January 2023 NHL fantasy hockey defensemen rankings update part two.
Our fantasy hockey defensemen rankings project value for the next 1 to 2 seasons, and consider each player's track record, upside, age, team and injury history. Because fantasy league categories vary widely, these rankings focus on point production. Notes made in previous rankings may carry over to new rankings if they remain relevant.
| Rk | Player | Trend | Min/Max | Notes | Age |
| 1 | Cale Makar, COL | - | 50/95 | | 24.3 |
| 2 | Adam Fox, NYR | - | 45/85 | | 25.0 |
| 3 | Roman Josi, NAS | - | 45/85 | | 32.7 |
| 4 | Rasmus Dahlin, BUF | ⟰ | 40/85 | | 22.8 |
| 5 | Quinn Hughes, VAN | - | 45/85 | | 23.3 |
| 6 | Victor Hedman, TB | - | 45/85 | | 32.1 |
| 7 | John Carlson, WAS | - | 45/85 | | 33.1 |
| 8 | Erik Karlsson, SJ | ⟰ | 30/80 | Hard to keep him sub-top 5, but injury risk remains | 32.7 |
| 9 | Charlie McAvoy, BOS | - | 35/80 | | 25.1 |
| 10 | Dougie Hamilton, NJ | - | 35/75 | | 29.6 |
| 11 | Morgan Rielly, TOR | - | 40/80 | Something seems off, but he's still PP1 threat | 28.9 |
| 12 | Shea Theodore, VGK | - | 40/75 | | 27.5 |
| 13 | Alex Pietrangelo, VGK | - | 30/65 | | 33.0 |
| 14 | Kris Letang, PIT | - | 40/75 | | 35.8 |
| 15 | Brent Burns, CAR | - | 30/70 | | 37.9 |
| 16 | Aaron Ekblad, FLA | - | 40/75 | | 27.0 |
| 17 | Josh Morrissey, WPG | ⟰ | 25/55 | New career highs with plenty of games left to play | 27.8 |
| 18 | Miro Heiskanen, DAL | - | 30/70 | | 23.5 |
| 19 | Drew Doughty, LA | - | 35/70 | | 33.2 |
| 20 | Thomas Chabot, OTT | - | 30/65 | | 26.0 |
| 20 | Thomas Chabot, OTT | - | 30/65 | | 26.0 |
| 21 | Devon Toews, COL | - | 30/65 | | 28.9 |
| 22 | Noah Dobson, NYI | - | 20/65 | | 23.1 |
| 23 | Tyson Barrie, EDM | - | 30/70 | | 31.5 |
| 24 | Seth Jones, CHI | - | 35/65 | He'd be 10 spots higher if team wasn't so bad | 28.3 |
| 25 | Mikhail Sergachev, TB | - | 30/70 | | 24.6 |
| 26 | Rasmus Andersson, CGY | - | 20/50 | | 26.3 |
| 27 | Brandon Montour, FLA | ⟰ | 20/50 | Delivering on increased offensive opportunities | 28.8 |
| 28 | Hampus Lindholm, BOS | - | 25/55 | | 29.0 |
| 29 | Justin Faulk, STL | - | 20/60 | | 30.9 |
| 30 | Torey Krug, STL | - | 35/70 | There's upside here if he can stay healthy | 31.8 |
| 31 | Moritz Seider, DET | - | 30/75 | | 21.8 |
| 32 | Filip Hronek, DET | - | 25/55 | | 25.2 |
| 33 | Tony DeAngelo, PHI | - | 25/70 | | 27.3 |
| 34 | Shayne Gostisbehere, AZ | - | 15/55 | | 29.8 |
| 35 | Evan Bouchard, EDM | - | 20/65 | | 23.3 |
| 36 | John Klingberg, ANH | - | 30/70 | | 30.5 |
| 37 | Jakob Chychrun, AZ | - | 25/60 | On the trade block - keep an eye out | 24.8 |
| 38 | Vince Dunn, SEA | ⟰ | 25/55 | | 26.3 |
| 39 | Darnell Nurse, EDM | - | 30/55 | | 28.0 |
| 40 | Jeff Petry, PIT | - | 25/60 | | 35.2 |
| 41 | Gustav Forsling, FLA | - | 15/50 | | 26.6 |
| 42 | Calen Addison, MIN | - | 15/55 | | 22.8 |
| 43 | Neal Pionk, WPG | - | 25/50 | | 27.5 |
| 44 | Sean Durzi, LA | - | 15/50 | | 24.3 |
| 45 | Jared Spurgeon, MIN | - | 30/55 | | 33.2 |
| 46 | Noah Hanifin, CGY | - | 20/50 | | 26.0 |
| 47 | Erik Gustafsson, WAS | - | 15/55 | Enigmatic blueliner clicking again for Caps | 30.9 |
| 48 | Bowen Byram, COL | - | 25/70 | | 21.6 |
| 49 | Michael Matheson, MTL | - | 15/45 | | 28.9 |
| 50 | Owen Power, BUF | - | 15/50 | Blue-chip rookie just getting started | 20.2 |
