FPL DEFCON stats
Defensive Contributions (DEFCON)
DEF/MID ranked by actual 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 | Murillo | NFO | DEF | £5.5m | 2.1% | 8 | 1.60 | 23 |
| 2 | Milenković | NFO | DEF | £5.4m | 1.0% | 4 | 1.33 | 12 |
| 3 | Jair Cunha | NFO | DEF | £4.5m | 0.2% | 2 | 0.50 | 11 |
35 DEF/MID have already hit the DEFCON threshold in Gameweek 5.
Live tracker →What is 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.