Fantasy Football Defense Auction Values 2024: Dollar projections, rankings for D/STs

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Defense/special teams remains a starting position in most fantasy football leagues. With many leagues eliminating kickers from lineups and benches, D/ST replaces it as the last position you should consider in most formats.

2024 FANTASY AUCTION VALUES (PPR & STANDARD)

Overall | QB | RB | WR | TE | K

In fantasy football drafts, that means a late double-digit round. If you are looking for an every-week starting unit, you would need to pick D/ST earlier to get the your draft target. If you're playing the streaming game based on matchups, then you can wait until the penultimate or final round.

2024 PPR Rankings
Top 250 Overall | QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF/ST | K

In fantasy football auctions, that translates to spending no more than $2 on any unit. In most cases, you will spend $1. Should you have a sneaky deep sleeper in mind, you can get away with using zero dollars on a D/ST, making sure you're maximizing resources to go after desired players at QB, WR, RB, and TE.

DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: 2024 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet

With that in mind, here's looking at the projected D/ST values for 2024. Sporting News will update these values until Week 1 of the NFL season, so check back often. To get customized dollar values tailored to your league settings, check out FantasyPros' premium Auction Calculator. For customized mock auctions that you can do in minutes, check out FantasyPros' premium Salary Cap Simulator. 

2024 FANTASY SLEEPERS

QB | RB | WR | TE | Each Team

Fantasy Football Defense Auction Values 2024: D/ST dollar projections

Dollar values courtesy of FantasyPros and based on 12-team leagues with $200 budgets.

All D/STs not listed are valued at $0

  1. Dallas Cowboys, $2
  2. Baltimore Ravens, $2
  3. New York Jets, $1
  4. San Francisco 49ers, $1
  5. Cleveland Browns, $1
  6. Pittsburgh Steelers, $1
  7. Buffalo Bills, $1
  8. Kansas City Chiefs, $1
  9. Houston Texans, $1
  10. Indianapolis Colts, $1
  11. Philadelphia Eagles, $1
  12. Miami Dolphins, $1

For Sporting News' complete D/ST rankings, including several $0 options in the top 12, click here.

Vinnie Iyer

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Vinnie Iyer, has been with TSN since 1999, not long after graduating from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. He has produced NFL content for more than 20 years, turning his attention to full-time writing in 2007. A native of St. Louis, Mo. but now a long-time resident of Charlotte, N.C. Vinnie’s top two professional sports teams are Cardinals and Blues, but he also carries purple pride for all things Northwestern Wildcats. He covers every aspect of the NFL for TSN including player evaluations, gambling and fantasy football, where he is a key contributor. Vinnie represents TSN as host of the “Locked On Fantasy Football” podcast on the Locked On network. Over his many years at TSN, he’s also written about MLB, NBA, NASCAR, college football, tennis, horse racing, film and television. His can’t-miss program remains “Jeopardy!”, where he was once a three-day champion and he is still avid about crossword puzzles and trivia games. When not watching sports or his favorite game show, Vinnie is probably watching a DC, Marvel or Star Wars-related TV or movie.