NFL Defense vs Position Rankings 2021-22

Fantasy points allowed to tight ends by every NFL defense • Final season

Completed 2021-22 season: every column is that season's real per-game average, with no blending or projection.
QB RB WR TE
●Elite Matchup (Target)
●Good Matchup
●Average
●Tough
●Avoid

Best TE Matchups (Most Points Allowed)

#1 Los Angeles Chargers 17.5 FPA
#2 Philadelphia Eagles 17.4 FPA
#3 Baltimore Ravens 16.0 FPA

Toughest TE Matchups (Fewest Points Allowed)

#32 New England Patriots 6.7 FPA
#31 Buffalo Bills 7.8 FPA
#30 Arizona Cardinals 8.0 FPA
Rank Team DK FPA FD FPA vs Avg 2020-21/G 2021-22/G L4 Targets Rec Rec Yds Rec TD 20+ Rec Trend
1
Los Angeles Chargers
17.5
 14.3
+5.2
13.3 17.5 23.0 8.0 5.4 68.8 0.76 1.00
2
Philadelphia Eagles
17.4
 14.3
+5.1
13.7 17.4 13.3 8.1 6.3 60.9 0.82 0.59
3
Baltimore Ravens
16.0
 12.5
+3.7
12.3 16.0 14.6 9.2 6.1 65.5 0.47 0.88
4
Indianapolis Colts
15.5
 12.1
+3.2
10.6 15.5 12.0 8.3 6.0 60.4 0.47 0.82
5
Cincinnati Bengals
15.4
 12.0
+3.1
14.8 15.4 18.9 7.8 5.6 63.7 0.47 1.12
6
New York Jets
15.4
 12.1
+3.1
18.2 15.4 15.5 7.4 5.4 65.5 0.47 1.06
7
Las Vegas Raiders
15.3
 12.4
+3.0
12.8 15.3 9.7 7.9 5.4 59.9 0.59 0.88
8
Seattle Seahawks
14.7
 11.8
+2.4
12.6 14.7 9.3 7.2 5.4 56.7 0.53 0.47
9
Detroit Lions
14.5
 11.4
+2.2
11.9 14.5 18.1 7.7 5.5 66.3 0.35 0.82
10
Houston Texans
13.8
 11.4
+1.5
12.3 13.8 12.6 6.4 4.7 55.6 0.47 0.88
11
Washington Commanders
13.7
 10.9
+1.4
11.3 13.7 16.9 7.4 5.1 58.8 0.29 0.65
12
Miami Dolphins
13.0
 10.3
+0.7
10.7 13.0 13.1 6.7 4.9 58.2 0.35 0.82
13
Dallas Cowboys
12.8
 10.3
+0.5
11.6 12.8 11.9 7.1 4.9 54.1 0.35 0.76
14
Cleveland Browns
12.7
 10.0
+0.4
15.6 12.7 8.4 7.2 5.0 45.4 0.47 0.47
15
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
12.6
 9.9
+0.3
13.9 12.6 5.2 7.6 5.4 50.7 0.35 0.65
16
Kansas City Chiefs
12.5
 9.9
+0.2
14.7 12.5 7.1 6.8 4.9 52.8 0.35 0.59
17
Green Bay Packers
12.3
 9.7
0.0
10.4 12.3 18.5 6.9 5.0 50.0 0.35 0.59
18
Jacksonville Jaguars
12.3
 9.7
0.0
13.9 12.3 8.4 6.8 4.9 53.2 0.29 0.82
19
Los Angeles Rams
12.1
 9.5
-0.2
11.8 12.1 10.5 7.4 5.3 51.6 0.24 0.53
20
New York Giants
11.9
 9.2
-0.4
12.1 11.9 9.5 7.8 5.2 47.3 0.35 0.47
21
Atlanta Falcons
11.8
 9.7
-0.5
15.5 11.8 9.2 5.9 4.1 44.2 0.53 0.53
22
Carolina Panthers
11.7
 9.2
-0.6
14.4 11.7 12.1 7.1 4.6 46.9 0.35 0.53
23
Pittsburgh Steelers
10.9
 8.4
-1.4
9.2 10.9 13.3 7.2 4.8 47.7 0.24 0.65
24
Minnesota Vikings
10.7
 8.7
-1.6
12.0 10.7 13.0 6.2 4.0 47.7 0.29 0.59
25
New Orleans Saints
9.7
 7.5
-2.6
13.0 9.7 8.5 7.1 4.4 42.0 0.18 0.35
26
San Francisco 49ers
9.4
 7.3
-2.9
8.2 9.4 12.0 5.2 3.8 34.2 0.35 0.24
27
Chicago Bears
8.7
 7.0
-3.6
15.8 8.7 5.8 5.5 3.5 34.2 0.29 0.41
28
Tennessee Titans
8.7
 6.7
-3.6
12.9 8.7 8.0 6.5 3.9 36.0 0.18 0.29
29
Denver Broncos
8.6
 6.6
-3.7
13.1 8.6 9.3 6.1 4.0 39.1 0.12 0.47
30
Arizona Cardinals
8.0
 6.0
-4.3
10.9 8.0 7.1 5.5 3.5 35.9 0.12 0.35
31
Buffalo Bills
7.8
 6.2
-4.5
15.2 7.8 5.4 5.4 3.1 36.5 0.18 0.29
32
New England Patriots
6.7
 5.4
-5.6
10.5 6.7 5.3 5.0 2.7 25.9 0.24 0.12

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 2021-22 season: every column is that season's real per-game average, with no blending or projection.

Moving Averages

The 2020-21/G, 2021-22/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 (12.3 FPA for TEs). 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 2021-22 matchups for QBs: Washington Commanders (23.1 FPA), Kansas City Chiefs (21.4 FPA), Baltimore Ravens (21.0 FPA).

Which defenses allow the most fantasy points to running backs?

Softest 2021-22 matchups for RBs: New York Jets (33.3 FPA), Seattle Seahawks (29.9 FPA), Las Vegas Raiders (27.8 FPA).

Which defenses allow the most fantasy points to wide receivers?

Softest 2021-22 matchups for WRs: Minnesota Vikings (44.5 FPA), Tennessee Titans (41.9 FPA), Baltimore Ravens (39.7 FPA).

How is this different early in the season?

This is the completed 2021-22 season: every column is that season's real per-game average, with no blending or projection.

Put These Matchups to Work

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