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Most Improved defenders in League One 26/27

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

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At a glance

Kieran Morgan of Bradford is the standout for raw talent across defenders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.1, and J. Bagan has been the form player this season, grading 44.8, and L. Sørensen leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Bagan has improved his Season rating most, up +32 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.

Best talent
Kieran Morgan65.1RTG
Bradford
In form
J. Bagan44.8SsN
Cardiff
Rising potential
T. Nixon+10.6RTG
Doncaster · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
J. Bagan+32SsN
Cardiff · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
L. Sørensen4goals
Huddersfield
Most valuable
B. Hills14.6val
Stockport County
27 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1J. BaganCentre-backCardiff25+32
24/25→25/26
45±0%512.6%
2J. GibbonsCentre-backNotts County28+21.9
24/25→25/26
39±0%295.1%
3W. FishCentre-backCardiff23+20.1
24/25→25/26
31179.5%4918.2%
4P. NgCentre-backCardiff30+9
24/25→25/26
34±0%30±0%
5A. LewisFull-backMansfield Town28+8
24/25→25/26
2451.3%3216.8%
6M. IhiekweCentre-backBlackpool33+7.6
24/25→25/26
2155.9%1548.6%
7T. NixonFull-backDoncaster23+6.1
24/25→25/26
9203.3%4035.6%
8B. HillsCentre-backStockport County22+5.7
24/25→25/26
2431.5%482.8%
9R. McDonaldCentre-backNotts County34+5.4
24/25→25/26
1745%924.6%
10H. MatthewsCentre-backBradford22+4
24/25→25/26
7133.3%57±0%
11L. SørensenFull-backHuddersfield26+3.1
24/25→25/26
2117.2%443.9%
12F. KentCentre-backOxford United30+2.8
24/25→25/26
2016%2328.6%
13B. NelsonCentre-backLeicester22+1.2
24/25→25/26
177.5%612.3%
14L. MacariFull-backNotts County24+1
24/25→25/26
264%34±0%
15Kieran MorganFull-backBradford20+0.1
24/25→25/26
120.9%653.6%
16T. MengiCentre-backLuton24-1.2
24/25→25/26
176.6%4426.3%
17B. CargillFull-backMansfield Town31-2.5
24/25→25/26
2011.2%2033.6%
18K. AbrefaFull-backReading22-3.2
24/25→25/26
926%442.4%
19F. HorsfallCentre-backBlackpool29-5.4
24/25→25/26
2021.3%2828%
20J. BoweryCentre-backMansfield Town35-7.9
24/25→25/26
1140.9%947.7%
21J. ClarkeCentre-backCardiff36-10.8
24/25→25/26
283.1%631.4%
22C. ChambersCentre-backCardiff31-12.2
24/25→25/26
2236.1%2151.8%
23S. RoughanFull-backHuddersfield23-14.1
24/25→25/26
2338.5%508%
24G. LeighCentre-backOxford United31-16.5
24/25→25/26
868.5%2443.9%
25W. FaesCentre-backLeicester28-17.5
24/25→25/26
384.5%3848.8%
26J. ShepherdCentre-backBarnsley25-18.8
24/25→25/26
1261.2%4529.5%
27M. PlattCentre-backNotts County28-19.6
24/25→25/26
1950.9%2232.4%