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Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Championship

The highest-potential centre-backs in Championship, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

T. Crama of Millwall is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 77.1, and T. Harwood-Bellis leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Crama has improved his Season rating most, up +40.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Crama of Millwall is the most valuable name in this group at 47.8.

Best talent
T. Crama77.1RTG
Millwall
In form
T. Crama62.2SsN
Millwall
Rising potential
T. Crama+31.7RTG
Millwall · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
T. Crama+40.9SsN
Millwall · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
T. Harwood-Bellis7goals
Southampton
Most valuable
T. Crama47.8val
Millwall
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PlayerTeam
1T. CramaCentre-backMillwall2462192%7769.8%
2T. Harwood-BellisCentre-backSouthampton243360.3%768.6%
3A. MalandaCentre-backMiddlesbrough24401.7%7454%
4A. PhillipsCentre-backStoke City21344.2%711.6%
5B. ThomasCentre-backCoventry254213.6%715.2%
6R. EdwardsCentre-backQPR233397%709.5%
7C. TaylorCentre-backMillwall234250.5%7050.9%
8S. LangåsCentre-backDerby253628.9%6946.5%
9Ruairi McConvilleCentre-backNorwich21201052.9%6819.2%
10N. Wood-GordonCentre-backSouthampton2426326.2%673.6%
11C. KlarerCentre-backBirmingham263146.6%6726.9%
12B. CabangoCentre-backSwansea264212.6%668.3%
13Tyler BindonCentre-backSheffield Utd212327.1%6633.1%
14J. CórdobaCentre-backNorwich2528103.7%664.3%
15M. PollockCentre-backWatford242150.5%669.6%
16L. KitchingCentre-backCoventry264573.7%660.6%
17D. SandersonCentre-backDerby2635498.3%6514.9%
18K. RamsayCentre-backCharlton254016.2%6532.7%
19N. EileCentre-backBristol City242712.3%6545.4%
20J. GreavesCentre-backIpswich252866.7%6418%
21G. OtegbayoCentre-backSheffield Wednesday2114277.8%641.3%
22D. O'SheaCentre-backIpswich274776.1%6321.1%
23S. GoglichidzeCentre-backWatford221645.3%6320.4%
24B. WilmotCentre-backStoke City263320.7%635.3%
25L. MorrisonCentre-backQPR231977.1%621%
26B. NelsonCentre-backLeicester222026.7%62±0%
27J. CurrieCentre-backOxford United233133.7%6222.3%
28H. DarlingCentre-backNorwich262624.6%6213.1%
29Z. SwansonCentre-backPortsmouth25295.5%620.8%
30J. QuarshieCentre-backSouthampton2291720%6221%
31L. GibsonCentre-backPreston26274.9%616.7%
32M. McGuinnessCentre-backSheffield Utd251381%6015.8%
33C. OkoliCentre-backLeicester252393.4%6015.8%
34G. TannerCentre-backBristol City264197.1%597.8%
35J. TangangaCentre-backSheffield Utd274111.6%5914.1%
36I. BowatCentre-backPortsmouth23846.8%5918.6%
37H. MatthewsCentre-backPortsmouth229186.7%581.2%
38A. GilchristCentre-backWest Brom22881.1%5619.7%
39J. LatibeaudiereCentre-backCoventry261838.1%5615.8%
40H. CarterCentre-backBlackburn261329%5510.5%
41A. JonesCentre-backMiddlesbrough283987.1%5310.3%
42J. StoreyCentre-backPreston283415.1%539.2%
43R. AtkinsonCentre-backBristol City2839556.7%52±0%
44M. TalovierovCentre-backStoke City2624233.8%523%
45R. PooleCentre-backPortsmouth283647.3%526.5%
46C. BrownCentre-backOxford United282921%5217%
47M. ClarkeCentre-backDerby294753.6%513%
48D. FryCentre-backMiddlesbrough282692.6%497.8%
49L. WoolfendenCentre-backCoventry271455.7%4928.1%
50S. McLoughlinCentre-backBlackburn2946129.8%4711.8%