PuckGuide
Draft season · 2026-27

Fantasy Hockey Defensemen Draft Rankings

Compare the top fantasy hockey defensemen for draft season using PuckGuide rank, positional rank, ADP, value, and injury context.

Ranking sourcePuckGuideCurrent published season · Updated automatically
76 players · D
Source: PuckGuide · ADP: latest provider consensus
Pos RKStatus
1Evan Bouchard→D1EDMT1——Active
5Zach Werenski→D2CBJT1——Active
6Cale Makar→D3COLT17.4+1.4Active
12Quinn Hughes→D4MINT1——Active
14Rasmus Dahlin→D5BUFT2——Active
21Jake Sanderson→D6OTTT2——Active
22Roman Josi→D7NSHT2——Active
26Darren Raddysh→D8TORT2——Active
29Matthew Schaefer→D9NYIT2——Active
31Erik Karlsson→D10PITT3——Active
33Adam Fox→D11NYRT3——Active
34Shayne Gostisbehere→D12CART3——Active
37Mikhail Sergachev→D13UTAT3——Active
39John Carlson→D14TBLT3——Active
40Lane Hutson→D15MTLT3——Active
41Charlie McAvoy→D16BOST3——Active
43Dougie Hamilton→D17NJDT3——Active
50Vince Dunn→D18SEAT3——Active
52Shea Theodore→D19VGKT3——Active
55Noah Dobson→D20MTLT3——Active
57Filip Hronek→D21VANT3——Active
60Brandon Montour→D22SEAT3——Active
77Brock Faber→D23MINT4——Active
78Rasmus Andersson→D24VGKT4——Active
79MacKenzie Weegar→D25UTAT4——Active
81Mattias Samuelsson→D26BUFT4——Active
84Victor Hedman→D27TBLT4——Active
86Luke Hughes→D28NJDT4——Active
89Seth Jones→D29FLAT4——Active
92Mattias Ekholm→D30EDMT4——Active
95Devon Toews→D31COLT4——Active
96Brandt Clarke→D32LAKT4——Active
97Jacob Trouba→D33SJST4——Active
98Josh Manson→D34COLT4——Active
99Mike Matheson→D35MTLT4——Active
105Darnell Nurse→D36SJST5——Active
106Noah Hanifin→D37VGKT5——Active
107Kris Letang→D38PITT5——Active
112Brent Burns→D39COLT5——Active
113Sam Malinski→D40COLT5——Active
114Travis Sanheim→D41PHIT5——Active
115Sean Walker→D42CART5——Active
116K'Andre Miller→D43CART5——Active
124Morgan Rielly→D44TORT5——Active
133Owen Power→D45BUFT5——Active
135Brayden McNabb→D46VGKT5——Active
137Gustav Forsling→D47FLAT5——Active
143Tony DeAngelo→D48NYIT5——Active
145Nikita Zadorov→D49BOST5——Active
146Jake Walman→D50EDMT5——Active
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Value is consensus ADP minus PuckGuide rank; positive numbers indicate players PuckGuide ranks earlier than the market. CSV downloads reflect the active scoring format, position, search, and sort.

Column key:RK overall PuckGuide rankPos player positionPos RK rank within positionADP consensus average draft positionValue ADP minus PuckGuide rankDTD day-to-dayW2W week-to-weekIR injured reserveLTIR long-term injured reserve