Question: Are elite DSTs consistently benefitting from a disproportionately high number of defensive and special-teams touchdowns?
Answer: Yes.
Explanation: Year after year, most elite--and even near-elite--fantasy DSTs have some of the most DST TDs in the league. These TDs often comprise a significant percentage of total fantasy points scored.
Why This Matters: Great defenses frequently force more turnovers and generate more sacks than bad defenses. But some great defenses fail to meet fantasy expectations. One key reason is a lack of touchdowns. Since defensive and special-teams TDs are nearly impossible to predict, this fact helps explain why predicting elite DSTs is often harder than predicting, for example, elite QBs, WRs, and TEs.
