Defense is key, both for NFL teams on the gridiron and your fantasy football team. But it can be hard to evaluate which NFL defense you should start on your team week in and week out. Luckily, we have some answers for you. Here are our best picks for which defenses to start and which to sit in Week 7 in your fantasy football league.

KC Joyner offers his Week 7 matchup rankings to help you with start/sit decisions. Should you bench Daniel Jones this week?

Which players should you scoop up to give your fantasy team a boost heading into Week 7? Dan Parr provides a list of waiver wire targets, including a quarterback brimming with potential and the league's newest RB1.

Fantasy football analyst Justin Boone provides his rest-of-season trade values for wide receiver for Week 7 of the 2025 NFL season.

Will Reichard, Minnesota Vikings: The Vikings play the Eagles, who give up an average of over ten fantasy points per game to kickers this season. Reichard himself, meanwhile, has eclipsed the eight-point mark in fantasy ball in four games so far this season.