Ravens D/ST is a fair Week 2 play — our DST4 at 6.4 projected points, right around the DST starter line.
- Projection
- 6.4 pts
- DST rank
- #4
- Matchup
- vs NO
Ravens D/ST's fantasy role in Week 2
Ravens D/ST goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a locked-in weekly starter at DST for the BAL. He is rostered in 88% of leagues and actually started in 80% of them, and we rank him DST4 on our own weekly board at 6.4 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs NO. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 2 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting DST baseline of 6.5 points, his 6.4-point projection is 0.1 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Ravens D/ST is a fair Week 2 play — our DST4 at 6.4 projected points, right around the DST starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another DST, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Ravens D/ST (BAL DST), our DST4 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs NO, projecting 6.4 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. He's still in 80% of lineups at 88% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. 6.4 points is roughly 2% short of the DST baseline, and I rank on output, not name recognition. Facing NO in front of his own crowd, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. Spicy on the Pepper Meter reflects a steady weekly floor rather than a boom week — that's still a start.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Ravens D/ST (BAL DST), our DST4 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs NO, projecting 6.4 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. He's still in 80% of lineups at 88% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. 6.4 points is roughly 2% short of the DST baseline, and I honestly rank on output, not name recognition. Facing NO in front of his own crowd, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. Spicy on the Pepper Meter reflects a steady weekly floor rather than a boom week — that's still a start.