If you have read this column for any length of time (You haven’t the past two weeks due to a family emergency I had to attend to—Family First, now and always) you know this writer is a big fan of streaming team defenses.

It’s not hard to see why eight weeks into the 2025 season.

The top five fantasy defenses halfway(ish) into the fantasy season are the New England Patriots, the Seattle Seahawks, the Los Angeles Rams, the Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts.

The earliest any of those defenses were drafted over the summer? The Seahawks, who were the 11th defense drafted on average .

Granted, the first defense off the board (the Denver Broncos) lurks sixth in fantasy points. And there is no guarantee that will hold over the rest of the fantasy season. But that’s the point.

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