Patriots D/ST fantasy outlook — Week 1
Patriots D/ST (DST, NE) is our DST10 for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season, projected for 6 fantasy points with the team on bye. Data as of September 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM ET.
Data on this page is as of September 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM ET and refreshes automatically every 30 minutes.
- Projection
- 6 pts
- DST rank
- #10
- Rostered
- 66%
- Started
- 52%
What our analysts say
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Patriots D/ST (NE DST), our DST10 this week for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season against bye, projecting 6.0 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. He's still in 52% of lineups at 66% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. The projection sits about 8% under what a startable DST returns, so I can't pretend the price tag matches the output. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. The Pepper Meter cools him to Spicy, and that reading is doing its job.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Patriots D/ST (NE DST), our DST10 this week for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season against bye, projecting 6.0 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. He's still in 52% of lineups at 66% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. The projection sits about 8% under what a startable DST returns, so I honestly can't pretend the price tag matches the output. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. The Pepper Meter cools him to Spicy, and that reading is doing its job.