The 2023 NFL season continues to churn forward, and it’s yet another week where we need to set our starting fantasy football lineups! Who are the top options available this week at the DST position?
The PFN Fantasy Staff provides their consensus rankings here below. All rankings are in 1QB and half-PPR scoring format and will change and adjust as new information comes out throughout the morning on Sunday, so make sure to check back in frequently!
Which DST Should You Start in Fantasy Football?
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1) Cleveland Browns | CLE (vs. ARI)
2) Baltimore Ravens | BAL (vs. SEA)
3) New Orleans Saints | NO (vs. CHI)
4) Pittsburgh Steelers | PIT (vs. TEN)
5) Philadelphia Eagles | PHI (vs. DAL)
6) Los Angeles Chargers | LAC (at NYJ)
7) New York Jets | NYJ (vs. LAC)
8) Atlanta Falcons | ATL (vs. MIN)
9) Dallas Cowboys | DAL (at PHI)
10) Buffalo Bills | BUF (at CIN)
11) New York Giants | NYG (at LV)
12) Kansas City Chiefs | KC (vs. MIA)
13) Indianapolis Colts | IND (at CAR)
14) Houston Texans | HOU (vs. TB)
15) Green Bay Packers | GB (vs. LAR)
16) Seattle Seahawks | SEA (at BAL)
17) New England Patriots | NE (vs. WAS)
18) Tampa Bay Buccaneers | TB (at HOU)
19) Minnesota Vikings | MIN (at ATL)
20) Miami Dolphins | MIA (at KC)
21) Washington Commanders | WAS (at NE)
22) Las Vegas Raiders | LV (vs. NYG)
23) Los Angeles Rams | LAR (at GB)
24) Arizona Cardinals | ARI (at CLE)
25) Tennessee Titans | TEN (at PIT)
26) Cincinnati Bengals | CIN (vs. BUF)
27) Chicago Bears | CHI (at NO)
28) Carolina Panthers | CAR (vs. IND)
The Top DSTs To Start in Week 9
Minnesota Vikings (vs. ATL)
Analysis by Kyle Soppe | In need of a streamer? A defense we had no interest in is very much trending in the right direction and gets a Falcons offense that benched their quarterback midweek — what more could you ask for?
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The Vikings DST has scored 61 fantasy points over the past five weeks on the back of forcing seven turnovers in their past three games. If you don’t yet have your DST picked out for Week 9, there’s a good chance the Vikings are available!
Atlanta Falcons (vs. MIN)
Analysis by Kyle Yates | It’s going to be hard to trust the defense that just allowed Will Levis to throw for four touchdowns in his first-ever NFL start, but the Falcons’ defense finds itself matched up against the Vikings in Week 9, who lost quarterback Kirk Cousins to an Achilles injury just several days ago.
Jaren Hall will get his first-ever NFL start, and he’s going to make mistakes that most rookies do. Even if he shows enough promise to keep Minnesota’s offense afloat down the line, he’s a solid bet to turn the ball over once or twice here.
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