Top Premier League Defenders 2026/27

The highest-rated defenders of the 2026/27 season, ranked by Tilt Score.

Defenders Overview

Defenders in FPL earn points through clean sheets, bonus points, and occasional goals from set pieces. The best defensive assets are full-backs who push forward, combining clean sheet potential with attacking returns makes them some of the most valuable picks in the game.

These rankings sort defenders by Tilt Score. Clean sheets are the foundation, but the Tilt Score also rewards attacking contributions, consistency, and recent form. A defender trending upward will rank higher than one coasting on early-season points.

Check each player's detail page for their Tilt Score breakdown and defensive stats. The DEF card stat on FieldTilt measures tackles, recoveries, and interceptions, useful for identifying defenders who are active even when clean sheets dry up. Visit the Stats Hub for more category breakdowns.

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Maxim De Cuyper

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

69 FPL pts6 CS

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Ben White

Arsenal FC

42 FPL pts4 CS

🥉80

Luka Vušković

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

58 FPL pts6 CS

#	Player	Team	Tilt	FPL Pts	Goals	Assists	CS	Form	PPG	FPL Price
1	Maxim De Cuyper	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	86	69	2	4	6	7.8	7.7	£5.4m
2	Ben White	Arsenal FC	81	42	0	3	4	5.2	6	£5.4m
3	Luka Vušković	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	80	58	1	1	6	6.5	6.4	£5.2m
4	Jayden Bogle	Leeds United FC	80	51	2	0	5	2.2	5.7	£4.8m
5	Olivier Boscagli	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	79	39	0	1	6	5	4.3	£4.5m
6	Gabriel Magalhães	Arsenal FC	78	58	1	0	6	8.2	6.4	£8.0m
7	Riccardo Calafiori	Arsenal FC	76	51	1	2	5	5.5	5.7	£5.9m
8	Timothy Castagne	Fulham FC	76	37	0	2	4	4.2	4.6	£4.5m
9	Jorrel Hato	Chelsea FC	74	25	0	3	2	4.2	4.2	£4.5m
10	Ferdi Kadıoğlu	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	72	29	0	0	4	4	4.1	£4.4m
11	Ezri Konsa	Arsenal FC	71	49	1	0	4	9.2	6.1	£4.7m
12	Ronald Araújo	Liverpool FC	71	37	0	0	4	3.8	4.1	£5.4m
13	Tarik Muharemović	Leeds United FC	69	46	0	2	3	4.8	5.1	£5.1m
14	Jeremy Jacquet	Liverpool FC	69	40	0	0	4	4	4.4	£5.1m
15	Gabriel Gudmundsson	Leeds United FC	69	27	0	1	3	3.2	3.9	£4.5m
16	Virgil van Dijk	Liverpool FC	68	39	0	0	4	3.5	4.3	£6.4m
17	Marc Guéhi	Manchester City FC	68	37	1	1	3	1.8	4.6	£6.0m
18	Calvin Bassey	Fulham FC	68	34	0	1	3	4.8	3.8	£4.5m
19	Bobby Thomas	Coventry City FC	68	22	0	2	2	3.2	2.4	£5.0m
20	Andrew Robertson	Tottenham Hotspur FC	67	36	0	2	3	4.8	4.5	£4.3m

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