Top-Scoring defenders in Premiership 26/27
The top-scoring defenders in Premiership in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
O. Makhanya of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.6, and P. McGinn has been the form player this season, grading 52.1, and C. Halkett leads the scoring with 4 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. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, K. Adams of Falkirk is the most valuable name in this group at 14.9.
15 players · ranked by top scorersCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. HalkettCentre-back |  Heart Of Midlothian | 31 | 4 | 47191.4% | 273.1% |
| 2 | R. BushiriCentre-back |  Hibernian | 26 | 3 | 2416.3% | 4313% |
| 3 | R. KingCentre-back |  ST Mirren | 24 | 2 | 21 | 43 |
| 4 | S. KingsleyFull-back | Heart Of Midlothian | 32 | 2 | 24±0% | 19±0% |
| 5 | R. GrahamCentre-back |  Dundee Utd | 25 | 2 | 1610.6% | 436.4% |
| 6 | C. MontañoFull-back |  Livingston | 34 | 2 | 1235.6% | 1331.9% |
| 7 | Brooklyn KabongoloCentre-back | Livingston | 23 | 2 | 7 | 41 |
| 8 | L. MayoCentre-back |  Aberdeen | 26 | 1 | 21±0% | 392.9% |
| 9 | M. Schjønning-LarsenCentre-back |  Kilmarnock | 25 | 1 | 10±0% | 40±0% |
| 10 | N. DevlinCentre-back | Aberdeen | 32 | 1 | 216.1% | 2029.7% |
| 11 | M. FrameFull-back | Aberdeen | 20 | 1 | 9 | 46 |
| 12 | D. JohnCentre-back | ST Mirren | 31 | 1 | 19±0% | 24±0% |
| 13 | D. WrightFull-back |  Dundee | 31 | 1 | 32±0% | 26±0% |
| 14 | O. McEnteeCentre-back | Heart Of Midlothian | 25 | 1 | 30±0% | 48±0% |
| 15 | W. FerryFull-back | Dundee Utd | 25 | 1 | 30±0% | 50±0% |