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Most Improved defenders in Premier League 26/27

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

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At a glance

W. Saliba of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.8, and Sergei Kozlovskiy leads the scoring with 3 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 M. Thiaw's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 145.4.

Best talent
W. Saliba87.8RTG
Arsenal
In form
W. Saliba61.7SsN
Arsenal
Rising potential
M. Thiaw+9.6RTG
Newcastle · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
J. Egan+37.6SsN
Hull City · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Sergei Kozlovskiy3goals
Free Agents
Most valuable
W. Saliba145.4val
Arsenal
28 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1J. EganCentre-backHull City34+37.6
24/25→25/26
41±0%29±0%
2C. HughesCentre-backHull City23+25.6
24/25→25/26
43145.5%7211.9%
3L. DavisFull-backIpswich26+22.1
24/25→25/26
37±0%67±0%
4D. O'SheaCentre-backIpswich27+20.4
24/25→25/26
47±0%63±0%
5C. BasseyCentre-backFulham26+15.3
24/25→25/26
38±0%76±0%
6S. BotmanCentre-backNewcastle26+12.5
24/25→25/26
23±0%71±0%
7K. AjerCentre-backBrentford28+12.2
24/25→25/26
26±0%58±0%
8J. AraujoCentre-backBournemouth25+10.4
24/25→25/26
15212.2%4143.1%
9S. AjayiCentre-backHull City32+10
24/25→25/26
21±0%26±0%
10W. SalibaCentre-backArsenal25+9.1
24/25→25/26
6217.3%885.7%
11M. ThiawCentre-backNewcastle25+7.5
24/25→25/26
36±0%87±0%
12Devan Austin Tanton PedrazaFull-backFulham22+6.5
24/25→25/26
11135.4%311.7%
13L. WoolfendenCentre-backCoventry28+4.9
24/25→25/26
1455.7%4928.1%
14Rúben DiasCentre-backManchester City29+4.3
24/25→25/26
40±0%57±0%
15C. BradleyFull-backLiverpool23+2.5
24/25→25/26
1520.3%778.8%
16C. KipréFull-backIpswich29+1.9
24/25→25/26
355.8%4524%
17N. ClyneFull-backCrystal Palace35+0.6
24/25→25/26
106.5%1514%
18I. DiopCentre-backIpswich29-3.7
24/25→25/26
710%5213.2%
19J. TarkowskiFull-backEverton33-6.8
24/25→25/26
51±0%38±0%
20L. HallFull-backNewcastle22-10.9
24/25→25/26
30±0%851.8%
21V. LindelöfCentre-backAston Villa32-11
24/25→25/26
11±0%29±0%
22R. Aït-NouriFull-backManchester City25-11.9
24/25→25/26
2631.2%7817.6%
23M. de LigtCentre-backManchester United27-16.3
24/25→25/26
1552.6%6221.3%
24V. van DijkCentre-backLiverpool35-23.5
24/25→25/26
34±0%37±0%
25N. SavonaCentre-backNottingham Forest23-23.8
24/25→25/26
1266.1%756.9%
26K. Kesler-HaydenFull-backCoventry24-25.9
24/25→25/26
12±0%65±0%
27B. DiakitéCentre-backBournemouth25-26.6
24/25→25/26
17±0%75±0%
28J. BranthwaiteCentre-backEverton24-31
24/25→25/26
10±0%72±0%