Most Improved U21 defenders in Championship 26/27

The most improved U21 defenders in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Phillips of Middlesbrough is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.7, and L. Herrington has been the form player this season, grading 36.4, and S. Curtis leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Curtis has improved his Season rating most, up +14.9 on last season, while A. Phillips's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Phillips of Middlesbrough is the most valuable name in this group at 30.2.

Middlesbrough · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Curtis+14.9SsN

Sheffield Utd · 24/25→25/26

4 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	S. Curtis Centre-back	Sheffield Utd	20	+14.9 24/25→25/26	22204.1%	3321.1%
2	Kieran Morgan Full-back	QPR	20	+0.1 24/25→25/26	120.9%	653.6%
3	A. Phillips Centre-back	Middlesbrough	21	-0.1 24/25→25/26	33±0%	733.9%
4	N. Zätterström Centre-back	Sheffield Utd	21	-6.4 24/25→25/26	1629%	3311.1%