Fantasy Football 2014 rankings and stat projections: Defense

Who's the No. 1 fantasy football DST in 2014? Find our full rankings here.

How do we best assess the defense/special teams position in fantasy? Turnovers. That stat is the most important one of all because it sets up a chance for a touchdown on a return, it stops more scoring and it stops more yardage. Sacks are nearly as important because they are most often the event that forces the turnover (or a near-sack “hurry” in the case of an interception).

POSITION PRIMERS: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST

In short: You want a DST that creates the most sacks and turnovers.

Find all our DST fantasy rankings -- as well as stat projections -- below.

FANTASY FOOTBALL POSITION RANKINGS AND PROJECTIONS:

• TOP 300
• QB
• RB
• WR
• TE
• K
• DST

	TEAM	BYE	VALUE	TDS	SACKS	INT	FUMBLES	TIER
1	Seattle Seahawks	4	$5	6	40	24	9	1
2	San Francisco 49ers	8	$3	5	36	21	12	2
3	Cincinnati Bengals	4	$3	5	41	18	10	2
4	Carolina Panthers	12	$3	5	43	16	10	2
5	St. Louis Rams	4	$3	6	42	14	9	2
6	Denver Broncos	4	$2	5	42	15	11	3
7	Arizona Cardinals	4	$2	6	40	15	10	3
8	New England Patriots	10	$2	4	42	19	9	3
9	Baltimore Ravens	11	$1	4	39	17	10	4
10	Kansas City Chiefs	6	$1	5	39	15	9	4
11	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	$1	5	33	19	10	4
12	Cleveland Browns	4	$1	4	38	18	9	4
13	Houston Texans	10	$0	4	38	15	11	5
14	Miami Dolphins	5	$0	4	37	14	9	5
15	Pittsburgh Steelers	12	$0	4	36	14	9	5
16	Chicago Bears	9	$0	4	34	15	10	5
17	Buffalo Bills	9	$0	3	40	13	8	5
18	New Orleans Saints	6	$0	3	37	15	8	5