Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in League One

The most valuable defenders in League One, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

E. Pye of Stockport County is the standout for raw talent across defenders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.5, and T. Darikwa has been the form player this season, grading 52.1, and P. Ng leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Hamer has improved his Season rating most, up +33.6 on last season, while I. Ogundere's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Hamer of Lincoln is the most valuable name in this group at 16.7.

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	Player	Team
1	T. Hamer Centre-back	Lincoln	26	16.7	45297.3%	4810.4%
2	J. Bagan Full-back	Cardiff	24	16.7	45250%	5112.7%
3	E. Pye Centre-back	Stockport County	23	16.3	4410.6%	541.5%
4	O. Casey Centre-back	Blackpool	25	15.6	4212.7%	486.1%
5	L. Freestone Centre-back	Stevenage	26	12.7	3439.8%	423%
6	T. Mengi Centre-back	Luton	24	12.6	3486.8%	5016.1%
7	A. Hartridge Full-back	Burton Albion	27	12.4	3314.4%	3917.9%
8	M. Conway Full-back	Bolton	22	11.9	3412.7%	5140.2%
9	W. Fish Centre-back	Cardiff	23	11.6	31179.5%	4918.2%
10	G. Johnston Full-back	Bolton	27	11.3	3030.6%	439.1%
11	L. Sørensen Defensive midfielder	Huddersfield	26	11.3	3068.9%	453.3%
12	R. Towler Full-back	Lincoln	24	11.1	30338.2%	4917.1%
13	A. Mitchell Centre-back	Plymouth	24	11	3013.2%	493.1%
14	I. Ogundere Centre-back	AFC Wimbledon	23	10.9	2819.3%	4942.4%
15	M. Ross Centre-back	Plymouth	25	10.6	28113%	4827.1%
16	S. Roughan Full-back	Huddersfield	22	10.5	2338.5%	508%
17	J. Dorsett Full-back	Reading	24	10.4	21126.9%	479.9%
18	Daniel Edward Peter Imray Full-back	Blackpool	23	10.4	1357.8%	4626.4%
19	N. Guinness-Walker Full-back	Northampton	26	10.2	2723.1%	425.6%
20	J. McGrath Centre-back	Doncaster	23	10.1	1928.5%	4526.3%
21	B. Hills Centre-back	Stockport County	22	10.1	2431.5%	482.8%
22	C. Humphreys Centre-back	Port Vale	27	10	2717%	3819.8%
23	J. Shepherd Full-back	Barnsley	25	10	1261.2%	4529.5%
24	M. Sorinola Centre-back	Plymouth	25	10	2294.8%	4522.7%
25	J. Low Full-back	Huddersfield	24	10	1930.3%	4512.3%
26	C. Taylor Centre-back	Wycombe	24	9.9	1940.4%	447.3%
27	J. Osei-Tutu Full-back	Bolton	27	9.9	27128.2%	3911%
28	S. Earley Centre-back	Stevenage	23	9.8	256075%	4418.5%
29	T. Onyango Full-back	Stockport County	23	9.8	752.1%	440.9%
30	O. Dodgson Full-back	Stockport County	23	9.8	839.8%	445.2%
31	F. Burns Full-back	Reading	23	9.8	22372.3%	4420.5%
32	U. Godwin-Malife Full-back	Burton Albion	26	9.8	265.4%	429.8%
33	J. Pattenden Centre-back	Stevenage	24	9.8	2297.3%	441.6%
34	M. Dyche Centre-back	Northampton	23	9.6	1982.7%	430.9%
35	J. Carragher Full-back	Wigan	23	9.6	1547.6%	437.3%
36	J. Maxwell Full-back	Doncaster	24	9.6	173.9%	4333.3%
37	Z. Ashworth Attacking midfielder	Blackpool	23	9.6	527.9%	432.9%
38	C. Johnston Centre-back	Peterborough	24	9.6	1811.8%	4340.3%
39	L. Fiorini Centre-back	Stockport County	24	9.5	375%	423.4%
40	D. Okagbue Centre-back	Peterborough	22	9.5	1951.8%	4513.6%
41	D. Lawlor Centre-back	Cardiff	20	9.5	292300%	507.6%
42	C. Forino-Joseph Centre-back	Bolton	26	9.4	25232%	420.7%
43	A. Martha Attacking midfielder	Rotherham	22	9.4	102%	4415.5%
44	C. Makosso Centre-back	Luton	22	9.3	1818.3%	440.7%
45	K. Abrefa Defensive midfielder	Reading	22	9.3	134.1%	442.7%
46	Joshua Feeney Centre-back	Huddersfield	21	9.2	192.1%	462.3%
47	E. Turns Centre-back	Exeter City	23	9.2	1824.3%	412.4%
48	Harley Mills Full-back	Peterborough	22	9.2	14806.7%	435.1%
49	D. Skura Centre-back	Wycombe	24	9.1	440%	416.2%
50	M. Forbes Centre-back	Northampton	22	9.1	11500%	4313.2%