Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – July 2023
Dobber
2023-07-12
Here are the top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – July edition!
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| July | Prospect | Team | Type | Prospect Rating | Jun | May |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Hughes | NJD | LD | 80.4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Brandt Clarke | LAK | RD | 75.6 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Kevin Korchinski | CHI | LD | 72.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | David Jiricek | CBJ | RD | 68.3 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Simon Nemec | NJD | RD | 63.2 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Lane Hutson | MON | LD | 62.3 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | Simon Edvinsson | DET | LD | 62.2 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Scott Perunovich | STL | LD | 60.6 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Pavel Mintyukov | ANA | LD | 57.8 | 9 | 6 |
| 10 | Denton Mateychuk | CBJ | LD | 50.8 | 10 | 17 |
| 11 | Jordan Spence | LAK | RD | 49.6 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Olen Zellweger | ANA | LD | 49.5 | 12 | 9 |
| 13 | Thomas Harley | DAL | LD | 48.8 | 14 | 24 |
| 14 | Philip Broberg | EDM | LD | 48.6 | 16 | 10 |
| 15 | Ville Heinola | WPG | LD | 47.7 | 13 | 13 |
| 16 | Justin Barron | MON | RD | 47.7 | 17 | 14 |
| 17 | Alexander Nikishin | CAR | LD | 46.9 | 15 | 12 |
| 18 | Lukas Cormier | VGK | LD | 46.0 | 18 | 29 |
| 19 | Zac Jones | NYR | LD | 45.0 | 19 | 18 |
| 20 | Scott Morrow | CAR | RD | 42.1 | 20 | 15 |
| 21 | Henry Thrun | SJS | LD | 41.6 | 22 | 31 |
| 22 | Emil Andrae | PHI | LD | 41.6 | 23 | 38 |
| 23 | Sean Behrens | COL | LD | 39.8 | 24 | 67 |
| 24 | Topi Niemela | TOR | RD | 39.7 | 25 | 32 |
| 25 | Victor Soderstrom | ARI | RD | 39.6 | 21 | 16 |
| 26 | Carson Lambos | MIN | LD | 39.0 | 26 | 22 |
| 27 | Ian Mitchell | BOS | RD | 38.1 | 27 | 26 |
| 28 | Corson Ceulemans | CBJ | RD | 37.4 | 30 | 23 |
| 29 | Ryker Evans | SEA | LD | 37.3 | 28 | 30 |
| 30 | Jeremie Poirier | CGY | LD | 37.3 | 29 | 27 |
| 31 | Helge Grans | PHI | RD | 36.7 | 40 | 19 |
| 32 | Axel Sandin Pellikka | DET | RD | 36.6 | NR | NR |
| 33 | Jackson LaCombe | ANA | LD | 36.1 | 31 | 28 |
| 34 | Owen Pickering | PIT | LD | 35.5 | 32 | 43 |
| 35 | Lassi Thomson | OTT | RD | 35.3 | 33 | 34 |
| 36 | Nick Blankenburg | CBJ | RD | 33.3 | 36 | 35 |
| 37 | Samuel Bolduc | NYI | LD | 33.1 | 37 | 46 |
| 38 | Yegor Zamula | PHI | LD | 32.7 | 38 | 33 |
| 39 | Brock Faber | MIN | RD | 32.1 | 41 | 53 |
| 40 | Daniil Miromanov | VGK | RD | 32.1 | 42 | 37 |
| 41 | Artyom Duda | ARI | LD | 32.0 | 43 | 64 |
| 42 | Jack Rathbone | VAN | LD | 31.7 | 34 | 21 |
| 43 | Michael Benning | FLA | RD | 31.3 | 44 | 55 |
| 44 | Ryan Merkley | COL | RD | 31.1 | 39 | 20 |
| 45 | Tyler Tucker | STL | LD | 30.7 | 45 | 70 |
| 46 | Shakir Mukhamadullin | SJS | LD | 30.3 | 46 | 54 |
| 47 | Mason Lohrei | BOS | LD | 30.0 | 47 | 42 |
| 48 | Mattias Norlinder | MON | LD | 29.8 | 48 | 59 |
| 49 | Ryan O’Rourke | MIN | LD | 29.4 | 49 | 44 |
| 50 | Robin Salo | NYI | LD | 28.9 | 35 | 25 |
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