Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in Championship 26/27

The most valuable U21 defenders in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Max Alleyne of Burnley is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 76.7, and L. Herrington has been the form player this season, grading 35.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Ruairi McConville has improved his Season rating most, up +2.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Lissah of Swansea is the most valuable name in this group at 29.1.

Ruairi McConville+10.2RTG

Norwich · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Ruairi McConville+2.3SsN

Norwich · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	F. Lissah Full-back	Swansea	21	29.1	341.5%	49±0%
2	A. Phillips Centre-back	Middlesbrough	21	27.3	681.2%	733.3%
3	Tom Atcheson Full-back	Blackburn	20	26.5	1533.6%	600.8%
4	L. Eissat Centre-back	Bristol City	21	26.2	859.9%	447.4%
5	Rio Cardines Full-back	Bristol City	20	26.2	92025%	69±0%
6	João Henrique Full-back	QPR	20	26	1515100%	626.9%
7	Ruairi McConville Centre-back	Norwich	21	25.8	478.1%	67±0%
8	Tyler Bindon Full-back	Charlton	21	25.7	960.6%	684%
9	B. Powell Full-back	Blackburn	21	25.6	1	59
10	Max Alleyne Full-back	Burnley	21	25.3	813.7%	7726.2%
11	O. Scarles Centre-back	West Ham	20	25.2	919.7%	72±0%
12	Benjamin Arthur Centre-back	Portsmouth	21	25	765.1%	420.5%
13	Tiago Parente Centre-back	Swansea	20	24.8	7148.1%	6030.8%
14	G. McCormick Centre-back	Middlesbrough	21	24.1	0	57
15	J. Meghoma Centre-back	Portsmouth	20	23.9	772.7%	555.4%
16	M. Litherland Centre-back	Blackburn	20	23.7	6	56
17	C. Wiley Centre-back	Preston	21	23.3	3150%	561.3%
18	Jaden Mears Centre-back	Stoke City	20	23.2	1	56
19	Arthur Parker Centre-back	Swansea	20	23.1	0	56
20	A. James Centre-back	Wrexham	21	23.1	1	57
21	T. Anderson Centre-back	Bristol City	21	22.8	1	27
22	A. Mwamba Centre-back	Charlton	20	22.7	2	55
23	M. Diomande Centre-back	West Brom	20	22.6	0	54
24	J. Putman Centre-back	QPR	20	22.6	3	58
25	Albert Eames Centre-back	Watford	21	22.6	1	552.3%
26	Z. Abbott Centre-back	Southampton	20	22.5	080%	69±0%
27	J. Bickerton Centre-back	Stoke City	20	22.5	0	55
28	J. Griffin Centre-back	Stoke City	20	22.5	0	55
29	Gady Beyuku Full-back	Blackburn	20	22.3	197%	62±0%
30	L. Mahovo Full-back	Norwich	21	22.1	2100%	57±0%
31	Branimir Mlačić Centre-back	Watford	20	21.9	482%	6883.3%
32	H. Hunt Centre-back	Middlesbrough	19	21.7	0	58
33	J. Sanda Centre-back	Southampton	19	21.5	190.1%	5959%
34	T. Dobson-Ventura Centre-back	Southampton	19	21.2	0	59
35	J. Mullins Centre-back	Watford	20	21.1	0	55
36	A. Golambeckis Centre-back	West Ham	18	21	1	61
37	L. Houghton Centre-back	Blackburn	19	21	0	57
38	E. Mayers Centre-back	West Ham	18	21	0	69
39	E. Mayers Centre-back	West Ham	18	21	0	61
40	L. Houghton Centre-back	Blackburn	19	21	0	57
41	W. Burrell Centre-back	Birmingham	18	20.5	0	58
42	Charlie Parks Centre-back	Lincoln	19	20.3	0	42
43	M. Thelwell Centre-back	Bristol City	18	19.4	0	57
44	D. Iddrisa Centre-back	West Brom	17	19	0	55
45	T. Adelusi Centre-back	Norwich	18	18.9	0	58
46	Ed Nolan Centre-back	Preston	18	18.7	0	24
47	H. Pates Centre-back	Blackburn	17	18.6	0	58
48	R. Canoville Centre-back	Derby	17	17.5	0	58
49	L. Herrington Centre-back	Hull City	19	16.8	36204.3%	48163%
50	L. Bombino Full-back	Stoke City	20	15.9	3032.6%	439.6%