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Most Improved defenders in Premiership 26/27

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

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At a glance

O. Makhanya of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.6, and P. McGinn has been the form player this season, grading 52.1, and C. Halkett leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. McGinn has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Adams of Falkirk is the most valuable name in this group at 14.9.

Best talent
O. Makhanya49.6RTG
Rangers
In form
P. McGinn52.1SsN
Motherwell
Rising potential
P. McGinn+7.3RTG
Motherwell · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
P. McGinn+47.6SsN
Motherwell · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
C. Halkett4goals
Heart Of Midlothian
Most valuable
K. Adams14.9val
Falkirk
20 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1P. McGinnCentre-backMotherwell35+47.6
24/25→25/26
521057.8%1868.2%
2C. HalkettCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian31+31
24/25→25/26
47191.4%273.1%
3S. O'DonnellFull-backMotherwell34+20.7
24/25→25/26
39113.1%1622.2%
4G. HanleyCentre-backHibernian34+18.1
24/25→25/26
24287.3%142.2%
5S. KingsleyFull-backHeart Of Midlothian32+16.7
24/25→25/26
24235.2%199.6%
6M. KnoesterCentre-backAberdeen27+13.7
24/25→25/26
27103%379.5%
7J. IredaleCentre-backHibernian30+7.4
24/25→25/26
3626.1%2918.5%
8R. BushiriCentre-backHibernian26+3.3
24/25→25/26
2416.3%4313%
9C. MontañoFull-backLivingston34+3.2
23/24→25/26
1235.6%1331.9%
10R. DeasCentre-backKilmarnock26+1.9
24/25→25/26
326.3%434.5%
11R. GrahamCentre-backDundee Utd25+1.5
24/25→25/26
1610.6%436.4%
12A. RalstonCentre-backCeltic27-0.3
24/25→25/26
191.6%3521.8%
13J. PenriceCentre-backRangers27-0.9
24/25→25/26
362.4%3235.6%
14N. DevlinCentre-backAberdeen32-1.4
24/25→25/26
216.1%2029.7%
15L. ScalesFull-backCeltic28-2.5
24/25→25/26
405.9%3919.8%
16J. MeierFull-backKilmarnock26-2.8
24/25→25/26
631.1%3627.4%
17C. KerrCentre-backLivingston30-5.4
23/24→25/26
586.4%1960%
18J. SouttarCentre-backRangers29-7.5
24/25→25/26
2225.5%3121.2%
19A. ForresterCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian21-11.9
24/25→25/26
1249
20R. McGowanCentre-backLivingston37-19.9
23/24→25/26
1164%950.8%