Defenders with the Most Assists in Premiership

The most creative defenders in Premiership, ranked on Field Insider.

Most creative midfielders in Premiership Most creative attackers in Premiership Best defenders in Premiership Most in-form defenders in Premiership Top-scoring defenders in Premiership Most valuable defenders in Premiership

At a glance

J. Meghoma of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 52.3, and P. McGinn has been the form player this season, grading 52.1, and J. Tavernier leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. McGinn has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season, while M. Freckleton's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Ferry of Dundee Utd is the most valuable name in this group at 18.7.

ST Mirren · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

P. McGinn+47.6SsN

Motherwell · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	K. Tierney Full-back	Celtic	29	8	36624.5%	3539.7%
2	W. Ferry Defensive midfielder	Dundee Utd	25	6	5128.5%	506.2%
3	Luca Stephenson Defensive midfielder	Dundee Utd	22	5	4131%	52±0%
4	D. John Defensive midfielder	ST Mirren	31	5	26167.3%	2414.1%
5	J. Meghoma Full-back	Rangers	20	4	24209.1%	5215.8%
6	S. Tanser Attacking midfielder	ST Mirren	31	4	1232.9%	1836.8%
7	J. Tavernier Full-back	Rangers	34	4	3229.6%	1732.6%
8	M. Emmanuel Full-back	Motherwell	25	4	481160.5%	5123.3%
9	D. Thompson Full-back	Kilmarnock	26	3	28300%	411.2%
10	V. Ševelj Defensive midfielder	Dundee Utd	25	3	3238.7%	4510.7%
11	C. Montaño Full-back	Livingston	34	3	1235.6%	1331.9%
12	L. Scales Centre-back	Celtic	27	3	405.9%	4312.2%
13	L. McCann Full-back	Falkirk	26	3	24	43
14	S. O'Donnell Full-back	Motherwell	34	3	39113.1%	1622.2%
15	M. Saracchi Full-back	Celtic	28	2	1064.8%	3127.7%
16	Colby Donovan Full-back	Celtic	19	2	9	47
17	J. Brown Full-back	Kilmarnock	28	2	2650.9%	359.6%
18	R. Deas Centre-back	Kilmarnock	26	2	326.3%	434.5%
19	G. Shinnie Central midfielder	Aberdeen	35	2	2439.7%	1344.9%
20	M. Steinwender Full-back	Heart Of Midlothian	26	2	4048%	4336%
21	T. Rommens Full-back	Rangers	23	2	2429.4%	4918%
22	M. Schjønning-Larsen Full-back	Kilmarnock	25	1	20	45
23	R. King Attacking midfielder	ST Mirren	24	1	12	42
24	Z. Mitchell Full-back	Hibernian	21	1	174.1%	436.8%
25	A. Forrester Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	21	1	12	49
26	M. Frame Defensive midfielder	Aberdeen	20	1	13	46
27	C. Donaldson Centre-back	Falkirk	31	1	7509.1%	1744.3%
28	D. Sterling Full-back	Rangers	26	1	1334.2%	399.6%
29	S. Welsh Centre-back	Motherwell	26	1	43267.2%	4313.5%
30	S. Kingsley Defensive midfielder	Heart Of Midlothian	32	1	19160.6%	199.1%
31	M. Freckleton Full-back	ST Mirren	23	1	39112.1%	5051.4%
32	S. Findlay Full-back	Heart Of Midlothian	30	1	47356.3%	3310.9%
33	A. Gogić Centre-back	ST Mirren	32	1	3017.5%	2226.3%
34	A. Johnston Full-back	Celtic	27	1	884.6%	3337.4%
35	L. Graham Centre-back	Dundee	22	1	311247.8%	4930.7%
36	I. Samuels Full-back	Dundee	23	1	184350%	4519.5%
37	R. Astley Centre-back	Dundee	24	1	2956.8%	482.1%
38	C. Robertson Centre-back	Dundee	32	1	91.1%	1727.5%
39	K. Adams Full-back	Falkirk	24	1	26	45
40	A. Montgomery Full-back	Livingston	24	1	6540%	393.2%
41	D. Finlayson Full-back	Livingston	25	1	23700%	457.9%
42	R. McGowan Full-back	Livingston	36	1	1164%	1329.4%
43	B. Lyons Attacking midfielder	Kilmarnock	29	1	968%	2826.3%
44	J. Brenet Full-back	Livingston	32	1	1620.5%	1858.3%