What is D/ST in Fantasy Football? - Bleacher Nation (2024)

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What is D/ST in Fantasy Football? - Bleacher Nation? ›

D/ST stands for defense

In fantasy football, D/ST stands for Defense and Special Teams. What this essentially means is that as a fantasy manager, you're drafting an entire team's defense and special teams, who will essentially occupy a starting spot on your squad. Generally, a player's individual performances fetch points.

Team Defense/Special Team (D/ST): This roster slot combines both the Team Defense and Special Teams. The maximum number of starters at the D/ST slot is four (4).

Individual Defensive Player: If you are in an IDP league, you'll gain a variety of points from the performance of your defensive players. Tackles, pass deflections and quarterback hits are worth 1 point. Assisted tackles are worth a half point. Fumbles forced, fumbles recovered and interceptions are worth 3 points.

Unfortunately, a player on your bench does not count towards your weekly total regardless of the amount of points scored. Sorry, but if a running back on your bench outperforms your starters, those points will not be added to your team total.

Fantasy Football Rankings 2024: Nathan Jahnke's team defense tiers (D/ST) The Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens remain on top: The Cowboys and Ravens averaged over 10 fantasy points per game last season, and they should remain on top this year.

D/ST = Defense and Special Teams. K = Kicker.

For example, QB is the highest-scoring position in most leagues. But elite RBs and WRs typically get drafted first because you need more starters at those positions and their scoring drops off more sharply. That's why the best way to draft is generally to prioritize RBs and WRs while waiting on QBs and TEs.

If it's your first time playing in a fantasy football league, you may wonder when to take a defense and draft a kicker for your team. The short answer: late. Of course, all leagues are different, and you must check your league's scoring, but defenses and kickers are generally de-emphasized in fantasy leagues.

How do defenders get points in fantasy? ›

Defenders and goalkeepers score most of their points via clean sheets and saves. Players can also score minus points. Bonus points are also allocated to the top-performing players – you can read more about bonus points here. Here's a full breakdown of how players score points in Fantasy Premier League.

In fantasy football, IDP stands for “individual defensive players.” Just like on the offensive side, you draft defensive players and then set a weekly lineup to score fantasy points – based on stats in NFL games. These IDPs typically take the place of team defenses (DST) in fantasy football lineups.

It makes more sense to find a quarterback if yours is out than to have an elite backup. At the end of the day, you don't want to handcuff yourself. You want those bench positions to go to high-upside players. in positions where you are starting more than one guy.

Your bench should be 100% ceiling and 100% WRs and RBs. If benches are short, then the waiver wire is deeper. There will be plenty of plug and play guys available and plenty of streaming options at QB and TE.

Like most chips, the Triple Captaincy is often used in a double gameweek when a team has two matches within a gameweek. You can identify the best Triple Captaincy options for each gameweek by using our predicted points tool.

D/ST = Defense and Special Teams. K = Kicker.

Eligible designations - IR (Injured Reserve), NFI-R (Non-Football Injury (Reserve)), NFI-A (Non-Football Injury (Active)), O (Out) and Physically Unable to Perform (PUP). Ineligible designations - D (Doubtful), NA (Not Active), P (Probable), Q (Questionable), and SUSP (Suspended).

Taking a defense too early could cost you. As a general rule, don't take a DST until the last three rounds of your draft, and don't panic if a run on defenses starts early. Waiting until the last round of the draft is still a winning recipe.