Our top 50 fantasy hockey defensemen rankings are back for June 2024.
Our fantasy hockey defensemen rankings project value for the next 1 to 2 seasons, and consider each player's track record, upside, age, team and injury history. Because fantasy league categories vary widely, these rankings focus on point production. Notes made in previous rankings may carry over to new rankings if they remain relevant.
| Rk | Player | Trend | Notes | Age |
| 1 | Cale Makar, COL | - | | 25.6 |
| 2 | Quinn Hughes, VAN | - | | 24.7 |
| 3 | Roman Josi, NAS | - | | 34.1 |
| 4 | Adam Fox, NYR | - | | 26.3 |
| 5 | Evan Bouchard, EDM | - | | 24.7 |
| 6 | Rasmus Dahlin, BUF | - | Sabres took step back, but he's solid | 24.2 |
| 7 | Miro Heiskanen, DAL | - | | 24.9 |
| 8 | Charlie McAvoy, BOS | - | | 26.5 |
| 9 | Noah Dobson, NYI | - | Broke out, but does he gel with Roy? | 24.4 |
| 10 | Victor Hedman, TB | - | | 33.5 |
| 11 | Josh Morrissey, WPG | - | | 29.2 |
| 12 | Morgan Rielly, TOR | - | | 30.3 |
| 13 | Brandon Montour, FLA | - | | 30.2 |
| 14 | Dougie Hamilton, NJ | - | Hasn't played in eons; how will it go? | 31.0 |
| 15 | John Carlson, WAS | - | | 34.4 |
| 16 | Shea Theodore, VGK | - | | 28.9 |
| 17 | Devon Toews, COL | - | | 30.3 |
| 18 | Drew Doughty, LA | - | | 34.5 |
| 19 | Vince Dunn, SEA | - | | 27.6 |
| 20 | Mikhail Sergachev, TB | - | | 26.0 |
| 21 | Moritz Seider, DET | - | | 23.2 |
| 22 | Zach Werenski, CBJ | - | Health is only question | 26.9 |
| 23 | Thomas Chabot, OTT | - | | 27.4 |
| 24 | Kris Letang, PIT | - | | 37.2 |
| 25 | Alex Pietrangelo, VGK | - | Hanifin will eat into offensive reps | 34.4 |
| 26 | Rasmus Andersson, CGY | - | | 27.6 |
| 27 | Filip Hronek, VAN | - | | 26.6 |
| 28 | Brent Burns, CAR | ⟱ | End is near for one of the best | 39.3 |
| 29 | Mackenzie Weegar, CGY | - | | 30.5 |
| 30 | Erik Karlsson, PIT | - | | 34.1 |
| 31 | Michael Matheson, MTL | - | | 30.3 |
| 32 | Luke Hughes, NJ | ⟰ | Return of Hamilton could slow his rise | 20.8 |
| 33 | Noah Hanifin, VGK | - | | 27.4 |
| 34 | Jakob Chychrun, OTT | - | | 26.2 |
| 35 | Aaron Ekblad, FLA | - | | 28.4 |
| 36 | Thomas Harley, DAL | ⟰ | | 22.8 |
| 37 | Brock Faber, MIN | ⟰ | | 21.8 |
| 38 | Brady Skjei, CAR | - | | 30.2 |
| 39 | Seth Jones, CHI | - | Still productive without much help | 29.7 |
| 40 | Shayne Gostisbehere, DET | - | | 31.2 |
| 41 | Jake Sanderson, OTT | - | Too many cooks in Sens D kitchen | 21.9 |
| 42 | Sean Durzi, UTA | - | | 25.7 |
| 43 | Gustav Forsling, FLA | - | | 28.0 |
| 44 | Mattias Ekholm, EDM | - | | 34.0 |
| 45 | Owen Power, BUF | - | | 21.6 |
| 46 | Justin Faulk, STL | - | | 32.3 |
| 47 | Torey Krug, STL | - | | 33.2 |
| 48 | Bowen Byram, BUF | - | Crowded Sabres blueline won't help | 23.0 |
| 49 | Pavel Mintyukov, ANH | - | Flew under radar on inept Ducks team | 20.6 |
| 50 | Travis Sanheim, PHI | - | His 44 point output was shocking | 28.2 |
