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Most Improved defenders This Season in Premiership

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

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At a glance

J. Meghoma of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 52.3, and P. McGinn has been the form player this season, grading 52.1, and J. Tavernier leads the scoring with 8 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, while M. Freckleton's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Ferry of Dundee Utd is the most valuable name in this group at 18.7.

Best talent
J. Meghoma52.3RTG
Rangers
In form
P. McGinn52.1SsN
Motherwell
Rising potential
M. Freckleton+17RTG
ST Mirren · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
P. McGinn+47.6SsN
Motherwell · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
J. Tavernier8goals
Rangers
Most valuable
W. Ferry18.7val
Dundee Utd
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1P. McGinnCentre-backMotherwell35+47.6
24/25→25/26
521057.8%1868.2%
2M. EmmanuelFull-backMotherwell25+44.1
24/25→25/26
481160.5%5123.3%
3S. FindlayFull-backHeart Of Midlothian30+36.7
24/25→25/26
47356.3%3310.9%
4S. WelshCentre-backMotherwell26+31
24/25→25/26
43267.2%4313.5%
5C. HalkettCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian31+31
24/25→25/26
47191.4%273.1%
6K. TierneyFull-backCeltic29+30.6
24/25→25/26
36624.5%3539.7%
7J. KoutroumbisCentre-backMotherwell28+24.7
24/25→25/26
29525.5%325.3%
8D. ThompsonFull-backKilmarnock26+20.7
24/25→25/26
28300%411.2%
9S. O'DonnellFull-backMotherwell34+20.7
24/25→25/26
39113.1%1622.2%
10M. FreckletonFull-backST Mirren23+20.4
24/25→25/26
39112.1%5051.4%
11E. FernandezCentre-backRangers24+19.2
24/25→25/26
32156.1%506.8%
12G. HanleyCentre-backHibernian34+18.1
24/25→25/26
24287.3%142.2%
13D. JohnDefensive midfielderST Mirren31+16.4
24/25→25/26
26167.3%2414.1%
14J. MeghomaFull-backRangers20+16.1
24/25→25/26
24209.1%5215.8%
15M. KnoesterCentre-backAberdeen27+13.7
24/25→25/26
27103%379.5%
16G. StangerCentre-backKilmarnock25+13.3
20/21→25/26
142216.7%41±0%
17M. SteinwenderFull-backHeart Of Midlothian26+12.9
24/25→25/26
4048%4336%
18S. KingsleyDefensive midfielderHeart Of Midlothian32+11.4
24/25→25/26
19160.6%199.1%
19W. FerryDefensive midfielderDundee Utd25+11.3
24/25→25/26
5128.5%506.2%
20R. AstleyCentre-backDundee24+10.4
24/25→25/26
2956.8%482.1%
21Luca StephensonDefensive midfielderDundee Utd22+9.7
24/25→25/26
4131%52±0%
22J. BrownFull-backKilmarnock28+8.8
24/25→25/26
2650.9%359.6%
23J. AraujoCentre-backCeltic24+7.4
24/25→25/26
12151%4341.3%
24J. IredaleFull-backHibernian30+7.4
24/25→25/26
3626.1%2918.2%
25A. GogićCentre-backST Mirren32+4.4
24/25→25/26
3017.5%2226.3%
26B. EsselinkCentre-backDundee Utd26+3.5
24/25→25/26
1627.6%3914.9%
27R. GrahamCentre-backDundee Utd25+3.3
24/25→25/26
1723.4%444.4%
28R. BushiriCentre-backHibernian26+3.3
24/25→25/26
2416.3%4313%
29C. MontañoFull-backLivingston34+3.2
23/24→25/26
1235.6%1331.9%
30W. O'HoraFull-backHibernian27+2.6
24/25→25/26
2910%3917.1%
31R. DeasCentre-backKilmarnock26+1.9
24/25→25/26
326.3%434.5%
32Billy Dawson KoumetioCentre-backDundee23+1.4
24/25→25/26
1114.3%420.5%
33L. NeilsonCentre-backFalkirk23+1.3
24/25→25/26
1015.9%432.1%
34M. FraserFull-backST Mirren32+0.5
24/25→25/26
301.7%2133.9%
35F. KentCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian30+0.4
24/25→25/26
182.3%2328.6%
36C. RobertsonCentre-backDundee32+0.1
24/25→25/26
91.1%1727.5%
37A. RalstonFull-backCeltic27-0.3
24/25→25/26
191.6%3521.6%
38J. McCartCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian29-0.6
24/25→25/26
115%2620.3%
39G. MolloyFull-backAberdeen24-1.8
24/25→25/26
1610.3%428.9%
40L. GordonCentre-backMotherwell30-2.2
24/25→25/26
1611.9%2333%
41L. ScalesCentre-backCeltic27-2.5
24/25→25/26
405.9%4312.2%
42N. DevlinDefensive midfielderAberdeen32-2.9
24/25→25/26
2012.7%2029.7%
43J. BrenetFull-backLivingston32-4.1
23/24→25/26
1620.5%1858.3%
44C. KerrCentre-backLivingston30-5.4
23/24→25/26
586.4%1960%
45S. TanserAttacking midfielderST Mirren31-5.7
24/25→25/26
1232.9%1836.8%
46D. SterlingFull-backRangers26-6.9
24/25→25/26
1334.2%399.6%
47J. SouttarCentre-backRangers29-7.5
24/25→25/26
2225.5%3121.2%
48R. StrainDefensive midfielderDundee Utd29-8.8
24/25→25/26
1931.5%2929%
49J. RichardsonAttacking midfielderST Mirren25-9.4
23/24→25/26
0100%4147.3%
50T. RommensFull-backRangers23-9.8
24/25→25/26
2429.4%4918%