Top Prospects: Defensemen
Top 50 of Fall 2023
Below is the Hockey Prophets Top 50 Defensemen prospect ranking for the fall of 2023. The full ranking of nearly 500 of the world's top blueline prospects is available for premium members.
Last list update: 9/27/2023
Rank | Name | Position | Age | Height | Weight | Draft Selection | Pre-Draft Ranking | A/P Score | Comment |
1 | Jiricek, David | Defenseman | 20 | 6'3 | 176 | 6 | 5 | -2.42 | |
2 | Nemec, Simon | Defenseman | 20 | 6'1 | 192 | 2 | 4 | -1.02 | |
3 | Hughes, Luke | Defenseman | 20 | 6'0 | 161 | 4 | 7 | -2.10 | |
4 | Mintyukov, Pavel | Defenseman | 20 | 6'1 | 194 | 10 | 12 | -2.02 | |
5 | Korchinski, Kevin | Defenseman | 19 | 6'2 | 185 | 7 | 12 | -2.57 | |
6 | Mateychuk, Denton | Defenseman | 19 | 5'10 | 194 | 12 | 22 | -2.67 | |
7 | Reinbacher, David | Defenseman | 19 | 6'2 | 194 | 5 | 11 | -0.92 | |
8 | Edvinsson, Simon | Defenseman | 21 | 6'4 | 185 | 6 | 5 | 0.62 | |
9 | Clarke, Brandt | Defenseman | 21 | 6'1 | 181 | 8 | 6 | -0.65 | |
10 | Sandin Pellikka, Axel | Defenseman | 19 | 5'11 | 180 | 17 | 15 | -2.06 | |
11 | Lambos, Carson | Defenseman | 21 | 6'1 | 201 | 26 | 21 | -0.97 | |
12 | Willander, Tom | Defenseman | 19 | 6'1 | 180 | 11 | 22 | -0.37 | |
13 | Pickering, Owen | Defenseman | 20 | 6'4 | 180 | 21 | 22 | -0.51 | |
14 | Zellweger, Olen | Defenseman | 20 | 5'10 | 174 | 34 | 50 | -3.59 | |
15 | Luneau, Tristan | Defenseman | 20 | 6'1 | 189 | 53 | 35 | -1.10 | |
16 | Hutson, Lane | Defenseman | 20 | 5'8 | 158 | 62 | 38 | -2.33 | |
17 | Rinzel, Sam | Defenseman | 19 | 6'3 | 180 | 25 | 36 | -0.11 | |
18 | Bichsel, Lian | Defenseman | 19 | 6'5 | 225 | 18 | 31 | 0.31 | |
19 | Ceulemans, Corson | Defenseman | 20 | 6'2 | 190 | 25 | 23 | -1.02 | |
20 | Evans, Ryker | Defenseman | 22 | 5'11 | 180 | 250 | 206 | -0.27 | |
21 | Heinola, Ville | Defenseman | 23 | 5'11 | 178 | 20 | 27 | -1.82 | |
22 | Nelson, Ty | Defenseman | 19 | 5'10 | 185 | 68 | 49 | -1.61 | |
23 | Wallinder, William | Defenseman | 21 | 6'4 | 192 | 32 | 33 | -0.68 | |
24 | Morrow, Scott | Defenseman | 21 | 6'2 | 190 | 40 | 48 | 0.15 | |
25 | Mailloux, Logan | Defenseman | 20 | 6'3 | 214 | 31 | 42 | 0.09 | |
26 | Dragicevic, Lukas | Defenseman | 18 | 6'1 | 194 | 57 | 39 | -3.02 | |
27 | Svozil, Stanislav | Defenseman | 21 | 6'0 | 172 | 69 | 46 | 0.58 | |
28 | Odelius, Calle | Defenseman | 19 | 6'0 | 188 | 65 | 36 | -0.74 | |
29 | Gulyayev, Mikhail | Defenseman | 18 | 5'10 | 170 | 31 | 27 | -2.24 | |
30 | Havelid, Mattias | Defenseman | 20 | 5'10 | 172 | 45 | 42 | -0.34 | |
31 | Bonk, Oliver | Defenseman | 19 | 6'1 | 180 | 22 | 35 | -0.75 | |
32 | O'Rourke, Ryan | Defenseman | 21 | 6'2 | 181 | 39 | 41 | -1.33 | |
33 | Molendyk, Tanner | Defenseman | 19 | 5'11 | 181 | 24 | 37 | -0.66 | |
34 | Simashev, Dmitri | Defenseman | 19 | 6'4 | 201 | 6 | 17 | 0.46 | |
35 | Casey, Seamus | Defenseman | 20 | 5'9 | 173 | 46 | 43 | -0.89 | |
36 | Kyrou, Christian | Defenseman | 20 | 5'10 | 172 | 50 | 73 | -1.72 | |
37 | Thomson, Lassi | Defenseman | 23 | 6'0 | 186 | 19 | 37 | -0.78 | |
38 | Lamoureux, Maveric | Defenseman | 20 | 6'6 | 199 | 29 | 49 | -0.12 | |
39 | Lindstein, Theo | Defenseman | 19 | 6'0 | 185 | 29 | 44 | 0.98 | |
40 | Duda, Artyom | Defenseman | 19 | 6'1 | 180 | 36 | 71 | -1.06 | |
41 | Mukhamadullin, Shakur | Defenseman | 22 | 6'2 | 170 | 20 | 45 | -0.84 | |
42 | Chesley, Ryan | Defenseman | 20 | 6'0 | 201 | 37 | 30 | -0.23 | |
43 | Strbak, Maxim | Defenseman | 18 | 6'1 | 198 | 45 | 52 | 0.12 | |
44 | Chayka, Daniil | Defenseman | 21 | 6'2 | 187 | 38 | 28 | -0.25 | |
45 | Buium, Shai | Defenseman | 20 | 6'3 | 214 | 36 | 45 | -0.39 | |
46 | Warren, Noah | Defenseman | 19 | 6'5 | 224 | 42 | 46 | -0.21 | |
47 | Nikishin, Alexander | Defenseman | 22 | 6'0 | 159 | 69 | 107 | 0.61 | |
48 | Kleven, Tyler | Defenseman | 22 | 6'4 | 190 | 44 | 47 | 0.70 | |
49 | Gibson, Andrew | Defenseman | 19 | 6'2 | 202 | 42 | 64 | -0.27 | |
50 | Dvorak, Jakub | Defenseman | 18 | 6'5 | 210 | 54 | 59 | 0.51 |