U21 defenders with the Best Potential in League Two
The highest-potential U21 defenders in League Two, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Finley Munroe of Swindon Town is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in League Two, with a Field Insider Rating of 34.3, and Jamie Knight-Lebel has been the form player this season, grading 22.2, and C. Headman 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 +10.4 on last season, while Harvey Araujo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Jamie Knight-Lebel of Swindon Town is the most valuable name in this group at 3.6.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Knight-LebelCentre-back |  Swindon Town | 21 | 2224.5% | 343.7% |
| 2 | Harvey AraujoCentre-back |  Colchester | 21 | 1959.2% | 335.7% |
| 3 | S. CurtisCentre-back |  Chesterfield | 20 | 18142.5% | 3321.5% |
| 4 | C. O'BrienCentre-back |  Accrington ST | 19 | 2238.1% | 335.5% |
| 5 | Joel McGregorFull-back | Swindon Town | 20 | 2276.2% | 334.5% |
| 6 | J. SlaterFull-back |  Harrogate Town | 21 | 18 | 3343.1% |
| 7 | Jake Thomas BattyFull-back | Swindon Town | 21 | 1239.2% | 324.2% |
| 8 | M. KacurriCentre-back |  Grimsby | 20 | 192044.4% | 3213.4% |
| 9 | Conor HaugheyCentre-back |  Fleetwood Town | 18 | 10 | 32 |
| 10 | Joshua Alan PowellCentre-back | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 13 | 31 |
| 11 | T. Wilson-BrownCentre-back | Swindon Town | 21 | 12 | 31 |
| 12 | Sonny AljofreeCentre-back |  Notts County | 21 | 763.5% | 314.6% |
| 13 | Favour OkekeFull-back |  Walsall | 21 | 9 | 31 |
| 14 | Filozofe MabeteCentre-back | Swindon Town | 21 | 14 | 31 |
| 15 | Kayden HughesCentre-back | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 838.9% | 311.6% |
| 16 | Cathal HeffernanCentre-back | Harrogate Town | 21 | 10 | 30 |
| 17 | C. HeadmanCentre-back | Harrogate Town | 20 | 8 | 30 |
| 18 | H. OgunneyeFull-back |  Newport County | 20 | 6 | 29 |
| 19 | W. TamenCentre-back |  Tranmere | 19 | 7 | 29 |
| 20 | Travis AkomeahCentre-back |  Gillingham | 20 | 6 | 29 |
| 21 | J. SmithCentre-back | Accrington ST | 20 | 5 | 29 |