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	27±0%	37±0%
3	R. Bushiri Centre-back	Hibernian	26	12.4	2416.3%	4313%
4	C. McCarthy Centre-back	Kilmarnock	20	11.6	4±0%	611%
5	A. Ralston Centre-back	Celtic	27	11.2	191.6%	3521.8%
6	R. Astley Centre-back	Dundee	24	10.8	29±0%	48±0%
7	R. Graham Centre-back	Dundee Utd	25	10.7	1610.6%	436.4%
8	I. Samuels Full-back	Dundee	23	10.7	18±0%	45±0%
9	R. King Centre-back	ST Mirren	24	10.6	21	43
10	D. Murray Centre-back	Celtic	23	10.2	8±0%	41±0%
11	M. Frame Full-back	Aberdeen	20	10	9	46
12	I. Odutayo Centre-back	Dundee	23	9.8	4210.6%	5132.5%
13	A. Forrester Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	21	9.7	12	49
14	W. Ferry Full-back	Dundee Utd	25	9.7	30±0%	50±0%
15	O. McEntee Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	25	9.6	30±0%	48±0%
16	Henry Fieldson Full-back	ST Mirren	21	9.5	16	47
17	Dylan Williams Full-back	Motherwell	23	9.4	10±0%	446.6%
18	J. Altena Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	22	9.2	778.4%	4517.8%
19	K. Ciubotaru Full-back	Dundee Utd	22	9.2	23±0%	362.8%
20	A. Montgomery Full-back	Livingston	24	9.2	6530%	419.9%
21	T. Rommens Full-back	Rangers	23	9.1	1242.6%	486.1%
22	J. Richardson Full-back	ST Mirren	26	9.1	13±0%	428%
23	M. Forbes Centre-back	Dundee Utd	22	9.1	11±0%	455.1%
24	E. Fernandez Full-back	Rangers	24	9.1	32±0%	50±0%
25	T. Sparrow Full-back	Motherwell	23	9.1	20±0%	47±0%
26	Brooklyn Kabongolo Centre-back	Livingston	23	9.1	7	41
27	O. Makhanya Centre-back	Rangers	22	8.9	2348.5%	5011.5%
28	C. Ramsay Centre-back	ST Mirren	23	8.8	166.7%	401%
29	J. Rawlins Centre-back	Dundee Utd	22	8.8	2638.2%	50142.9%
30	M. Moormann Centre-back	Motherwell	25	8.8	232.2%	4416.2%
31	B. Fink Full-back	Dundee	23	8.7	6±0%	41±0%
32	L. Neilson Centre-back	Falkirk	23	8.7	10±0%	43±0%
33	Jamie Knight-Lebel Centre-back	Motherwell	21	8.6	2510.4%	4843.9%
34	L. Robinson Centre-back	Dunfermline	24	8.5	852.3%	389.5%
35	M. Schjønning-Larsen Centre-back	Kilmarnock	25	8.5	10±0%	40±0%
36	Colby Donovan Centre-back	Celtic	20	8.5	9±0%	471.1%
37	K. Megwa Centre-back	Hibernian	22	8.4	9±0%	42±0%
38	J. Girdwood-Reich Centre-back	Motherwell	22	8.3	369.6%	52143.5%
39	D. Meļņiks Centre-back	Falkirk	24	8.2	1	37
40	A. Donnelly Centre-back	Dunfermline	23	8.1	098.8%	3616.7%
41	J. Yfeko Centre-back	Kilmarnock	23	8.1	6±0%	380.5%
42	E. Ring Full-back	Kilmarnock	24	8.1	1±0%	369.1%
43	C. Nsiala-Makengo Full-back	Rangers	22	8.1	194.8%	4015.4%
44	J. Milne Centre-back	Aberdeen	23	8.1	36±0%	49±0%
45	I. Iovu Centre-back	Dundee Utd	24	8.1	33±0%	46±0%
46	L. Mayo Centre-back	Aberdeen	26	8	21±0%	392.9%
47	O. Stirton Centre-back	Dundee Utd	19	7.9	2	411%
48	S. Harding Centre-back	Dunfermline	20	7.9	5	42
49	D. Sterling Centre-back	Rangers	26	7.9	12±0%	39±0%
50	G. Molloy Centre-back	Aberdeen	24	7.9	16±0%	42±0%