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Are the Houston Texans the one fantasy defense worth reaching for in 2026? Taking a defense early is usually the fastest way to hear about it all season in your group chat, and Houston might be the exception that earns it. Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter give the Texans a pass rush with almost no ceiling, Jadeveon Clowney joins the edge rotation, and four different defensive backs picked off four passes apiece last season. Can the Los Angeles Rams take that top spot instead now that Myles Garrett is attached to a front that already tied for seventh in the NFL with 47 sacks? Los Angeles moved on from Jared Verse and added a pass rusher coming off a record sack season, and the Rams still land second on this list. That is how high the bar is at the top.
We cover all this, plus the Seattle Seahawks and the two units that round out the board, in a definitive five-deep ranking hosted by PFN’s Jacob Infante. Draft position is the whole argument here. One of these five is coming off the board rounds ahead of the others, and if you misjudge which one, you either burn a pick you needed for depth or stream a defense all season while somebody else stacks sacks and takeaways every week.
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*Houston is the one defense worth breaking the no-reaching rule for, and it is the highest-drafted defense on the PFN fantasy mock draft simulator.
*Jalen Pitre, Derek Stingley Jr., Kamari Lassiter, and Calen Bullock each recorded four interceptions last season, which is why the Texans finished tied for third in the NFL with 19 picks.
*Myles Garrett replacing Jared Verse on a Rams line that already tied for seventh with 47 sacks makes Los Angeles a lock for No. 2.
*Denver led the NFL with 68 sacks, 11 clear of the second-place Falcons, and finished second in total yards allowed at 4,730, and still ranks third here.
*Philadelphia allowed a league-low 56.8 completion percentage and 19.1 points per game, and there is still a real gap between the Eagles and the four defenses ahead of them.
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