22
TIER 2
Detroit Lions

Bye 9 · Age · ADP 23.08 · PPG -

#23
TIER 2
Houston Texans

Bye 7 · Age · ADP 25.06 · PPG -

#24
TIER 2
Seattle Seahawks

Bye 5 · Age · ADP 19.11 · PPG -

#25
TIER 2
Chicago Bears

Bye 13 · Age · ADP 30.08 · PPG -

#26
TIER 2
New York Giants

Bye 13 · Age · ADP 22.07 · PPG -

#27
TIER 2
Las Vegas Raiders

Bye 13 · Age · ADP 33.08 · PPG -

#28
TIER 2
Tennessee Titans

Bye 7 · Age · ADP 25.03 · PPG -

#29
TIER 2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Bye 5 · Age · ADP 24.06 · PPG -

#30
TIER 2
Los Angeles Rams

Bye 10 · Age · ADP 26.02 · PPG -

#31
TIER 2
Indianapolis Colts

Bye 11 · Age · ADP 24.08 · PPG -

#32
TIER 2
Arizona Cardinals

Bye 14 · Age · ADP 33.11 · PPG -

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