Ranking every NFL defense from best to worst for 2026
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Which teams have the NFL's best defense? PFSN reveals the list
Which teams boast the NFL's most dominant defenses heading into the 2026 season? PFSN has released its latest rankings, highlighting the league's elite defensive units. Find out where the top contenders rank and which defenses are built to carry their teams toward a championship run.
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The clear centerpiece: Former Los Angeles Rams stud DT Aaron Donald headlines top Rams defensive players on PFF over the last 20 seasons
He won a Super Bowl for Los Angeles during the 2021 NFL season. Donald was one of the best defensive tackles the NFL has ever seen. He won a couple of defensive player of the year awards in the NFL. Other teams in the NFL were double and triple teaming him week in and week out.
Thanks to some big-time additions, Carolina's defense is primed for a big 2026.
The 1977 ‘Grits Blitz’ Falcons defense was thought to be one of the best in NFL history. Now, one particular modern metric confirms the theory.
The Jacksonville Jaguars saw massive improvement on defense in 2025. The previous season, Ryan Nielsen was the Jaguars' defensive coordinator, and the team struggled. Nielsen was let go and replaced by Anthony Campanile under Liam Coen,
The NFL is blessed with a transitional group of defensive linemen in today's era. Thanks to hybrid defensive fronts and many players possessing the ability to move from the edge to the interior, the league has its most versatile group of defensive linemen ...