Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Premiership 26/27

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

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At a glance

A. Forrester of Heart Of Midlothian is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.4, and P. McGinn has been the form player this season, grading 52.1, and C. Halkett leads the scoring with 4 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. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Adams of Falkirk is the most valuable name in this group at 14.9.

Motherwell · 24/25→25/26

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Motherwell · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	K. Adams Full-back	Falkirk	24	14.9	26	45
2	Henry Fieldson Full-back	ST Mirren	21	13.6	41	50
3	E. Fernandez Centre-back	Rangers	24	13.5	32±0%	50±0%
4	O. Makhanya Centre-back	Rangers	22	12.5	1858.8%	425.8%
5	R. Bushiri Centre-back	Hibernian	26	12.4	2416.3%	4313%
6	N. Guinness-Walker Full-back	Aberdeen	26	12.1	27±0%	434.1%
7	R. Astley Centre-back	Dundee	25	11.3	29±0%	482.6%
8	A. Ralston Centre-back	Celtic	27	11.2	191.6%	3521.8%
9	O. Bevan Centre-back	Dundee	22	10.7	30181.5%	4815%
10	T. Sparrow Full-back	Motherwell	23	10.5	20±0%	47±0%
11	R. King Centre-back	ST Mirren	24	10.4	21	43
12	R. Graham Centre-back	Dundee Utd	25	10.4	1610.6%	436.4%
13	M. Frame Full-back	Aberdeen	20	10.2	9	46
14	C. Ramsay Centre-back	ST Mirren	23	10.2	27911.1%	448.8%
15	G. Stanger Centre-back	Kilmarnock	26	10.1	14±0%	38±0%
16	J. Penrice Centre-back	Rangers	27	10	36±0%	32±0%
17	Colby Donovan Centre-back	Celtic	20	10	9±0%	471.1%
18	M. Ivezić Centre-back	Hibernian	24	10	37±0%	59±0%
19	D. Sterling Centre-back	Rangers	26	10	12±0%	39±0%
20	O. McEntee Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	25	10	30±0%	48±0%
21	I. Odutayo Centre-back	Dundee	23	9.9	4210.6%	5132.5%
22	J. Altena Full-back	Heart Of Midlothian	22	9.9	778.4%	4517.8%
23	A. Forrester Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	21	9.7	12	49
24	M. Moormann Centre-back	Motherwell	25	9.7	232.2%	4416.2%
25	W. Ferry Full-back	Dundee Utd	25	9.6	30±0%	50±0%
26	B. Fink Full-back	Dundee	23	9.5	6±0%	41±0%
27	T. Rommens Full-back	Rangers	23	9.5	1242.6%	486.1%
28	L. Neilson Centre-back	Falkirk	23	9.5	10±0%	43±0%
29	M. Forbes Centre-back	Dundee Utd	22	9.5	11±0%	455.1%
30	M. Schjønning-Larsen Full-back	Kilmarnock	25	9.4	10±0%	40±0%
31	Dylan Williams Full-back	Motherwell	23	9.4	10±0%	446.6%
32	I. Samuels Full-back	Dundee	23	9.4	18±0%	45±0%
33	D. Murray Centre-back	Celtic	23	9.4	8±0%	41±0%
34	L. Mayo Centre-back	Aberdeen	26	9.3	21±0%	392.9%
35	J. Girdwood-Reich Centre-back	Motherwell	22	9.2	369.6%	52143.5%
36	A. Montgomery Full-back	Livingston	24	9.2	6530%	419.9%
37	G. Molloy Centre-back	Aberdeen	24	9.2	16±0%	42±0%
38	J. Rawlins Centre-back	Dundee Utd	22	9.1	2638.2%	50142.9%
39	Brooklyn Kabongolo Centre-back	Livingston	23	9.1	7	41
40	E. Ring Full-back	Kilmarnock	24	8.9	1±0%	369.1%
41	Jamie Knight-Lebel Centre-back	Motherwell	21	8.7	2510.4%	4843.9%
42	Louis Jackson Centre-back	ST Mirren	21	8.6	8	43
43	L. Robinson Centre-back	Dunfermline	24	8.5	852.3%	389.5%
44	J. Yfeko Centre-back	Kilmarnock	23	8.5	6±0%	380.5%
45	C. Nsiala-Makengo Full-back	Rangers	22	8.5	194.8%	4015.4%
46	J. Milne Centre-back	Aberdeen	23	8.4	36±0%	49±0%
47	L. McCann Full-back	Falkirk	26	8.3	24±0%	43±0%
48	D. Meļņiks Centre-back	Falkirk	24	8.3	6	37
49	J. Richardson Centre-back	ST Mirren	26	8.2	13±0%	428%
50	K. Megwa Centre-back	Hibernian	22	8.2	9±0%	42±0%