Best FPL defenders by starts

Matches started this season. Showing defenders only.

Top defenders by starts

#	Player	Club	Price	Min	Own%	St
1	De Cuyper	BHA	£5.1m	490	36.3%	6
2	Tarkowski	EVE	£6.2m	540	18.4%	6
3	Bogle	LEE	£4.7m	450	9.1%	6
4	Vuskovic	BHA	£5.1m	527	4.8%	6
5	Calafiori	ARS	£5.9m	497	52.5%	6
6	Guéhi	MCI	£6.0m	540	17.9%	6
7	Justin	LEE	£4.5m	528	1.7%	6
8	Hall	NEW	£5.3m	539	20.6%	6
9	Branthwaite	EVE	£5.5m	540	2.6%	6
10	Muharemović	LEE	£5.0m	540	4.6%	6
11	Mitchell	CRY	£4.5m	509	5.9%	6
12	Thomas	COV	£4.0m	527	8.9%	6
13	Ajayi	HUL	£4.2m	513	13.7%	6
14	Jacquet	LIV	£5.0m	502	3.8%	6
15	Ajer	BRE	£4.5m	540	3.8%	6
16	Gabriel	ARS	£7.9m	540	21.7%	6
17	Egan	HUL	£4.1m	527	7.3%	6
18	Van Hecke	TOT	£4.9m	540	6.4%	6
19	Giles	HUL	£4.0m	507	2.9%	6
20	Davis	IPS	£4.0m	540	7.7%	6
21	Virgil	LIV	£6.5m	540	15.7%	6
22	Dasilva	COV	£4.0m	534	1.0%	6
23	Murillo	NFO	£5.5m	539	2.1%	6
24	Boscagli	BHA	£4.5m	504	0.3%	6
25	Botman	NEW	£5.0m	540	0.8%	6
26	Rúben	MCI	£5.5m	540	1.9%	6
27	O'Shea	IPS	£4.0m	540	2.6%	6
28	N.Williams	NFO	£5.0m	540	6.7%	6
29	Richards	CRY	£4.9m	540	0.6%	6
30	Bassey	FUL	£4.5m	540	1.0%	6
31	Coyle	HUL	£4.0m	438	0.7%	6
32	Meunier	SUN	£4.5m	429	0.3%	6
33	Diop	IPS	£4.0m	540	11.5%	6
34	Thiaw	NEW	£5.0m	540	2.1%	6
35	Hill	BOU	£5.5m	540	0.8%	6
36	Silva	BOU	£5.0m	540	0.6%	6
37	Maguire	MUN	£4.8m	540	7.4%	6
38	Lindelöf	AVL	£4.5m	540	0.3%	6
39	Truffert	BOU	£5.4m	533	2.8%	6
40	Smith	BOU	£4.5m	505	0.1%	6
41	Gvardiol	MCI	£5.8m	458	28.3%	5
42	Mendy	HUL	£4.1m	339	6.2%	5
43	Mykolenko	EVE	£4.6m	450	3.2%	5
44	White	ARS	£5.4m	377	4.4%	5
45	Kayode	BRE	£4.6m	384	7.3%	5
46	F.Kadıoğlu	BHA	£4.4m	422	1.6%	5
47	Khalaili	CRY	£5.0m	469	0.3%	5
48	Castagne	FUL	£4.5m	408	1.2%	5
49	Mukiele	SUN	£5.4m	450	1.8%	5
50	Lacroix	CHE	£5.9m	454	6.4%	5

Data last updated 16 Oct 2026, 03:50. Source: the official Fantasy Premier League API.