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Top Prospects: Defensemen Top 50

Top Prospects: Defensemen

Top 50 of Fall 2025

 

Below is the Hockey Prophets Top 50 Defensemen prospect ranking for the fall of 2025. The full ranking of nearly 500 of the world's top blueline prospects is available for premium members. 

 

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Last list update: 9/22/2025

Top 50 Defensemen Prospects
RankNamePositionAgeHeightWeightDraft SelectionPre-Draft RankingA/P ScoreComment
1Schaefer, MatthewDefenseman186'218611-4.24
2Levshunov, ArtyomDefenseman206'120526-2.84
3Parekh, ZayneDefenseman206'017094-4.29
4Buium, ZeevDefenseman206'0186125-4.30
5Dickinson, SamDefenseman196'2203119-2.76
6Yakemchuk, CarterDefenseman206'3202717-2.50
7Silayev, AntonDefenseman196'72071010-0.52
8Reinbacher, DavidDefenseman216'2194511-0.90
9Smith, JacksonDefenseman186'4199149-1.75
10Sandin Pellikka, AxelDefenseman215'111851714-2.03
11Aitcheson, KashawnDefenseman196'11991715-1.86
12Mrtka, RadimDefenseman186'5218917-1.88
13Hutson, ColeDefenseman195'101594329-2.35
14Hensler, LoganDefenseman196'21982332-0.06
15Reid, CameronDefenseman196'01832119-1.74
16Simashev, DmitriDefenseman216'52036310.47
17Mews, HenryDefenseman206'01897428-2.23
18Willander, TomDefenseman216'11801133-0.35
19Boumedienne, SaschaDefenseman196'11842835-0.05
20Dragicevic, LukasDefenseman206'21965718-2.98
21Bonk, OliverDefenseman216'21792236-0.73
22Marrelli, LucaDefenseman206'11858627-1.59
23Brzustewicz, HenryDefenseman196'21943122-0.91
24Fiddler, BlakeDefenseman186'42203624-0.72
25Rombach, JacobDefenseman196'620935400.29
26Gill, SpencerDefenseman196'31865932-1.57
27Molendyk, TannerDefenseman216'01812441-0.64
28Solberg, StianDefenseman206'120523550.05
29Morin, EtienneDefenseman216'01804833-2.78
30Freij, AlfonsDefenseman206'01973730-0.93
31Amico, CarterDefenseman196'523238590.73
32Gulyayev, MikhailDefenseman205'111833123-2.21
33Rinzel, SamDefenseman216'41902559-0.11
34Kettles, PeytonDefenseman186'519539540.22
35Wang, HaoxiDefenseman186'522233851.10
36Pickford, BryceDefenseman206'01838150-1.79
37Psenicka, MaxDefenseman196'518546460.39
38Mailloux, LoganDefenseman226'321431780.10
39Lamoureux, MavericDefenseman226'72142953-0.11
40Smith, TarinDefenseman206'11877951-1.10
41Bertucci, TristanDefenseman206'21796137-1.86
42Duda, ArtyomDefenseman226'11873643-1.04
43Pickering, OwenDefenseman226'51852124-0.50
44Morrow, ScottDefenseman236'219040770.16
45Sahlin Wallenius, LeoDefenseman206'01805346-1.51
46Danford, BenDefenseman206'11913175-0.45
47Jiricek, AdamDefenseman196'217616580.80
48Akey, BeauDefenseman216'01755632-1.26
49Brzustewicz, HunterDefenseman216'01907539-1.64
50Limatov, KurbanDefenseman196'31986731-0.06