Ravens D/ST is a fair Week 3 play — our DST1 at 6.5 projected points, right around the DST starter line.
- Projection
- 6.5 pts
- DST rank
- #1
- Matchup
- at DAL
Ravens D/ST's fantasy role in Week 3
Ravens D/ST goes into Week 3 of the 2026 season as a every-week lineup piece at DST for the BAL. He is rostered in 88% of leagues and actually started in 78% of them, and we rank him DST1 on our own weekly board at 6.5 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 3 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at DAL. 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 6.5-point projection is 0 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Ravens D/ST is a fair Week 3 play — our DST1 at 6.5 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 DST1 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season at DAL, projecting 6.5 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. 78% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. 6.5 projected points is roughly 0% more than the DST baseline, and that gap is the entire argument for the spot at DST1. Facing DAL away from home, 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 DST1 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season at DAL, projecting 6.5 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. 78% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. 6.5 projected points is roughly 0% more than the DST baseline, and that gap is the entire argument for the spot at DST1. Facing DAL away from home, 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.