Most Improved U21 defenders This Season in Championship
The most improved U21 defenders in Championship, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
A. Phillips of Stoke City is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.4, and Kieran Morgan leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Ruairi McConville has improved his Season rating most, up +16.6 on last season, while Tyler Bindon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Phillips of Stoke City is the most valuable name in this group at 29.2.
5 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruairi McConvilleCentre-back |  Norwich | 21 | +16.6 24/25→25/26 | 18976.5% | 6717.8% |
| 2 | G. OtegbayoCentre-back |  Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | +9.7 24/25→25/26 | 13269.4% | 631% |
| 3 | Kieran MorganFull-back |  QPR | 20 | +0.1 24/25→25/26 | 120.9% | 653.6% |
| 4 | A. PhillipsCentre-back |  Stoke City | 21 | -0.1 24/25→25/26 | 33±0% | 700.6% |
| 5 | Tyler BindonCentre-back |  Sheffield Utd | 21 | -9.4 24/25→25/26 | 2230.3% | 6632.3% |