ratings updated 17 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Derby.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6.9 |
Scout report
D. Sanderson is a 26-year-old central defender at Derby, rated 50.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 53rd of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (41.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.37 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sanderson.
Judged on this season alone, Sanderson graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship, on 1 clean sheet and 3.368 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 11). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, top 17% of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship. At 26 Sanderson is in his prime years, and a market index of 23.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Derby finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 41.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 50.9, Sanderson carries the 9th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 54 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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