Top-Scoring U21 defenders in League One
The top-scoring U21 defenders in League One, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
R. Kpakio of Cardiff is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.2, and D. Lawlor has been the form player this season, grading 28.8, and James Dornelly leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Johnson has improved his Season rating most, up +12.8 on last season, while James Dornelly's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, D. Lawlor of Cardiff is the most valuable name in this group at 9.5.
4 players · ranked by top scorersCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James DornellyCentre-back |  Peterborough | 21 | 2 | 16127.9% | 452.5% |
| 2 | D. LawlorFull-back |  Cardiff | 20 | 2 | 292300% | 507.6% |
| 3 | R. KpakioFull-back | Cardiff | 19 | 2 | 242109.1% | 5112.2% |
| 4 | H. DouglasCentre-back |  Rotherham | 21 | 1 | 5 | 41 |