Most In-Form defenders in League One 26/27

The most in-form defenders in League One in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

B. Nelson of Leicester is the standout for raw talent across defenders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 60.5, and I. Niskanen has been the form player this season, grading 35.2, and L. Sørensen leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Fish has improved his Season rating most, up +20.1 on last season, while T. Nixon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, B. Hills of Stockport County is the most valuable name in this group at 14.6.

Doncaster · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

W. Fish+20.1SsN

Cardiff · 24/25→25/26

38 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	I. Niskanen Full-back	Blackpool	28	3529.9%	395.8%
2	W. Fish Centre-back	Cardiff	23	31179.5%	4918.2%
3	D. Lawlor Full-back	Cardiff	20	292300%	507.6%
4	J. Edwards Full-back	Plymouth	35	27142%	153.8%
5	L. Macari Full-back	Notts County	24	264%	34±0%
6	B. Hills Centre-back	Stockport County	22	2431.5%	482.8%
7	K. Knoyle Centre-back	Mansfield Town	29	2358.3%	3015.1%
8	S. Roughan Full-back	Huddersfield	22	2338.5%	508%
9	T. Allen Centre-back	Wycombe	26	2227.2%	414.1%
10	C. Chambers Centre-back	Cardiff	31	2236.1%	2151.8%
11	D. Casey Centre-back	Wycombe	28	2216%	3322.3%
12	A. Hagelskjær Centre-back	Wycombe	29	224.9%	2911.2%
13	M. Ihiekwe Centre-back	Blackpool	33	2155.9%	1548.6%
14	L. Sørensen Full-back	Huddersfield	26	2117.2%	443.9%
15	F. Kent Centre-back	Oxford United	30	2016%	2328.6%
16	F. Horsfall Centre-back	Blackpool	29	2021.3%	2828%
17	B. Cargill Full-back	Mansfield Town	31	2011.2%	2033.6%
18	M. Platt Centre-back	Notts County	28	1950.9%	2232.4%
19	M. Pearson Centre-back	Doncaster	33	1817.9%	1641.4%
20	J. Wright Centre-back	Bradford	31	1820.5%	2224.7%
21	R. McDonald Centre-back	Notts County	34	1745%	924.6%
22	B. Nelson Centre-back	Leicester	22	177.5%	612.3%
23	C. O'Keeffe Full-back	Barnsley	28	1717.8%	3520.7%
24	T. Mengi Centre-back	Luton	24	176.6%	4426.3%
25	J. Johnson Full-back	Luton	20	16365.7%	4620.5%
26	M. de Gevigney Centre-back	Barnsley	26	1547.5%	3820.6%
27	J. Husband Full-back	Doncaster	32	1542.6%	2412.6%
28	J. Lewis Centre-back	AFC Wimbledon	26	1469.5%	389.6%
29	J. Shepherd Centre-back	Barnsley	25	1261.2%	4529.5%
30	W. Forrester Centre-back	Leyton Orient	25	1210.9%	3911.8%
31	J. Bowery Centre-back	Mansfield Town	35	1140.9%	947.7%
32	D. Butler Full-back	Stevenage	32	1158.4%	1839.3%
33	A. Yiadom Full-back	Reading	34	1071.2%	1029.7%
34	T. Nixon Full-back	Doncaster	23	9203.3%	4035.6%
35	K. Abrefa Full-back	Reading	22	926%	442.4%
36	G. Leigh Centre-back	Oxford United	31	868.5%	2443.9%
37	W. Faes Centre-back	Leicester	28	384.5%	3848.8%
38	J. Clarke Centre-back	Cardiff	36	283.1%	631.4%