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 | Silva | BOU | DEF | £5.0m | 0.4% | 8 | 1.60 | 13 |
| 3 | Hill | BOU | DEF | £5.5m | 0.8% | 6 | 1.20 | 12 |
| 4 | Pinnock | COV | DEF | £4.5m | 0.1% | 6 | 1.91 | 14 |
| 5 | Schuster | BRE | DEF | £4.5m | 0.3% | 6 | 2.13 | 21 |
| 6 | Thomas | COV | DEF | £4.0m | 8.5% | 6 | 1.24 | 24 |
| 7 | Lacroix | CHE | DEF | £5.9m | 6.8% | 6 | 1.48 | 13 |
| 8 | Richards | CRY | DEF | £5.0m | 0.6% | 6 | 1.20 | 14 |
| 9 | Tarkowski | EVE | DEF | £6.1m | 16.5% | 6 | 1.20 | 43 |
| 10 | Branthwaite | EVE | DEF | £5.5m | 2.4% | 6 | 1.20 | 27 |
| 11 | Diop | IPS | DEF | £4.0m | 12.7% | 6 | 1.20 | 12 |
| 12 | Egan | HUL | DEF | £4.1m | 7.0% | 6 | 1.24 | 26 |
| 13 | Muharemović | LEE | DEF | £5.0m | 4.3% | 6 | 1.20 | 27 |
| 14 | Virgil | LIV | DEF | £6.5m | 16.2% | 6 | 1.20 | 25 |
| 15 | Thiaw | NEW | DEF | £5.0m | 2.2% | 6 | 1.20 | 14 |
| 16 | Botman | NEW | DEF | £5.0m | 0.7% | 6 | 1.20 | 15 |
| 17 | Hall | NEW | DEF | £5.3m | 17.3% | 6 | 1.20 | 31 |
| 18 | Ballard | SUN | DEF | £4.9m | 2.5% | 6 | 1.20 | 14 |
| 19 | Gabriel | ARS | DEF | £8.0m | 22.7% | 4 | 0.80 | 25 |
| 20 | Ajer | BRE | DEF | £4.5m | 3.9% | 4 | 0.80 | 21 |
| 21 | Fofana | CHE | DEF | £5.0m | 0.2% | 4 | 1.15 | 8 |
| 22 | Mykolenko | EVE | DEF | £4.6m | 4.2% | 4 | 0.80 | 27 |
| 23 | O'Shea | IPS | DEF | £4.0m | 2.7% | 4 | 0.80 | 10 |
| 24 | Justin | LEE | DEF | £4.5m | 1.4% | 4 | 0.80 | 26 |
| 25 | Milenković | NFO | DEF | £5.4m | 1.0% | 4 | 1.33 | 12 |
| 26 | Vuskovic | BHA | DEF | £5.0m | 3.7% | 4 | 0.82 | 32 |
| 27 | Mukiele | SUN | DEF | £5.4m | 1.9% | 4 | 1.00 | 13 |
| 28 | Mendy | HUL | DEF | £4.1m | 6.3% | 4 | 1.45 | 25 |
| 29 | Khalaili | CRY | DEF | £5.0m | 0.3% | 4 | 0.95 | 19 |
| 30 | Konsa | ARS | DEF | £4.6m | 19.4% | 2 | 0.64 | 12 |
| 31 | Mings | AVL | DEF | £4.5m | 0.4% | 2 | 0.69 | 10 |
| 32 | Truffert | BOU | DEF | £5.4m | 3.0% | 2 | 0.40 | 10 |
| 33 | Collins | BRE | DEF | £5.4m | 1.0% | 2 | 0.92 | 10 |
| 34 | Van Hecke | TOT | DEF | £4.9m | 6.6% | 2 | 0.40 | 24 |
| 35 | Dunk | BHA | DEF | £4.5m | 1.5% | 2 | 0.50 | 22 |
| 36 | Acheampong | CHE | DEF | £4.5m | 0.3% | 2 | 0.81 | 5 |
| 37 | van Ewijk | COV | DEF | £4.0m | 8.7% | 2 | 0.50 | 6 |
| 38 | Canvot | CRY | DEF | £4.8m | 0.2% | 2 | 0.50 | 10 |
| 39 | Greaves | IPS | DEF | £4.0m | 1.1% | 2 | 0.50 | 3 |
| 40 | Jacquet | LIV | DEF | £5.0m | 3.5% | 2 | 0.43 | 24 |
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.