Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – September 2026
Dobber
2026-09-22
Here are the Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – September edition!
Not a lot of changes this month, more about tweaking some key guys in terms of expediting their NHL-readiness (wait time).
But first – if you haven’t already – the Fantasy Guide was updated yet again with tweaks to projections, injury notes and line combinations. You can pick that up here, or get it with the Fantasy Prospects Report for a packaged discount via the Keeper League Fantasy Pack. Or just subscribe, for an even deeper discount.
As always, prospects ranked within +/-5.0 ratings of each other should be considered equal.
| Sep | Prospect | Team | type | Prospect Rating | Aug | Jul |
| 1 | Cole Hutson | WAS | LD | 140.7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Zayne Parekh | CGY | RD | 128.9 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Carter Yakemchuk | OTT | RD | 122.7 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Chase Reid | SEA | RD | 122.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Carson Carels | CGY | LD | 109.7 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Alberts Smits | NYR | LD | 100.3 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Kashawn Aitcheson | NYI | LD | 96.9 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Keaton Verhoeff | SJS | RD | 90.6 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Cameron Reid | NSH | LD | 90.4 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Xavier Villeneuve | CHI | LD | 89.9 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Sam Rinzel | CHI | RD | 87.9 | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | Thomas Bleyl | NSH | RD | 87.0 | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Adam Jiricek | STL | RD | 86.2 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Jackson Smith | CBJ | LD | 86.1 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Scott Morrow | NYR | RD | 85.7 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Ryan Lin | SJS | RD | 85.1 | 16 | 17 |
| 17 | Tanner Molendyk | NSH | LD | 84.6 | 17 | 16 |
| 18 | Daxon Rudolph | BUF | RD | 84.5 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | Harrison Brunicke | PIT | RD | 84.4 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | Radim Mrtka | BUF | RD | 82.2 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | Dmitri Simashev | UTA | LD | 82.1 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | Seamus Casey | NJD | RD | 82.0 | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | Lukas Cormier | VGK | LD | 79.1 | 23 | 23 |
| 24 | Ryan Ufko | NSH | RD | 76.7 | 24 | 25 |
| 25 | Hunter Brzustewicz | CGY | RD | 76.3 | 25 | 24 |
| 26 | Bryce Pickford | MON | RD | 75.2 | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | Eric Pohlkamp | SJS | RD | 74.3 | 27 | 27 |
| 28 | Luca Cagnoni | SJS | LD | 73.1 | 33 | 33 |
| 29 | David Jiricek | PHI | RD | 73.0 | 31 | 31 |
| 30 | Sascha Boumedienne | WPG | LD | 72.9 | 28 | 28 |
| 31 | Kevin Korchinski | CHI | LD | 72.0 | 29 | 29 |
| 32 | Henry Mews | CGY | RD | 70.1 | 32 | 32 |
| 33 | Elias Salomonsson | WPG | RD | 70.0 | 30 | 30 |
| 34 | Logan Hensler | OTT | RD | 68.0 | 34 | 34 |
| 35 | Leo Sahlin Wallenius | SJS | LD | 67.3 | 35 | 35 |
| 36 | Tarin Smith | ANA | LD | 67.2 | 36 | 36 |
| 37 | Tyson Jugnauth | SEA | LD | 66.6 | 41 | 41 |
| 38 | Theo Lindstein | STL | LD | 66.4 | 37 | 37 |
| 39 | Luca Marrelli | CBJ | RD | 65.6 | 38 | 38 |
| 40 | Adam Engstrom | MON | LD | 65.6 | 39 | 39 |
| 41 | David Reinbacher | MON | RD | 65.5 | 40 | 40 |
| 42 | Artyom Duda | UTA | LD | 64.8 | 42 | 43 |
| 43 | Maxim Strbak | BUF | RD | 63.2 | 43 | 42 |
| 44 | Alfons Freij | WPG | LD | 61.4 | 44 | 44 |
| 45 | Alexander Bilecki | TOR | LD | 61.1 | 45 | 45 |
| 46 | Axel Elofsson | COL | RD | 60.8 | 46 | 46 |
| 47 | Nikita Shcherbakov | NJD | LD | 60.4 | 47 | 47 |
| 48 | Ty Nelson | SEA | RD | 60.2 | 59 | 60 |
| 49 | Henry Brzustewicz | LAK | RD | 59.8 | 48 | 48 |
| 50 | Lukas Dragicevic | SEA | RD | 59.7 | 49 | 49 |
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