U21 defenders with the Best Potential in Premier League 26/27
The highest-potential U21 defenders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
L. Yoro of Manchester United is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.9, and M. Cissé has been the form player this season, grading 39.3, and K. Takai leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Meghoma has improved his Season rating most, up +22 on last season, while Tyler Bindon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +18.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, J. Hato of Chelsea is the most valuable name in this group at 89.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. YoroCentre-back |  Manchester United | 20 | 2338.5% | 8710.4% |
| 2 | Vitor NunesCentre-back |  Manchester City | 20 | 3520.3% | 8519.8% |
| 3 | J. HatoCentre-back |  Chelsea | 20 | 20±0% | 80±0% |
| 4 | Joshua Kofi AcheampongFull-back | Chelsea | 20 | 9±0% | 79±0% |
| 5 | Abdulay BahCentre-back | Manchester City | 20 | 28314.7% | 7810.8% |
| 6 | A. OuattaraCentre-back | Ipswich | 20 | 22±0% | 77±0% |
| 7 | Tyler BindonCentre-back |  Nottingham Forest | 21 | 2423.5% | 6837.5% |
| 8 | S. MfuniFull-back | Manchester City | 18 | 6 | 61 |
| 9 | Kim Ji-SooCentre-back |  Brentford | 21 | 19 | 6015.9% |
| 10 | K. TakaiCentre-back |  Tottenham | 21 | 2582.7% | 5910.7% |
| 11 | J. MeghomaFull-back | Brentford | 20 | 30285.7% | 5511.3% |
| 12 | Joshua FeeneyCentre-back |  Aston Villa | 21 | 2427.4% | 519.1% |
| 13 | M. CisséFull-back | Aston Villa | 21 | 39 | 50 |
| 14 | Jannik SchusterCentre-back | Brentford | 20 | 20 | 46 |
| 15 | Kyle James McAdamFull-back | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 10 | 45 |
| 16 | L. De FougerollesCentre-back |  Fulham | 20 | 25 | 44 |
| 17 | B. FredrickCentre-back | Brentford | 21 | 13 | 41 |
| 18 | Harvey AraujoCentre-back | Fulham | 21 | 26120% | 359.5% |
| 19 | Joshua Alan PowellCentre-back | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 18 | 34 |
| 20 | H. OgunneyeFull-back | Manchester United | 20 | 8 | 29 |
| 21 | W. TamenCentre-back | Everton | 19 | 10 | 29 |