NFL Defense vs Position Rankings 2024-25

Fantasy points allowed to running backs by every NFL defense • Final season

Completed 2024-25 season: every column is that season's real per-game average, with no blending or projection. Covers Weeks 1-17; Week 18 games are not in the archive.
QB RB WR TE
●Elite Matchup (Target)
●Good Matchup
●Average
●Tough
●Avoid

Best RB Matchups (Most Points Allowed)

#1 Carolina Panthers 31.2 FPA
#2 Jacksonville Jaguars 27.3 FPA
#3 New York Giants 26.9 FPA

Toughest RB Matchups (Fewest Points Allowed)

#32 Kansas City Chiefs 15.5 FPA
#31 Philadelphia Eagles 17.0 FPA
#30 Minnesota Vikings 18.0 FPA
Rank Team DK FPA FD FPA vs Avg 2023-24/G 2024-25/G L4 Rush Yds Rush TD Targets Rec Rec Yds Trend
1
Carolina Panthers
31.2
 27.3
+8.5
26.6 31.2 32.0 143.6 1.00 4.9 4.3 34.9
2
Jacksonville Jaguars
27.3
 23.8
+4.6
20.7 27.3 22.0 98.8 0.94 6.5 5.3 42.9
3
New York Giants
26.9
 23.4
+4.2
24.6 26.9 28.6 115.2 0.88 5.6 4.6 37.0
4
Buffalo Bills
26.4
 23.0
+3.7
21.8 26.4 24.0 97.9 0.62 6.9 5.5 45.6
5
San Francisco 49ers
26.0
 22.6
+3.3
19.1 26.0 27.6 100.6 1.00 5.4 4.7 36.8
6
Chicago Bears
25.7
 22.6
+3.0
24.1 25.7 29.3 116.3 1.00 4.9 4.2 33.6
7
New Orleans Saints
25.5
 22.3
+2.8
18.4 25.5 23.2 108.9 1.00 5.2 3.9 30.8
8
Dallas Cowboys
25.1
 22.2
+2.4
18.3 25.1 22.9 99.1 0.94 5.1 4.2 39.0
9
New England Patriots
25.0
 22.1
+2.3
20.5 25.0 28.8 116.2 0.81 4.1 3.2 24.2
10
Cincinnati Bengals
24.8
 21.4
+2.1
22.7 24.8 25.1 93.0 0.94 5.8 4.9 37.1
11
Arizona Cardinals
24.7
 21.6
+2.0
29.3 24.7 29.8 103.6 0.75 5.2 4.6 35.4
12
Indianapolis Colts
24.7
 21.5
+2.0
27.1 24.7 20.2 107.9 0.81 5.8 4.6 33.2
13
Las Vegas Raiders
24.7
 21.2
+2.0
23.4 24.7 21.3 96.4 0.62 6.0 4.7 35.9
14
Tennessee Titans
24.2
 22.0
+1.5
19.1 24.2 28.3 97.3 0.88 3.9 3.3 23.1
15
Washington Commanders
23.4
 20.7
+0.7
26.3 23.4 22.7 113.2 0.94 3.9 2.9 24.5
16
Green Bay Packers
23.1
 19.6
+0.4
23.4 23.1 23.0 83.2 0.62 6.6 5.1 39.1
17
Denver Broncos
22.2
 19.0
-0.5
28.1 22.2 21.8 81.4 0.44 6.0 5.0 38.9
18
Atlanta Falcons
22.1
 18.9
-0.6
18.8 22.1 22.1 82.1 0.31 7.2 6.1 38.6
19
Los Angeles Rams
22.1
 19.4
-0.6
16.6 22.1 15.4 101.1 0.56 4.9 4.3 34.0
20
Seattle Seahawks
21.5
 18.8
-1.2
27.2 21.5 19.8 103.1 0.50 5.0 3.8 32.1
21
Pittsburgh Steelers
21.1
 18.3
-1.6
23.1 21.1 18.9 84.4 0.75 5.0 4.0 33.6
22
Miami Dolphins
21.0
 19.0
-1.7
19.4 21.0 15.1 82.5 0.75 5.3 3.9 32.9
23
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20.5
 17.5
-2.2
17.8 20.5 8.9 74.1 0.44 6.1 4.9 38.8
24
New York Jets
20.3
 17.6
-2.4
25.9 20.3 20.6 96.6 0.62 4.4 3.6 25.8
25
Baltimore Ravens
20.2
 17.5
-2.5
19.7 20.2 19.3 64.7 0.50 6.6 4.9 40.7
26
Houston Texans
20.2
 17.4
-2.5
19.9 20.2 23.4 86.9 0.50 5.3 4.0 29.8
27
Los Angeles Chargers
20.1
 16.7
-2.6
23.3 20.1 20.2 96.9 0.25 6.8 4.8 28.4
28
Cleveland Browns
18.2
 16.3
-4.5
19.1 18.2 15.2 83.2 0.75 3.9 3.2 24.1
29
Detroit Lions
18.1
 16.2
-4.6
15.4 18.1 27.1 65.1 0.75 3.6 3.1 32.6
30
Minnesota Vikings
18.0
 15.5
-4.7
20.4 18.0 21.2 73.0 0.50 5.4 4.0 25.9
31
Philadelphia Eagles
17.0
 14.4
-5.7
19.5 17.0 13.8 79.4 0.31 5.5 4.3 29.2
32
Kansas City Chiefs
15.5
 13.7
-7.2
20.2 15.5 17.4 67.4 0.50 4.9 3.5 22.1

How These Ratings Work

FPA (Fantasy Points Allowed)

Every player game is scored with official DraftKings and FanDuel scoring (including DK yardage bonuses), then the position group is totaled per game. Higher FPA means a softer defense to target.

Season Blend

This is the completed 2024-25 season: every column is that season's real per-game average, with no blending or projection.

Moving Averages

The 2023-24/G, 2024-25/G, and L4 columns show the raw windows feeding the rating, so you can see exactly why a defense ranks where it does.

vs Average and Trend

vs Avg compares a defense to the league mean for the position (22.7 FPA for RBs). The trend arrow flags defenses drifting softer or tougher over their last four games.

Defense vs Position FAQ

What is NFL Defense vs Position (DvP)?

Defense vs Position measures how many fantasy points and raw stats each NFL defense allows to a specific position (QB, RB, WR, TE). It is built from real box scores: every player at that position who faced the defense, summed per game and averaged.

How are fantasy points allowed calculated?

We score every player game with official DraftKings and FanDuel scoring, including DraftKings 100-yard and 300-yard bonuses, then total the position group per game. FPA is the per-game average of those totals.

Which defenses allow the most fantasy points to quarterbacks?

Softest 2024-25 matchups for QBs: Carolina Panthers (22.5 FPA), Dallas Cowboys (22.2 FPA), Atlanta Falcons (21.8 FPA).

Which defenses allow the most fantasy points to running backs?

Softest 2024-25 matchups for RBs: Carolina Panthers (31.2 FPA), Jacksonville Jaguars (27.3 FPA), New York Giants (26.9 FPA).

Which defenses allow the most fantasy points to wide receivers?

Softest 2024-25 matchups for WRs: Minnesota Vikings (42.5 FPA), Detroit Lions (40.7 FPA), Baltimore Ravens (39.0 FPA).

How is this different early in the season?

This is the completed 2024-25 season: every column is that season's real per-game average, with no blending or projection.

Put These Matchups to Work

Pair the softest defenses with our NFL weekly projections, attack them in the DFS lineup optimizer, or shop the numbers on the player props board. Check the weekly schedule to see who draws each matchup next.