Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Premiership 26/27
The highest-potential centre-backs in Premiership in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
O. Makhanya of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.6, and P. McGinn has been the form player this season, grading 52.1, and C. Halkett leads the scoring with 4 goals.
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, M. Knoester of Aberdeen is the most valuable name in this group at 13.6.
16 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. MakhanyaCentre-back |  Rangers | 22 | 2348.5% | 5011.5% |
| 2 | A. ForresterCentre-back | Heart Of Midlothian | 21 | 12 | 49 |
| 3 | R. KingCentre-back |  ST Mirren | 24 | 21 | 43 |
| 4 | R. BushiriCentre-back |  Hibernian | 26 | 2416.3% | 4313% |
| 5 | R. GrahamCentre-back |  Dundee Utd | 25 | 1610.6% | 436.4% |
| 6 | S. HardingCentre-back |  Dunfermline | 20 | 5 | 42 |
| 7 | Brooklyn KabongoloCentre-back |  Livingston | 23 | 7 | 41 |
| 8 | M. KnoesterCentre-back |  Aberdeen | 27 | 27±0% | 37±0% |
| 9 | A. RalstonCentre-back |  Celtic | 27 | 191.6% | 3521.8% |
| 10 | J. SouttarCentre-back | Rangers | 29 | 2225.5% | 3121.2% |
| 11 | J. IredaleCentre-back | Hibernian | 30 | 36±0% | 29±0% |
| 12 | C. HalkettCentre-back |  Heart Of Midlothian | 31 | 47191.4% | 273.1% |
| 13 | N. DevlinCentre-back | Aberdeen | 32 | 216.1% | 2029.7% |
| 14 | C. KerrCentre-back | Livingston | 31 | 586.4% | 1960% |
| 15 | P. McGinnCentre-back |  Motherwell | 35 | 521057.8% | 1868.2% |
| 16 | R. McGowanCentre-back | Livingston | 37 | 1164% | 950.8% |