Welcome to our Fantasy EPL Draft Rankings for Defenders for the 21/22 season! Our Draft Rankings will form an essential part of your preparation for the new season. Use these hints and tips to get ahead of your fellow Fantrax Draft Managers!
Here we rank the Top 35 Defenders, which covers most of the sought-after players for each EPL team! As outlined in our Fantasy EPL Draft Strategy Guide, Defenders scored extremely well last season and can offer elite-level points on a weekly basis. This year more than ever is the time to get your Defender choices correct!
These rankings are based on the Default Fantrax Scoring System.
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Defenders Draft Rankings
As we’ve said above, these are Fantasy EPL Defender Rankings provided by our official content providers The Draft Society. For more detailed rankings, as well as regular updates, check out their site! If you’re after even more content to help with your pre-season draft, we recommend checking out The Draft Society’s 21/22 Draft Kit!
| Rnk | Cons. Rnk | Player | Pos. | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Trent Alexander-Arnold | D | LIV |
| 2 | 25 | Lucas Digne | D | EVE |
| 3 | 27 | Luke Shaw | D | MUN |
| 4 | 29 | Andrew Robertson | D | LIV |
| 5 | 32 | Joao Cancelo | D | MCI |
| 6 | 34 | Virgil van Dijk | D | LIV |
| 7 | 39 | Ben Chilwell | D | CHE |
| 8 | 44 | Reece James | D | CHE |
| 9 | 50 | Vladimir Coufal | D | WHU |
| 10 | 51 | Harry Maguire | D | MUN |
| 11 | 54 | James Tarkowski | D | BUR |
| 12 | 59 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka | D | MUN |
| 13 | 60 | Aaron Cresswell | D | WHU |
| 14 | 62 | Cesar Azpilicueta | D | CHE |
| 15 | 65 | Matt Doherty | D | TOT |
| 16 | 74 | Matthew Cash | D | AVL |
| 17 | 78 | Matt Targett | D | AVL |
| 18 | 85 | Liam Cooper | D | LEE |
| 19 | 86 | Wesley Fofana | D | LEI |
| 20 | 88 | Nelson Semedo | D | WOL |
| 21 | 89 | Ben Mee | D | BUR |
| 22 | 96 | Timothy Castagne | D | LEI |
| 23 | 97 | Tariq Lamptey | D | BHA |
| 24 | 98 | Ricardo Pereira | D | LEI |
| 25 | 102 | Kieran Tierney | D | ARS |
| 26 | 105 | Antonio Rudiger | D | CHE |
| 27 | 110 | Michael Keane | D | EVE |
| 28 | 117 | John Stones | D | MCI |
| 29 | 119 | Sergio Reguilon | D | TOT |
| 30 | 125 | Ruben Dias | D | MCI |
| 31 | 127 | Dan Burn | D | BHA |
| 32 | 130 | Romain Saiss | D | WOL |
| 33 | 135 | Ethan Pinnock | D | BRF |
| 34 | 136 | Joseph Gomez | D | LIV |
| 35 | 137 | Jannik Vestergaard | D | SOU |
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