Most Improved defenders This Season in Championship
The most improved defenders in Championship, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
T. Crama of Millwall is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 77.1, and R. Manning leads the scoring with 8 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Crama has improved his Season rating most, up +40.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, T. Crama of Millwall is the most valuable name in this group at 47.8.
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. CramaCentre-back |  Millwall | 24 | +40.9 24/25→25/26 | 62192% | 7769.8% |
| 2 | R. AlebiosuCentral midfielder |  Blackburn | 24 | +37.8 24/25→25/26 | 44619.7% | 7065.6% |
| 3 | I. KaboréDefensive midfielder |  Wrexham | 25 | +37.6 24/25→25/26 | 43709.4% | 697.6% |
| 4 | J. EganCentre-back |  Hull City | 33 | +37.6 24/25→25/26 | 41989.5% | 2815.8% |
| 5 | R. AtkinsonCentre-back |  Bristol City | 28 | +33.4 24/25→25/26 | 39556.7% | 52±0% |
| 6 | Ricardo PereiraFull-back |  Leicester | 32 | +32.5 24/25→25/26 | 37812.5% | 309.8% |
| 7 | Zak Norton SturgeFull-back | Millwall | 22 | +32.5 24/25→25/26 | 36855.3% | 7016.9% |
| 8 | C. BurgessCentre-back |  Swansea | 30 | +30.5 24/25→25/26 | 39346.6% | 4516.9% |
| 9 | J. DasilvaFull-back |  Coventry | 28 | +29.3 24/25→25/26 | 53122.1% | 571.7% |
| 10 | D. SandersonCentre-back |  Derby | 26 | +28.9 24/25→25/26 | 35498.3% | 6514.9% |
| 11 | C. HughesFull-back | Hull City | 22 | +26.5 24/25→25/26 | 44150.6% | 719.7% |
| 12 | S. McLoughlinCentre-back | Blackburn | 29 | +25.7 24/25→25/26 | 46129.8% | 4711.8% |
| 13 | J. BreeFull-back |  Charlton | 28 | +25.4 24/25→25/26 | 32373.5% | 5510.8% |
| 14 | R. GilesFull-back | Hull City | 26 | +24.8 24/25→25/26 | 33291.8% | 6617.8% |
| 15 | L. DavisFull-back |  Ipswich | 26 | +24.7 24/25→25/26 | 40161.4% | 6814.9% |
| 16 | R. ManningFull-back |  Southampton | 30 | +23.3 24/25→25/26 | 35200.9% | 4611.5% |
| 17 | R. Norrington-DaviesFull-back |  QPR | 27 | +23.2 24/25→25/26 | 27627% | 550.9% |
| 18 | N. PhillipsCentre-back |  West Brom | 29 | +21.2 24/25→25/26 | 4591% | 4513% |
| 19 | J. NgakiaCentral midfielder |  Watford | 25 | +21.1 24/25→25/26 | 5268.7% | 665.4% |
| 20 | G. TannerCentre-back | Bristol City | 26 | +20.4 24/25→25/26 | 4197.1% | 597.8% |
| 21 | L. MillerFull-back | Blackburn | 25 | +20.4 24/25→25/26 | 4584.3% | 6434.2% |
| 22 | D. O'SheaCentre-back | Ipswich | 27 | +20.4 24/25→25/26 | 4776.1% | 6321.1% |
| 23 | S. AjayiCentre-back | Hull City | 32 | +20.3 24/25→25/26 | 32181.3% | 299.1% |
| 24 | N. Wood-GordonCentre-back | Southampton | 24 | +19.9 24/25→25/26 | 26326.2% | 673.6% |
| 25 | A. AhmedAttacking midfielder |  Norwich | 25 | +19.8 24/25→25/26 | 36123.7% | 6973.4% |
| 26 | C. ShaughnessyCentre-back |  Portsmouth | 30 | +19.3 24/25→25/26 | 23521.6% | 365.9% |
| 27 | L. KitchingCentre-back | Coventry | 26 | +19.1 24/25→25/26 | 4573.7% | 660.6% |
| 28 | E. CashinFull-back | Blackburn | 24 | +18.9 24/25→25/26 | 4669.5% | 656% |
| 29 | L. AylingFull-back |  Middlesbrough | 34 | +18.9 24/25→25/26 | 4671.1% | 285.7% |
| 30 | A. JonesCentre-back | Middlesbrough | 28 | +18.3 24/25→25/26 | 3987.1% | 5310.3% |
| 31 | Ruairi McConvilleCentre-back | Norwich | 21 | +17.9 24/25→25/26 | 201052.9% | 6819.2% |
| 32 | M. TalovierovCentre-back |  Stoke City | 26 | +16.6 24/25→25/26 | 24233.8% | 523% |
| 33 | J. CooperCentre-back | Millwall | 31 | +16.5 24/25→25/26 | 5345.6% | 429.4% |
| 34 | M. ClarkeCentre-back | Derby | 29 | +16.5 24/25→25/26 | 4753.6% | 513% |
| 35 | R. EdwardsCentre-back | QPR | 23 | +16.3 24/25→25/26 | 3397% | 709.5% |
| 36 | J. StephensCentre-back | Southampton | 32 | +16.2 24/25→25/26 | 29128.6% | 3120.6% |
| 37 | C. TaylorCentre-back | West Brom | 32 | +16.1 24/25→25/26 | 19487.9% | 2424.7% |
| 38 | M. van EwijkFull-back | Coventry | 25 | +15.4 24/25→25/26 | 5935.6% | 771.7% |
| 39 | M. HelikCentre-back |  Oxford United | 30 | +14.8 24/25→25/26 | 3671.2% | 4110.3% |
| 40 | R. DickieCentre-back | Bristol City | 30 | +14.7 24/25→25/26 | 3959.8% | 4120.7% |
| 41 | A. CresswellCentre-back | Stoke City | 36 | +14.7 24/25→25/26 | 23170.9% | 2126.2% |
| 42 | C. TaylorCentre-back | Millwall | 23 | +14.1 24/25→25/26 | 4250.5% | 7050.9% |
| 43 | J. CórdobaCentre-back | Norwich | 25 | +14 24/25→25/26 | 28103.7% | 664.3% |
| 44 | L. ThomasFull-back | Leicester | 25 | +13.9 24/25→25/26 | 27104.5% | 675.6% |
| 45 | K. FisherFull-back | Norwich | 22 | +13.2 24/25→25/26 | 3559.7% | 731.5% |
| 46 | D. FryCentre-back | Middlesbrough | 28 | +12.6 24/25→25/26 | 2692.6% | 497.8% |
| 47 | L. PalmerFull-back |  Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | +12.4 24/25→25/26 | 19190.8% | 2416.7% |
| 48 | T. Harwood-BellisCentre-back | Southampton | 24 | +12.3 24/25→25/26 | 3360.3% | 768.6% |
| 49 | C. StylesFull-back | West Brom | 26 | +12.2 24/25→25/26 | 4735.5% | 617.1% |
| 50 | R. PooleCentre-back | Portsmouth | 28 | +11.6 24/25→25/26 | 3647.3% | 526.5% |