2026 NHL Fantasy Defenseman Rankings
Updated November 11, 2026
The top fantasy D in fantasy hockey for the 2026 NHL season is Evan Bouchard (EDM), who scored 264.5 fantasy points — 13.9 per game over 19 games. The full top-50 D rankings are below.
| # | Player | Team | Pts | PPG | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Bouchard | EDM | 264.5 | 13.9 | 19 |
| 2 | Quinn Hughes | MIN | 226.0 | 11.9 | 19 |
| 3 | Matthew Schaefer | NYI | 211.5 | 12.4 | 17 |
| 4 | Roman Josi | NSH | 210.5 | 12.4 | 17 |
| 5 | Mikhail Sergachev | UTA | 210.5 | 11.7 | 18 |
| 6 | Seth Jones | FLA | 208.5 | 11.6 | 18 |
| 7 | MacKenzie Weegar | UTA | 205.5 | 11.4 | 18 |
| 8 | Cale Makar | COL | 200.5 | 11.8 | 17 |
| 9 | Moritz Seider | DET | 196.0 | 10.9 | 18 |
| 10 | Neal Pionk | WPG | 195.0 | 10.8 | 18 |
| 11 | Jackson LaCombe | ANA | 189.5 | 10.5 | 18 |
| 12 | Sean Walker | CAR | 187.0 | 9.8 | 19 |
| 13 | Zach Werenski | CBJ | 185.5 | 12.4 | 15 |
| 14 | Adam Fox | NYR | 181.0 | 9.5 | 19 |
| 15 | Filip Hronek | VAN | 179.0 | 9.0 | 20 |
| 16 | Jacob Trouba | SJ | 178.5 | 8.9 | 20 |
| 17 | Thomas Harley | DAL | 174.5 | 10.3 | 17 |
| 18 | Jakob Chychrun | WSH | 170.5 | 11.4 | 15 |
| 19 | Dougie Hamilton | NJ | 167.0 | 9.3 | 18 |
| 20 | Travis Sanheim | PHI | 166.0 | 8.3 | 20 |
| 21 | Lane Hutson | MTL | 161.0 | 9.5 | 17 |
| 22 | Devon Toews | COL | 159.5 | 8.9 | 18 |
| 23 | Philip Broberg | STL | 157.5 | 9.3 | 17 |
| 24 | Darren Raddysh | TOR | 157.0 | 8.3 | 19 |
| 25 | Jeremy Lauzon | VGK | 155.5 | 8.2 | 19 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | BUF | 153.0 | 10.9 | 14 |
| 27 | Erik Karlsson | PIT | 152.0 | 8.4 | 18 |
| 28 | Tyler Kleven | OTT | 151.0 | 8.9 | 17 |
| 29 | Brandon Montour | SEA | 149.5 | 10.0 | 15 |
| 30 | Mattias Samuelsson | BUF | 148.5 | 8.7 | 17 |
| 31 | John Carlson | TB | 147.0 | 8.6 | 17 |
| 32 | Brandt Clarke | LA | 147.0 | 9.8 | 15 |
| 33 | Charle-Edouard D'Astous | TB | 145.5 | 9.1 | 16 |
| 34 | Nick Seeler | PHI | 145.0 | 7.3 | 20 |
| 35 | Shayne Gostisbehere | CAR | 145.0 | 7.6 | 19 |
| 36 | Noah Dobson | MTL | 143.0 | 8.4 | 17 |
| 37 | Darnell Nurse | SJ | 142.5 | 7.5 | 19 |
| 38 | Luke Hughes | NJ | 142.0 | 7.9 | 18 |
| 39 | Elias Pettersson | VAN | 142.0 | 7.1 | 20 |
| 40 | Vladislav Gavrikov | NYR | 141.5 | 7.4 | 19 |
| 41 | Jamie Drysdale | PHI | 141.0 | 7.1 | 20 |
| 42 | Mario Ferraro | WPG | 137.0 | 7.6 | 18 |
| 43 | Vince Dunn | SEA | 136.0 | 8.5 | 16 |
| 44 | Kris Letang | PIT | 135.0 | 7.5 | 18 |
| 45 | Jonas Brodin | MIN | 134.5 | 7.1 | 19 |
| 46 | Thomas Chabot | OTT | 134.0 | 9.6 | 14 |
| 47 | Nikita Zadorov | BOS | 133.5 | 7.9 | 17 |
| 48 | Tristan Luneau | ANA | 133.5 | 7.4 | 18 |
| 49 | Brayden McNabb | VGK | 132.0 | 6.9 | 19 |
| 50 | Dmitry Orlov | SJ | 131.0 | 6.6 | 20 |
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NHL Defenseman rankings FAQ
Who is the #1 fantasy D for 2026?
Evan Bouchard of EDM ranks as the top fantasy D, scoring 264.5 fantasy points (13.9 per game) in 2026.
How are these NHL D rankings calculated?
Players are ranked by total fantasy points scored during the 2026 NHL season, pulled live from FantasyBot's data layer. Points per game (PPG) is shown to account for missed games.