FPL · Premier LeaguePremier LeagueUpdated September 12, 2026

FPL Defender Rankings 2026/27 (DEF)

Every draftable defender for the 2026/27 season, ranked by a blend of recent form, upcoming fixtures, expected minutes and upside from live Premier League data.

#	Player	Club	Form	Fixtures	Minutes	Score
1	M. Guéhi	MCI	91	52	95	85
2	James Tarkowski	EVE	91	41	95	83
3	Amar DedićInjury	NEW	88	55	95	83
4	Luka Vušković	BRI	90	47	95	83
5	Benjamin White	ARS	88	43	95	81
6	Maxence Lacroix	CHE	86	47	95	81
7	Jan van Hecke	TOT	87	55	95	79
8	Rúben Dias	MCI	87	52	95	78
9	John Egan	HUL	84	42	95	77
10	Virgil van Dijk	LIV	85	45	95	77
11	James Justin	LEE	80	42	95	77
12	S. Ajayi	HUL	89	42	71	76
13	Tarik Muharemović	LEE	81	42	95	76
14	Leif Davis	IPS	82	48	95	76
15	Nobel Mendy	HUL	92	42	61	75
16	Jarrad Branthwaite	EVE	80	41	95	75
17	Jérémy Jacquet	LIV	86	45	69	74
18	Joško Gvardiol	MCI	94	52	59	74
19	Bobby Thomas	COV	82	58	74	73
20	Nordi Mukiele	SUN	84	33	75	73
21	Murillo	NOT	73	58	73	72
22	Reinildo	SUN	76	33	95	72
23	Michael Kayode	BRE	90	45	76	72
24	Kristoffer Ajer	BRE	80	45	95	72
25	Pedro PorroInjury	TOT	77	55	68	72
26	Aurèle Amenda	COV	75	58	95	71
27	Adrien Truffert	BOU	74	40	95	71
28	Vitalii Mykolenko	EVE	77	41	95	71
29	Tyrick Mitchell	CRY	93	49	67	71
30	Daniel Muñoz	NOT	48	58	72	70
31	Luke Shaw	MUN	88	53	73	70
32	Joachim AndersenInjury	FUL	72	49	75	70
33	António Silva	BOU	79	40	95	70
34	Benjamin Chilwell	CRY	95	49	32	70
35	Lewis Dunk	BRI	76	47	95	70
36	Matthew Cash	AST	69	45	72	70
37	Ryan Giles	HUL	82	42	76	69
38	Sven Botman	NEW	73	55	95	69
39	Riccardo Calafiori	ARS	95	43	56	69
40	Benjamin Davies	TOT	69	55	47	69
41	Micky van de VenInjury	TOT	70	55	74	69
42	Lewis Hall	NEW	92	55	56	68
43	H. Maguire	MUN	72	53	95	68
44	James Hill	BOU	73	40	95	67
45	Jair	NOT	66	58	95	67
46	J. TimberInjury	ARS	58	43	63	67
47	Daniel Ballard	SUN	74	33	95	67
48	Diogo Dalot	MUN	63	53	62	66
49	Olivier Boscagli	BRI	83	47	53	66
50	Marcos Senesi	TOT	20	55	77	66
51	Issa Diop	IPS	68	48	95	66
52	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	71	43	95	65
53	Nikola Milenković	NOT	61	58	95	65
54	Jayden Bogle	LEE	89	42	64	65
55	Jaydee Canvot	CRY	62	49	95	65
56	Reece James	CHE	56	47	50	64
57	Axel Disasi	CRY	55	49	95	63
58	Malick Thiaw	NEW	64	55	95	63
59	Kenny Tete	FUL	49	49	65	63
60	Jaka Bijol	LEE	68	42	58	63
61	Ezri Konsa	ARS	58	43	77	63
62	Calvin Bassey	FUL	61	49	95	62
63	Patrick Dorgu	MUN	41	53	45	62
64	Matheus NunesInjury	MCI	16	52	73	62
65	W. SalibaInjury	ARS	53	43	68	61
66	Keane Lewis-Potter	BRE	94	45	46	61
67	El Diouf	BRE	49	45	65	61
68	Nathan CollinsInjury	BRE	67	45	63	61
69	Victor Lindelöf	AST	62	45	95	61
70	Joseph RodonInjury	LEE	79	42	65	61
71	Christopher Richards	CRY	57	49	95	61
72	Abduqodir Khusanov	MCI	78	52	52	61
73	Michael Keane	EVE	51	41	60	60
74	Rayan Aït-Nouri	MCI	48	52	49	60
75	Ethan Pinnock	COV	45	58	70	60

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