Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in Championship

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

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At a glance

A. Phillips of Stoke City is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.4, and Kieran Morgan leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Ruairi McConville has improved his Season rating most, up +16.6 on last season, while Tyler Bindon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Phillips of Stoke City is the most valuable name in this group at 29.2.

Sheffield Utd · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Ruairi McConville+16.6SsN

Norwich · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Phillips Centre-back	Stoke City	21	29.2	33±0%	700.6%
2	Ruairi McConville Centre-back	Norwich	21	28	18976.5%	6717.8%
3	Tyler Bindon Centre-back	Sheffield Utd	21	27.2	2230.3%	6632.3%
4	G. Otegbayo Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	21	26.3	13269.4%	631%
5	Kieran Morgan Full-back	QPR	20	25.5	120.9%	653.6%
6	I. Samuels-Smith Full-back	Swansea	20	24.4	5	62
7	João Henrique Full-back	QPR	20	24.1	87500%	626.9%
8	Finley Munroe Full-back	Middlesbrough	21	23.8	0	5722.3%
9	G. McCormick Centre-back	Middlesbrough	21	23.8	0	57±0%
10	A. James Centre-back	Wrexham	21	23.8	1	57
11	L. Mahovo Centre-back	Norwich	21	23.7	169.4%	573.7%
12	Guilherme Leal Siqueira Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	21	23.3	2	56
13	B. Powell Full-back	Blackburn	20	23.2	0	59
14	C. Wiley Full-back	Watford	21	23	189.7%	5530%
15	Sam Parker Full-back	Swansea	20	23	51050%	591.6%
16	Callum Perry Centre-back	Coventry	20	23	0	59
17	S. Boniface Centre-back	Ipswich	20	22.9	0	59
18	T. Smith Centre-back	QPR	21	22.8	0	55
19	C. McCarthy Centre-back	Hull City	19	22.3	4	61
20	Tom Atcheson Centre-back	Blackburn	19	22.2	11	60
21	M. Litherland Centre-back	Blackburn	20	22.1	3	56
22	Alex Williams Centre-back	West Brom	21	22.1	0	53
23	Arthur Parker Centre-back	Swansea	20	22.1	0	56
24	Cole McGhee Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	20	22	3	56
25	Daniel Watts Centre-back	Swansea	20	22	0	56
26	Mackenzie Maltby Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	21	21.8	0	53
27	Jaden Mears Centre-back	Stoke City	20	21.8	1	56
28	J. Sanda Centre-back	Southampton	19	21.7	195.5%	5959%
29	Jake Leahy Centre-back	QPR	20	21.6	0	55
30	Noah McCann Centre-back	QPR	20	21.6	0	55
31	T. Dobson-Ventura Centre-back	Southampton	19	21.6	0	59
32	Reece Johnson Full-back	Sheffield Wednesday	20	21.5	3	55
33	H. Hunt Centre-back	Middlesbrough	19	21.5	0	58
34	J. Mullins Centre-back	Watford	20	21.5	0	55
35	Albert Eames Centre-back	Watford	20	21.5	0	55
36	J. Griffin Centre-back	Stoke City	20	21.4	0	55
37	J. Bickerton Centre-back	Stoke City	20	21.4	0	55
38	M. Diomande Centre-back	West Brom	20	21	0	54
39	J. Putman Centre-back	QPR	19	20.9	3	57
40	S. Mfuni Full-back	Watford	18	20.6	6	60
41	Ernie Weaver Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	19	20.3	3	55
42	A. Mwamba Centre-back	Charlton	19	20.3	0	55
43	O. Aluko Centre-back	Leicester	19	20.1	0	5520.2%
44	T. Adelusi Centre-back	Norwich	18	20	0	58
45	W. Burrell Centre-back	Birmingham	18	19.9	0	58
46	J. Emery Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	19	19.8	1	54
47	M. Thelwell Centre-back	Bristol City	18	19.7	0	57
48	R. Canoville Centre-back	Derby	17	18.8	0	58
49	D. Iddrisa Centre-back	West Brom	17	17.7	0	55
50	C. Okike Centre-back	Hull City	0	16.2	0	59