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

O. Makhanya of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.6, 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.

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	Player	Team
1	K. Adams Full-back	Falkirk	24	14.9	26	45
2	M. Knoester Centre-back	Aberdeen	27	13.6	27103%	379.5%
3	R. Bushiri Centre-back	Hibernian	26	12.4	2416.3%	4313%
4	R. Deas Centre-back	Kilmarnock	26	11.9	326.3%	434.5%
5	J. Penrice Centre-back	Rangers	27	11.8	362.4%	3235.6%
6	A. Ralston Centre-back	Celtic	27	11.2	191.6%	3521.8%
7	I. Samuels Full-back	Dundee	23	10.9	184350%	4519.5%
8	R. King Centre-back	ST Mirren	24	10.6	21	43
9	R. Graham Centre-back	Dundee Utd	25	10.4	1610.6%	436.4%
10	M. Frame Full-back	Aberdeen	20	10.2	9	46
11	D. Murray Centre-back	Celtic	23	10.2	8	41
12	I. Odutayo Centre-back	Dundee	23	9.8	4210.6%	5132.5%
13	A. Forrester Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	21	9.6	12	49
14	R. Astley Centre-back	Dundee	24	9.6	29±0%	48±0%
15	Dylan Williams Full-back	Motherwell	22	9.5	10±0%	444.5%
16	Henry Fieldson Full-back	ST Mirren	21	9.3	8	46
17	K. Ciubotaru Full-back	Dundee Utd	22	9.2	23	36
18	A. Montgomery Full-back	Celtic	24	9.2	6530%	419.9%
19	O. McEntee Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	25	9.2	30±0%	48±0%
20	T. Sparrow Full-back	Motherwell	23	9.2	20±0%	47±0%
21	Brooklyn Kabongolo Centre-back	Livingston	23	9.1	7	41
22	J. Richardson Centre-back	ST Mirren	25	9.1	13±0%	42±0%
23	O. Makhanya Centre-back	Rangers	22	9	2348.5%	5011.5%
24	J. Altena Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	22	8.9	778.4%	4517.8%
25	D. Naamo Full-back	Dundee Utd	21	8.9	8	43
26	J. Girdwood-Reich Centre-back	Motherwell	22	8.8	369.6%	52143.5%
27	L. Scales Full-back	Celtic	28	8.8	405.9%	3919.8%
28	M. Moormann Centre-back	Motherwell	25	8.8	232.2%	4416.2%
29	L. Neilson Centre-back	Falkirk	23	8.7	10±0%	43±0%
30	D. Meļņiks Centre-back	Falkirk	23	8.7	8	39
31	Jamie Knight-Lebel Centre-back	Motherwell	21	8.6	2510.4%	4843.9%
32	T. Rommens Full-back	Rangers	23	8.6	1242.6%	486.1%
33	L. Robinson Centre-back	Dunfermline	24	8.5	852.3%	389.5%
34	M. Forbes Centre-back	Dundee Utd	22	8.4	11±0%	455.1%
35	E. Fernandez Full-back	Rangers	24	8.4	32±0%	50±0%
36	M. Schjønning-Larsen Centre-back	Kilmarnock	25	8.3	10±0%	40±0%
37	W. Ferry Full-back	Dundee Utd	25	8.3	30±0%	50±0%
38	J. Rawlins Centre-back	Dundee Utd	22	8.2	2638.2%	50142.9%
39	J. Milne Centre-back	Aberdeen	23	8.2	36±0%	49±0%
40	K. Megwa Centre-back	Hibernian	22	8.2	9±0%	42±0%
41	A. Donnelly Centre-back	Dunfermline	23	8.1	098.8%	3616.7%
42	J. Yfeko Centre-back	Kilmarnock	23	8.1	6±0%	380.5%
43	E. Ring Full-back	Kilmarnock	24	8.1	1±0%	369.1%
44	C. Nsiala-Makengo Full-back	Rangers	22	8	194.8%	4015.4%
45	J. Meier Full-back	Kilmarnock	26	8	631.1%	3627.4%
46	G. Molloy Centre-back	Aberdeen	24	8	16±0%	42±0%
47	E. Wilson Full-back	Motherwell	21	8	0100%	4016.7%
48	L. Mayo Centre-back	Aberdeen	26	7.9	21±0%	392.9%
49	S. Harding Centre-back	Dunfermline	20	7.9	5	42
50	K. Tobers Centre-back	Aberdeen	25	7.9	192.8%	3515.9%