Best centre-backs in Championship

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

At a glance

E. Fernandez of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.3, and P. McGinn has been the form player this season, grading 52.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. McGinn has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Fernandez of Rangers is the most valuable name in this group at 31.2.

Motherwell · 24/25→25/26

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P. McGinn+47.6SsN

Motherwell · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	E. Fernandez Centre-back	Rangers	24	32156.1%	506.8%
2	L. Graham Centre-back	Dundee	22	311247.8%	4930.7%
3	R. Astley Centre-back	Dundee	24	2956.8%	482.1%
4	N. Djiga Centre-back	Rangers	23	309766.7%	4829.4%
5	C. Allan Centre-back	Falkirk	22	24	47
6	R. Graham Centre-back	Dundee Utd	25	1723.4%	444.4%
7	L. Neilson Centre-back	Falkirk	23	1015.9%	432.1%
8	R. Bushiri Centre-back	Hibernian	26	2416.3%	4313%
9	R. Deas Centre-back	Kilmarnock	26	326.3%	434.5%
10	E. Brown Centre-back	Kilmarnock	21	15	43
11	S. Welsh Centre-back	Motherwell	26	43267.2%	4313.5%
12	J. Araujo Centre-back	Celtic	24	12151%	4341.3%
13	L. Scales Centre-back	Celtic	27	405.9%	4312.2%
14	Billy Dawson Koumetio Centre-back	Dundee	23	1114.3%	420.5%
15	Brooklyn Kabongolo Centre-back	Livingston	23	7	41
16	G. Stanger Centre-back	Kilmarnock	25	142216.7%	41±0%
17	A. Trusty Centre-back	Celtic	27	2642.6%	3916.5%
18	B. Esselink Centre-back	Dundee Utd	26	1627.6%	3914.9%
19	L. Mayo Centre-back	Kilmarnock	26	2141.3%	3822%
20	M. Knoester Centre-back	Aberdeen	27	27103%	379.5%
21	L. Henderson Centre-back	Falkirk	29	29	34
22	J. Koutroumbis Centre-back	Motherwell	28	29525.5%	325.3%
23	J. Souttar Centre-back	Rangers	29	2225.5%	3121.2%
24	C. Carter-Vickers Centre-back	Celtic	28	787.9%	2937.4%
25	C. Halkett Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	31	47191.4%	273.1%
26	J. McCart Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	29	115%	2620.3%
27	F. Kent Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	30	182.3%	2328.6%
28	L. Gordon Centre-back	Motherwell	30	1611.9%	2333%
29	A. Gogić Centre-back	ST Mirren	32	3017.5%	2226.3%
30	P. McGinn Centre-back	Motherwell	35	521057.8%	1868.2%
31	C. Robertson Centre-back	Dundee	32	91.1%	1727.5%
32	D. Wilson Centre-back	Livingston	34	1254.1%	1630.1%
33	G. Hanley Centre-back	Hibernian	34	24287.3%	142.2%