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Most Improved defenders This Season in League One

The most improved defenders in League One, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

E. Pye of Stockport County is the standout for raw talent across defenders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.5, and T. Darikwa has been the form player this season, grading 52.1, and P. Ng leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Hamer has improved his Season rating most, up +33.6 on last season, while I. Ogundere's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Hamer of Lincoln is the most valuable name in this group at 16.7.

Best talent
E. Pye53.5RTG
Stockport County
In form
T. Darikwa52.1SsN
Lincoln
Rising potential
I. Ogundere+14.6RTG
AFC Wimbledon · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
T. Hamer+33.6SsN
Lincoln · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
P. Ng6goals
Cardiff
Most valuable
T. Hamer16.7val
Lincoln
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1T. HamerCentre-backLincoln26+33.6
24/25→25/26
45297.3%4810.4%
2J. BaganFull-backCardiff24+32
24/25→25/26
45250%5112.7%
3C. GoodeCentre-backStevenage31+31
24/25→25/26
48180.2%313.3%
4F. Blake-TracyCentre-backMansfield Town30+27.1
24/25→25/26
33483.9%280.7%
5K. NaismithCentre-backLuton34+24.1
24/25→25/26
30382.5%1713.4%
6R. TowlerFull-backLincoln24+23
24/25→25/26
30338.2%4917.1%
7M. AndersenCentre-backLuton28+22.7
24/25→25/26
26648.6%3623.3%
8W. FishCentre-backCardiff23+20.1
24/25→25/26
31179.5%4918.2%
9M. FoxFull-backWigan32+18.7
24/25→25/26
29178.1%2134.7%
10T. EdunFull-backStockport County28+17.9
24/25→25/26
21663%3213.7%
11M. WallaceCentre-backHuddersfield33+17.8
24/25→25/26
27200%1829.4%
12F. BurnsFull-backReading23+17.5
24/25→25/26
22372.3%4420.5%
13C. Forino-JosephCentre-backBolton26+17.4
24/25→25/26
25232%420.7%
14S. BradleyCentre-backLincoln34+17.1
24/25→25/26
4560.6%209.8%
15J. EdwardsFull-backPlymouth35+15.9
24/25→25/26
27142%153.8%
16T. MengiCentre-backLuton24+15.8
24/25→25/26
3486.8%5016.1%
17J. Osei-TutuFull-backBolton27+15
24/25→25/26
27128.2%3911%
18M. RossCentre-backPlymouth25+14.8
23/24→25/26
28113%4827.1%
19J. FitzwaterCentre-backExeter City28+14
24/25→25/26
26112.9%329.3%
20T. DarikwaFull-backLincoln34+13.8
24/25→25/26
5236%2117.4%
21R. BalkerFull-backHuddersfield27+13.5
24/25→25/26
23145.2%374.4%
22J. BurroughsFull-backNorthampton25+13.1
24/25→25/26
17327.5%392.6%
23B. GallowayFull-backPlymouth30+13.1
24/25→25/26
26100.8%2534%
24E. ToalCentre-backBolton27+12.8
24/25→25/26
24113.3%418.6%
25J. JohnsonFull-backLuton20+12.8
24/25→25/26
16365.7%4620.5%
26L. SørensenDefensive midfielderHuddersfield26+12.4
24/25→25/26
3068.9%453.3%
27S. McLaughlinFull-backMansfield Town36+12.1
24/25→25/26
3069.5%154.1%
28J. DorsettFull-backReading24+11.8
24/25→25/26
21126.9%479.9%
29J. SimpsonCentre-backLeyton Orient29+11
24/25→25/26
21108.9%2814.4%
30M. SorinolaCentre-backPlymouth25+10.9
24/25→25/26
2294.8%4522.7%
31J. PattendenCentre-backStevenage24+10.7
24/25→25/26
2297.3%441.6%
32L. FreestoneCentre-backStevenage26+9.7
24/25→25/26
3439.8%423%
33N. ByrneCentre-backDoncaster33+9.4
24/25→25/26
3242%1919.1%
34A. OshilajaCentre-backMansfield Town33+9.3
24/25→25/26
3634.8%1827.1%
35J. SeniorFull-backDoncaster29+9.3
24/25→25/26
2558.1%3022.3%
36P. NgFull-backCardiff30+9
24/25→25/26
3435.6%3035.1%
37James DornellyFull-backPeterborough21+8.7
24/25→25/26
16127.9%452.7%
38M. DycheCentre-backNorthampton23+8.6
24/25→25/26
1982.7%430.9%
39P. SweeneyCentre-backExeter City31+8.5
24/25→25/26
2647.5%247.6%
40K. KnoyleFull-backMansfield Town29+8.4
24/25→25/26
2358.3%3015.4%
41C. ChristieFull-backBolton33+8.2
24/25→25/26
11282.8%1245.3%
42C. McCarthyFull-backNorthampton28+8.2
24/25→25/26
1794.3%3117.5%
43A. LewisFull-backMansfield Town28+8
24/25→25/26
2451.3%3217.6%
44Z. JulesCentre-backRotherham29+7.9
24/25→25/26
2353.7%2916.1%
45T. WatsonFull-backBarnsley29+7.8
24/25→25/26
15102.6%2914.1%
46M. IhiekweCentre-backBlackpool33+7.6
24/25→25/26
2155.9%1548.6%
47G. JohnstonFull-backBolton27+7.1
24/25→25/26
3030.6%439.1%
48L. James-WildinFull-backStevenage28+7.1
24/25→25/26
4021.7%3512.8%
49L. GoochFull-backHuddersfield30+6.1
24/25→25/26
1852.6%2635.4%
50A. YiadomFull-backReading34+6
24/25→25/26
12101.7%1024.6%