Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – August 2023
Dobber
2023-08-11
Here are the top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – August 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.
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Aug | Prospect | Team | Type | Prospect Rating | July | Jun |
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1 | Luke Hughes | NJD | LD | 82.2 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Brandt Clarke | LAK | RD | 75.6 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Kevin Korchinski | CHI | LD | 72.5 | 3 | 3 |
4 | David Jiricek | CBJ | RD | 68.3 | 4 | 4 |
5 | Simon Nemec | NJD | RD | 63.2 | 5 | 6 |
6 | Simon Edvinsson | DET | LD | 62.2 | 7 | 5 |
7 | Lane Hutson | MON | LD | 61.8 | 6 | 7 |
8 | Scott Perunovich | STL | LD | 60.5 | 8 | 8 |
9 | Pavel Mintyukov | ANA | LD | 57.8 | 9 | 9 |
10 | Jordan Spence | LAK | RD | 53.2 | 11 | 11 |
11 | Thomas Harley | DAL | LD | 52.5 | 13 | 14 |
12 | Philip Broberg | EDM | LD | 52.4 | 14 | 16 |
13 | Denton Mateychuk | CBJ | LD | 50.8 | 10 | 10 |
14 | Olen Zellweger | ANA | LD | 49.5 | 12 | 12 |
15 | Justin Barron | MON | RD | 47.8 | 16 | 17 |
16 | Alexander Nikishin | CAR | LD | 46.9 | 17 | 15 |
17 | Lukas Cormier | VGK | LD | 46.0 | 18 | 18 |
18 | Ville Heinola | WPG | LD | 46.0 | 15 | 13 |
19 | Scott Morrow | CAR | RD | 42.1 | 20 | 20 |
20 | Emil Andrae | PHI | LD | 41.7 | 22 | 23 |
21 | Henry Thrun | SJS | LD | 41.6 | 21 | 22 |
22 | Zac Jones | NYR | LD | 40.7 | 19 | 19 |
23 | Axel Sandin Pellikka | DET | RD | 40.4 | 32 | NR |
24 | Sean Behrens | COL | LD | 39.8 | 23 | 24 |
25 | Topi Niemela | TOR | RD | 39.7 | 24 | 25 |
26 | Carson Lambos | MIN | LD | 39.0 | 26 | 26 |
27 | Ian Mitchell | BOS | RD | 38.1 | 27 | 27 |
28 | Corson Ceulemans | CBJ | RD | 37.4 | 28 | 30 |
29 | Ryker Evans | SEA | LD | 37.3 | 29 | 28 |
30 | Jeremie Poirier | CGY | LD | 37.3 | 30 | 29 |
31 | Jackson LaCombe | ANA | LD | 36.8 | 33 | 31 |
32 | Helge Grans | PHI | RD | 36.7 | 31 | 40 |
33 | Owen Pickering | PIT | LD | 35.5 | 34 | 32 |
34 | Lassi Thomson | OTT | RD | 35.3 | 35 | 33 |
35 | Victor Soderstrom | ARI | RD | 35.1 | 25 | 21 |
36 | Daniil Miromanov | VGK | RD | 32.7 | 40 | 42 |
37 | Brock Faber | MIN | RD | 32.1 | 39 | 41 |
38 | Samuel Bolduc | NYI | LD | 32.1 | 37 | 37 |
39 | Artyom Duda | ARI | LD | 32.0 | 41 | 43 |
40 | Yegor Zamula | PHI | LD | 31.9 | 38 | 38 |
41 | Shakir Mukhamadullin | SJS | LD | 31.3 | 46 | 46 |
42 | Michael Benning | FLA | RD | 31.3 | 43 | 44 |
43 | Jack Rathbone | VAN | LD | 30.3 | 42 | 34 |
44 | David Reinbacher | MON | RD | 30.1 | 59 | NR |
45 | Mason Lohrei | BOS | LD | 30.0 | 47 | 47 |
46 | Ryan O’Rourke | MIN | LD | 29.4 | 49 | 49 |
47 | Ryan Merkley | COL | RD | 28.9 | 44 | 39 |
48 | Nick Blankenburg | CBJ | RD | 28.7 | 36 | 36 |
49 | Ronnie Attard | PHI | RD | 28.6 | 51 | 50 |
50 | Ryan Ufko | NSH | RD | 28.0 | 55 | 54 |