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

D. Lawlor of Cardiff is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Harvey Araujo has improved his Season rating most, up +14.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Johnson of Luton is the most valuable name in this group at 10.3.

Burton Albion · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Harvey Araujo+14.4SsN

Burton Albion · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	J. Johnson Full-back	Luton	20	10.3	16365.7%	4620.5%
2	Harvey Araujo Centre-back	Burton Albion	21	9.6	26120%	359.5%
3	D. Lawlor Full-back	Cardiff	20	9.5	292300%	507.6%
4	Finley Munroe Centre-back	Blackpool	21	8.5	099.5%	5867.6%
5	Guilherme Leal Siqueira Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	21	8.4	2	56
6	Cole McGhee Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	20	8.3	3	56
7	F. Delap Centre-back	Burton Albion	21	8.2	4±0%	40±0%
8	Reece Johnson Full-back	Sheffield Wednesday	20	8	3	55
9	C. Scanlon Centre-back	Cardiff	21	8	524.3%	431.7%
10	G. Otegbayo Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	21	8	13±0%	63±0%
11	S. Gale Centre-back	Barnsley	21	7.9	2910.4%	34±0%
12	S. German Centre-back	Bromley	21	7.9	0	29
13	Mackenzie Maltby Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	21	7.9	0	53
14	C. Tripp Centre-back	Milton Keynes Dons	20	7.9	2	315.9%
15	Callum Perry Centre-back	Cambridge United	20	7.9	0	29
16	James Dornelly Centre-back	Peterborough	21	7.9	16±0%	45±0%
17	L. Browne Centre-back	Notts County	20	7.8	0	30
18	C. Waller Centre-back	Milton Keynes Dons	21	7.8	1	29
19	T. Anderson Centre-back	Mansfield Town	21	7.8	0	391.3%
20	P. Chinedu Centre-back	Leyton Orient	19	7.8	096.6%	3822.8%
21	Jayden Joseph Centre-back	Leicester	20	7.7	2825.1%	65102.2%
22	Emeka Adeile Full-back	Burton Albion	19	7.7	4±0%	5816.5%
23	Ernie Weaver Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	19	7.7	3	55
24	C. Headman Centre-back	Bromley	20	7.7	8±0%	30±0%
25	R. Kpakio Full-back	Cardiff	19	7.7	24±0%	51±0%
26	C. Chigozie Centre-back	Luton	19	7.7	1	42
27	Christy Grogan Centre-back	Stockport County	20	7.6	0	41
28	A. Ahmed Full-back	Reading	18	7.6	42050%	422.7%
29	S. Boniface Centre-back	Leyton Orient	20	7.6	0	38
30	D. Lipsiuc Full-back	Notts County	20	7.6	2	40
31	Makai Welch Centre-back	Leyton Orient	20	7.5	1	38
32	G. Nevett Centre-back	Peterborough	20	7.5	10±0%	43±0%
33	Lucca Mendonça Centre-back	Peterborough	18	7.5	3	41
34	Sam Parker Centre-back	Wycombe	20	7.4	410.9%	59±0%
35	I. Samuels-Smith Centre-back	Notts County	20	7.4	510.6%	62±0%
36	Archie Harris Centre-back	Wigan	21	7.4	0	37
37	Jack Kingdon Centre-back	Cardiff	19	7.3	2	43
38	J. Taroni Centre-back	Burton Albion	19	7.3	050%	390.5%
39	B. McCann Full-back	Peterborough	20	7.2	0100%	384.7%
40	F. Taylor Centre-back	Bromley	19	7.2	0	29
41	Jonathan Bland Centre-back	Barnsley	20	7.2	24±0%	48±0%
42	J. Emery Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	19	7.1	1	54
43	Keon Lewis-Burgess Centre-back	Milton Keynes Dons	19	7.1	1	29
44	C. Llyton Centre-back	Wigan	20	7.1	4±0%	41±0%
45	B. Benagr Centre-back	Luton	18	7	1	42
46	O. Aluko Full-back	Leicester	19	7	0±0%	55±0%
47	K'Marni Miller Centre-back	Wigan	20	7	0	39
48	E. Osho Full-back	Reading	19	6.9	0	403.2%
49	P. Duah Centre-back	Reading	19	6.9	0	40
50	Kasper Williams Centre-back	Doncaster	19	6.8	0	39