Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in League Two 26/27

The most valuable defenders in League Two in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Moon of Port Vale is the standout for raw talent across defenders in League Two, with a Field Insider Rating of 44.6, and R. Staunton has been the form player this season, grading 27.1, and Lewis Shipley leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Staunton has improved his Season rating most, up +21.9 on last season, while J. Moon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Sutton of Oldham is the most valuable name in this group at 6.5.

Port Vale · 24/25→25/26

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R. Staunton+21.9SsN

Grimsby · 20/21→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	W. Sutton Centre-back	Oldham	23	6.5	268433.3%	3114.7%
2	E. Turns Centre-back	Exeter City	23	6	1824.3%	412.4%
3	R. Staunton Full-back	Grimsby	24	5.9	27421.2%	3411.1%
4	K. John Centre-back	Port Vale	25	5.7	22±0%	40±0%
5	G. Bajrami Centre-back	Crawley Town	26	5.3	18	2625.9%
6	B. Cooper Centre-back	Salford City	26	5.2	2640.5%	3031.1%
7	J. Moon Full-back	Port Vale	25	4.8	1166%	4532%
8	J. Burroughs Full-back	Northampton	25	4.8	17327.5%	392.6%
9	R. Crichlow-Noble Full-back	Barnet	27	4.4	12±0%	25±0%
10	Joel McGregor Full-back	Swindon Town	20	4.3	2276.2%	334.5%
11	T. Wilson-Brown Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	4	12	31
12	R. Longelo-Mbule Full-back	Salford City	26	3.9	18±0%	29±0%
13	Filozofe Mabete Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	3.9	14	31
14	Jake Thomas Batty Full-back	Swindon Town	21	3.7	1239.2%	324.2%
15	A. Pond Centre-back	Chesterfield	22	3.6	10±0%	3511.5%
16	Marvin Marvellous Kaleta Full-back	Rotherham	22	3.4	635.4%	427.9%
17	D. Tharme Centre-back	Grimsby	27	3.3	938.2%	2325.6%
18	C. Finney Full-back	Crewe	22	3.3	31500%	308.1%
19	J. Leake Centre-back	Oldham	23	3.3	7±0%	29±0%
20	H. Burke Centre-back	Walsall	24	3.3	0	26
21	M. Hancock Full-back	Walsall	23	3.3	16±0%	31±0%
22	J. Connolly Centre-back	Walsall	24	3.2	22±0%	342.7%
23	S. Negru Full-back	Swindon Town	24	3.1	12±0%	28±0%
24	B. Faulkner Full-back	Tranmere	22	3.1	12±0%	319.5%
25	A. Kilgour Full-back	Bristol Rovers	28	3.1	25440.4%	2624.1%
26	H. Douglas Centre-back	Rotherham	21	3.1	5	41
27	Lewis Shipley Centre-back	Barrow	22	3.1	11127.7%	317%
28	K. Balmer Full-back	Bristol Rovers	25	3.1	16±0%	29±0%
29	L. Woodhouse Full-back	Exeter City	22	3.1	22±0%	43±0%
30	E. Otoo Full-back	Rotherham	24	3.1	1	29
31	D. Skura Centre-back	Walsall	24	3.1	38.3%	422.4%
32	L. Billington Centre-back	Crewe	22	3.1	24±0%	37±0%
33	Kayden Hughes Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	20	3.1	838.9%	311.6%
34	Conor Haughey Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	18	3.1	10±0%	32±0%
35	J. Sweeney Centre-back	Grimsby	24	3	19±0%	32±0%
36	A. Senior Centre-back	Barnet	24	3	33±0%	37±0%
37	E. Ahui Centre-back	Walsall	22	3	7	30
38	F. Potter Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	22	3	16±0%	32±0%
39	R. Harbottle Centre-back	Bristol Rovers	25	2.9	11±0%	28±0%
40	J. Maxwell Full-back	Northampton	24	2.9	17±0%	4811.6%
41	B. Kirkman Centre-back	Swindon Town	22	2.9	8±0%	31±0%
42	K. Majekodunmi Full-back	Swindon Town	22	2.9	7	29
43	G. Harmon Centre-back	Cheltenham	25	2.9	384.4%	2541.9%
44	H. Williams Centre-back	Walsall	24	2.9	0100%	2514.8%
45	Cathal Heffernan Centre-back	Harrogate Town	21	2.9	10±0%	30±0%
46	L. Jenkins Centre-back	Newport County	25	2.9	17±0%	313%
47	A. Martha Full-back	Rotherham	23	2.9	17±0%	451.8%
48	C. Barker Centre-back	Crawley Town	23	2.9	35±0%	34±0%
49	J. Tomkinson Centre-back	Cheltenham	24	2.9	27±0%	32±0%
50	R. Bennett Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	22	2.9	1±0%	27±0%