Defense/Special Teams
We have arrived at the most anticipated moment of your draft: the final two rounds, or for those of you who insist on taking a defense in the 7th round (we all know “that” guy).
The same dominant defenses we’ve been accustomed to watching the last few years should be the first ones off the board, but if you’re one for streaming defenses throughout the year, we understand.
| Rank | Team | Bye |
| 1 | Denver Broncos | 5 |
| 2 | Seattle Seahawks | 6 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | 9 |
| 4 | Houston Texans | 7 |
| 5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 |
| 6 | Arizona Cardinals | 8 |
| 7 | Minnesota Vikings | 9 |
| 8 | Carolina Panthers | 11 |
| 9 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8 |
| 10 | Oakland Raiders | 10 |
| 11 | Cincinnati Bengals | 6 |
| 12 | Baltimore Ravens | 10 |
| 13 | Atlanta Falcons | 5 |
| 14 | New York Giants | 8 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 |
| 16 | Los Angeles Rams | 8 |
| 17 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 |
| 18 | Green Bay Packers | 8 |
| 19 | Los Angeles Chargers | 9 |
| 20 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11 |
| 21 | Miami Dolphins | 11 |
| 22 | Buffalo Bills | 6 |
| 23 | Tennessee Titans | 8 |
| 24 | Detroit Lions | 7 |
| 25 | New York Jets | 11 |
| 26 | Washington Redskins | 5 |
| 27 | Chicago Bears | 9 |
| 28 | Dallas Cowboys | 6 |
| 29 | Indianapolis Colts | 11 |
| 30 | New Orleans Saints | 5 |
| 31 | San Francisco 49ers | 11 |
| 32 | Cleveland Browns | 9 |
It’s the same old song and dance for Denver and Seattle, so expect dominant campaigns once again. As for Houston, a healthy JJ Watt can go a long way to making sure this defense stays in the top 5 this season. Oakland was a heavy sleeper last year that disappointed, but the chance for them to show up late to the party is on the table with a team built to win.
Kickers
If you’ve eliminated kickers from your league, good for you. If you haven’t, here’s a list of a couple good kickers followed by a crapshoot. Don’t be the guy to take a kicker before the last round.
| Rank | Player | Team | Bye |
| 1 | Stephen Gostkowski | NE | 9 |
| 2 | Justin Tucker | BAL | 10 |
| 3 | Dan Bailey | DAL | 6 |
| 4 | Matt Bryant | ATL | 5 |
| 5 | Mason Crosby | GB | 8 |
| 6 | Sebastian Janikowski | OAK | 10 |
| 7 | Cairo Santos | KC | 10 |
| 8 | Adam Vinatieri | IND | 11 |
| 9 | Matt Prater | DET | 7 |
| 10 | Steven Hauschka | BUF | 6 |
| 11 | Dustin Hopkins | WAS | 5 |
| 12 | Brandon McManus | DEN | 5 |
| 13 | Graham Gano | CAR | 11 |
| 14 | Will Lutz | NO | 5 |
| 15 | Chris Boswell | PIT | 9 |
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