Best full-backs in Championship

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

At a glance

J. Meghoma of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across full-backs in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 52.3, and M. Emmanuel has been the form player this season, grading 47.9, and J. Tavernier leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Emmanuel has improved his Season rating most, up +44.1 on last season, while M. Freckleton's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Emmanuel of Motherwell is the most valuable name in this group at 31.9.

ST Mirren · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Emmanuel+44.1SsN

Motherwell · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	J. Meghoma Full-back	Rangers	20	24209.1%	5215.8%
2	M. Emmanuel Full-back	Motherwell	25	481160.5%	5123.3%
3	M. Freckleton Full-back	ST Mirren	23	39112.1%	5051.4%
4	T. Rommens Full-back	Rangers	23	2429.4%	4918%
5	J. Milne Full-back	Aberdeen	23	36782.9%	4922.3%
6	F. Lissah Full-back	Falkirk	21	34	49
7	O. McEntee Full-back	Heart Of Midlothian	25	38102.7%	4844.7%
8	T. Sparrow Full-back	Motherwell	23	308.6%	471.9%
9	Colby Donovan Full-back	Celtic	19	9	47
10	I. Iovu Full-back	Dundee Utd	24	33	46
11	M. Schjønning-Larsen Full-back	Kilmarnock	25	20	45
12	D. Finlayson Full-back	Livingston	25	23700%	457.9%
13	K. Adams Full-back	Falkirk	24	26	45
14	I. Samuels Full-back	Dundee	23	184350%	4519.5%
15	D. Thompson Full-back	Kilmarnock	25	28300%	446.5%
16	K. Keresztes Full-back	Dundee Utd	26	34	43
17	L. McCann Full-back	Falkirk	26	24	43
18	M. Steinwender Full-back	Heart Of Midlothian	26	4048%	4336%
19	G. Molloy Full-back	Aberdeen	24	1610.3%	428.9%
20	S. Harding Full-back	Dundee Utd	20	5	42
21	A. Montgomery Full-back	Livingston	23	6540%	405.3%
22	D. Sterling Full-back	Rangers	26	1334.2%	399.6%
23	W. O'Hora Full-back	Hibernian	27	2910%	3917.1%
24	M. Aarons Full-back	Rangers	26	101600%	3840%
25	K. Tierney Full-back	Celtic	29	36624.5%	3539.7%
26	A. Ralston Full-back	Celtic	27	191.6%	3521.6%
27	H. Milne Full-back	Heart Of Midlothian	29	451078.9%	3517.1%
28	J. Brown Full-back	Kilmarnock	28	2651.7%	359.9%
29	S. Findlay Full-back	Heart Of Midlothian	30	47356.3%	3310.9%
30	M. Saracchi Full-back	Celtic	28	1064.8%	3127.7%
31	J. Iredale Full-back	Hibernian	30	3626.1%	2918.2%
32	J. Brandon Full-back	Kilmarnock	28	1256.6%	2739.5%
33	D. Wright Full-back	Dundee	31	211.9%	2614%
34	M. Fraser Full-back	ST Mirren	32	301.7%	2133.9%
35	L. Donnelly Full-back	ST Mirren	30	1148.4%	2134.7%
36	B. Halliday Full-back	Dundee	31	1366.2%	1919.9%
37	J. Brenet Full-back	Livingston	32	1620.5%	1858.3%
38	J. Tavernier Full-back	Rangers	34	3229.6%	1732.6%
39	S. O'Donnell Full-back	Motherwell	34	39113.1%	1622.2%
40	C. Montaño Full-back	Livingston	34	1235.6%	1331.9%
41	R. McGowan Full-back	Livingston	36	1164%	1329.4%