Preseason Ranks: Defense
Rankings: Top 40 | QB | RB | WR | TE | K | D
The following list comprises the top 15 team defense rankings for 2009 of each Yahoo! Sports fantasy expert. The list is ordered by the overall top 15 composite ranking of the four experts, with the remaining team defenses that received votes rounding out the bottom of the list.
| 2009 Defense Rankings | |||||||||
 Brandon Funston |  Andy Behrens |  Brad Evans |  Scott Pianowski |  Composite Ranking | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| New York Giants | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| New York Jets | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Tennessee Titans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| San Diego Chargers | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 9 | ||||
| Chicago Bears | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| Green Bay Packers | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| New England Patriots | 15 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Miami Dolphins | 11 | 13 | – | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 10 | – | – | 14 | ||||
| Buffalo Bills | 12 | – | 13 | – | 15 | ||||
| Washington Redskins | – | 11 | – | – | – | ||||
| Arizona Cardinals | – | – | – | 14 | – | ||||
| Indianapolis Colts | – | – | 14 | – | – | ||||
| Carolina Panthers | – | – | 15 | – | – | ||||
| Seattle Seahawks | – | – | – | 15 | – | ||||
Scoring System:
Sack = 1; INT = 2; FR = 2; TD = 6; Safety = 2; Block Kick = 2
Pts Allowed – 0 = 10; 1-6 = 7; 7-13 = 4; 14-20 = 1; 21-27 = 0; 28-34 = -1; 35+ = -4
Return TD = 6
Updated Monday, Aug 24, 2009