Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – May 2026
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2026-05-23
Here are the Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – May edition!
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Prospects ranked between +/-5.0 ratings of each other should be considered equal value, and you would value them based on your team needs (can wait for bigger upside, or take bigger risks, or lock in the sure thing with lower upside)
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| May | Prospect | Team | type | Prospect Rating | Apr | Mar |
| 1 | Cole Hutson | WAS | LD | 133.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Sam Dickinson | SJS | LD | 130.4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Zayne Parekh | CGY | RD | 129.7 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Carter Yakemchuk | OTT | RD | 108.9 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Kashawn Aitcheson | NYI | LD | 96.8 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Tom Willander | VAN | RD | 92.5 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Sam Rinzel | CHI | RD | 85.8 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Cameron Reid | NSH | LD | 85.1 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Tanner Molendyk | NSH | LD | 85.1 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Scott Morrow | NYR | RD | 85.0 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Jackson Smith | CBJ | LD | 84.6 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Adam Jiricek | STL | RD | 84.4 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Harrison Brunicke | PIT | RD | 84.4 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Radim Mrtka | BUF | RD | 82.1 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Dmitri Simashev | UTA | LD | 81.9 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Seamus Casey | NJD | RD | 81.3 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Lukas Cormier | VGK | LD | 79.3 | 18 | 18 |
| 18 | Logan Mailloux | STL | RD | 78.5 | 19 | 19 |
| 19 | Hunter Brzustewicz | CGY | RD | 75.7 | 20 | 20 |
| 20 | Ryan Ufko | NSH | RD | 75.5 | 21 | 21 |
| 21 | Bryce Pickford | MON | RD | 74.7 | 28 | 27 |
| 22 | Leo Sahlin Wallenius | SJS | LD | 71.6 | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | Kevin Korchinski | CHI | LD | 71.5 | 17 | 17 |
| 24 | Sascha Boumedienne | WPG | LD | 70.7 | 23 | 23 |
| 25 | Henry Mews | CGY | RD | 70.0 | 24 | 24 |
| 26 | Eric Pohlkamp | SJS | RD | 69.9 | 25 | 29 |
| 27 | Luca Cagnoni | SJS | LD | 69.1 | 26 | 25 |
| 28 | Logan Hensler | OTT | RD | 67.9 | 27 | 26 |
| 29 | Tarin Smith | ANA | LD | 67.1 | 29 | 28 |
| 30 | Theo Lindstein | STL | LD | 66.4 | 30 | 33 |
| 31 | David Jiricek | PHI | RD | 66.2 | 31 | 30 |
| 32 | Luca Marrelli | CBJ | RD | 65.6 | 32 | 31 |
| 33 | Adam Engstrom | MON | LD | 65.0 | 33 | 32 |
| 34 | Lukas Dragicevic | SEA | RD | 64.5 | 34 | 34 |
| 35 | Elias Salomonsson | WPG | RD | 64.5 | 35 | 35 |
| 36 | Henry Brzustewicz | LAK | RD | 64.4 | 36 | 36 |
| 37 | David Reinbacher | MON | RD | 63.7 | 37 | 37 |
| 38 | Maxim Strbak | BUF | RD | 63.3 | 38 | 38 |
| 39 | Artyom Duda | UTA | LD | 62.6 | 39 | 40 |
| 40 | Tristan Bertucci | DAL | LD | 62.1 | 40 | 41 |
| 41 | Tyson Jugnauth | SEA | LD | 61.8 | 41 | 42 |
| 42 | Alfons Freij | WPG | LD | 61.3 | 42 | 43 |
| 43 | Mike Benning | FLA | RD | 59.7 | 43 | 44 |
| 44 | Tomas Lavoie | UTA | RD | 59.4 | 44 | 45 |
| 45 | Owen Pickering | PIT | LD | 58.7 | 45 | 46 |
| 46 | Frederic Brunet | BOS | LD | 57.5 | 46 | 47 |
| 47 | Luke Osburn | BUF | LD | 57.2 | 47 | 48 |
| 48 | Tristan Luneau | ANA | RD | 57.0 | 48 | 49 |
| 49 | Ty Nelson | SEA | RD | 56.3 | 49 | 50 |
| 50 | Paul Fischer | EDM | LD | 56.3 | 50 | 51 |
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