Jets D/ST or Eagles D/ST: Who Should You Start?

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2026 Week 1 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

Start the Eagles — the lineup-share and home-field edges are too wide to ignore.

Eagles D/ST is started in more leagues (started rank 7 to 22) and plays at home. the Jets's edge is opponent giveaways, 3.5 sacks allowed to 2.3. The gap is comfortable.

Jets D/ST

D/STNYJvs TEN

Projected Points

Start

Eagles D/ST

D/STPHIvs WSH

Projected Points

Toss-Up

Why Jets D/ST

Start

Start — DST8 by projection, started in 2% of leagues: TEN gives away 3.5 sacks and 1.1 turnovers per game in 2025, 6.7 PPR projected vs TEN.

  • TEN's offense allows 3.5 sacks and 1.1 turnovers per game in 2025, well above league average.
  • Vegas implies 21.3 points for TEN as 3.0-point favorites.
  • Started in 2% of leagues, the 22nd most-started defense, while the projection ranks it DST8.

Why Eagles D/ST

Toss-Up

Toss-up — DST9 by projection, started in 78% of leagues: at home, 6.3 PPR projected vs WSH.

  • WSH's offense allows 2.3 sacks and 1.4 turnovers per game in 2025, near league average.
  • Vegas implies 20.5 points for WSH as 5.5-point underdogs.
  • Started in 78% of leagues, the 7th most-started defense, while the projection ranks it DST9.

Head-to-head stats

MetricJets D/STEagles D/ST
Projected points
Projection rankProj.DST8Proj.DST9
Started in2% of leagues78% of leagues
Opponent sacks allowed / game3.5(2025)2.3(2025)
Opponent turnovers / game1.1(2025)1.4(2025)
Opponent implied total21.320.5
Home / awayAwayHome
Start/Sit record00+1 toss-up

Signal breakdown

  • 6.7 vs 6.3 projected PPR pointsJets D/ST +
  • Started rank 22 vs 7 (2% vs 78% of leagues)Eagles D/ST +
  • 3.5 sacks / 1.1 TO vs 2.3 sacks / 1.4 TO per game allowedJets D/ST +
  • Opponent implied 21.3 vs 20.5 pointsEagles D/ST +
  • Away vs HomeEagles D/ST +

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