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Most Improved defenders in Championship 26/27

The most improved defenders in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Hugo Bueno of Wolves is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 79.2, and L. Miller has been the form player this season, grading 47.7, and K. Mavropanos leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Egan has improved his Season rating most, up +37.6 on last season, while R. Alebiosu's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Hughes of Hull City is the most valuable name in this group at 36.9.

Best talent
Hugo Bueno79.2RTG
Wolves
In form
L. Miller47.7SsN
Blackburn
Rising potential
R. Alebiosu+25.8RTG
Blackburn · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
J. Egan+37.6SsN
Hull City · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
K. Mavropanos5goals
West Ham
Most valuable
C. Hughes36.9val
Hull City
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1J. EganCentre-backHull City34+37.6
24/25→25/26
41±0%29±0%
2C. BurgessCentre-backSwansea31+30.5
24/25→25/26
39346.6%4516.9%
3Zak Norton SturgeFull-backMillwall22+26.8
24/25→25/26
3115.7%70±0%
4C. HughesCentre-backHull City23+25.6
24/25→25/26
43145.5%7211.9%
5A. CresswellFull-backStoke City36+25
24/25→25/26
34290.7%1912.8%
6L. MillerFull-backBlackburn26+23.5
24/25→25/26
4897.1%5924.4%
7R. TowlerCentre-backLincoln24+17.1
24/25→25/26
2419.8%49±0%
8M. ClarkeFull-backDerby30+16.5
24/25→25/26
4753.6%513.6%
9D. ElereweCentre-backLincoln23+13.5
24/25→25/26
2993.3%4223.4%
10J. NgakiaFull-backWatford26+13.5
24/25→25/26
4444%642.9%
11A. ReachFull-backLincoln33+12.6
24/25→25/26
2140.8%190.5%
12R. BurkeCentre-backCharlton30+11.8
24/25→25/26
21132.6%3421.1%
13S. WelshCentre-backSwansea26+11.6
24/25→25/26
2345.4%43±0%
14L. MorrisonCentre-backQPR23+10.1
24/25→25/26
2192.7%585.7%
15S. AjayiCentre-backHull City32+10
24/25→25/26
21±0%26±0%
16C. TaylorCentre-backDerby33+7.3
24/25→25/26
1143%2428.9%
17J. BreeFull-backSouthampton28+6.3
24/25→25/26
1357.5%54±0%
18A. AhmedFull-backNorwich26+6.2
24/25→25/26
2238.7%6460.9%
19R. AlebiosuFull-backBlackburn24+5.7
24/25→25/26
1262.2%68±0%
20K. KebenFull-backWatford22+5
24/25→25/26
843.2%64±0%
21D. SandersonCentre-backDerby26+4.4
24/25→25/26
1069.7%640.9%
22C. TaylorFull-backMillwall23+3.9
24/25→25/26
3219.1%69±0%
23B. JohnsonFull-backStoke City26+3.8
24/25→25/26
1618.3%53±0%
24B. Osayi-SamuelCentre-backBirmingham28+2.4
24/25→25/26
2051.5%44±0%
25Ruairi McConvilleCentre-backNorwich21+2.3
24/25→25/26
478.1%67±0%
26D. McNamaraCentre-backCharlton27+1.4
24/25→25/26
1336.7%483.3%
27S. McLoughlinFull-backBlackburn29+0.8
24/25→25/26
2154.7%47±0%
28D. MurkinFull-backDerby27+0.1
24/25→25/26
24±0%5019%
29R. ManningFull-backSouthampton30-0.2
24/25→25/26
1167.3%46±0%
30B. ChriseneCentre-backNorwich22-0.5
24/25→25/26
1013.5%62±0%
31J. Clarke-SalterCentre-backQPR29-1
24/25→25/26
612.3%3915.3%
32H. ClarkeCentre-backPreston25-2
24/25→25/26
845.8%637.9%
33Hugo BuenoFull-backWolves24-2.8
24/25→25/26
1448.5%791.7%
34J. BoltonCentre-backBolton32-3.3
24/25→25/26
2910.2%1246.3%
35H. PickeringFull-backBlackburn27-3.7
24/25→25/26
985.7%43±0%
36C. OgilvieCentre-backPortsmouth30-5.3
24/25→25/26
2616.8%3731.9%
37S. WhartonCentre-backBlackburn29-5.3
23/24→25/26
1526%3834.8%
38S. McCallumFull-backSheffield Utd26-5.3
24/25→25/26
1711.9%579%
39A. BellCentre-backCharlton32-6.1
24/25→25/26
1835.3%29±0%
40N. PhillipsCentre-backWest Brom29-6.1
24/25→25/26
1760.5%6033.9%
41K. WalkerCentre-backBurnley36-6.2
24/25→25/26
1063.3%31±0%
42K. MavropanosCentre-backWest Ham28-6.5
24/25→25/26
2040.5%60±0%
43K. SchlotterbeckCentre-backSouthampton29-6.9
24/25→25/26
1638.3%49±0%
44J. CórdobaFull-backNorwich25-8.3
24/25→25/26
575.1%63±0%
45L. KitchingCentre-backSheffield Utd27-8.5
24/25→25/26
1761.3%669.1%
46J. CooperFull-backMillwall31-8.6
24/25→25/26
2847.6%42±0%
47J. TymonFull-backSwansea27-8.7
24/25→25/26
317.5%630.6%
48J. StaceyFull-backNorwich30-9.2
24/25→25/26
1062.5%35±0%
49E. BocatFull-backStoke City27-10.4
24/25→25/26
1633.8%49±0%
50G. TannerCentre-backBristol City26-11
24/25→25/26
1073.5%58±0%