2026 NFL season, half-PPR rankings
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Weekly report

Week 5: who ordered team defenses best

  • DEF · Week 5 only
  • Half-PPR
  • Locked Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 PM ET
  • Published Oct 29, 2026

Who was most accurate ranking DEFs in week 5?

Field Yates's DEF rankings had the highest week 5 skill score, 36.5, among 14 rankers eligible that week. FantasyPros Consensus was second at 28.2. A single week isn't evidence of season-long or future superiority.

Eligible
14
Players scored
16

Week 5 scores

DEF · Week 5 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 5 skill scoreSeason to date
1Field YatesIndividual
36.5
7.2
2FantasyPros ConsensusConsensus
28.2
11.9
3Eric MoodyIndividual
24.7
7.1
3Footballguys (PPR board)Consensus
24.7
3.7
5Eric KarabellIndividual
23.5
2.1
6Daniel DoppIndividual
20.0
5.3
7Mike ClayIndividual
17.6
2.2
8Tristan H. CockcroftIndividual
15.3
5.3
9Liz LozaIndividual
12.9
7.6
10Draft SharksConsensus
8.2
8.7
11Matt BowenIndividual
7.1
2.2
12FFTodayTeam
1.2
-1.3
13ESPN app projectionsTeam
-16.5
-4.7
14FF Toolbox (PPR board)Consensus
-25.9
-29.1
–David BiggsIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Dave KlugeIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Ken ZalisIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Mauricio GutierrezIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Pat FitzmauriceIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Pete NovaIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Elisha TwerskiIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Jonathan StoneIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Mike WrightIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–The Fantasy Footballers ConsensusConsensusNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Matt HarmonIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Dalton Del DonIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Kelly SmelserIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Jeff BoggisIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Kev WheelerIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Matthew FreedmanIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Scott PianowskiIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Andy HollowayIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Jason MooreIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Joel SmythIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Nick RaducanuIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Patrick ThormanIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Andy BehrensIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Rudy GambleIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Nick MarianoIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Jamey EisenbergIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Aaron St DenisIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Dave RichardIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Sleeper app projectionsTeamNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Jeff PaurIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–CBS Sports Fantasy ConsensusConsensusNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks
–Heath CummingsIndividualNo eligible ranking this weekUnranked, 1 weeks

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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