U21 defenders with the Best Potential in Premier League
The highest-potential U21 defenders in Premier League, 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 L. Hall has been the form player this season, grading 30.2, and Joshua Kofi Acheampong leads the scoring with 1 goal.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Yoro has improved his Season rating most, up +6.5 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, L. Hall of Newcastle is the most valuable name in this group at 92.2.
7 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. YoroCentre-back |  Manchester United | 20 | 2338.5% | 8710.4% |
| 2 | L. HallFull-back |  Newcastle | 21 | 3026.5% | 859% |
| 3 | A. HeavenFull-back | Manchester United | 19 | 11 | 8216% |
| 4 | M. Lewis-SkellyFull-back |  Arsenal | 19 | 1616.8% | 825.6% |
| 5 | J. HatoCentre-back |  Chelsea | 20 | 2069.4% | 803.4% |
| 6 | Joshua Kofi AcheampongFull-back | Chelsea | 20 | 9141% | 792.3% |
| 7 | O. ScarlesFull-back |  West Ham | 20 | 1233% | 724.1% |