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

A. Phillips of Middlesbrough is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.7, and L. Herrington has been the form player this season, grading 36.4, and S. Curtis leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Curtis has improved his Season rating most, up +14.9 on last season, while A. Phillips's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Phillips of Middlesbrough is the most valuable name in this group at 30.2.

Middlesbrough · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Curtis+14.9SsN

Sheffield Utd · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Phillips Centre-back	Middlesbrough	21	30.2	33±0%	733.9%
2	Kieran Morgan Full-back	QPR	20	28.4	120.9%	653.6%
3	João Henrique Full-back	QPR	20	26.5	87500%	626.9%
4	B. Powell Full-back	Blackburn	20	24.9	0	59
5	Max Alleyne Full-back	Burnley	21	24.6	552.6%	7726.2%
6	F. Lissah Centre-back	Swansea	21	24.6	3913.5%	49±0%
7	M. Litherland Centre-back	Blackburn	20	24.2	3	56
8	Alex Williams Centre-back	West Brom	21	24.1	0	53
9	Tiago Parente Centre-back	Swansea	20	23.9	566.7%	6030.8%
10	Rio Cardines Full-back	Bristol City	20	23.2	0±0%	69±0%
11	G. McCormick Centre-back	Middlesbrough	21	23.2	0	57
12	A. James Centre-back	Wrexham	21	23.1	1	57
13	S. Curtis Centre-back	Sheffield Utd	20	23.1	22204.1%	3321.1%
14	M. Diomande Centre-back	West Brom	20	22.9	0	54
15	L. Eissat Full-back	Bristol City	21	22.8	2217.1%	447.4%
16	Pedro Lima Centre-back	Wolves	20	22.8	3±0%	68±0%
17	C. McCarthy Centre-back	Hull City	19	22.7	4	61
18	Tom Atcheson Centre-back	Blackburn	19	22.7	11±0%	60±0%
19	L. Mahovo Centre-back	Norwich	21	22.6	169.4%	573.7%
20	Albert Eames Full-back	Watford	20	22.6	0	552.3%
21	Jake Leahy Centre-back	QPR	20	22.6	0	55
22	L. Herrington Centre-back	Hull City	18	22.5	36211.1%	51184%
23	Benjamin Arthur Centre-back	Portsmouth	20	22.5	525.6%	420.5%
24	E. Diouf Centre-back	West Ham	21	22.5	42±0%	89±0%
25	J. Mullins Centre-back	Watford	20	22.4	0	55
26	Arthur Parker Centre-back	Swansea	20	22.3	0	56
27	S. Inwood Centre-back	Bolton	20	22.3	0	40
28	Daniel Watts Centre-back	Swansea	20	22.2	0	56
29	O. Scarles Centre-back	West Ham	20	22	12±0%	72±0%
30	Ruairi McConville Centre-back	Norwich	21	21.9	18±0%	67±0%
31	A. Mwamba Centre-back	Charlton	19	21.8	0	55
32	Jaden Mears Centre-back	Stoke City	20	21.7	1	56
33	J. Griffin Centre-back	Stoke City	20	21	0	55
34	J. Bickerton Centre-back	Stoke City	20	21	0	55
35	H. Hunt Centre-back	Middlesbrough	19	20.9	0	58
36	J. Sanda Centre-back	Southampton	19	20	195.5%	5959%
37	Charlie Parks Centre-back	Lincoln	19	19.9	0	42
38	T. Dobson-Ventura Centre-back	Southampton	19	19.7	0	59
39	E. Mayers Centre-back	West Ham	18	19.7	0	69
40	W. Burrell Centre-back	Birmingham	18	19.7	0	58
41	D. Iddrisa Centre-back	West Brom	17	19.3	0	55
42	M. Thelwell Centre-back	Bristol City	18	19.1	0	57
43	T. Adelusi Centre-back	Norwich	18	18.8	0	58
44	R. Canoville Centre-back	Derby	17	18.1	0	58
45	K. Casey Centre-back	West Ham	21	18	8	43
46	N. Zätterström Centre-back	Sheffield Utd	21	17.6	1629%	3311.1%
47	L. Duru Full-back	Blackburn	21	15.5	098.6%	3725.2%
48	Travis Akomeah Centre-back	Watford	20	12.1	8	29
49	F. Anderson Centre-back	Stoke City	19	10.3	3	28
50	C. Agu Centre-back	Portsmouth	0	5.9	0	24