Pro Football 101 Fantasy Rankings: AFC West D/ST in 2009

The AFC West features a few of the better defenses in fantasy and at the top sits the San Diego Chargers.   1. San Diego Chargers This is sure to be a controversial selection considering how poor the Chargers' D was for the better part of 2008. But considering they were without their All-Pro LB, Shawne Merriman, and that they didn't transition to Ron Turner at Defensive Coordinator until later in the season, this is how we justify sticking them at the top of the division. In 2008, they only scored 149 amount of fantasy points. This season, for all the reasons mentioned above, plus the easiness of their division schedule, look for this talented group to rebound nicely and once again become a top 10 fantasy football defense. Special Teams: Darren Sproles is electrifying and can be counted on to score multiple times throughout the season.   2. Oakland Raiders The Raiders have some real talent on defense, and certainly the premier player in the division, CB ...