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FPL 2026/27 · BUDGET DEFENDERS
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Best Budget FPL Defenders 2026/27

Ranked by Onside's model on projected points per £m. Build your spine from these, then spend the savings on a premium captain.
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Best Budget FPL Defenders 2026/27

The best budget FPL defenders for 2026/27 — cheap, attacking, nailed starters by projected points per £m — are led by Jayden Bogle (LEE), Maxim De Cuyper (BHA), Lewis Hall (NEW). Every pick below is ranked by the model's projected points for 2026/27, with price, position and the one-line case for each. The FPL 2026/27 season is under way.

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Analysis by the Onside model · model graded in public, ~15% more accurate than FPLPublic track recordMethodology
#1 · VALUE
Jayden Bogle
Leeds United · DEF · £4.6m
8.4 PPG
#2 · VALUE
Maxim De Cuyper
Brighton · DEF · £5.0m
7.6 PPG
Lewis Hall
#3 · VALUE
Lewis Hall
Newcastle · DEF · £5.3m
6.2 PPG

The full board

1
Jayden Bogle · Leeds United
Two goals · four clean sheets
DEF£4.6m8.4
2
Maxim De Cuyper · Brighton
A goal and three assists · second on corners
DEF£5.0m7.6
3Lewis Hall
Lewis Hall · Newcastle
Corners and free kicks · a goal and an assist
DEF£5.3m6.2
4
Calafiori · Arsenal
Starts on the left · two assists already
DEF£5.8m5.8
5
Vitalii Mykolenko · Everton
Every minute · three clean sheets
DEF£4.6m5.4
6
Semi Ajayi · Hull City
A goal · three clean sheets
DEF£4.2m5.4
7
Leif Davis · Ipswich Town
Two goals, two assists · every minute
DEF£4.0m5.0
8
Jan Paul van Hecke · Tottenham
Every minute · a goal
DEF£4.9m4.8
9
Tyrick Mitchell · Crystal Palace
Two goals · every start
DEF£4.5m4.8
10
Bobby Thomas · Coventry City
Every start at £4.0m
DEF£4.0m4.8
11
Ryan Giles · Hull City
Direct free kicks · every start
DEF£4.0m4.8
12
Michael Kayode · Brentford
A goal · four starts
DEF£4.6m4.6
13Murillo
Murillo · Nottingham Forest
Every start · an assist
DEF£5.5m4.6
14Andrew Robertson
Andrew Robertson · Tottenham
Four starts at left-back
DEF£4.4m4.2
15
Timothy Castagne · Fulham
Two assists · every start
DEF£4.5m4.0
16
Jay Dasilva · Coventry City
Every start · scored the winner at Forest
DEF£4.0m4.0
17
Neco Williams · Nottingham Forest
Every minute · second on corners
DEF£5.0m3.8
18Pedro Porro
Pedro Porro · Tottenham
Corners and free kicks
DEF£5.4m3.0
19
Adrien Truffert · Bournemouth
Every minute at left-back
DEF£5.4m2.0

Season-long projected points-per-game from Onside's model, re-ranked whenever prices and projections move. Official FPL 2026/27 prices are live in-game, so every figure here is the price you would actually pay.

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