- FPTS
- 124.0
- PPG
- 7.3
- GP
- 17
- ECR
- #283
Clutch Score
How we project DST19 does in Week 1.
4.6
proj pts · Clutch DST19
Base
4.5
proj / game
Matchup
×1.08
@ DET · Easy
Vegas
×0.95
implied total
Consensus
ECR #283 · DST17
Player ratings
An at-a-glance read (0–99), scored against everyone else at the position.
Season stats
Sacks
45
INT
10
Fum Rec
10
Def TD
3
Pts Allowed
377
The New Orleans Saints defense/special teams (D/ST) is a weekly fantasy football matchup play. In the 2025 season the New Orleans Saints defense scored 124 PPR fantasy points, the DST12 at the position, an average of 7.3 per game across 17 games. Heading into 2026, the New Orleans Saints defense carries an expert consensus rank of #283 (DST17), an average draft position of 244.6, and a 2026 projection of 77 PPR points. Our Clutch Score projects 4.6 fantasy points in Week 1 at DET (a easy matchup), ranking the New Orleans Saints defense as the DST19 this week.
Draft outlook
2026 expert consensus, projections & ADP (PPR) · bye week 8.
Expert rank
#283
DST17 · Tier 12
ADP
244.6
Avg draft position
Proj points
77.0
Full season
Proj / game
4.5
Over 17 games
Draft value
-14
Reach: drafted above projection
Market & consensus
How the experts and the market see this player.
Expert range
#172–356
Split / polarizing
Disagreement
±36.0
Rank std dev
Rostered
17%
Avg across leagues
Strength of schedule
How tough this team's 2026 slate is, by the points each opponent's defense allowed last season.
Consistency
How reliable this player has been week to week (PPR).
Ceiling
20.0
Best week
Floor
-1.0
Worst week
Avg / game
7.3
Boom rate
12%
Games ≥ 20 pts
Bust rate
71%
Games ≤ 10 pts
Game log · 2025 season
| Wk | Opp | FPTS | Stat line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs ARI | 7.0 | 7.0 pts |
| 2 | vs SF | 6.0 | 6.0 pts |
| 3 | @ SEA | -1.0 | -1.0 pts |
| 4 | @ BUF | 4.0 | 4.0 pts |
| 5 | vs NYG | 20.0 | 20.0 pts |
| 6 | vs NE | 2.0 | 2.0 pts |
| 7 | @ CHI | 3.0 | 3.0 pts |
| 8 | vs TB | 7.0 | 7.0 pts |
| 9 | @ LAR | 1.0 | 1.0 pts |
| 10 | @ CAR | 12.0 | 12.0 pts |
| 12 | vs ATL | 12.0 | 12.0 pts |
| 13 | @ MIA | 6.0 | 6.0 pts |
| 14 | @ TB | 2.0 | 2.0 pts |
| 15 | vs CAR | 3.0 | 3.0 pts |
| 16 | vs NYJ | 20.0 | 20.0 pts |
| 17 | @ TEN | 14.0 | 14.0 pts |
| 18 | @ ATL | 6.0 | 6.0 pts |
Stats via the Sleeper API (PPR) · news via ESPN.