We’re two weeks into NFL preseason, and fantasy football draft season has reached a boiling point, so we have no time to waste. I know defenses are almost always an afterthought in your fantasy football draft prep, but every position on your team is worthy of some modicum of thought, so this article can be your one-stop shop for all things fantasy football defense.

Earlier this season, I put out an article that went over my favorite draft targets based on the early-season schedule , so you can check that out here. Today, I’m going to give you my pre-season DST rankings for the 2025 fantasy football season. But, before I do that, I wanted to briefly go over my strategy for drafting fantasy football defenses because I truly believe that there is one.

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