Hidden gems
Defensive Contributions
DEF/MID under 15% owned, ranked by defensive contribution per 90 — the tackles-and-recoveries points nobody's picking up on.
| # | Player | Team | Pos | Price | Own % | DC | DC / 90 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mendy | HUL | DEF | £4.1m | 7.3% | 39 | 14.10 | 25 |
| 2 | Egan | HUL | DEF | £4.1m | 6.8% | 55 | 13.75 | 25 |
| 3 | Mukiele | SUN | DEF | £5.4m | 2.0% | 39 | 13.00 | 13 |
| 4 | Muharemović | LEE | DEF | £5.0m | 4.0% | 50 | 12.50 | 21 |
| 5 | Fofana | CHE | DEF | £5.0m | 0.2% | 32 | 11.90 | 4 |
| 6 | Khalaili | CRY | DEF | £5.0m | 0.3% | 38 | 11.83 | 13 |
| 7 | Pinnock | COV | DEF | £4.5m | 0.1% | 25 | 11.72 | 6 |
| 8 | Lacroix | CHE | DEF | £6.0m | 7.4% | 35 | 11.50 | 10 |
| 9 | Richards | CRY | DEF | £5.0m | 0.6% | 44 | 11.00 | 6 |
| 10 | Murillo | NFO | DEF | £5.5m | 1.9% | 42 | 10.53 | 19 |
| 11 | Milenković | NFO | DEF | £5.5m | 1.4% | 31 | 10.33 | 12 |
| 12 | Silva | BOU | DEF | £5.0m | 0.4% | 41 | 10.25 | 10 |
| 13 | Ajer | BRE | DEF | £4.5m | 4.3% | 41 | 10.25 | 14 |
| 14 | Botman | NEW | DEF | £5.0m | 0.7% | 41 | 10.25 | 11 |
| 15 | Thomas | COV | DEF | £4.0m | 8.9% | 39 | 10.12 | 15 |
| 16 | Branthwaite | EVE | DEF | £5.5m | 2.1% | 40 | 10.00 | 19 |
| 17 | Tarkowski | EVE | DEF | £6.1m | 13.2% | 39 | 9.75 | 29 |
| 18 | O'Shea | IPS | DEF | £4.0m | 2.9% | 39 | 9.75 | 8 |
| 19 | Elvedi | LEE | DEF | £4.5m | 0.0% | 25 | 9.53 | 7 |
| 20 | Truffert | BOU | DEF | £5.5m | 3.2% | 38 | 9.50 | 8 |
| 21 | Jair Cunha | NFO | DEF | £4.5m | 0.2% | 28 | 9.33 | 10 |
| 22 | Hall | NEW | DEF | £5.2m | 14.4% | 36 | 9.03 | 18 |
| 23 | Araujo | LIV | DEF | £5.4m | 2.8% | 19 | 8.81 | 15 |
| 24 | Hill | BOU | DEF | £5.5m | 0.8% | 35 | 8.75 | 8 |
| 25 | Diop | IPS | DEF | £4.0m | 13.8% | 35 | 8.75 | 8 |
| 26 | Justin | LEE | DEF | £4.5m | 1.5% | 35 | 8.75 | 18 |
| 27 | Ballard | SUN | DEF | £4.9m | 2.9% | 35 | 8.75 | 12 |
| 28 | Van Hecke | TOT | DEF | £4.9m | 6.7% | 34 | 8.50 | 18 |
| 29 | Acheampong | CHE | DEF | £4.5m | 0.4% | 19 | 8.47 | 5 |
| 30 | Mykolenko | EVE | DEF | £4.5m | 3.0% | 33 | 8.25 | 22 |
| 31 | Vuskovic | BHA | DEF | £5.0m | 3.2% | 31 | 8.04 | 24 |
| 32 | Canvot | CRY | DEF | £4.9m | 0.2% | 24 | 8.00 | 2 |
| 33 | Thiaw | NEW | DEF | £5.0m | 2.2% | 32 | 8.00 | 10 |
| 34 | Collins | BRE | DEF | £5.5m | 1.2% | 17 | 7.81 | 10 |
| 35 | Jacquet | LIV | DEF | £5.0m | 3.1% | 28 | 7.75 | 18 |
| 36 | Van de Ven | TOT | DEF | £5.0m | 3.9% | 23 | 7.67 | 15 |
| 37 | Greaves | IPS | DEF | £4.0m | 1.2% | 30 | 7.56 | 3 |
| 38 | Reinildo | SUN | DEF | £4.5m | 0.3% | 29 | 7.25 | 7 |
| 39 | Shaw | MUN | DEF | £4.4m | 10.3% | 20 | 7.14 | 7 |
| 40 | Kerkez | LIV | DEF | £5.4m | 2.5% | 23 | 7.02 | 7 |