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

Marvin Marvellous Kaleta of Rotherham is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in League Two, with a Field Insider Rating of 42.1, and Joel McGregor has been the form player this season, grading 21.5, and Filozofe Mabete leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Joel McGregor has improved his Season rating most, up +9.3 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.

Best talent

Marvin Marvellous Kaleta42.1RTG

Swindon Town · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Joel McGregor+9.3SsN

Swindon Town · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Filozofe Mabete1goals

44 players · ranked by highest valueCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Joel McGregor Full-back	Swindon Town	20	4.3	2276.2%	334.5%
2	T. Wilson-Brown Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	4	12	31
3	Filozofe Mabete Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	3.9	14	31
4	Jake Thomas Batty Full-back	Fleetwood Town	21	3.7	1239.2%	324.2%
5	Conor Haughey Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	18	3.1	10	32
6	Marvin Marvellous Kaleta Full-back	Rotherham	21	3.1	635.4%	427.9%
7	Kayden Hughes Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	20	3.1	838.9%	311.6%
8	H. Douglas Centre-back	Rotherham	21	3	5	41
9	Cathal Heffernan Centre-back	Harrogate Town	21	2.9	10	30
10	J. Slater Centre-back	Tranmere	21	2.8	18±0%	358%
11	J. Smith Centre-back	Accrington ST	20	2.8	5	29
12	Z. Williams Centre-back	Barnet	21	2.8	67.9%	403.3%
13	M. Kacurri Centre-back	Grimsby	20	2.8	19±0%	32±0%
14	E. James Centre-back	Exeter City	21	2.8	3±0%	39±0%
15	W. Johnson Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	21	2.8	0	29
16	Liam Oakes Full-back	Exeter City	19	2.8	10	425.6%
17	R. Matyar Centre-back	Barnet	21	2.8	0	28
18	P. Croker Centre-back	Crewe	20	2.7	0	28
19	J. Debayo Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	2.7	0	2853.5%
20	L. Temple Centre-back	Oldham	21	2.7	1	27
21	Sonny Aljofree Centre-back	Rotherham	21	2.6	1037.8%	334.8%
22	Keenan Gough Centre-back	Bristol Rovers	20	2.6	2±0%	571.2%
23	J. Russell Centre-back	Crawley Town	21	2.6	1	27
24	Frankie Edwards Centre-back	Colchester	20	2.6	0	27
25	L. Agbaire Centre-back	Rotherham	21	2.6	9±0%	40±0%
26	Stan Dancey Centre-back	Crewe	19	2.6	1	29
27	P. Croker Centre-back	Crewe	19	2.5	0	28
28	Omari Mrisho Centre-back	Crawley Town	20	2.5	1	26
29	L. Samuel Centre-back	Exeter City	20	2.5	1137.5%	32±0%
30	Ethan Sutherland Centre-back	Exeter City	20	2.5	0100%	2731.7%
31	I. Lee Centre-back	Shrewsbury	21	2.5	2±0%	28±0%
32	L. Dobbs Centre-back	Gillingham	19	2.5	1	28
33	J. Stephenson Centre-back	Crewe	18	2.5	0	72
34	T. Anderson Centre-back	Cheltenham	20	2.5	1	27
35	H. Carson Centre-back	Salford City	20	2.4	0	26
36	M. Etherington Centre-back	Harrogate Town	19	2.3	0	26
37	Matthew Ireland Centre-back	Northampton	19	2.3	0	37
38	Alfie Merritt Full-back	Newport County	17	2.3	0	31
39	Harrison Duncan Centre-back	Rotherham	18	2.2	0	38
40	Lucas Griffiths-Brown Centre-back	Swindon Town	0	0.7	0	13
41	Alex Whitney Centre-back	Chesterfield	0	0.7	0	12
42	I. Anderson Centre-back	Oldham	0	0.7	0	13
43	M. Luxton Centre-back	Gillingham	0	0.6	0	12
44	Oliver Hall Centre-back	Shrewsbury	0	0.6	0	12