First post-free agent frenzy NHL fantasy hockey defenseman rankings for July.
Enjoy your summer, but don't forget that fantasy hockey draft prep is just around the corner! Here's our latest top 50 fantasy hockey defenseman breakdown.
| Rk | Player | Trend | Notes | Age |
| 1 | Cale Makar, COL | - | | 25.7 |
| 2 | Quinn Hughes, VAN | - | | 24.8 |
| 3 | Adam Fox, NYR | - | | 26.4 |
| 4 | Roman Josi, NAS | - | | 34.1 |
| 5 | Rasmus Dahlin, BUF | - | | 24.3 |
| 6 | Evan Bouchard, EDM | - | | 24.7 |
| 7 | Miro Heiskanen, DAL | - | | 25.0 |
| 8 | Victor Hedman, TB | - | No Sergachev = more opportunities | 33.6 |
| 9 | Josh Morrissey, WPG | - | | 29.3 |
| 10 | Charlie McAvoy, BOS | - | | 26.6 |
| 11 | Noah Dobson, NYI | - | Broke out, but does he gel with Roy? | 24.5 |
| 12 | Morgan Rielly, TOR | - | | 30.4 |
| 13 | Dougie Hamilton, NJ | - | Hasn't played in eons; how will it go? | 31.1 |
| 14 | John Carlson, WAS | - | | 34.5 |
| 15 | Shea Theodore, VGK | - | | 29.0 |
| 16 | Devon Toews, COL | - | | 30.4 |
| 17 | Drew Doughty, LA | - | | 34.6 |
| 18 | Zach Werenski, CBJ | - | Health, weak team make him a gamble | 27.0 |
| 19 | Erik Karlsson, PIT | - | | 34.1 |
| 20 | Mikhail Sergachev, UTA | - | The main man in Utah following trade | 26.1 |
| 21 | Moritz Seider, DET | - | | 23.3 |
| 22 | Vince Dunn, SEA | - | | 27.7 |
| 23 | Kris Letang, PIT | - | | 37.2 |
| 24 | Michael Matheson, MTL | - | | 30.4 |
| 25 | Mackenzie Weegar, CGY | - | | 30.5 |
| 26 | Brent Burns, CAR | - | End is near for one of the best | 39.4 |
| 27 | Thomas Chabot, OTT | - | | 27.5 |
| 28 | Filip Hronek, VAN | - | Big value as Hughes' D partner | 26.7 |
| 29 | Alex Pietrangelo, VGK | - | Hanifin will eat into offensive reps | 34.5 |
| 30 | Luke Hughes, NJ | ⟰ | Return of Hamilton could slow his rise | 20.8 |
| 31 | Noah Hanifin, VGK | - | | 27.5 |
| 32 | Brandon Montour, SEA | - | | 30.3 |
| 33 | Jakob Chychrun, WAS | - | | 26.3 |
| 34 | Rasmus Andersson, CGY | - | | 27.7 |
| 35 | Brock Faber, MIN | ⟰ | | 21.9 |
| 36 | Thomas Harley, DAL | ⟰ | | 22.9 |
| 37 | Seth Jones, CHI | - | Becomes relevant again as CHI rises | 29.8 |
| 38 | Jake Sanderson, OTT | - | | 22.0 |
| 39 | Shayne Gostisbehere, CAR | - | | 31.2 |
| 40 | Brady Skjei, NAS | - | | 30.3 |
| 41 | Sean Durzi, UTA | - | | 25.7 |
| 42 | Gustav Forsling, FLA | - | | 28.1 |
| 43 | Aaron Ekblad, FLA | - | | 28.4 |
| 44 | Owen Power, BUF | - | Lots of upside, but may take time | 21.6 |
| 45 | Torey Krug, STL | - | | 33.3 |
| 46 | Mattias Ekholm, EDM | - | | 34.2 |
| 47 | Pavel Mintyukov, ANH | - | Flew under radar on inept Ducks team | 20.6 |
| 48 | Bowen Byram, BUF | - | Crowded Sabres blueline won't help | 23.1 |
| 49 | Justin Faulk, STL | - | | 32.3 |
| 50 | Travis Sanheim, PHI | - | His 44 point output was shocking | 28.3 |
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.
