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.

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Position:All DEF MID

Team:All ARS AVL BHA BOU BRE CHE COV CRY EVE FUL HUL IPS LEE LIV MCI MUN NEW NFO SUN TOT

Ownership:All Under 5%Under 15%Under 30%

#	Player	Team	Pos
1	Richards	CRY	DEF	£4.9m	0.5%	14	1.40	27
2	Murillo	NFO	DEF	£5.5m	2.0%	14	1.40	35
3	Silva	BOU	DEF	£5.1m	3.7%	14	1.40	40
4	Hill	BOU	DEF	£5.6m	3.1%	12	1.20	42
5	Pinnock	COV	DEF	£4.5m	0.1%	12	1.48	28
6	Mainoo	MUN	MID	£5.5m	1.1%	12	1.91	30
7	Palacios	IPS	MID	£5.0m	0.1%	12	1.63	27
8	Ajer	BRE	DEF	£4.5m	4.0%	10	1.00	42
9	Janelt	BRE	MID	£5.0m	1.6%	10	1.11	37
10	Branthwaite	EVE	DEF	£5.5m	2.2%	10	1.13	43
11	Jacquet	LIV	DEF	£5.1m	4.7%	10	1.04	44
12	Botman	NEW	DEF	£5.0m	0.7%	10	1.43	26
13	Mukiele	SUN	DEF	£5.3m	1.4%	10	1.32	29
14	Schlager	NFO	MID	£5.0m	0.1%	10	1.19	31
15	Mendy	HUL	DEF	£4.1m	4.5%	10	1.73	34
16	Kamara	AVL	MID	£5.0m	0.4%	8	0.82	34
17	Adams	BOU	MID	£5.0m	0.3%	8	0.99	26
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	Ampadu	LEE	MID	£5.3m	0.7%	8	0.80	31
21	McAtee	NFO	MID	£5.5m	0.1%	8	0.86	27
22	Araujo	LIV	DEF	£5.5m	4.5%	8	1.09	44
23	Affengruber	FUL	DEF	£4.5m	0.6%	8	1.14	32
24	Lindelöf	AVL	DEF	£4.5m	0.6%	6	0.60	26
25	Tielemans	MUN	MID	£5.6m	1.2%	6	0.83	31
26	Schuster	BRE	DEF	£4.5m	0.4%	6	1.81	22
27	Canvot	CRY	DEF	£4.8m	0.2%	6	0.75	15
28	Mykolenko	EVE	DEF	£4.6m	2.5%	6	0.68	42
29	Garner	EVE	MID	£6.0m	0.2%	6	0.69	25
30	Bassey	FUL	DEF	£4.5m	1.3%	6	0.60	36
31	O'Shea	IPS	DEF	£4.0m	2.8%	6	0.60	28
32	Justin	LEE	DEF	£4.5m	2.4%	6	0.61	51
33	Stach	LEE	MID	£6.0m	1.6%	6	0.80	33
34	Yoro	MUN	DEF	£4.8m	0.5%	6	1.23	13
35	Thiaw	NEW	DEF	£4.9m	1.4%	6	0.76	18
36	Tonali	TOT	MID	£5.3m	2.0%	6	0.62	34
37	Anderson	MCI	MID	£6.2m	3.6%	6	0.69	29
38	Ballard	SUN	DEF	£4.7m	0.9%	6	1.20	14
39	Xhaka	SUN	MID	£5.3m	2.6%	6	0.66	33
40	Elvedi	LEE	DEF	£4.5m	0.1%	6	0.79	26

40 DEF/MID have already hit the DEFCON threshold in Gameweek 10.

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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.