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

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

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At a glance

J. Stephenson of Crewe is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in League Two, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.8, and Joel McGregor has been the form player this season, grading 28.3, and Z. Williams leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Joel McGregor has improved his Season rating most, up +16.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Joel McGregor of Swindon Town is the most valuable name in this group at 4.3.

Swindon Town · 24/25→25/26

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Swindon Town · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Joel McGregor Full-back	Swindon Town	20	4.3	28132%	334.5%
2	Filozofe Mabete Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	3.9	24	31
3	L. Samuel Centre-back	Exeter City	20	3.5	17110%	32±0%
4	M. Kacurri Centre-back	Grimsby	21	3.5	1619.7%	320.6%
5	Z. Williams Centre-back	Barnet	21	3.2	276.2%	403.3%
6	E. James Centre-back	Exeter City	21	3.2	14396.4%	39±0%
7	J. Stephenson Centre-back	Crewe	18	3.1	18	72
8	J. Smith Centre-back	Accrington ST	21	3	11	29
9	L. Dobbs Centre-back	Gillingham	19	3	17	28
10	Sonny Aljofree Centre-back	Rotherham	21	2.9	813.5%	334.8%
11	N. Asiimwe Full-back	Salford City	21	2.8	198%	485%
12	Keenan Gough Full-back	Bristol Rovers	20	2.8	6281.3%	571.2%
13	W. Johnson Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	21	2.8	0	29
14	Jake Thomas Batty Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	21	2.8	194.8%	32±0%
15	R. Matyar Centre-back	Barnet	21	2.8	0	28
16	Joshua Alan Powell Centre-back	Northampton	21	2.7	195.5%	349.2%
17	P. Croker Centre-back	Crewe	20	2.7	0	28
18	H. Carson Centre-back	Salford City	20	2.7	0	29
19	L. Temple Centre-back	Oldham	21	2.7	6	28
20	Ethan Sutherland Full-back	Exeter City	20	2.7	1111000%	2926.7%
21	G. Nevett Centre-back	Tranmere	20	2.6	096.9%	43±0%
22	Rohat Matyar Centre-back	Barnet	20	2.6	0	29
23	L. Sousa Full-back	Shrewsbury	21	2.6	084.6%	37±0%
24	J. Debayo Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	2.6	2	2754.7%
25	L. Agbaire Centre-back	Rotherham	21	2.6	281.6%	40±0%
26	S. Inwood Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	2.6	0100%	402.2%
27	H. Webster Centre-back	Gillingham	20	2.6	0100%	280.7%
28	I. Lee Centre-back	Shrewsbury	21	2.6	156.5%	28±0%
29	Omari Mrisho Centre-back	Crawley Town	21	2.5	1	26
30	P. Croker Centre-back	Crewe	19	2.5	0	28
31	Daniel Watts Centre-back	Exeter City	20	2.5	0	56
32	J. Daley Centre-back	Gillingham	19	2.5	0	29
33	Stan Dancey Centre-back	Crewe	19	2.5	1	29
34	Kayden Hughes Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	20	2.5	098.7%	31±0%
35	Frankie Edwards Centre-back	Colchester	20	2.4	0	27
36	Alfie Merritt Full-back	Newport County	17	2.4	6	32
37	Liam Oakes Centre-back	Exeter City	19	2.4	0100%	42±0%
38	Pele Arganese-McDermott Centre-back	Crawley Town	20	2.4	0	26
39	M. Etherington Centre-back	Harrogate Town	20	2.4	0	26
40	Oliver Smith Centre-back	Accrington ST	18	2.3	0	28
41	Conor Haughey Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	18	2.3	098.1%	32±0%
42	Harrison Duncan Centre-back	Rotherham	18	2.2	0	38
43	Lucas Griffiths-Brown Centre-back	Swindon Town	16	1.9	0	27
44	Oliver Hall Centre-back	Shrewsbury	0	0.7	0	12
45	Alex Whitney Centre-back	Chesterfield	0	0.7	0	13
46	I. Anderson Centre-back	Oldham	0	0.6	0	13