FPL defensive contributions
FPL Defensive Contributions (DEFCON)
Every DEF/MID ranked by actual defensive contribution (DEFCON) points earned this season (2 pts for crossing the per-match qualifying-actions threshold) — filter by ownership to separate the household names from the ones nobody's picking up on.
| # | Player | Team | Pos | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richards | CRY | DEF | £4.9m | 0.5% | 14 | 1.40 | 27 |
| 2 | Muharemović | LEE | DEF | £5.1m | 6.5% | 14 | 1.40 | 56 |
| 3 | Murillo | NFO | DEF | £5.5m | 2.0% | 14 | 1.40 | 35 |
| 4 | Silva | BOU | DEF | £5.1m | 3.7% | 14 | 1.40 | 40 |
| 5 | Hill | BOU | DEF | £5.6m | 3.1% | 12 | 1.20 | 42 |
| 6 | Pinnock | COV | DEF | £4.5m | 0.1% | 12 | 1.48 | 28 |
| 7 | Virgil | LIV | DEF | £6.4m | 14.8% | 12 | 1.20 | 43 |
| 8 | Ajer | BRE | DEF | £4.5m | 4.0% | 10 | 1.00 | 42 |
| 9 | Thomas | COV | DEF | £4.0m | 7.3% | 10 | 1.33 | 32 |
| 10 | Branthwaite | EVE | DEF | £5.5m | 2.2% | 10 | 1.13 | 43 |
| 11 | Diop | IPS | DEF | £3.9m | 9.8% | 10 | 1.00 | 21 |
| 12 | Egan | HUL | DEF | £4.1m | 6.6% | 10 | 1.07 | 38 |
| 13 | Jacquet | LIV | DEF | £5.1m | 4.7% | 10 | 1.04 | 44 |
| 14 | Botman | NEW | DEF | £5.0m | 0.7% | 10 | 1.43 | 26 |
| 15 | Mukiele | SUN | DEF | £5.3m | 1.4% | 10 | 1.32 | 29 |
| 16 | Mendy | HUL | DEF | £4.1m | 4.5% | 10 | 1.73 | 34 |
| 17 | Van Hecke | TOT | DEF | £5.1m | 14.8% | 8 | 0.80 | 57 |
| 18 | Disasi | CRY | DEF | £4.4m | 0.1% | 8 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 19 | Lacroix | CHE | DEF | £5.8m | 4.5% | 8 | 1.14 | 24 |
| 20 | Vuskovic | BHA | DEF | £5.3m | 9.5% | 8 | 0.81 | 70 |
| 21 | Araujo | LIV | DEF | £5.5m | 4.5% | 8 | 1.09 | 44 |
| 22 | Affengruber | FUL | DEF | £4.5m | 0.6% | 8 | 1.14 | 32 |
| 23 | Lindelöf | AVL | DEF | £4.5m | 0.6% | 6 | 0.60 | 26 |
| 24 | Schuster | BRE | DEF | £4.5m | 0.4% | 6 | 1.81 | 22 |
| 25 | van Ewijk | COV | DEF | £3.9m | 6.9% | 6 | 0.67 | 20 |
| 26 | Canvot | CRY | DEF | £4.8m | 0.2% | 6 | 0.75 | 15 |
| 27 | Mykolenko | EVE | DEF | £4.6m | 2.5% | 6 | 0.68 | 42 |
| 28 | Bassey | FUL | DEF | £4.5m | 1.3% | 6 | 0.60 | 36 |
| 29 | O'Shea | IPS | DEF | £4.0m | 2.8% | 6 | 0.60 | 28 |
| 30 | Justin | LEE | DEF | £4.5m | 2.4% | 6 | 0.61 | 51 |
| 31 | Yoro | MUN | DEF | £4.8m | 0.5% | 6 | 1.23 | 13 |
| 32 | Thiaw | NEW | DEF | £4.9m | 1.4% | 6 | 0.76 | 18 |
| 33 | Ballard | SUN | DEF | £4.7m | 0.9% | 6 | 1.20 | 14 |
| 34 | Elvedi | LEE | DEF | £4.5m | 0.1% | 6 | 0.79 | 26 |
| 35 | Cash | AVL | DEF | £4.3m | 3.6% | 4 | 0.55 | 18 |
| 36 | Fofana | CHE | DEF | £5.0m | 0.3% | 4 | 0.73 | 20 |
| 37 | Acheampong | CHE | DEF | £4.5m | 0.5% | 4 | 0.62 | 24 |
| 38 | Mitchell | CRY | DEF | £4.5m | 4.6% | 4 | 0.41 | 33 |
| 39 | Robinson | FUL | DEF | £4.4m | 1.3% | 4 | 0.46 | 32 |
| 40 | Ajayi | HUL | DEF | £4.2m | 11.9% | 4 | 0.42 | 42 |
40 DEF/MID have already hit the DEFCON threshold in Gameweek 10.
Live tracker →What are Defensive Contributions (DEFCON) in FPL?
Defensive Contribution (DEFCON) is a scoring category introduced for the 2025/26 season: 2 points for crossing a per-match threshold of defensive actions. Defenders need 10 combined clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles (CBIT) in a match; midfielders and forwards need 12, and for them ball recoveries count towards the total as well as CBIT.
It rewards defensive work that used to earn nothing in FPL — a centre-back who doesn't score or keep a clean sheet but puts in a heavy defensive shift can still return points. The threshold resets every match, there's no partial credit below it and no bonus above it, so going 20/10 scores the same 2 points as going 10/10.
The table above shows DEFCON points earned so far this season, from real per-gameweek data. For who's on track to hit the threshold in the matches happening right now, see the live DEFCON tracker once a gameweek is underway.
More on DEFCON: the best DEFCON defenders to pick and the midfielders who earn DEFCON and attacking points.