U21 defenders with the Best Potential in Championship 26/27
The highest-potential U21 defenders in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
A. Phillips of Middlesbrough is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.7, and L. Herrington has been the form player this season, grading 36.4, and S. Curtis leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Curtis has improved his Season rating most, up +14.9 on last season, while A. Phillips's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Phillips of Middlesbrough is the most valuable name in this group at 30.2.
8 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. PhillipsCentre-back | Middlesbrough | 21 | 33±0% | 733.9% |
| 2 | Kieran MorganFull-back |  QPR | 20 | 120.9% | 653.6% |
| 3 | João HenriqueFull-back | QPR | 20 | 87500% | 626.9% |
| 4 | L. HerringtonCentre-back |  Hull City | 18 | 36211.1% | 51184% |
| 5 | K. CaseyCentre-back |  West Ham | 21 | 8 | 43 |
| 6 | S. CurtisCentre-back | Sheffield Utd | 20 | 22204.1% | 3321.1% |
| 7 | N. ZätterströmCentre-back |  Sheffield Utd | 21 | 1629% | 3311.1% |
| 8 | Travis AkomeahCentre-back |  Watford | 20 | 8 | 29 |