2026 NFL season, half-PPR rankings
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Week 1: who ordered team defenses best

  • DEF · Week 1 only
  • Half-PPR
  • Locked Sun, Sep 13, 12:59 PM ET
  • Published Oct 29, 2026

Who was most accurate ranking DEFs in week 1?

Daniel Dopp and Tristan H. Cockcroft tied for the highest week 1 DEF skill score, 16.5, among 13 rankers eligible that week. A single week isn't evidence of season-long or future superiority.

Eligible
13
Players scored
16

Week 1 scores

DEF · Week 1 only, 2026 half-PPR. Eligible: ranking captured before the lock and covering the shared player pool. Ties at the displayed precision share a rank.
RankRankerTypeWeek 1 skill scoreSeason to date
1Daniel DoppIndividual
16.5
2.7
1Tristan H. CockcroftIndividual
16.5
3.0
3Liz LozaIndividual
14.1
5.2
4ESPN app projectionsTeam
11.8
-8.9
4Matt BowenIndividual
11.8
1.2
6Eric MoodyIndividual
9.4
5.7
7Field YatesIndividual
8.2
7.4
8Eric KarabellIndividual
5.9
0.7
9FantasyPros ConsensusConsensus
3.5
10.9
10Footballguys (PPR board)Consensus
2.4
1.7
11Mike ClayIndividual
1.2
-1.0
12Draft SharksConsensus
-1.2
6.9
13FFTodayTeam
-11.8
-3.7
–FF Toolbox (PPR board)ConsensusNo eligible ranking this week-30.0

Data status

StatsFinal as of Oct 29, 2026.
Player pool16 team defenses, fixed before kickoff from the reference ranking, excluding bye weeks.
Rankings excluded56 captured only after the lock

Limitations

  • One week is a small sample. A high weekly score isn't evidence of season-long skill.
  • Rankings lock 5 minutes before the week's first scheduled game. Later injury news isn't reflected.

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