Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – May 2023

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2023-05-13

Here are the top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – May edition!

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As always, players ranked within +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal value, and at that point become a matter of your keeper team’s needs (immediate help vs long-term upside) or personal preference.

Note: We are in the process of researching/putting together our annual Fantasy Prospects Report. So while some of the prospects below have been updated and adjusted, others have not. For next month (and in the FPR itself), all prospects will be adjusted and I would consider that chart the most accurate of the year.

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MayProspectTeamTypeProspect RatingAprMar
1Kevin KorchinskiCHILD68.31012
2David JiricekCBJRD67.611
3Luke HughesNJDLD63.024
4Simon NemecNJDRD62.033
5Brandt ClarkeLAKRD56.845
6Pavel MintyukovANALD53.61214
7Simon EdvinssonDETLD53.367
8Scott PerunovichSTLLD53.256
9Olen ZellwegerANALD49.1810
10Philip BrobergEDMLD48.679
11Jordan SpenceLAKRD47.1911
12Alexander NikishinCARLD45.81416
13Ville HeinolaWPGLD45.21315
14Justin BarronMONRD45.11517
15Scott MorrowCARRD43.41720
16Victor SoderstromARIRD42.01113
17Denton MateychukCBJLD41.72023
18Zac JonesNYRLD41.21821
19Helge GransLAKRD40.62124
20Ryan MerkleyCOLRD39.12225
21Jack RathboneVANLD39.01922
22Carson LambosMINLD38.92630
23Corson CeulemansCBJRD38.62731
24Thomas HarleyDALLD38.22327
25Robin SaloNYILD38.22428
26Ian MitchellCHIRD38.02529
27Jeremie PoirierCGYLD37.31619
28Jackson LaCombeANALD36.13539
29Lukas CormierVGKLD35.72933
30Ryker EvansSEALD35.33034
31Henry ThrunSJSLD35.32869
32Topi NiemelaTORRD34.83236
33Yegor ZamulaPHILD34.03135
34Lassi ThomsonOTTRD33.43338
35Nick BlankenburgCBJRD33.33437
36Lane HutsonMONLD32.63843
37Daniil MiromanovVGKRD32.13640
38Emil AndraePHILD31.53944
39Stanislav SvozilCBJLD31.14247
40Alexander AlexeyevWASLD30.73742
41Ronnie AttardPHIRD30.54045
42Mason LohreiBOSLD30.04146
43Owen PickeringPITLD28.25358
44Ryan O’RourkeMINLD28.24651
45Alec RegulaCHIRD28.04349
46Samuel BolducNYILD28.04450
47Kaedan KorczakVGKRD27.74541
48Reilly WalshNJDRD27.24752
49Dmitri KuzminWPGLD27.16166
50Domenick FensoreCARLD26.74853

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