Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in League One 26/27

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

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At a glance

Joshua Feeney of Peterborough is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.3, and A. Kay has been the form player this season, grading 17.1, and F. Delap leads the scoring with 3 goals.

By our market-value index, Callum Perry of Cambridge United is the most valuable name in this group at 9.3.

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	Player	Team
1	Callum Perry Full-back	Cambridge United	21	9.3	7	29
2	G. Otegbayo Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	21	9.3	1121.1%	63±0%
3	F. Delap Centre-back	Burton Albion	21	9.2	14300%	40±0%
4	Finley Munroe Full-back	Blackpool	21	9.1	1235.9%	5867.6%
5	Cathal Heffernan Centre-back	Cambridge United	21	8.9	457.4%	30±0%
6	Guilherme Leal Siqueira Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	21	8.6	2	56
7	Jayden Joseph Full-back	Leicester	20	8.5	674.9%	65102.2%
8	Cole McGhee Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	20	8.5	6	56
9	P. Chinedu Centre-back	Leyton Orient	20	8.4	15147.5%	3824%
10	Joshua Feeney Centre-back	Peterborough	21	8.3	667.5%	5111.8%
11	Christy Grogan Centre-back	Stockport County	21	8.3	0	41
12	D. Lipsiuc Full-back	Notts County	21	8.3	11	41
13	James Dornelly Full-back	Peterborough	21	8.3	285.2%	45±0%
14	Reece Johnson Full-back	Sheffield Wednesday	20	8.2	6	55
15	A. Ahmed Full-back	Reading	19	8.2	94150%	422.7%
16	Mackenzie Maltby Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	21	8.1	0	53
17	L. Browne Centre-back	Notts County	21	8.1	1	30
18	Harvey Araujo Centre-back	Burton Albion	21	8	481.2%	353.6%
19	B. McCann Full-back	Doncaster	20	8	0200%	384.7%
20	A. Kay Full-back	Barnsley	18	8	17	48
21	C. Scanlon Full-back	Cardiff	21	7.9	329.7%	431.7%
22	Jonathan Bland Centre-back	Barnsley	21	7.9	482.4%	48±0%
23	Archie Harris Centre-back	Wigan	21	7.9	6	39
24	S. Curtis Centre-back	Cambridge United	20	7.8	475.7%	330.6%
25	Sam Parker Full-back	Wycombe	20	7.8	863%	59±0%
26	Emeka Adeile Full-back	Burton Albion	19	7.7	095.1%	5816.5%
27	Ernie Weaver Full-back	Sheffield Wednesday	20	7.7	182.8%	550.9%
28	T. Anderson Centre-back	Mansfield Town	21	7.6	0	391.3%
29	C. Waller Centre-back	Milton Keynes Dons	21	7.6	1	29
30	C. McFarlane Full-back	Leicester	19	7.6	622.9%	439.3%
31	O. Aluko Full-back	Leicester	19	7.6	62000%	55±0%
32	J. Johnson Full-back	Luton	20	7.6	285.9%	46±0%
33	E. Osho Full-back	Reading	20	7.6	0	403.2%
34	S. Boniface Centre-back	Leyton Orient	20	7.5	0	38
35	R. Kpakio Full-back	Cardiff	19	7.5	194.2%	51±0%
36	I. Samuels-Smith Full-back	Notts County	20	7.4	755.3%	62±0%
37	Nathaniel Mapengu Centre-back	Stockport County	19	7.4	0	42
38	S. German Centre-back	Bromley	21	7.4	0	29
39	C. Tripp Centre-back	Milton Keynes Dons	20	7.4	2	315.9%
40	C. Headman Centre-back	Bromley	20	7.4	536.9%	30±0%
41	J. Emery Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	19	7.3	3	54
42	D. Lawlor Full-back	Cardiff	20	7.3	197.6%	50±0%
43	E. Bates Centre-back	Stevenage	19	7.2	0	41
44	I. Kangasniemi Centre-back	Leicester	19	7.2	1	40
45	B. McCann Full-back	Doncaster	20	7.2	0	38
46	B. Benagr Centre-back	Luton	19	7.2	1	40
47	P. Duah Centre-back	Reading	19	7.2	0	40
48	J. Taroni Centre-back	Burton Albion	19	7.1	0±0%	390.5%
49	F. Taylor Centre-back	Bromley	20	7.1	0	29
50	C. Chigozie Centre-back	Luton	19	7.1	1	42