Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – January 2026
Dobber
2026-01-24
Here are the 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – January edition!
But first, the 18th annual Midseason Fantasy Hockey Guide, released January 8 and you can order it here (unless you bought the Ultimate Fantasy Pack or have the Gold/Platinum subscription – in which case you will already get it!).
Besides second half projections, we give our take on what to expect from two prospects from each team that are ready to make the jump – PLUS we review the undrafted NCAA and European prospects who could sign and make the jump later thiHere are the 200 prospect forwards to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – January edition!
As always – players ranked within +/-5.0 ratings of each other should be considered equal. Click any name to be taken to his DobberProspects fantasy scouting page for more details. Don’t forget to add DobberProspects to your bookmarks!
Find the Top Forwards (prospects) here
| Jan | Prospect | Team | type | Prospect Rating | Dec | Nov |
| 1 | Sam Dickinson | SJS | LD | 128.5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Zayne Parekh | CGY | RD | 128.3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Cole Hutson | WAS | LD | 111.3 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Carter Yakemchuk | OTT | RD | 102.6 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Radim Mrtka | BUF | RD | 95.0 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Luca Cagnoni | SJS | LD | 93.4 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | Sam Rinzel | CHI | RD | 93.0 | 8 | 14 |
| 8 | Tanner Molendyk | NSH | LD | 92.2 | 9 | 15 |
| 9 | Tom Willander | VAN | RD | 92.1 | 10 | 16 |
| 10 | Kashawn Aitcheson | NYI | LD | 90.3 | 13 | 39 |
| 11 | Kevin Korchinski | CHI | LD | 89.1 | 11 | 17 |
| 12 | Scott Morrow | NYR | RD | 88.4 | 12 | 18 |
| 13 | Seamus Casey | NJD | RD | 86.2 | 14 | 19 |
| 14 | Lukas Cormier | VGK | LD | 82.7 | 15 | 20 |
| 15 | Logan Mailloux | STL | RD | 81.8 | 6 | 11 |
| 16 | Jackson Smith | CBJ | LD | 80.1 | 18 | 24 |
| 17 | Cameron Reid | NSH | LD | 78.0 | 17 | 23 |
| 18 | Adam Jiricek | STL | RD | 77.2 | 24 | 30 |
| 19 | Hunter Brzustewicz | CGY | RD | 75.7 | 20 | 22 |
| 20 | Sascha Boumedienne | WPG | LD | 74.1 | 21 | 26 |
| 21 | Leo Sahlin Wallenius | SJS | LD | 71.6 | 36 | 43 |
| 22 | Logan Hensler | OTT | RD | 71.2 | 19 | 25 |
| 23 | Harrison Brunicke | PIT | RD | 70.8 | 27 | 32 |
| 24 | Henry Mews | CGY | RD | 70.0 | 22 | 27 |
| 25 | Ryan Ufko | NSH | RD | 69.6 | 28 | 42 |
| 26 | Alfons Freij | WPG | LD | 67.7 | 47 | 54 |
| 27 | Maxim Strbak | BUF | RD | 67.2 | 31 | 35 |
| 28 | Lukas Dragicevic | SEA | RD | 66.8 | 26 | 29 |
| 29 | Elias Salomonsson | WPG | RD | 66.3 | 35 | 40 |
| 30 | David Jiricek | MIN | RD | 66.2 | 32 | 36 |
| 31 | Luca Marrelli | CBJ | RD | 65.6 | 42 | 49 |
| 32 | Theo Lindstein | STL | LD | 64.7 | 37 | 44 |
| 33 | Tarin Smith | ANA | LD | 64.4 | 34 | 38 |
| 34 | Henry Brzustewicz | LAK | RD | 64.4 | 38 | 45 |
| 35 | Dmitri Simashev | UTA | LD | 64.3 | 40 | 47 |
| 36 | Owen Pickering | PIT | LD | 64.2 | 39 | 46 |
| 37 | David Reinbacher | MON | RD | 63.5 | 43 | 50 |
| 38 | Lasse Boelius | ANA | LD | 62.7 | NR | NR |
| 39 | Artyom Duda | UTA | LD | 62.6 | 46 | 53 |
| 40 | Tristan Bertucci | DAL | LD | 62.1 | 50 | 57 |
| 41 | Sean Behrens | COL | LD | 60.6 | 25 | 31 |
| 42 | Maveric Lamoureux | UTA | LD | 60.1 | 52 | 59 |
| 43 | Tristan Luneau | ANA | RD | 59.9 | 23 | 28 |
| 44 | Tyson Jugnauth | SEA | LD | 59.7 | 108 | 114 |
| 45 | Adam Engstrom | MON | LD | 59.3 | 55 | 62 |
| 46 | Lukas Fischer | STL | LD | 58.4 | 57 | 64 |
| 47 | Mike Benning | FLA | RD | 57.8 | 58 | 65 |
| 48 | Eric Pohlkamp | SJS | RD | 57.6 | 60 | 67 |
| 49 | Tomas Lavoie | UTA | RD | 56.6 | 62 | 69 |
| 50 | Alex Huang | NSH | LD | 56.4 | 179 | 185 |
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