The preseason is in the rearview, and while there are still plenty of fantasy football drafts to come this Labor Day weekend, we’re officially inside a week from the start of the 2021 NFL season!
As you round out your fantasy football drafts, many of you will need to draft a team defense. While we advise that you wait until one of the final rounds to select your defense, we realize that you do ultimately have to choose one. Here are our top-10 defenses per our Expert Consensus Rankings. And we also provide a few defenses outside the top-10 that have favorable streaming matchups for Week 1.
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Top Defenses to Draft
Top Defenses to Stream for Week 1
- Denver Broncos at NYG Week 1
- Los Angeles Chargers at WFT Week 1
- Miami Dolphins at NE Week 1
- Carolina Panthers vs. NYJ Week 1
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And check out our other content that will help you prepare for your fantasy football draft.
- The Running Back Primer
- The Wide Receiver Primer
- The Quarterback Primer
- The Tight End Primer
- Fantasy Football Draft Guide
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