Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Premiership 26/27

At a glance

M. Tait of Heart Of Midlothian is the standout for raw talent across players in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.7, and P. McGinn has been the form player this season, grading 52.1, and B. Miovski leads the scoring with 7 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, while K. Bilalovic's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +20.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Adams of Falkirk is the most valuable name in this group at 14.9.

Best talent

M. Tait49.7RTG

Heart Of Midlothian

In form

P. McGinn52.1SsN

Motherwell

Rising potential

K. Bilalovic+20.1RTG

Aberdeen · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

P. McGinn+47.6SsN

Motherwell · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

B. Miovski7goals

Rangers

Most valuable

K. Adams14.9val

Falkirk